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3      <entry date="2021-10-09">
4        Kolja Koch started work on <b>gigcreator</b>, a GUI application that
5        automatically creates a GigaStudio/Gigasampler (.gig) file from a
6        directory of .wav files as input.
7        You find the
8        <link ref="https://gitlab.com/koljakoch/gigcreator">gigcreator project on Gitlab</link>.
9        gigcreator was motivated by libgig's new <b>wav2gig</b> command line tool,
10        with the goal to be more user friendly than wav2gig.
11      </entry>
12      <entry date="2021-05-09">
13        LinuxSampler 2.2.0 had been released. There are a load of new features
14        packed into this release. See the
15        <link ref="http://doc.linuxsampler.org/Release_Notes/LinuxSampler_2_2_0/">release notes</link>
16        for details.
17      </entry>
18      <entry date="2019-09-17">
19        New <link ref="http://doc.linuxsampler.org/Instrument_Scripts/NKSP_Language/">NKSP</link>
20        core language features in the latest development version:
21        <link ref="http://doc.linuxsampler.org/Instrument_Scripts/NKSP_Language/Real_Numbers_Units_and_Finalness/">
22            Support for Real Numbers, Standard Units and Finalness ...
23        </link>
24      </entry>
25      <entry date="2019-07-27">
26        LinuxSampler 2.1.1 had been released. This is mainly a maintenance release.
27        See the
28        <link ref="http://doc.linuxsampler.org/Release_Notes/LinuxSampler_2_1_1/">release notes</link>
29        for details.
30      </entry>
31      <entry date="2019-03-10">
32        The <link ref="https://sourceforge.net/p/linuxsampler/mailman/message/36608653/">macOS Installer has been modernized</link>
33        e.g. using now Gtk 3 for Gigedit and Qt 5 for QSampler and a modern
34        C++11 capable compiler. Support for ancient PowerPC Macs and 32-bit Intel
35        Macs has been dropped for that reason. So all Mac snapshot builds starting
36        from today onwards will require a 64-bit Intel Mac with at least macOS 10.7 or
37        higher. If you still have one of those ancient Macs and can't find an old
38        snapshot build on our website that still works for your old Mac, then you may
39        write us on the
40        <link ref="https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxsampler/lists/linuxsampler-devel">mailing list</link>.
41      </entry>
42      <entry date="2017-11-26">
43        LinuxSampler 2.1.0 had been released after two years of development.
44        Check the
45        <link ref="http://doc.linuxsampler.org/Release_Notes/LinuxSampler_2_1_0/">release notes</link>
46        for a detailed review of what's new with LinuxSampler and friends.
47      </entry>
48      <entry date="2017-07-20">
49        You are working with <link ref="http://muse-sequencer.org">MusE</link>?
50        Then Andrew Coughlan's <link ref="http://doc.linuxsampler.org/lscp2idf">lscp2idf scripts</link>
51        might help you to automatically extract MIDI instruments from LSCP files to
52        the MusE sequencer's IDF format, which can be helpful for patch changes
53        in that sequencer.
54      </entry>
55      <entry date="2017-03-05">
56        Services are back online. After reviewing the recent server incident we
57        came to the conclusion that the attack was fortunately quite limited.
58        We rolled back the system, closed the exploited security
59        hole and brought all services back online. In case you downloaded or updated any source files
60        from our <link ref="http://svn.linuxsampler.org">svn server</link>
61        between March 2nd and March 3rd, we recommend you to
62        delete the entire source directory and make an entire fresh checkout from
63        svn to avoid any issues. The svn server is now back at a clean state.
64      </entry>
65      <entry date="2017-03-03">
66          <b>Important notice:</b>
67        Our server had been compromised. For that reason we were forced to take most
68        services offline for now to protect you from accessing any compromised material.
69        We are currently investigating this incident and will update you accordingly.
70      </entry>
71      <entry date="2016-07-06">
72        <link ref="http://bb.linuxsampler.org">Web Forum</link> and
73        <link ref="http://bugs.linuxsampler.org">Bug Tracker</link>
74        are back online: As you might have noticed, our
75        <link ref="http://bb.linuxsampler.org">Web Forum</link> as well as our
76        <link ref="http://bugs.linuxsampler.org">Bug Tracker</link> were partly
77        unavailable for quite a while. It was possible to read them, but especially
78        registration of new user accounts were disabled (i.e. due to numerous
79        spam bot attacks we suffered in the past). Those issues have been
80        resolved and so both sites are back available and should now work entirely
81        as expected.
82      </entry>
83      <entry date="2016-05-04">
84        There is some progress regarding Gigedit's integrated
85        <link ref="http://doc.linuxsampler.org/Instrument_Scripts/NKSP_Language/">NKSP</link>
86        real-time instrument script editor. Check out the
87        <link ref="http://doc.linuxsampler.org/News/Instrument_Script_Editor_2016-05-04/">News Article ...</link>
88      </entry>
89      <entry date="2015-07-18">
90        LinuxSampler 2.0.0 had been released after six years of development!
91        Check the
92        <link ref="http://doc.linuxsampler.org/Release_Notes/LinuxSampler_2_0_0/">release notes</link>
93        for a detailed review of what's new with LinuxSampler and friends.
94      </entry>
95      <entry date="2015-06-11">
96        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/osx/snapshots/" img="gfx/logos/apple.png"></link>
97        The Mac installer was broken on latest OS X 10.10 Yosemite. This had been
98        fixed today. Get the latest
99        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/osx/snapshots/">snapshot for Mac</link>
100        with Yosemite support now.
101      </entry>
102      <entry date="2015-04-29">
103        <link ref="http://doc.linuxsampler.org" img="gfx/new_article.png"></link>
104        A new documentation site has been launched:
105        <link ref="http://doc.linuxsampler.org">http://doc.linuxsampler.org</link> -
106        This separate page dedicated to manuals, tutorials and other kind of
107        articles for the LinuxSampler project, is using a new solution to write
108        and maintain such articles with a minimum of effort. Be invited to help us
109        <link ref="http://doc.linuxsampler.org/Writing_Docs/">writing documentation</link>
110        for LinuxSampler and friends! As one of the first topics, this site is now
111        hosting an introduction to the new
112        <link ref="http://doc.linuxsampler.org/Instrument_Scripts/NKSP_Language/">NKSP Real-Time Instrument Script Language</link>.
113        The long-term plan is to move all documentation of this project from our www
114        server to that new site.
115      </entry>
116      <entry date="2015-01-18">
117        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/pix/screenshots/mac_installer_1.jpg" img="http://download.linuxsampler.org/pix/screenshots/mac_installer_1_240x169.jpg"></link>
118        For the Mac users out there: We finally have a convenient installer for the
119        OS X version of LinuxSampler. This is already integrated in our automatic
120        build system. So from now on all
121        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/osx/snapshots/">daily snapshot builds for Mac</link>
122        are automatically built with an installer. By default the installer will
123        install all components (LinuxSampler stand-alone application, VST and
124        Audio Unit plugin version of LinuxSampler, QSampler, Fantasia, GigEdit and
125        command line tools. At step "Installation Type" you can however also
126        override the default installation and select which components to install.
127      </entry>
128      <entry date="2014-06-19">
129        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/osx/snapshots/" img="gfx/logos/apple.png"></link>
130        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/osx/snapshots/">gigedit finally included with OS X snapshots!</link>
131        Due to the variety of third party library dependencies it took a while, but
132        finally "gigedit", our graphical instrument editor for Gigasampler /
133        GigaStudio files, is now included with the automatic binary snapshots builds
134        for Mac OS X. The automatic snapshot installers are automatically compiled
135        by one of our servers each time a developer commits something new to our
136        Subversion (development) server. You can use gigedit on Mac OS X as
137        stand-alone instrument editor as well as in live-mode while running
138        LinuxSampler. In the latter case your changes with gigedit get immediately
139        audible while playing the instrument on the keyboard at the same time.
140      </entry>
141      <entry date="2011-08-25">
142        <link ref="sfz/" img="gfx/logos/sfz.png"></link>
143        <link ref="sfz/">Added SFZ implementation status page.</link>
144        We are currently in the works to implement support for the SFZ format,
145        which is a powerful and open sample library format, already adopted by
146        many commercial samplers. Check our new SFZ status page to see which
147        aspects of the format are already supported by LinuxSampler, and which
148        ones are yet to be implemented.
149      </entry>
150      <entry date="2011-07-18">
151        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/osx/snapshots/" img="gfx/logos/apple.png"></link>
152        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/osx/snapshots/">Download the latest OS X snapshot of the sampler!</link>
153        Following our ongoing sympathy for automatic snapshots, we finally provide
154        automatic builds also for Apple OS X! As soon as some developer commits
155        something new to our Subversion server, a new binary snapshot for OS X will
156        automatically be available for download from our webserver within minutes.
157        The snapshot tbz2 archive file contains universal binaries
158        (PPC 32 bit, Intel 32 &amp; 64 bit) of the stand-alone version of the
159        sampler, VST and AU plugin version, and the graphical frontend applications
160        QSampler and Fantasia. Only our graphical instrument editor gigedit is not
161        yet part of the snapshots, it might follow at a later point. Please read
162        the README file in the tbz2 archive file for instructions how to install
163        everything on your Mac.
164      </entry>
165      <entry date="2011-06-05">
166        <link ref="http://svn.linuxsampler.org" img="gfx/logos/subversion.png"></link>
167        From now on, our source code is managed by a Subversion server. We
168        converted our existing CVS repository for the
169        <link ref="http://svn.linuxsampler.org">new Subversion server</link>, so
170        the complete history from the beginning of this project is also
171        available in this new Subversion repository. Our
172        <link ref="http://cvs.linuxsampler.org">old CVS server, along with its web frontend</link>
173        is still available, however is now in read only mode, so no changes can be
174        commited to CVS anymore. On the downloads page you can find
175        <link ref="http://www.linuxsampler.org/downloads.html#svn">instructions how
176        to download ("checkout") source code from our Subversion server.</link>
177      </entry>
178      <entry date="2011-06-05">
179        <link ref="http://www.linuxsampler.org" img="gfx/sorryd.jpg"></link>
180        After a huge down time of almost one month, we decided to move to new, more
181        reliable servers. Thanks to the University of Heilbronn which kindly hosted
182        our servers for 8 years. We started to move the most important services to
183        a commercial server host, which will be financed by your donations. Sorry
184        for this long absence and thank you for your support!
185      </entry>
186      <entry date="2011-02-05">
187        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/win32/snapshots/" img="gfx/logos/windows.png"></link>
188        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/win32/snapshots/">Download the latest Windows snapshot of the sampler!</link>
189        Since we have to confess that we are a bit lazy about putting out official
190        releases, and since the latest official release of the sampler for Windows
191        is quite old, we decided to establish automatic builts of the sampler and
192        all other software components for Windows. As soon as some developer
193        commits something new to the CVS server for any of the project's software
194        components, a new snapshot binary for Windows will automatically built and
195        be available for download within few minutes. Sorry for neglecting you
196        Windows users out there for so long!
197      </entry>
198      <entry date="2011-01-23">
199        <link ref="nkitool/" img="nkitool/native-instruments-kontakt.png"></link>
200        In case you are working a lot on Native Instruments Kontakt instrument
201        files, or if you are just interested in the .nki file format, you might have
202        a look at <link ref="nkitool/">nkitool</link>. It is a simple console
203        application which allows to export and import the human readable XML file
204        from and to Native Instruments Kontakt .nki instrument articulation files.
205        It can be very handy to speedup or even automate the process of creating
206        and editing .nki instrument files.
207      </entry>
208      <entry date="2010-10-01">
209        <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>
210        LinuxSampler is featured in the october special issue of the "Computer Music"
211        magazine. It is available in English language in magazine stores around the
212        UK. This special issue focused on demonstrating the "best free software" for
213        music production on PC, Mac and mobile. LinuxSampler is covered along to four
214        other samplers, with an introduction howto on page 57. You can
215        <link ref="misc/press/computer_music_special_44_2010/cms_44_2010_article.jpg">read the full article here.</link>
216      </entry>
217      <entry date="2010-01-07">
218        The <link ref="reports/annual_report_2009.pdf">annual report of 2009</link>
219        with our financial situation is now online. Happy new year everybody!
220      </entry>
221      <entry date="2009-10-16">
222        Better a late than no announcement at all:
223        <list>
224          <li>linuxsampler 1.0.0</li>
225          <li>Fantasia 0.9</li>
226          <li>qsampler 0.2.2</li>
227          <li>gigedit 0.2.0</li>
228          <li>libgig 3.3.0</li>
229          <li>jlscp 0.8</li>
230          <li>liblscp 0.5.6</li>
231        </list>
232        This is the first release which allows the sampler to be used as audio
233        host plugin, namely supporting the standards VST, AU, DSSI and LV2. The
234        sampler's limits for max. voices &amp; disk streams can now be altered at
235        runtime by frontends, no need to recompile the sampler anymore. The Mac
236        version now also supports CoreAudio as audio driver. The Windows version
237        finally supports the sampler's instruments DB feature as well, however
238        expect it still to be unstable at this point. Along to the already
239        existing JACK audio driver, Jack MIDI support has been added in this
240        release. The sampler allows frontends now basic MIDI control, that is to
241        monitor incoming MIDI data on MIDI input devices and sampler channels and
242        to send note-on and note-off MIDI events to sampler channels, which
243        allows frontends to provide a virtual MIDI keyboard to the user. Besides
244        these major changes there were countless bugfixes and optimizations.
245      </entry>
246      <entry date="2009-05-12">
247        On the finish line to the upcoming next release of LinuxSampler and
248        friends, a beta pre-release for the Windows platform is now available
249        from our
250        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/dev/win/">download server</link>.
251        This is the first Windows version which includes a VST plugin version
252        of the sampler. The installer includes both, native 64 bit binaries and
253        32 bit binaries. The installer detects the system type and installs the
254        appropriate binaries automatically.
255        Please follow the ongoing discussion and development on our
256        <link ref="http://bb.linuxsampler.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&amp;t=339">web forum</link>
257        and <link ref="http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=linuxsampler-devel">developers' mailing list</link>
258        to avoid known problems. Feedback appreciated!
259      </entry>
260      <entry date="2009-02-17">
261        Cheers Mac users! LinuxSampler is finally available as AudioUnit plugin!
262        It's still a work in progress, but you might already want to checkout
263        the experimental AU binary package of LinuxSampler, available from our
264        <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/dev/mac/">download server</link>.
265        As this is still an early development version, please follow the ongoing
266        discussion and development on our
267        <link ref="http://bb.linuxsampler.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&amp;t=295">web forum</link>
268        and <link ref="http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=linuxsampler-devel">developers' mailing list</link>
269        to avoid known problems. Feedback appreciated!
270      </entry>
271      <entry date="2008-02-15">
272        We're happy to announce that the first freely available sample library
273        is now available on our downloads server. Thanks to Mats Helgesson for
274        giving us the permission to share his "Maestro Concert Grand v2" piano
275        library with you. You find the download link along with the library's
276        license informations and a demo track for prelistening on our
277        <link ref="instruments.html">instruments</link> site.
278      </entry>
279      <entry date="2008-02-07">
280        Added <link ref="debian.html">Debian Howto</link> to the documentation
281        site, describing how to cook Debian packages, optimized for your
282        specific machine. Get the maximum out of your box! (The
283        <link ref="debian.html#benchmark">"Benchmark"</link>
284        chapter might be interesting for users of other systems as well)
285      </entry>
286      <entry date="2008-01-23">
287        Due to popular demand we finally launched a forum for this project. The
288        place to be and share questions, stories and the latest gossip is
289        <link ref="http://bb.linuxsampler.org">bb.linuxsampler.org</link>
290      </entry>
291      <entry date="2008-01-03">
292        Hey Mac Users! We hope to give you a good way to start the new year
293        by announcing that LinuxSampler is now officially
294        available for OS X as well! You find an installer (disk image) of the
295        latest release of LinuxSampler and QSampler for OS X on our
296        <link ref="http://www.linuxsampler.org/downloads.html">downloads site</link>.
297        Please note: gigedit is not yet available for Mac, we still need to do some
298        work on this. Same applies to JSampler unfortunately, because the required
299        Java version 1.6 is not officially available for Mac yet. Have a look
300        at the <link ref="osx.html">OS X HOWTO</link> for an easy start.
301      </entry>
302      <entry date="2007-12-26">
303        You tried out the young Windows version of LinuxSampler and encountered
304        problems? Check out the
305        <link ref="http://linuxsampler.org/windows.html#houston">Trouble
306        Shooting Section</link> of the LinuxSampler Windows HOWTO. It still
307        doesn't solve your problem? You can ask for help on our
308        <link ref="http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxsampler-devel">
309        Mailing List
310        </link>. If you found bugs, please report them to our
311        <link ref="http://bugs.linuxsampler.org">Bug Tracking System</link>.
312      </entry>
313      <entry date="2007-12-07">
314        Another strike:
315        <list>
316          <li>linuxsampler 0.5.1</li>
317          <li>jsampler 0.8a</li>
318          <li>qsampler 0.2.1</li>
319          <li>gigedit 0.1.1</li>
320          <li>libgig 3.2.1</li>
321          <li>jlscp 0.7a</li>
322        </list>
323        What do you expect from a sampler called LinuxSampler? Exactly: that it
324        <link ref="screenshots/win32_premiere.png">conquers the Windows
325        world</link>. This is the first official release of our applications for
326        the Windows platform, providing a convenient all-in-one installer tagged
327        "20071207". Supported drivers for this new system are so far: MME for
328        MIDI and ASIO for audio. Needless to say that there still might be
329        plenty of issues on Windows. Also note that the instruments database
330        feature is not ported yet. Have a look at the
331        <link ref="windows.html">Windows HOWTO</link> for a smooth start.
332        Beside this first Windows release, this is merely a bugfix release, i.e.
333        fixing a serious crash in LinuxSampler. Retrieving instrument names from
334        .gig files with the frontends is now much faster, so better keep that
335        option always on in QSampler from now on. With gigedit you can now edit
336        multiple (dimension) regions simultaniously. JSampler is finally able
337        to retrieve instrument names of instrument files and even remotely from
338        another machine, beside minor cosmetics like a total stream count
339        and volume displayed in dB, as well as couple bug fixes. QSampler gave
340        Qt3 an official funeral and is finally completely ported to Qt4. A lot
341        of the QSampler code base has changed due to this. So you still might
342        encounter bugs. Beside that the device management dialog received couple
343        of bug fixes.
344      </entry>
345    <entry date="2007-10-23">    <entry date="2007-10-23">
346      As you might have noticed, we had issues with our linuxsampler.org DNS      As you might have noticed, we had issues with our linuxsampler.org DNS
347      names in the last two days, because it was dependent to a foreign server      names in the last two days, because it was dependent to a foreign server

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