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130    
131                          <h2>The Project</h2>                          <h2>The Project</h2>
132                          <p class="default">                          <p class="default">
133                          The LinuxSampler proect was founded with the                          The LinuxSampler project was founded with the
134                          goal to produce a free, open source pure software audio sampler                          goal to produce a free, streaming capable open source pure
135                          with professional grade features, comparable to both hardware and                          software audio sampler with professional grade features,
136                          commercial Windows/Mac software samplers                          comparable to both hardware and commercial Windows/Mac software
137                          and to introduce new features not yet available by any other                          samplers and to introduce new features not yet available by any
138                          sampler in the world.                          other sampler in the world.
139                          </p>                          </p>
140    
141                          <h2>The Engine</h2>                          <h2>The Engine</h2>
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192                                          <img src="screenshots/qs_0_2_1_ubuntu_preview.png">                                          <img src="screenshots/qs_0_2_1_ubuntu_preview.png">
193                                  </a><br>                                  </a><br>
194                                  <br>                                  <br>
195                                    Note however, QSampler does not fully support all features of
196                                    the sampler engine (LinuxSampler) yet. Most notably the
197                                    engine's instruments database feature is not yet covered by
198                                    QSampler. But if you don't need that particular feature,
199                                    you're certainly fine with QSampler as well.<br>
200                                    <br>
201                                  </li>                                  </li>
202    
203                                  <li>                                  <li>
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210                                  <a href="screenshots/fantasia.png"><img src="screenshots/fantasia-preview.png"></a>                                  <a href="screenshots/fantasia.png"><img src="screenshots/fantasia-preview.png"></a>
211                                  <br>                                  <br>
212                                  JSampler supports all features currently available in the                                  JSampler supports all features currently available in the
213                                  sampler engine (LinuxSampler).<br>                                  sampler engine (LinuxSampler). Also note that even though
214                                    JSampler is written in Java and slightly more hungry
215                                    regarding resources (compared to QSampler), this usually
216                                    does not have any impact on the audio rendering performance
217                                    of the sampler, since the engine runs completely independently
218                                    and with much higher CPU priority than the frontend(s).<br>
219                                  </li>                                  </li>
220                          </ul>                          </ul>
221                          <p class="default">                          <p class="default">
222                          It's completely up to you which frontend to use. You could even use                          It's completely up to you which frontend to use. You could even use
223                          both parallel at the same time for the same sampler engine                          both parallel at the same time for the same sampler engine
224                          instance, really! ;-)                          instance, really! ;-) You're concerned that your sampler frontend
225                            might waste precious resources of your computer? No problem, just
226                            setup the sampler session for your needs and then quit the
227                            frontend application. The sampler engine doesn't care! It continues
228                            to do its job. You need to change something? Start the frontend
229                            again (or another frontend) and you see what you expect to see: the
230                            current setup and state of the running sampler engine.
231                          </p>                          </p>
232    
233                          <h2>The Format</h2>                          <h2>The Format</h2>
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267                          into the sampler engine, so the engine (and with it the frontends)                          into the sampler engine, so the engine (and with it the frontends)
268                          knows that gigedit actually exists and can handle the .gig format.                          knows that gigedit actually exists and can handle the .gig format.
269                          So even though we decoupled the sampler's components into                          So even though we decoupled the sampler's components into
270                          independent applications, they all work seamlessly together. Just                          independent applications, they all work seamlessly together.
271                          press the "Edit" button on a channel strip of a frontend and                          <a href="http://download.linuxsampler.org/doc/gigedit/quickstart/gigedit_quickstart.html#live_editing">
272                                    Just press the "Edit" button
273                            </a> on a channel strip of a frontend and
274                          gigedit will automatically popup on the screen and you're                          gigedit will automatically popup on the screen and you're
275                          immediately ready to edit your selected instrument, making all your                          immediately ready to edit your selected instrument, making all your
276                          modifications audible in realtime. Even when editing huge                          modifications audible in realtime. Even when editing huge
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293                          as well as a network interface using an ASCII based protocol which                          as well as a network interface using an ASCII based protocol which
294                          we call "<a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/api/draft-linuxsampler-protocol.html" title="LinuxSampler Control Protocol">LSCP</a>"                          we call "<a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org/api/draft-linuxsampler-protocol.html" title="LinuxSampler Control Protocol">LSCP</a>"
295                          for controlling the sampler engine and managing sampler sessions.                          for controlling the sampler engine and managing sampler sessions.
296                          Our frontends support that network interface, which also allwos                          Our frontends support that network interface, which also allows to
297                          control the sampler engine with the GUI frontend(s) remotely from                          control the sampler engine with the GUI frontend(s) remotely from
298                          another computer, probably even running a completely different                          another computer, probably even running a completely different
299                          Operating System.                          Operating System. And compared to other remote control solutions,
300                            the frontend won't feel sluggish, as the frontend is running on
301                            your local machine.<br>
302                            <br>
303                            You can also configure your computer to automatically start the
304                            sampler engine and loading your prefered sampler session without
305                            any frontend, simply by using a <i>LSCP session file</i>. How do
306                            you get such a "LSCP session file"? Both frontends write LSCP
307                            session files for you when you request them to save your current
308                            sampler session. And as those LSCP session files are ordinary
309                            human readable text files, you can adjust them with any text
310                            editor if you want.
311                            </p>
312    
313                            <h2>The Compatibility</h2>
314                            <p class="default">
315                            LinuxSampler is available for the most popular operating
316                            systems and already supports a variety of audio and MIDI driver
317                            systems on each OS. It does not require any special dedicated
318                            device drivers from the sound card manufacturers, so you can
319                            also use it with cheap consumer cards. Due to its clean design
320                            the sampler can be ported to other operating systems and
321                            extended for further driver systems with a minimum of effort.
322                            So we're prepared for the future!
323                          </p>                          </p>
324    
325                          <h2>The Community</h2>                          <h2>The Community</h2>
326                          <p class="default">                          <p class="default">
327                            You need a helping hand? You certainly get the answers on your
328                            personal questions on our
329                            <a href="http://bb.linuxsampler.org/">web forum</a>.<br>
330                            <br>
331                          All applications are under active development. However we all work                          All applications are under active development. However we all work
332                          on this project for fun in our spare time. There are still so many                          on this project for fun in our spare time. There are still so many
333                          things to do and our hands are limited. So don't hesitate on                          things to do and our hands are limited. So don't hesitate on
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337                          documentation, providing artwork, themes for frontends, etc. helps                          documentation, providing artwork, themes for frontends, etc. helps
338                          us and all users a lot! Simply subscribe to our                          us and all users a lot! Simply subscribe to our
339                          <a href="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxsampler-devel">                          <a href="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxsampler-devel">
340                                  mailing list                                  developers mailing list
341                          </a> and we'll of course take you by the hand in case you want to                          </a> and we'll of course take you by the hand in case you want to
342                          participate with active source code development. Don't be afraid!                          participate with active source code development. Don't be afraid!
343                          You have your own ideas and concepts for making the sampler better?                          You have your own ideas and concepts for making the sampler better?
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