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153                          <div id="contents">                          <div id="contents">
154    
155                          <h2>The Project</h2>                          <h2>The Project</h2>
156                          <p class="default">                          <p class="default">
157                          The LinuxSampler proect was founded with the                          The LinuxSampler project was founded with the
158                          goal to produce a free, open source pure software audio sampler                          goal to produce a free, streaming capable open source pure
159                          with professional grade features, comparable to both hardware and                          software audio sampler with professional grade features,
160                          commercial Windows/Mac software samplers                          comparable to both hardware and commercial Windows/Mac software
161                          and to introduce new features not yet available by any other                          samplers and to introduce new features not yet available by any
162                          sampler in the world.                          other sampler in the world.
163                          </p>                          </p>
164    
165                          <h2>The Engine</h2>                          <h2>The Engine</h2>
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214                                  </a>&nbsp;                                  </a>&nbsp;
215                                  <a href="screenshots/qs_0_2_1_ubuntu.jpg">                                  <a href="screenshots/qs_0_2_1_ubuntu.png">
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217                                  </a><br>                                  </a><br>
218                                  <br>                                  <br>
219                                    Note however, QSampler does not fully support all features of
220                                    the sampler engine (LinuxSampler) yet. Most notably the
221                                    engine's instruments database feature is not yet covered by
222                                    QSampler. But if you don't need that particular feature,
223                                    you're certainly fine with QSampler as well.<br>
224                                    <br>
225                                  </li>                                  </li>
226    
227                                  <li>                                  <li>
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234                                  <a href="screenshots/fantasia.png"><img src="screenshots/fantasia-preview.png"></a>                                  <a href="screenshots/fantasia.png"><img src="screenshots/fantasia-preview.png"></a>
235                                  <br>                                  <br>
236                                  JSampler supports all features currently available in the                                  JSampler supports all features currently available in the
237                                  sampler engine (LinuxSampler).<br>                                  sampler engine (LinuxSampler). Also note that even though
238                                    JSampler is written in Java and slightly more hungry
239                                    regarding resources (compared to QSampler), this usually
240                                    does not have any impact on the audio rendering performance
241                                    of the sampler, since the engine runs completely independently
242                                    and with much higher CPU priority than the frontend(s).<br>
243                                  </li>                                  </li>
244                          </ul>                          </ul>
245                          <p class="default">                          <p class="default">
246                          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
247                          both parallel at the same time for the same sampler engine                          both parallel at the same time for the same sampler engine
248                          instance, really! ;-)                          instance, really! ;-) You're concerned that your sampler frontend
249                            might waste precious resources of your computer? No problem, just
250                            setup the sampler session for your needs and then quit the
251                            frontend application. The sampler engine doesn't care! It continues
252                            to do its job. You need to change something? Start the frontend
253                            again (or another frontend) and you see what you expect to see: the
254                            current setup and state of the running sampler engine.
255                          </p>                          </p>
256    
257                          <h2>The Format</h2>                          <h2>The Format</h2>
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291                          into the sampler engine, so the engine (and with it the frontends)                          into the sampler engine, so the engine (and with it the frontends)
292                          knows that gigedit actually exists and can handle the .gig format.                          knows that gigedit actually exists and can handle the .gig format.
293                          So even though we decoupled the sampler's components into                          So even though we decoupled the sampler's components into
294                          independent applications, they all work seamlessly together. Just                          independent applications, they all work seamlessly together.
295                          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">
296                                    Just press the "Edit" button
297                            </a> on a channel strip of a frontend and
298                          gigedit will automatically popup on the screen and you're                          gigedit will automatically popup on the screen and you're
299                          immediately ready to edit your selected instrument, making all your                          immediately ready to edit your selected instrument, making all your
300                          modifications audible in realtime. Even when editing huge                          modifications audible in realtime. Even when editing huge
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317                          as well as a network interface using an ASCII based protocol which                          as well as a network interface using an ASCII based protocol which
318                          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>"
319                          for controlling the sampler engine and managing sampler sessions.                          for controlling the sampler engine and managing sampler sessions.
320                          Our frontends support that network interface, which also allwos                          Our frontends support that network interface, which also allows to
321                          control the sampler engine with the GUI frontend(s) remotely from                          control the sampler engine with the GUI frontend(s) remotely from
322                          another computer, probably even running a completely different                          another computer, probably even running a completely different
323                          Operating System.                          Operating System. And compared to other remote control solutions,
324                            the frontend won't feel sluggish, as the frontend is running on
325                            your local machine.<br>
326                            <br>
327                            You can also configure your computer to automatically start the
328                            sampler engine and loading your prefered sampler session without
329                            any frontend, simply by using a <i>LSCP session file</i>. How do
330                            you get such a "LSCP session file"? Both frontends write LSCP
331                            session files for you when you request them to save your current
332                            sampler session. And as those LSCP session files are ordinary
333                            human readable text files, you can adjust them with any text
334                            editor if you want.
335                            </p>
336    
337                            <h2>The Compatibility</h2>
338                            <p class="default">
339                            LinuxSampler is available for the most popular operating
340                            systems and already supports a variety of audio and MIDI driver
341                            systems on each OS. It does not require any special dedicated
342                            device drivers from the sound card manufacturers, so you can
343                            also use it with cheap consumer cards. Due to its clean design
344                            the sampler can be ported to other operating systems and
345                            extended for further driver systems with a minimum of effort.
346                            So we're prepared for the future!
347                          </p>                          </p>
348    
349                          <h2>The Community</h2>                          <h2>The Community</h2>
350                          <p class="default">                          <p class="default">
351                            You need a helping hand? You certainly get the answers on your
352                            personal questions on our
353                            <a href="http://bb.linuxsampler.org/">web forum</a>.<br>
354                            <br>
355                          All applications are under active development. However we all work                          All applications are under active development. However we all work
356                          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
357                          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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361                          documentation, providing artwork, themes for frontends, etc. helps                          documentation, providing artwork, themes for frontends, etc. helps
362                          us and all users a lot! Simply subscribe to our                          us and all users a lot! Simply subscribe to our
363                          <a href="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxsampler-devel">                          <a href="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxsampler-devel">
364                                  mailing list                                  developers mailing list
365                          </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
366                          participate with active source code development. Don't be afraid!                          participate with active source code development. Don't be afraid!
367                          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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