--- web/trunk/www.linuxsampler.org/features.html 2007/11/20 02:27:46 1498 +++ web/trunk/www.linuxsampler.org/features.html 2008/09/10 10:14:03 1769 @@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ downloadsout = new Image(); downloadsout.src = dir + "mdownloads.png"; + supportover = new Image(); + supportover.src = dir + "msupporthover.png"; + supportout = new Image(); + supportout.src = dir + "msupport.png"; + developersover = new Image(); developersover.src = dir + "mdevelopershover.png"; @@ -111,6 +116,7 @@ screenshots demos download + support developers faq documentation @@ -140,6 +146,14 @@ +

+ Note that we frequently cast a moderated poll on our + web forum for + the next features to be implemented and problems / bugs to be + fixed soon. Don't hesitate to register to our forum and vote for + your feature! +

+

Features

The following list shows which features have already been implemented in @@ -148,7 +162,9 @@ listed below, you can write a proposol to the developers mailing list - or even better send us your patch if you have done something. Even + , open an "enhancement" request on our + bug tracking system + or even better send us your patch if you have done something. Even if features are listed to be planned below, it can be that it takes a while until somebody finds the time to implement it. So if you have the time and will to finish one of them, let us know! @@ -158,7 +174,8 @@

  • Operating Systems
    1. Linux
      2. -
    2. Mac OS X
      3. +
    3. Mac OS X (gigedit and JSampler are not yet available for OS X and thus not included with the installer yet)
      4. +
    4. Windows (we provide a convenient Windows installer for all components of the project, only the instruments DB feature is not yet supported on Windows)
  • Sampler Engines @@ -176,6 +193,8 @@
  • support for articulation (.art) files
  • support for Dimension Splits not equal to two
  • up to 8 Dimensions or 256 Dimension Regions
    • +
  • MIDI rules
    • +
  • convolution
    • @@ -281,18 +300,21 @@
  • MIDI input drivers
      -
    1. ALSA
      2. +
    2. ALSA (Linux)
      3. +
    3. JACK (Linux, OSX, Windows, ...)
    4. VSTi
    5. MIDI over ethernet (Distributed MIDI)
    6. CoreMIDI (Mac OS X)
    7. MidiShare (Linux, OS X, Windows)
      8. +
    8. MME (Windows)
  • Audio output drivers
      -
    1. ALSA
      2. -
    2. JACK
      3. +
    3. ALSA (Linux)
      4. +
    4. JACK (Linux, OSX, Windows, ...)
    5. aRts (not RT safe!)
      6. +
    6. ASIO (Windows)
    7. VSTi
    8. Audio over ethernet
    9. CoreAudio (Mac OS X)
      10. @@ -335,6 +357,7 @@
    10. Flexible Routing i.e. to a dedicated effect audio output
    • +
  • Instrument Database System, allowing to keep track of even the largest sample library collections
    1. Ordering in Categories
      2. @@ -344,9 +367,26 @@
    2. (Graphical) frontends
        -
      1. Qt based frontend (QSampler)
        2. -
      2. Java based frontend (JSampler)
        3. -
      3. VSTi frontend (based on the Qt frontend)
        4. +
      4. QSampler (C++ based frontend using Qt) +
          +
        1. Supports all features of LinuxSampler except the following ...
          2. +
        2. + Effect Sends +
          3. +
        3. MIDI Instrument Maps + (qsampler does currently not yet support to create more than two MIDI instrument maps [one intended for chromatic instruments and one for drumkits]) +
          4. +
        4. Instruments DB support (to ease handling of huge sample library collections)
          5. +
        5. Sampler events (to let qsampler react on certain events occuring on sampler side)
          6. +
        6. Audio and MIDI device management (only minor thing that qsampler lacks support yet are "multiplicity" type device parameters, that is parameters which don't just accept one value, but also a list of values, i.e. for the "ALSA_SEQ_BINDINGS" parameter of the ALSA MIDI driver)
          7. +
        +
        5. +
      5. JSampler (Java based frontend) +
          +
        1. Supports all currently available features of LinuxSampler
          2. +
        +
        6. +
      6. VSTi frontend
    3. Playing while Loading, i.e. allowing to play and hold notes on the keyboard @@ -354,13 +394,14 @@
    4. Instrument Editor Plugin System for 3rd Party Instrument Editors
    5. Instrument Editors
        -
      1. gigedit (based on the Gtk+ Toolkit) +
      2. gigedit (C++ based using gtkmm/Gtk+)
        1. allows to modify all aspects of Gigsampler v2 and v3 format files
        2. allows to modify existing as well as creating completely new .gig files from scratch
        3. stand-alone mode (independent of LinuxSampler)
        4. live-mode (attached with LinuxSampler), which makes all modifications audible in the sampler in realtime without having to reload
        5. created / modified files are accepted by LinuxSampler as well as by Gigastudio 3
          6. +
        6. virtual MIDI keyboard (for triggering notes by mouse click and highlighting the virtual keys on external note events)
      @@ -380,7 +421,7 @@

      - (Last page update on $Date: 2007-11-20 02:27:46 $ by $Author: schoenebeck $, + (Last page update on $Date: 2008-09-10 10:14:03 $ by $Author: schoenebeck $, also see CVS Log for recent changes)