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23  <a href="#houston">5.&nbsp; Installation Troubleshooting</a><br>  <a href="#houston">5.&nbsp; Installation Troubleshooting</a><br>
24  <a href="#docs">6.&nbsp; Detailed Documentation</a><br>  <a href="#docs">6.&nbsp; Detailed Documentation</a><br>
25  <a href="#bugs">7.&nbsp; Bugs, Problems and Feature Requests</a><br>  <a href="#bugs">7.&nbsp; Bugs, Problems and Feature Requests</a><br>
26  <a href="#contact">8.&nbsp; Credits</a><br>  <a href="#credits">8.&nbsp; Credits</a><br>
27  <a href="#contact">9.&nbsp; Contact</a><br>  <a href="#contact">9.&nbsp; Contact</a><br>
28  </div>  </div>
29    
# Line 56  low level, operating system functions an Line 56  low level, operating system functions an
56  system.<br>  system.<br>
57  <br>  <br>
58  The Mac OS X version comes as an easy to install DMG file which will  The Mac OS X version comes as an easy to install DMG file which will
59  install all the necessary modules to run both the server ( linuxsampler.exe )  install all the necessary modules to run both the server ( bin/linuxsampler )
60  and the GUI client. For now it installs only the qsampler GUI client  and the GUI client. For now it installs only the qsampler GUI client
61  as JSampler, the sampler frontend written in Java requires Java 1.6 which is not  as JSampler, the sampler frontend written in Java requires Java 1.6 which is not
62  available on OS X yet. Of course you can run JSampler on a Windows or Linux box  available on OS X yet. Of course you can run JSampler on a Windows or Linux box
# Line 64  connected over the network to your OS X Line 64  connected over the network to your OS X
64  virtual machine. We discourage running a virtual machine along with the sampler  virtual machine. We discourage running a virtual machine along with the sampler
65  as both applicationes are very CPU and RAM hungry therefore the performance  as both applicationes are very CPU and RAM hungry therefore the performance
66  of LinuxSampler will be suboptimal.<br>  of LinuxSampler will be suboptimal.<br>
67  <a href="http://download.linuxsampler.org/pix/screenshots/osx_qsampler_0_2_1.jpg">  <a href="http://download.linuxsampler.org/pix/screenshots/osx_qsampler_0_2_1_color.jpg">
68   <img src="screenshots/osx_qsampler_0_2_1_preview.png">   <img src="screenshots/osx_qsampler_0_2_1_preview.png" border="0">
69  </a>  </a>
70    
71  <a name="requirements"></a>  <a name="requirements"></a>
# Line 74  of LinuxSampler will be suboptimal.<br> Line 74  of LinuxSampler will be suboptimal.<br>
74    <li>PPC or Intel Mac (an Intel Mac should provide much better performance)    <li>PPC or Intel Mac (an Intel Mac should provide much better performance)
75    <li>Mac OS Tiger or later (Leopard should work too)</li>    <li>Mac OS Tiger or later (Leopard should work too)</li>
76    <li><A HREF="http://www.jackosx.com">JackOSX</A>. Install it before LinuxSampler</li>    <li><A HREF="http://www.jackosx.com">JackOSX</A>. Install it before LinuxSampler</li>
77      <li><A HREF="http://pete.yandell.com/software/">Pete Yandell's MIDI Patchbay</A> or a similar tool</li>
78  </ul>  </ul>
79    
80  <a name="installation"></a>  <a name="installation"></a>
# Line 86  of LinuxSampler will be suboptimal.<br> Line 87  of LinuxSampler will be suboptimal.<br>
87    from the <a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/downloads.html">LinuxSampler    from the <a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/downloads.html">LinuxSampler
88    Download Page</a>, and mount it on Finder.    Download Page</a>, and mount it on Finder.
89    </li>    </li>
90    <li>You will find a single folder "linuxsampler051-mac-20080102". Copy this    <li>You will find a single folder "linuxsampler051-mac". Copy this
91    folder to wherever you like (e.g. under /Applications).    folder to wherever you like (e.g. under /Applications).
92    </li>    </li>
93  </ol>  </ol>
# Line 105  already running. Line 106  already running.
106  <li>  <li>
107  Since CoreMIDI is sometimes too slow to respond when creating a new MIDI device.  Since CoreMIDI is sometimes too slow to respond when creating a new MIDI device.
108  so you need to increase "Timeout" parameter in the  so you need to increase "Timeout" parameter in the
109  Options:Server Settings to, 10000 msec.  Options:Server Settings to 10000 msec. (Added note on Jan 7, 2008: this value is now set by default)
110  </li>  </li>
111  </ol>  </ol>
112    
# Line 113  Options:Server Settings to, 10000 msec. Line 114  Options:Server Settings to, 10000 msec.
114  <h3>4.1&nbsp; Setting up MIDI Input</h3>  <h3>4.1&nbsp; Setting up MIDI Input</h3>
115  In qsampler click on the device configuration tab.  In qsampler click on the device configuration tab.
116  Click on the MIDI devices icon and then on Create.  Click on the MIDI devices icon and then on Create.
   
117  <br>  <br>
118  <br>  <br>
119  You can create an arbitrary number of MIDI input devices by repeating  If you need multiple MIDI input device, set the "Number of ports" to 2, 3, ... before creating the MIDI device. The multiple ports will be accessible from other MIDI applications as "Linuxsampler_in_0", "Linuxsampler_in_1", etc.
120  the procedure above.  <br>
121  Each MIDI device can be routed to arbitrary sampler channels.  <br>
122    (You should be able to create an arbitrary number of MIDI input devices by repeating "Create", but this feature does not work well yet.)
123    
124  <a name="setup_audio"></a>  <a name="setup_audio"></a>
125  <h3>4.2&nbsp; Setting up Audio Output</h3>  <h3>4.2&nbsp; Setting up Audio Output</h3>
# Line 135  automaticall set up audio and midi devic Line 136  automaticall set up audio and midi devic
136   or   or
137   In the "Connections" window of qjackctl: linuxsampler --> coreaudio<br>   In the "Connections" window of qjackctl: linuxsampler --> coreaudio<br>
138     <a href="http://download.linuxsampler.org/pix/screenshots/osx_qjackctl.jpg">     <a href="http://download.linuxsampler.org/pix/screenshots/osx_qjackctl.jpg">
139      <img src="screenshots/osx_qjackctl_preview.png">      <img src="screenshots/osx_qjackctl_preview.png" border="0">
140     </a>     </a>
141       <br>Intel Mac Note: to use built-in audio in Jack, you need to create an "aggregated device" by using "Audio MIDI Setup". Please look up Jack manual for details.
142   </li>   </li>
143   <li>   <li>
144   Start MIDI Patchbay.app and connect your MIDI Input instance (probably your MIDI interface or USB-enabled keyboard) to  the "LinuxSampler_in_0"   Start MIDI Patchbay.app and connect your MIDI Input instance (probably your MIDI interface or USB-enabled keyboard) to  the "LinuxSampler_in_0"
145   MIDI Output<br>   MIDI Output<br>
146     <a href="http://download.linuxsampler.org/pix/screenshots/osx_patchbay.jpg">     <a href="http://download.linuxsampler.org/pix/screenshots/osx_patchbay.jpg">
147      <img src="screenshots/osx_patchbay_preview.png">      <img src="screenshots/osx_patchbay_preview.png" border="0">
148     </a>     </a>
149   </li>   </li>
150  </ol>  </ol>
# Line 164  LinuxSampler documentation site</a>. Line 166  LinuxSampler documentation site</a>.
166    
167  <a name="bugs"></a>  <a name="bugs"></a>
168  <h3>7.&nbsp; Bugs, Problems and Feature Requests</h3>  <h3>7.&nbsp; Bugs, Problems and Feature Requests</h3>
169    Our Forum is a good place to ask for help:<br>
170    <br>
171    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://bb.linuxsampler.org">https://bb.linuxsampler.org</a><br>
172    <br>
173    We have a dedicated forum section for
174    newbies and support.<br>
175    <br>
176  There could be several bugs in the Mac OS X version of LinuxSampler which we hope to root out soon.  There could be several bugs in the Mac OS X version of LinuxSampler which we hope to root out soon.
177  Please report them using our bug tracking system:<br>  Please report them using our bug tracking system:<br>
178  <br>  <br>
# Line 191  gracefully, and I need to do "Force Quit Line 200  gracefully, and I need to do "Force Quit
200  linuxsampler subprocess is still running and I need to stop it by  linuxsampler subprocess is still running and I need to stop it by
201  "killall linuxsampler".  "killall linuxsampler".
202  </li>  </li>
203    <li>
204       JackPilot may not launch automatically after QSampler launches. On the other hand, if it is already running, the screen of JackPilot may not display correctly the current status of the jack daemon. In such cases please quit and restart JackPilot manually.
205    </li>
206  </ul>  </ul>
207    
208  <a name="credits"></a>  <a name="credits"></a>
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