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170                          <div id="contents">                          <div id="contents">
171    
172                          <h2>The Project</h2>                          <h2>The Project</h2>
173                          <p class="default">                          <p class="default">
174                          The LinuxSampler proect was founded / established / formed with the                          The LinuxSampler project was founded with the
175                          goal to produce a free, open source pure software audio sampler                          goal to produce a free, streaming capable open source pure
176                          with professional grade features, comparable to both hardware and                          software audio sampler with professional grade features,
177                          commercial Windows/Mac software samplers                          comparable to both hardware and commercial Windows/Mac software
178                          and to introduce new features not yet available by any other                          samplers and to introduce new features not yet available by any
179                          sampler in the world.                          other sampler in the world.
180                          </p>                          </p>
181    
182                          <h2>The Engine</h2>                          <h2>The Engine</h2>
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229                                  <a href="screenshots/qs_0_2_1_win.jpg">                                  <a href="screenshots/qs_0_2_1_win.jpg">
230                                          <img src="screenshots/qs_0_2_1_win_preview.jpg">                                          <img src="screenshots/qs_0_2_1_win_preview.jpg">
231                                  </a>&nbsp;                                  </a>&nbsp;
232                                  <a href="screenshots/qs_0_2_1_ubuntu.jpg">                                  <a href="screenshots/qs_0_2_1_ubuntu.png">
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234                                  </a><br>                                  </a><br>
235                                  <br>                                  <br>
236                                    Note however, QSampler does not fully support all features of
237                                    the sampler engine (LinuxSampler) yet. Most notably the
238                                    engine's instruments database feature is not yet covered by
239                                    QSampler. But if you don't need that particular feature,
240                                    you're certainly fine with QSampler as well.<br>
241                                    <br>
242                                  </li>                                  </li>
243    
244                                  <li>                                  <li>
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251                                  <a href="screenshots/fantasia.png"><img src="screenshots/fantasia-preview.png"></a>                                  <a href="screenshots/fantasia.png"><img src="screenshots/fantasia-preview.png"></a>
252                                  <br>                                  <br>
253                                  JSampler supports all features currently available in the                                  JSampler supports all features currently available in the
254                                  sampler engine (LinuxSampler).<br>                                  sampler engine (LinuxSampler). Also note that even though
255                                    JSampler is written in Java and slightly more hungry
256                                    regarding resources (compared to QSampler), this usually
257                                    does not have any impact on the audio rendering performance
258                                    of the sampler, since the engine runs completely independently
259                                    and with much higher CPU priority than the frontend(s).<br>
260                                  </li>                                  </li>
261                          </ul>                          </ul>
262                          <p class="default">                          <p class="default">
263                          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
264                          both parallel at the same time for the same sampler engine                          both parallel at the same time for the same sampler engine
265                          instance, really! ;-)                          instance, really! ;-) You're concerned that your sampler frontend
266                            might waste precious resources of your computer? No problem, just
267                            setup the sampler session for your needs and then quit the
268                            frontend application. The sampler engine doesn't care! It continues
269                            to do its job. You need to change something? Start the frontend
270                            again (or another frontend) and you see what you expect to see: the
271                            current setup and state of the running sampler engine.
272                          </p>                          </p>
273    
274                          <h2>The Format</h2>                          <h2>The Format</h2>
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308                          into the sampler engine, so the engine (and with it the frontends)                          into the sampler engine, so the engine (and with it the frontends)
309                          knows that gigedit actually exists and can handle the .gig format.                          knows that gigedit actually exists and can handle the .gig format.
310                          So even though we decoupled the sampler's components into                          So even though we decoupled the sampler's components into
311                          independent applications, they all work seamlessly together. Just                          independent applications, they all work seamlessly together.
312                          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">
313                                    Just press the "Edit" button
314                            </a> on a channel strip of a frontend and
315                          gigedit will automatically popup on the screen and you're                          gigedit will automatically popup on the screen and you're
316                          immediately ready to edit your selected instrument, making all your                          immediately ready to edit your selected instrument, making all your
317                          modifications audible in realtime. Even when editing huge                          modifications audible in realtime. Even when editing huge
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334                          as well as a network interface using an ASCII based protocol which                          as well as a network interface using an ASCII based protocol which
335                          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>"
336                          for controlling the sampler engine and managing sampler sessions.                          for controlling the sampler engine and managing sampler sessions.
337                          Our frontends support that network interface, which also allwos                          Our frontends support that network interface, which also allows to
338                          control the sampler engine with the GUI frontend(s) remotely from                          control the sampler engine with the GUI frontend(s) remotely from
339                          another computer, probably even running a completely different                          another computer, probably even running a completely different
340                          Operating System.                          Operating System. And compared to other remote control solutions,
341                            the frontend won't feel sluggish, as the frontend is running on
342                            your local machine.<br>
343                            <br>
344                            You can also configure your computer to automatically start the
345                            sampler engine and loading your prefered sampler session without
346                            any frontend, simply by using a <i>LSCP session file</i>. How do
347                            you get such a "LSCP session file"? Both frontends write LSCP
348                            session files for you when you request them to save your current
349                            sampler session. And as those LSCP session files are ordinary
350                            human readable text files, you can adjust them with any text
351                            editor if you want.
352                            </p>
353    
354                            <h2>The Compatibility</h2>
355                            <p class="default">
356                            LinuxSampler is available for the most popular operating
357                            systems and already supports a variety of audio and MIDI driver
358                            systems on each OS. It does not require any special dedicated
359                            device drivers from the sound card manufacturers, so you can
360                            also use it with cheap consumer cards. Due to its clean design
361                            the sampler can be ported to other operating systems and
362                            extended for further driver systems with a minimum of effort.
363                            So we're prepared for the future!
364                          </p>                          </p>
365    
366                          <h2>The Community</h2>                          <h2>The Community</h2>
367                          <p class="default">                          <p class="default">
368                            You need a helping hand? You certainly get the answers on your
369                            personal questions on our
370                            <a href="http://bb.linuxsampler.org/">web forum</a>.<br>
371                            <br>
372                          All applications are under active development. However we all work                          All applications are under active development. However we all work
373                          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
374                          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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378                          documentation, providing artwork, themes for frontends, etc. helps                          documentation, providing artwork, themes for frontends, etc. helps
379                          us and all users a lot! Simply subscribe to our                          us and all users a lot! Simply subscribe to our
380                          <a href="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxsampler-devel">                          <a href="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxsampler-devel">
381                                  mailing list                                  developers mailing list
382                          </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
383                          participate with active source code development. Don't be afraid!                          participate with active source code development. Don't be afraid!
384                          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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