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+++ web/trunk/www.linuxsampler.org/news.xml	2011/04/09 10:41:10	2173
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+  <entry date="2011-02-05">
+    <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/win32/snapshots/" img="gfx/logos/windows.png"></link>
+    <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/win32/snapshots/">Download the latest Windows snapshot of the sampler!</link>
+    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 neglecting you
+    Windows users out there for so long!
+  </entry>
+  <entry date="2011-01-23">
+    <link ref="nkitool/" img="nkitool/native-instruments-kontakt.png"></link>
+    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 <link ref="nkitool/">nkitool</link>. 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.
+  </entry>
+  <entry date="2010-10-01">
+    <link ref="misc/press/computer_music_special_44_2010/cms_44_2010_cover.jpg" img="misc/press/computer_music_special_44_2010/cms_44_2010_cover_s.jpg"></link>
+    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
+    <link ref="misc/press/computer_music_special_44_2010/cms_44_2010_article.jpg">read the full article here.</link>
+  </entry>
+  <entry date="2010-01-07">
+    The <link ref="reports/annual_report_2009.pdf">annual report of 2009</link>
+    with our financial situation is now online. Happy new year everybody!
+  </entry>
+  <entry date="2009-10-16">
+    Better a late than no announcement at all:
+    <list>
+      <li>linuxsampler 1.0.0</li>
+      <li>Fantasia 0.9</li>
+      <li>qsampler 0.2.2</li>
+      <li>gigedit 0.2.0</li>
+      <li>libgig 3.3.0</li>
+      <li>jlscp 0.8</li>
+      <li>liblscp 0.5.6</li>
+    </list>
+    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 &amp; 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.
+  </entry>
   <entry date="2009-05-12">
     On the finish line to the upcoming next release of LinuxSampler and
     friends, a beta pre-release for the Windows platform is now available