--- web/trunk/www.linuxsampler.org/news.xml 2007/12/26 16:56:12 1597 +++ web/trunk/www.linuxsampler.org/news.xml 2011/02/05 11:40:46 2161 @@ -1,12 +1,129 @@ + + + Download the latest Windows snapshot of the sampler! + Since we have to confess that we are a bit lazy about putting out official + releases, and since the latest official release of the sampler for Windows + is quite old, we decided to establish automatic builts of the sampler and + all other software components for Windows. As soon as some developer + commits something new to the CVS server for any of the project's software + components, a new snapshot binary for Windows will automatically built and + be available for download within few minutes. Sorry for neglegting you + Windows users out there for so long! + + + + In case you are working a lot on Native Instruments Kontakt instrument + files, or if you are just interested in the .nki file format, you might have + a look at nkitool. It is a simple console + application which allows to export and import the human readable XML file + from and to Native Instruments Kontakt .nki instrument articulation files. + It can be very handy to speedup or even automate the process of creating + and editing .nki instrument files. + + + + LinuxSampler is featured in the october special issue of the "Computer Music" + magazine. It is available in English language in magazine stores around the + UK. This special issue focused on demonstrating the "best free software" for + music production on PC, Mac and mobile. LinuxSampler is covered along to four + other samplers, with an introduction howto on page 57. You can + read the full article here. + + + The annual report of 2009 + with our financial situation is now online. Happy new year everybody! + + + Better a late than no announcement at all: + +
  • linuxsampler 1.0.0
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  • Fantasia 0.9
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  • qsampler 0.2.2
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  • gigedit 0.2.0
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  • libgig 3.3.0
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  • jlscp 0.8
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  • liblscp 0.5.6
    • +     + This is the first release which allows the sampler to be used as audio + host plugin, namely supporting the standards VST, AU, DSSI and LV2. The + sampler's limits for max. voices & disk streams can now be altered at + runtime by frontends, no need to recompile the sampler anymore. The Mac + version now also supports CoreAudio as audio driver. The Windows version + finally supports the sampler's instruments DB feature as well, however + expect it still to be unstable at this point. Along to the already + existing JACK audio driver, Jack MIDI support has been added in this + release. The sampler allows frontends now basic MIDI control, that is to + monitor incoming MIDI data on MIDI input devices and sampler channels and + to send note-on and note-off MIDI events to sampler channels, which + allows frontends to provide a virtual MIDI keyboard to the user. Besides + these major changes there were countless bugfixes and optimizations. +     + + On the finish line to the upcoming next release of LinuxSampler and + friends, a beta pre-release for the Windows platform is now available + from our + download server. + This is the first Windows version which includes a VST plugin version + of the sampler. The installer includes both, native 64 bit binaries and + 32 bit binaries. The installer detects the system type and installs the + appropriate binaries automatically. + Please follow the ongoing discussion and development on our + web forum + and developers' mailing list + to avoid known problems. Feedback appreciated! + + + Cheers Mac users! LinuxSampler is finally available as AudioUnit plugin! + It's still a work in progress, but you might already want to checkout + the experimental AU binary package of LinuxSampler, available from our + download server. + As this is still an early development version, please follow the ongoing + discussion and development on our + web forum + and developers' mailing list + to avoid known problems. Feedback appreciated! + + + We're happy to announce that the first freely available sample library + is now available on our downloads server. Thanks to Mats Helgesson for + giving us the permission to share his "Maestro Concert Grand v2" piano + library with you. You find the download link along with the library's + license informations and a demo track for prelistening on our + instruments site. + + + Added Debian Howto to the documentation + site, describing how to cook Debian packages, optimized for your + specific machine. Get the maximum out of your box! (The + "Benchmark" + chapter might be interesting for users of other systems as well) + + + Due to popular demand we finally launched a forum for this project. The + place to be and share questions, stories and the latest gossip is + bb.linuxsampler.org + + + Hey Mac Users! We hope to give you a good way to start the new year + by announcing that LinuxSampler is now officially + available for OS X as well! You find an installer (disk image) of the + latest release of LinuxSampler and QSampler for OS X on our + downloads site. + Please note: gigedit is not yet available for Mac, we still need to do some + work on this. Same applies to JSampler unfortunately, because the required + Java version 1.6 is not officially available for Mac yet. Have a look + at the OS X HOWTO for an easy start. + You tried out the young Windows version of LinuxSampler and encountered problems? Check out the Trouble Shooting Section of the LinuxSampler Windows HOWTO. It still doesn't solve your problem? You can ask for help on our - Mailing List + + Mailing List . If you found bugs, please report them to our Bug Tracking System.