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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>JSampler Manual</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="jsampler.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.71.0"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="book" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="id2423980"></a>JSampler Manual</h1></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">by Grigor</span> <span class="surname">Iliev</span></h3></div></div><div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2008 Grigor Iliev <grigor@grigoriliev.com></p></div><div><div class="legalnotice"><a name="id2507296"></a><p>This document is released under the terms of the <a href="gfdl.html" target="_top">GNU Free Documentation License</a>.</p></div></div><div><p class="pubdate">Updated: Tue, 26 August 2008</p></div></div><hr></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#INTRODUCTION">1. Introduction</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#WHAT_IS_JSAMPLER">What is JSampler?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#WHAT_IS_JSAMPLER_DISTRIBUTION">What is a JSampler distribution?</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#SCREENSHOTS">2. Screenshots</a></span></dt><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#INSTALLATION">3. Installation</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#DOWNLOAD">What to download?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#REQUIREMENTS">Requirements</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#RUNNING_JSAMPLER">Running a JSampler distribution</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#USING_SCRIPT">Using a script to run a JSampler distribution</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#GNOME_JAR_ASSOCIATIONS">Telling Gnome how to handle jar files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#GNOME_LAUNCHER">Adding an application launcher to a Gnome panel</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#RUNING_ON_WINDOWS">Running JSampler on Windows</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#BUILDING_FROM_SOURCE">4. Building from source</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#BUILDING_FROM_CVS">Building from CVS</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#COMPILATION">Compilation</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#USING_ORCHESTRAS">5. Using Orchestras</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#MANAGING_ORCHESTRAS">Managing Orchestras</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#MANAGING_INSTRUMENTS">Managing Instruments</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#LOADING_ORCHESTRA_INSTRUMENTS">Loading Instruments</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#MIDI_INSTRUMENTS">6. MIDI Instruments</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2479911">Managing MIDI Instrument Maps</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480012">Managing MIDI Instruments</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480118">Assigning MIDI Instrument Map To Sampler Channel</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#INSTRUMENTS_DATABASE">7. Instruments Database</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480256">Adding Instruments To The Instruments Database</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480326">Manging Instruments And Directories</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480489">Loading Instruments From The Instruments Database</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#INSTRUMENTS_DB_ADD_TO_MAP">Adding Instruments To MIDI Instrument Map</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480561">Adding Instruments To Orchestra From The Instruments |
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>JSampler Manual</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="jsampler.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.71.0"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="book" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="id2423980"></a>JSampler Manual</h1></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">by Grigor</span> <span class="surname">Iliev</span></h3></div></div><div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2008 Grigor Iliev <grigor@grigoriliev.com></p></div><div><div class="legalnotice"><a name="id2507296"></a><p>This document is released under the terms of the <a href="gfdl.html" target="_top">GNU Free Documentation License</a>.</p></div></div><div><p class="pubdate">Updated: Tue, 26 August 2008</p></div></div><hr></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#INTRODUCTION">1. Introduction</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#WHAT_IS_JSAMPLER">What is JSampler?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#WHAT_IS_JSAMPLER_DISTRIBUTION">What is a JSampler distribution?</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#SCREENSHOTS">2. Screenshots</a></span></dt><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#INSTALLATION">3. Installation</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#DOWNLOAD">What to download?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#REQUIREMENTS">Requirements</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#RUNNING_JSAMPLER">Running a JSampler distribution</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#USING_SCRIPT">Using a script to run a JSampler distribution</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#GNOME_JAR_ASSOCIATIONS">Telling Gnome how to handle jar files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#GNOME_LAUNCHER">Adding an application launcher to a Gnome panel</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#RUNING_ON_WINDOWS">Running JSampler on Windows</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#BUILDING_FROM_SOURCE">4. Building from source</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#BUILDING_FROM_SVN">Building from Subversion</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#COMPILATION">Compilation</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#USING_ORCHESTRAS">5. Using Orchestras</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#MANAGING_ORCHESTRAS">Managing Orchestras</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#MANAGING_INSTRUMENTS">Managing Instruments</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#LOADING_ORCHESTRA_INSTRUMENTS">Loading Instruments</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#MIDI_INSTRUMENTS">6. MIDI Instruments</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2479911">Managing MIDI Instrument Maps</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480012">Managing MIDI Instruments</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480118">Assigning MIDI Instrument Map To Sampler Channel</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#INSTRUMENTS_DATABASE">7. Instruments Database</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480256">Adding Instruments To The Instruments Database</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480326">Manging Instruments And Directories</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480489">Loading Instruments From The Instruments Database</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#INSTRUMENTS_DB_ADD_TO_MAP">Adding Instruments To MIDI Instrument Map</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480561">Adding Instruments To Orchestra From The Instruments |
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Database</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480604">Finding Instruments</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="chapter" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="INTRODUCTION"></a>Chapter 1. Introduction</h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#WHAT_IS_JSAMPLER">What is JSampler?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#WHAT_IS_JSAMPLER_DISTRIBUTION">What is a JSampler distribution?</a></span></dt></dl></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="WHAT_IS_JSAMPLER"></a>What is JSampler?</h2></div></div></div><p>JSampler is an opensource, platform-independent, GUI front-end for |
Database</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#id2480604">Finding Instruments</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="chapter" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="INTRODUCTION"></a>Chapter 1. Introduction</h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#WHAT_IS_JSAMPLER">What is JSampler?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#WHAT_IS_JSAMPLER_DISTRIBUTION">What is a JSampler distribution?</a></span></dt></dl></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="WHAT_IS_JSAMPLER"></a>What is JSampler?</h2></div></div></div><p>JSampler is an opensource, platform-independent, GUI front-end for |
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<a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org" target="_top">LinuxSampler</a>, written |
<a href="http://www.linuxsampler.org" target="_top">LinuxSampler</a>, written |
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entirely in <a href="http://java.sun.com" target="_top">Java</a>. The main goal |
entirely in <a href="http://java.sun.com" target="_top">Java</a>. The main goal |
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<a href="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/jsampler/JS_Classic-0.8a.jar" target="_top">JS |
<a href="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/jsampler/JS_Classic-0.8a.jar" target="_top">JS |
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Classic</a> and <a href="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/jsampler/Fantasia-0.8a.jar" target="_top">Fantasia</a>.</p><p>The source code is available in the <a href="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/jsampler/JSampler-0.8a.tar.bz2" target="_top">JSampler |
Classic</a> and <a href="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/jsampler/Fantasia-0.8a.jar" target="_top">Fantasia</a>.</p><p>The source code is available in the <a href="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/jsampler/JSampler-0.8a.tar.bz2" target="_top">JSampler |
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package</a>, which also contains this manual and startup scripts |
package</a>, which also contains this manual and startup scripts |
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that can be used to run a particular JSampler distribution.</p><p>The latest source code can be obtained from cvs with the following |
that can be used to run a particular JSampler distribution.</p><p>The latest source code can be obtained from Subversion with the following |
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command:</p><p><span><strong class="command">cvs -z3 |
command:</p><p><span><strong class="command">svn co |
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-d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.linuxsampler.org:/var/cvs/linuxsampler co |
https://svn.linuxsampler.org/svn/jsampler/trunk |
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jsampler</strong></span></p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="REQUIREMENTS"></a>Requirements</h2></div></div></div><p>To run JSampler you need Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 6 |
jsampler</strong></span></p></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="REQUIREMENTS"></a>Requirements</h2></div></div></div><p>To run JSampler you need Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 6 |
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or higher. The latest version can be downloaded from <a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/" target="_top">here</a>.</p><p>To build JSampler distribution from source you need JDK version |
or higher. The latest version can be downloaded from <a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/" target="_top">here</a>.</p><p>To build JSampler distribution from source you need JDK version |
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6.0 or higher and the <a href="http://ant.apache.org/" target="_top">Ant |
6.0 or higher and the <a href="http://ant.apache.org/" target="_top">Ant |
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distribution from the command line <a href="#RUNNING_JSAMPLER" title="Running a JSampler distribution">click here</a>.</p><div><img src="images/add-to-panel-create-launcher.png"></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="RUNING_ON_WINDOWS"></a>Running JSampler on Windows</h2></div></div></div><p>To run JSampler distribution on Windows, put a shortcut on the |
distribution from the command line <a href="#RUNNING_JSAMPLER" title="Running a JSampler distribution">click here</a>.</p><div><img src="images/add-to-panel-create-launcher.png"></div></div><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="RUNING_ON_WINDOWS"></a>Running JSampler on Windows</h2></div></div></div><p>To run JSampler distribution on Windows, put a shortcut on the |
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Desktop or Quick Launch, right click on the shortcut and choose |
Desktop or Quick Launch, right click on the shortcut and choose |
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<span class="guimenu">Properties</span>. In the <span class="guilabel">Target</span> field |
<span class="guimenu">Properties</span>. In the <span class="guilabel">Target</span> field |
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insert the command <code class="code">javaw -jar</code> in the beginning.</p><div><img src="images/win-shortcut.png"></div></div></div><div class="chapter" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="BUILDING_FROM_SOURCE"></a>Chapter 4. Building from source</h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#BUILDING_FROM_CVS">Building from CVS</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#COMPILATION">Compilation</a></span></dt></dl></div><p>If you want to build a JSampler distribution from source, first make |
insert the command <code class="code">javaw -jar</code> in the beginning.</p><div><img src="images/win-shortcut.png"></div></div></div><div class="chapter" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="BUILDING_FROM_SOURCE"></a>Chapter 4. Building from source</h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#BUILDING_FROM_SVN">Building from Subversion</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#COMPILATION">Compilation</a></span></dt></dl></div><p>If you want to build a JSampler distribution from source, first make |
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sure that all <a href="#REQUIREMENTS" title="Requirements">requirements</a> are |
sure that all <a href="#REQUIREMENTS" title="Requirements">requirements</a> are |
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met.</p><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="BUILDING_FROM_CVS"></a>Building from CVS</h2></div></div></div><p>When building from CVS, there are some additional steps that |
met.</p><div class="section" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="BUILDING_FROM_SVN"></a>Building from Subversion</h2></div></div></div><p>When building from Subversion, there are some additional steps that |
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should be done. JSampler uses two additional libraries, that should be |
should be done. JSampler uses two additional libraries, that should be |
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downloaded and placed in the <code class="code">lib/required</code> directory:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/jlscp/" target="_top">jlscp</a> - A |
downloaded and placed in the <code class="code">lib/required</code> directory:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/jlscp/" target="_top">jlscp</a> - A |
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java LinuxSampler control protocol API</p></li><li><p><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/juife/" target="_top">juife</a> - Java |
java LinuxSampler control protocol API</p></li><li><p><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/juife/" target="_top">juife</a> - Java |
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tar -xjf jlscp-0.7a.tar.bz2<br> |
tar -xjf jlscp-0.7a.tar.bz2<br> |
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wget -c http://downloads.sourceforge.net/juife/juife-0.4a.tar.bz2<br> |
wget -c http://downloads.sourceforge.net/juife/juife-0.4a.tar.bz2<br> |
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tar -xjf juife-0.4a.tar.bz2<br> |
tar -xjf juife-0.4a.tar.bz2<br> |
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cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.linuxsampler.org:/var/cvs/linuxsampler co jsampler<br> |
svn co https://svn.linuxsampler.org/svn/jsampler/trunk jsampler<br> |
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cd jsampler<br> |
cd jsampler<br> |
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mkdirhier lib/required<br> |
mkdirhier lib/required<br> |
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cp ../jlscp-0.5a/lib/jlscp.jar lib/required/jlscp.jar<br> |
cp ../jlscp-0.5a/lib/jlscp.jar lib/required/jlscp.jar<br> |