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1 iliev 1144 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
2     <!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
3     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd">
4     <book>
5     <title>JSampler Manual</title>
6    
7     <bookinfo>
8     <author>
9     <firstname>by Grigor</firstname>
10    
11     <surname>Iliev</surname>
12     </author>
13    
14     <copyright>
15 iliev 1756 <year>2008</year>
16 iliev 1144
17     <holder>Grigor Iliev &lt;grigor@grigoriliev.com&gt;</holder>
18     </copyright>
19    
20     <legalnotice>
21     <para>This document is released under the terms of the <ulink
22     url="gfdl.html">GNU Free Documentation License</ulink>.</para>
23     </legalnotice>
24    
25 iliev 1756 <pubdate>Updated: Tue, 26 August 2008</pubdate>
26 iliev 1144 </bookinfo>
27    
28 iliev 1583 <chapter id="INTRODUCTION">
29 iliev 1144 <title>Introduction</title>
30    
31 iliev 1583 <section id="WHAT_IS_JSAMPLER">
32 iliev 1144 <title>What is JSampler?</title>
33    
34     <para>JSampler is an opensource, platform-independent, GUI front-end for
35     <ulink url="http://www.linuxsampler.org">LinuxSampler</ulink>, written
36     entirely in <ulink url="http://java.sun.com">Java</ulink>. The main goal
37     of the JSampler's design is to be extensible and more flexible regarding
38     the integration of different GUI implementations. JSampler consists of
39     two parts:</para>
40    
41     <para><itemizedlist>
42     <listitem>
43     <para>JSampler core - handles the LSCP command processing and
44     event notifications, sent by LinuxSampler, and provides convenient
45     data models and controllers to be used instead. The core also
46     provides the necessary interfaces that should be implemented by
47     all JSamler views.</para>
48     </listitem>
49    
50     <listitem>
51     <para>JSampler view - an extension to the JSampler core, which
52     provides the user interface part of JSampler.</para>
53     </listitem>
54     </itemizedlist>The main reason for that is the TCP/IP based
55     communication between the LinuxSampler and its front-ends, enabling the
56     sampler to be controlled from another computer or device, which may have
57     different display requirements and limitations.</para>
58     </section>
59    
60 iliev 1583 <section id="WHAT_IS_JSAMPLER_DISTRIBUTION">
61 iliev 1144 <title>What is a JSampler distribution?</title>
62    
63     <para>A JSampler distribution consist of the JSampler core and at least
64     one view, providing the GUI implementation. Each distribution has its
65     own name, which is based on the integrated view extension. Currently,
66     there are two distributions:</para>
67    
68     <para><itemizedlist>
69     <listitem>
70     <para>JS Classic - A distribution with a standard GUI, capable of
71     controlling all features available in LinuxSampler at the time of
72     this writing. JS Classic also provides some additional features to
73     facilitate the every day work with the sampler and to automate the
74     most frequently used configurations.</para>
75     </listitem>
76    
77     <listitem>
78 iliev 1285 <para>Fantasia - A distribution with a modern skin based view
79     (initial graphic design by Olivier Boyer).</para>
80 iliev 1144 </listitem>
81     </itemizedlist></para>
82     </section>
83     </chapter>
84    
85 iliev 1583 <chapter id="SCREENSHOTS">
86 iliev 1144 <title>Screenshots</title>
87    
88 iliev 1285 <para>JS Classic with left pane, LS console, statusbar and toolbars</para>
89 iliev 1144
90 iliev 1285 <para><ulink url="images/js-classic1.png"><inlinegraphic
91     fileref="images/js-classic1-preview.png" /></ulink></para>
92    
93 iliev 1144 <para>JS Classic without left pane, LS console, statusbar and
94 iliev 1285 toolbars</para>
95 iliev 1144
96 iliev 1285 <para><ulink url="images/js-classic2.png"><inlinegraphic
97     fileref="images/js-classic2-preview.png" /></ulink></para>
98    
99     <para>Fantasia</para>
100    
101     <para><ulink url="images/fantasia.png"><inlinegraphic
102     fileref="images/fantasia-preview.png" /></ulink></para>
103 iliev 1144 </chapter>
104    
105 iliev 1583 <chapter id="INSTALLATION">
106 iliev 1144 <title>Installation</title>
107    
108     <para></para>
109    
110 iliev 1583 <section id="DOWNLOAD">
111 iliev 1285 <title>What to download?</title>
112 iliev 1144
113 iliev 1285 <para>Currently, there are two distributions available for download -
114     <ulink
115 iliev 1583 url="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/jsampler/JS_Classic-0.8a.jar">JS
116 iliev 1285 Classic</ulink> and <ulink
117 iliev 1583 url="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/jsampler/Fantasia-0.8a.jar">Fantasia</ulink>.</para>
118 iliev 1144
119     <para>The source code is available in the <ulink
120 iliev 1583 url="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/jsampler/JSampler-0.8a.tar.bz2">JSampler
121 iliev 1144 package</ulink>, which also contains this manual and startup scripts
122     that can be used to run a particular JSampler distribution.</para>
123    
124     <para>The latest source code can be obtained from cvs with the following
125     command:</para>
126    
127     <para><command>cvs -z3
128     -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.linuxsampler.org:/var/cvs/linuxsampler co
129     jsampler</command></para>
130     </section>
131    
132 iliev 1583 <section id="REQUIREMENTS">
133 iliev 1285 <title lang="" xreflabel="">Requirements</title>
134 iliev 1144
135 iliev 1204 <para>To run JSampler you need Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 6
136 iliev 1144 or higher. The latest version can be downloaded from <ulink
137     url="http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/">here</ulink>.</para>
138    
139     <para>To build JSampler distribution from source you need JDK version
140 iliev 1204 6.0 or higher and the <ulink url="http://ant.apache.org/">Ant
141 iliev 1144 tool</ulink>.</para>
142     </section>
143    
144 iliev 1583 <section id="RUNNING_JSAMPLER">
145 iliev 1285 <title>Running a JSampler distribution</title>
146 iliev 1144
147     <para>Let's assume that you want to run from the command line
148 iliev 1583 <code>JS_Classic-0.8a.jar</code>, which is located in
149 iliev 1144 <code>/home/me/soft</code> directory. First you should check whether the
150     <code>java</code> command is in your path and the version requirements
151     are met. This can be done by issuing the following command:</para>
152    
153     <para><command>java -version</command></para>
154    
155 iliev 1204 <para>If the version is 1.6.0 or higher you can run JS Classic by
156 iliev 1144 issuing the following command:</para>
157    
158     <para><command>java -jar
159 iliev 1583 /home/me/soft/JS_Classic-0.8a.jar</command></para>
160 iliev 1144
161     <para>Otherwise, if the shell response is something like</para>
162    
163     <para><command>bash: java: command not found</command></para>
164    
165     <para>or the version requirements are not met, make sure that you have
166     installed JRE (or JDK) with the proper version and find its
167     location:</para>
168    
169     <para><literallayout><command>updatedb
170     locate bin/java</command></literallayout></para>
171    
172     <para>The shell should return something like:</para>
173    
174     <para><literallayout><command>/opt/jdk1.6.0/bin/java
175     /opt/jdk1.6.0/bin/javac
176     /opt/jdk1.6.0/bin/javadoc
177     /opt/jdk1.6.0/bin/javah
178     /opt/jdk1.6.0/bin/javap
179     /opt/jdk1.6.0/jre/bin/java
180     /usr/bin/java</command></literallayout></para>
181    
182     <para>Now, we know that we have a JDK with a proper version installed
183     and its location is <code>/opt/jdk1.6.0</code>. In that case, to run JS
184     Classic issue the following command:</para>
185    
186     <para><command>/opt/jdk1.6.0/bin/java -jar
187 iliev 1583 /home/me/soft/JS_Classic-0.8a.jar</command></para>
188 iliev 1144
189     <para><note>
190     <para>On some systems double clicking on the jar file will be
191     enough.</para>
192     </note></para>
193     </section>
194    
195 iliev 1583 <section id="USING_SCRIPT">
196 iliev 1144 <title>Using a script to run a JSampler distribution</title>
197    
198     <para>There are scripts In the <code>scripts</code> directory of the
199     <ulink
200 iliev 1583 url="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/jsampler/JSampler-0.8a.tar.bz2">JSampler
201 iliev 1144 package</ulink> that, with a little adjustments (if needed), can be used
202     to run a JSampler distribution. Copy them to a desired location and edit
203     with your preferred editor.</para>
204     </section>
205    
206 iliev 1583 <section id="GNOME_JAR_ASSOCIATIONS">
207 iliev 1144 <title>Telling Gnome how to handle jar files</title>
208    
209     <para>This configuration is optional, but necessary if you want to run
210     jar files by (double) clicking on them. In Gnome, by default jar files
211     are opened with the Archive Manager. To change that, run a file browser,
212     right click on an arbitrary jar file and choose
213     <guimenu>Properties</guimenu>, than go to the <guilabel>Open
214     With</guilabel> tab and click the <guibutton>Add</guibutton>
215     button.</para>
216    
217     <para><graphic fileref="images/file-properties.png" /></para>
218    
219     <para>In the <guilabel>Add Application</guilabel> dialog click onto
220     <guilabel>Use a custom command</guilabel> label and a text field will
221     appear below. If the location of your JRE is <code>/opt/jre1.6.0</code>,
222     then enter the following command in the text box:</para>
223    
224     <para><command>/opt/jre1.6.0/bin/java -jar</command></para>
225    
226     <para>And then click the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button.</para>
227    
228     <para><graphic fileref="images/add-application.png" /></para>
229     </section>
230    
231 iliev 1583 <section id="GNOME_LAUNCHER">
232 iliev 1144 <title>Adding an application launcher to a Gnome panel</title>
233    
234     <para>To add an application launcher to a Gnome panel, right click on
235     the panel and choose <guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu>.</para>
236    
237     <para><graphic fileref="images/add-to-panel.png" /></para>
238    
239     <para>Then select <guilabel>Custom Application Launcher</guilabel> and
240     click the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button. In the
241     <guilabel>Command</guilabel> field, of the <guilabel>Create
242     Launcher</guilabel> dialog, fill in the exact command that you use to
243     run the JSampler. For more information on how to run a JSampler
244 iliev 1583 distribution from the command line <link
245     linkend="RUNNING_JSAMPLER">click here</link>.</para>
246 iliev 1144
247     <para><graphic
248     fileref="images/add-to-panel-create-launcher.png" /></para>
249     </section>
250    
251 iliev 1583 <section id="RUNING_ON_WINDOWS">
252 iliev 1144 <title>Running JSampler on Windows</title>
253    
254     <para>To run JSampler distribution on Windows, put a shortcut on the
255     Desktop or Quick Launch, right click on the shortcut and choose
256     <guimenu>Properties</guimenu>. In the <guilabel>Target</guilabel> field
257     insert the command <code>javaw -jar</code> in the beginning.</para>
258    
259     <para><graphic fileref="images/win-shortcut.png" /></para>
260     </section>
261     </chapter>
262    
263 iliev 1583 <chapter id="BUILDING_FROM_SOURCE">
264 iliev 1144 <title>Building from source</title>
265    
266     <para>If you want to build a JSampler distribution from source, first make
267 iliev 1583 sure that all <link linkend="REQUIREMENTS">requirements</link> are
268 iliev 1144 met.</para>
269    
270 iliev 1583 <section id="BUILDING_FROM_CVS">
271 iliev 1144 <title>Building from CVS</title>
272    
273     <para>When building from CVS, there are some additional steps that
274     should be done. JSampler uses two additional libraries, that should be
275     downloaded and placed in the <code>lib/required</code> directory:</para>
276    
277     <para><itemizedlist>
278     <listitem>
279     <para><ulink
280     url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/jlscp/">jlscp</ulink> - A
281     java LinuxSampler control protocol API</para>
282     </listitem>
283    
284     <listitem>
285     <para><ulink
286     url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/juife/">juife</ulink> - Java
287     User Interface Framework Extensions</para>
288     </listitem>
289     </itemizedlist>Download these libraries, create a
290     <code>lib/required</code> directory in the JSampler root and copy the
291     <code>jlscp.jar</code> and <code>juife.jar</code> files in that
292     directory:</para>
293    
294     <para><literallayout><command>cd /home/me/soft
295 iliev 1583 wget -c http://downloads.sourceforge.net/jlscp/jlscp-0.7a.tar.bz2
296     tar -xjf jlscp-0.7a.tar.bz2
297 iliev 1144 wget -c http://downloads.sourceforge.net/juife/juife-0.4a.tar.bz2
298     tar -xjf juife-0.4a.tar.bz2
299     cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.linuxsampler.org:/var/cvs/linuxsampler co jsampler
300     cd jsampler
301     mkdirhier lib/required
302 iliev 1204 cp ../jlscp-0.5a/lib/jlscp.jar lib/required/jlscp.jar
303 iliev 1144 cp ../juife-0.4a/lib/juife.jar lib/required/juife.jar</command></literallayout></para>
304    
305 iliev 1756 <tip>
306     <para>In most cases it is sufficient just to copy the
307     <command>lib</command> directory from the last release, but first
308     check if there are some significant recent changes to those
309     libraries.</para>
310     </tip>
311    
312 iliev 1144 <para>Then follow the steps in the next section.</para>
313     </section>
314    
315 iliev 1583 <section id="COMPILATION">
316 iliev 1144 <title>Compilation</title>
317    
318     <para>To build a JSampler distribution, first set the
319     <code>JAVA_HOME</code> environment variable to point to your JDK
320     directory. If the JDK is installed in /opt/jdk1.6.0 directory, this can
321     be done by issuing the following command:</para>
322    
323     <para><command>export JAVA_HOME=/opt/jdk1.6.0</command></para>
324    
325     <para>Windows users should do something like:</para>
326    
327     <para><command>set JAVA_HOME=c:\jdk1.6.0</command></para>
328    
329     <para>Go to the JSampler root directory and issue the following
330     command:</para>
331    
332     <para><command>ant [target]</command></para>
333    
334     <para>Where <code>target</code> can be one of the following:</para>
335    
336     <para><itemizedlist>
337     <listitem>
338     <para><command>build-jsclassic</command> - Builds a JS Classic
339     distribution.</para>
340     </listitem>
341    
342     <listitem>
343     <para><command>clean-jsclassic</command> - Removes the JS Classic
344     distribution.</para>
345     </listitem>
346    
347     <listitem>
348     <para><command>build-fantasia</command> - Builds a Fantasia
349     distribution.</para>
350     </listitem>
351    
352     <listitem>
353     <para><command>clean-fantasia</command> - Removes the Fantasia
354     distribution.</para>
355     </listitem>
356    
357     <listitem>
358     <para><command>build-coredoc</command> - Generates the API
359     documentation for the JSampler core.</para>
360     </listitem>
361    
362     <listitem>
363     <para><command>clean-coredoc</command> - Removes the API
364     documentation for the JSampler core.</para>
365     </listitem>
366     </itemizedlist></para>
367    
368     <para>So, if you want to build a JS Classic distribution, just issue the
369     following command:</para>
370    
371     <para><command>ant build-jsclassic</command></para>
372    
373     <para>Then copy the jar file from the <code>dist</code> directory to the
374     desired location.</para>
375     </section>
376     </chapter>
377 iliev 1583
378     <chapter id="USING_ORCHESTRAS">
379     <title>Using Orchestras</title>
380    
381     <para>Orchestras feature is like bookmarks/favorites for instruments.
382     Instead of having a thousands of unsorted instruments you can categorize
383     your most used instruments for quick access by adding them to orchestras.
384     You can create an arbitrary number of orchestras and in any orchestra you
385     can add an arbitrary number of instruments.<note>
386     <para>Orchestras are not handled by the back-end (LinuxSampler) and
387     does not depend on the <guilabel>Instruments Database</guilabel>. The
388     orchestras are handled by JSampler and are stored on the local machine
389     in <code>&lt;jsampler-home&gt;/orchestras.xml</code>. To port the
390     orchestras to another machine just copy that file.</para>
391     </note></para>
392    
393     <section id="MANAGING_ORCHESTRAS">
394     <title>Managing Orchestras</title>
395    
396 iliev 1756 <para><guilabel>Manage Orchestras</guilabel> tool buttons:</para>
397 iliev 1583
398     <para><inlinegraphic fileref="images/new16.png" /> <guilabel>Create new
399     orchestra</guilabel></para>
400    
401     <para><inlinegraphic fileref="images/edit16.png" /> <guilabel>Edit
402     selected orchestra</guilabel></para>
403    
404     <para><inlinegraphic fileref="images/delete16.png" /> <guilabel>Remove
405     selected orchestra</guilabel></para>
406    
407     <para>To create a new orchestra, click on the
408     <guilabel>Orchestras</guilabel> tab then click the <guibutton>Create new
409     orchestra</guibutton> button in the <guilabel>Manage
410     Orchestras</guilabel> tool:</para>
411    
412     <para><graphic align="center" fileref="images/new-orchestra.png" />Then
413     choose orchestra name and description and click
414 iliev 1756 <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button.</para>
415 iliev 1583
416     <para>To remove an orchestra, select the orchestra and click the
417     <guibutton>Remove selected orchestra</guibutton> button. To edit an
418     orchestra, select the orchestra and click the <guibutton>Edit selected
419     orchestra</guibutton> button, or just double-click the orchestra to
420     edit.<tip>
421     <para>To change the position of an orchestra in the orchestra list,
422     select the orchestra and use <guilabel>Alt+Up Arrow</guilabel> and
423     <guilabel>Alt+Down Arrow</guilabel> to move the selected orchestra
424     up/down. You can also use <guilabel>Alt+Shift+Up Arow</guilabel> to
425     move the selected orchestra on top and <guilabel>Alt+Shift+Down
426     Arrow</guilabel> to move the selected orchestra to bottom.</para>
427     </tip></para>
428    
429     <para></para>
430     </section>
431    
432     <section id="MANAGING_INSTRUMENTS">
433     <title>Managing Instruments</title>
434    
435 iliev 1756 <para><guilabel>Managing Instruments</guilabel> tool buttons:</para>
436 iliev 1583
437     <para><inlinegraphic fileref="images/new16.png" /> <guilabel>Add new
438     instrument</guilabel></para>
439    
440     <para><inlinegraphic fileref="images/edit16.png" /> <guilabel>Edit
441     selected instrument</guilabel></para>
442    
443     <para><inlinegraphic fileref="images/delete16.png" /> <guilabel>Remove
444     selected instrument</guilabel></para>
445    
446     <para>To add a new instrument to orchestra, first select the desired
447     orchestra from the combobox then click the <guilabel>Add new
448     instrument</guilabel> button:</para>
449    
450     <para><graphic align="center"
451     fileref="images/add-instrument-to-orchestra.png" /><tip>
452     <para>The easiest way to add an instrument to orchestra is to
453     right-click an instrument in the <guilabel>Instruments
454     Database</guilabel>, then select <guimenu>Add To Orchestra</guimenu>
455     and choose the orchestra to which to add the selected instrument.
456     Note that you can select and add more than one instrument to
457     orchestra at once.</para>
458     </tip>To remove an instrument, select the instrument and click the
459     <guibutton>Remove selected instrument</guibutton> button. To edit an
460     instrument, select the instrument and click the <guibutton>Edit selected
461     instrument</guibutton> button, or just double-click the instrument to
462     edit.<tip>
463     <para>To change the position of an instrument in the instrument
464     list, select the instrument and use <guilabel>Alt+Up
465     Arrow</guilabel> and <guilabel>Alt+Down Arrow</guilabel> to move the
466     selected instrument up/down. You can also use <guilabel>Alt+Shift+Up
467     Arow</guilabel> to move the selected instrument on top and
468     <guilabel>Alt+Shift+Down Arrow</guilabel> to move the selected
469     instrument to bottom.</para>
470     </tip></para>
471     </section>
472    
473     <section id="LOADING_ORCHESTRA_INSTRUMENTS">
474     <title>Loading Instruments</title>
475    
476     <para>To load an instrument from orchestra to a sampler channel,
477     right-click on the instrument, select <guimenu>Load
478     Instrument</guimenu>, then choose on which channel to load the selected
479     instrument. You can also load an instrument from orchestra to a sampler
480     channel using the instrument chooser of the sampler channel - click
481     <guilabel>Select instrument from orchestra</guilabel> radio button,
482     choose orchestra and isntrument from the comboboxes and click
483 iliev 1756 <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button</para>
484 iliev 1583 </section>
485     </chapter>
486 iliev 1756
487     <chapter>
488     <title id="MIDI_INSTRUMENTS">MIDI Instruments</title>
489    
490     <para>The sole purpose of the MIDI instrument mapping is to provide a way
491     to change the loaded instrument on a specific sampler channel through the
492     MIDI keyboard by switching to different MIDI bank/program. To do that you
493     need at least one MIDI instrument map with MIDI instruments mapped for the
494     desired MIDI banks/programs and to assign that map to the sampler channels
495     which instruments should be switched using MIDI bank/program
496     changes.</para>
497    
498     <para>Note that when stopping LinuxSampler all MIDI instrument mappings
499     are gone forever, so it is crucial to export the MIDI instrument maps
500     before quiting your session to be able to load them again next time you
501     start LinuxSampler. This can be done by choosing
502     <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Export</guisubmenu>
503     <guimenuitem>MIDI Instrument Maps</guimenuitem>.</para>
504    
505     <section>
506     <title>Managing MIDI Instrument Maps</title>
507    
508     <para><guilabel>MIDI Instrument Maps</guilabel> tool buttons:</para>
509    
510     <para><inlinegraphic fileref="images/new16.png" /> <guilabel>Add MIDI
511     instrument map</guilabel></para>
512    
513     <para><inlinegraphic fileref="images/edit16.png" /> <guilabel>Edit
514     selected MIDI instrument map</guilabel></para>
515    
516     <para><inlinegraphic fileref="images/delete16.png" /> <guilabel>Remove
517     selected MIDI instrument map</guilabel></para>
518    
519     <para>To create a new MIDI instrument map, click the <guilabel>MIDI
520     Instruments</guilabel> tab in the Left-Side pane then click the
521     <guibutton>Add MIDI instrument map</guibutton> button.</para>
522    
523     <para><graphic fileref="images/add-midi-map.png" /></para>
524    
525     <para>Then choose map name and click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>
526     button.</para>
527    
528     <para>To remove a map, select the map and click the <guibutton>Remove
529     selected MIDI instrument map</guibutton> button. To edit a map, select
530     the map and click the <guibutton>Edit selected MIDI instrument
531     map</guibutton> button, or just double-click the map to edit.</para>
532     </section>
533    
534     <section>
535     <title>Managing MIDI Instruments</title>
536    
537     <para><guilabel>Managing MIDI Instruments</guilabel> tool
538     buttons:</para>
539    
540     <para><inlinegraphic fileref="images/new16.png" /> <guilabel>Add new
541     MIDI instrument</guilabel></para>
542    
543     <para><inlinegraphic fileref="images/edit16.png" /> <guilabel>Edit
544     selected MIDI instrument</guilabel></para>
545    
546     <para><inlinegraphic fileref="images/delete16.png" /> <guilabel>Remove
547     selected MIDI instrument or bank</guilabel></para>
548    
549     <para>To map a MIDI instrument, first select the desired MIDI instrument
550     map from the combobox then click the <guilabel>Add new MIDI
551     instrument</guilabel> button:</para>
552    
553     <para><graphic align="center"
554     fileref="images/map-midi-instrument.png" /><tip>
555     <para>The <link linkend="INSTRUMENTS_DB_ADD_TO_MAP">easiest way to
556     map a MIDI instrument</link> is from the <link
557     linkend="INSTRUMENTS_DATABASE">Instruments Database</link>.</para>
558     </tip>To remove a MIDI bank/instrument, select the MIDI
559     bank/instrument and click the <guibutton>Remove selected MIDI instrument
560     or bank</guibutton> button. To edit a MIDI instrument, select the MIDI
561     instrument and click the <guibutton>Edit selected MIDI
562     instrument</guibutton> button, or just double-click the MIDI instrument
563     to edit.</para>
564     </section>
565    
566     <section>
567     <title>Assigning MIDI Instrument Map To Sampler Channel</title>
568    
569     <para>To assign MIDI instrument map to specific sampler channel, click
570     the <guibutton>Options</guibutton> button to expand the channel options
571     pane then select the desired map from the <guilabel>MIDI Instrument
572     Map</guilabel> combobox:</para>
573    
574     <para><graphic fileref="images/assign-midi-map.png" /></para>
575     </section>
576     </chapter>
577    
578     <chapter id="INSTRUMENTS_DATABASE">
579     <title>Instruments Database</title>
580    
581     <para>The communication between LinuxSampler and its front-ends is TCP/IP
582     based, which provides an option the sampler to be controlled from another
583     computer or device, and while instrument loading is a regular task in the
584     sampler, there should also be a convenient way to browse and load
585     instruments (located on the sampler box) from a front-end launched on a
586     remote host. This need is well covered by the <guilabel>Instruments
587     Database</guilabel>. However, this is not the only purpose of the
588     Instruments Database. It is a great tool that helps you to not get lost in
589     your instrument collection, providing you a flexible way to create your
590     own tree structure and to organize your instruments in more than one way,
591     without moving or altering the instrument files located all over your hard
592     drives. Another great feature is the search engine with enhanced search
593     capabilities providing you fast and easy way of finding instruments by
594     various criteria.</para>
595    
596     <para>It is crucial to understand that, unlike <link
597     linkend="USING_ORCHESTRAS">Orchestras</link>, the Instruments Database is
598     handled by LinuxSampler, not by JSampler, and by default the database file
599     is located in <command>/var/lib/linuxsampler/instruments.db</command> on
600     the host where the back-end is started.</para>
601    
602     <para>Note that you can have more than one instruments database and you
603     can specify which one to be used on LinuxSampler startup. To create a new
604     database file issue the following command:</para>
605    
606     <para><command>linuxsampler --create-instruments-db
607     my_instruments.db</command></para>
608    
609     <para>which will create a new database file called
610     <command>my_instruments.db</command> in the current directory.</para>
611    
612     <para>To start LinuxSampler using the newly created instruments database
613     use the <command>--instruments-db-location</command> option:</para>
614    
615     <para><command>linuxsampler --instruments-db-location
616     my_instruments.db</command></para>
617    
618     <para>To backup the instruments database just copy the database
619     file.</para>
620    
621     <section>
622     <title>Adding Instruments To The Instruments Database</title>
623    
624     <para>Choose <guimenu>Window</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Instruments
625     Database</guimenuitem> to bring up the Instruments Database window, or
626     click the corresponding tool button. Initialy, the instruments database
627     is empty, so you should manually create the desired directories and add
628     instruments to them.</para>
629    
630     <para>To create a new directory, select the directory, in which the new
631     directory should be created and choose <guimenu>Actions</guimenu>
632     <guimenuitem>Create Directory</guimenuitem>, or right-click a blank area
633     and choose <guimenuitem>Create Directory</guimenuitem>.</para>
634    
635     <para>To add instruments to specific instruments database directory, go
636     to that directory and select <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Add
637     Instruments</guisubmenu> submenu, where you have two options - to scan a
638     specific instrument file and add the instruments in that file to the
639     instruments database or scan a file system directory for instrument
640     files and add the instruments to the instruments database.</para>
641     </section>
642    
643     <section>
644     <title>Manging Instruments And Directories</title>
645    
646     <para>Basic commands:</para>
647    
648     <para><command>Cut</command> - <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
649     <guimenuitem>Cut</guimenuitem>, or right-click on a selected file or
650     directory and choose <guibutton>Cut,</guibutton> or Ctrl+X</para>
651    
652     <para><command>Copy</command> - <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
653     <guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem>, or right-click on a selected file or
654     directory and choose <guibutton>Copy,</guibutton> or Ctrl+C</para>
655    
656     <para><command>Paste</command> - <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
657     <guimenuitem>Paste</guimenuitem>, or right-click a blank area and choose
658     <guibutton>Paste,</guibutton> or Ctrl+V</para>
659    
660     <para><command>Rename</command> - <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
661     <guimenuitem>Rename</guimenuitem>, or right-click on a selected file or
662     directory and choose <guibutton>Rename,</guibutton> or press
663     <command>F2</command></para>
664    
665     <para><command>Delete</command> - <guimenu>Actions</guimenu>
666     <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem>, or right-click on a selected file or
667     directory and choose <guibutton>Delete,</guibutton> or press the
668     <command>Delete</command> key from the keyboard</para>
669    
670     <para><tip>
671     <para>This commands also work on a multiple selection.</para>
672     </tip></para>
673     </section>
674    
675     <section>
676     <title>Loading Instruments From The Instruments Database</title>
677    
678     <para>To load an instrument to a sampler channel from the Instruments
679     Database, right-click on the instrument and choose <guimenu>Load
680     Instrument</guimenu>, then choose the sampler channel where the
681     instrument should be loaded to. Note that you need to have at least one
682     sampler channel created, otherwise the <guimenu>Load
683     Instrument</guimenu> submenu is disabled.</para>
684     </section>
685    
686     <section id="INSTRUMENTS_DB_ADD_TO_MAP">
687     <title>Adding Instruments To MIDI Instrument Map</title>
688    
689     <para>To add an instrument to MIDI instrument map from the Instruments
690     Database, right-click on the instrument and choose <guimenu>Add To MIDI
691     Map</guimenu>, then choose the MIDI instrument map to which to add the
692     selected instrument. Note that you need to have at least one MIDI
693     instrument map, otherwise the <guimenu>Add To MIDI Map</guimenu> submenu
694     is disabled. For more info read <link linkend="MIDI_INSTRUMENTS">MIDI
695     Instruments</link>.<tip>
696     <para>To add more than one instrument from an instrument directory
697     at a time, select the instruments and right-click on one of the
698     selected instruments.</para>
699     </tip></para>
700     </section>
701    
702     <section>
703     <title>Adding Instruments To Orchestra From The Instruments
704     Database</title>
705    
706     <para>To add an instrument to orchestra from the Instruments Database,
707     right-click on the instrument and choose <guimenu>Add To
708     Orchestra</guimenu>, then choose the orchestra to which to add the
709     selected instrument. Note that you need to have at least one orchestra,
710     otherwise the <guimenu>Add To Orchestra</guimenu> submenu is disabled.
711     For more info read <link linkend="USING_ORCHESTRAS">Using
712     Orchestras</link>.<tip>
713     <para>To add more than one instrument from an instrument directory
714     at a time, select the instruments and right-click on one of the
715     selected instruments.</para>
716     </tip></para>
717     </section>
718    
719     <section>
720     <title>Finding Instruments</title>
721    
722     <para>To start a search, choose <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
723     <guimenuitem>Find</guimenuitem>, or Ctrl+F.</para>
724     </section>
725     </chapter>
726 iliev 1144 </book>

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