soundtracker-announce — Announcements of new SoundTracker releases

[Soundtracker-announce] SoundTracker 1.0.3 first pre-release

[Yury A. <mu...@ra...>]

Hi all!

I have just released SoundTracker v1.0.5.

Its main feature it full support of stereo samples (MODplug extension), 
plus some minor improvements.

Download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/soundtracker/files/

Regards,
Yury.

[Soundtracker-announce] SoundTracker 1.0.5 released

[Yury A. <mu...@ra...>]

Hi all!

I have just released SoundTracker v1.0.5.

Its main feature it full support of stereo samples (MODplug extension), 
plus some minor improvements.

Download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/soundtracker/files/

Regards,
Yury.

[Soundtracker-announce] SoundTracker 1.0.5 released

[Yury A. <mu...@ra...>]

Sorry, the subject of the previous message should be of course 
"SoundTracker 1.0.5 released"

[Soundtracker-announce] SoundTracker 1.0.5-pre1 released

[Yury A. <mu...@ra...>]

Hi all,

The first pre-release of SoundTracker v1.0.5 is done. The main feature 
of 1.0.5 release is full support of stereo samples (MODPlug XM / XI 
extension), including conversion between mono and stereo samples and 
some specific editing functions. This pre-release also includes some 
less important updates and fixes.

You can find more new features in NEWS file.

SoundTracker download page:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/soundtracker/files/

Regards,
Yury.

[Soundtracker-announce] SoundTracker 1.0.4 released

[Yury A. <mu...@ra...>]

Hi there,

I have released SoundTracker v1.0.4. Comparing to the last
pre-release, 1.0.3-pre2, it contains several important bugfixes, so I
recommend everyone to upgrade. Its main revolutionary feature is a
facility to process samples by any external program that can
communicate through STDIO. The interaction with such a program is
described used XML specs (not documented yet, but the comprehensive
example: much of SOX functions, is included), so one need not
recompile ST, only restart after adding new specs.

Other main features of the 1.0.4 release are:

* General:
- Full-screen mode
- Volume of all samples of an instrument / all samples in the module can be
   set to a value, not only gained. Also all samples panning can be adjusted.
   These functions can also modify the explicitly given values of volume /
   panning of notes in patterns
- Improved compatibility with FastTracker, also MOD files are played more
   correctly
- Unused patterns are listed in the Pattern Sequence Editor
- Sampling rate can be specified while saving a sample as WAV
- New module optimizer with many control parameters

* Track Editor:
- Moving notes up / down is implemented

* Sample Editor:
- The whole sample is drawn after recording
- Exponential / reverse exponential volume fade transients

* Instrument Editor:
- Envelope inversion and shifting is implemented

You can find more new features in NEWS file.

SoundTracker download page:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/soundtracker/files/

Regards,
Yury.

[Soundtracker-announce] SoundTracker v1.0.4-pre2 released

[Yury A. <mu...@ra...>]

Hi all,

I just have released SoundTracker v1.0.4-pre2. Comparing to 1.0.4-pre1 
it contains some bugfixes (including that for critical bugs) and minor 
improvements.

SoundTracker download page:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/soundtracker/files/

Regards,
Yury.

[Soundtracker-announce] SoundTracker 1.0.3 released

[Yury A. <mu...@ra...>]

Hi all,

Finally I have released SoundTracker v1.0.3. Comparing to the last 
pre-release, 1.0.3-pre2, this is only the bugfixing release with few 
small improvements only. Here are main features of the 1.0.3 release 
comparing to 1.0.2:

* General:
- Indication of the current playing instrument / sample number in scopes 
(optional via Settings)
- Extended pattern sequence editor with DND (activaled by right-click on 
the playlist area)
- Quick instrument selection

* Track editor:
- Track line insertion / removal
- Masking for cut / copy / paste operations (also the contents of CCP 
buffers can be inspected)

* Instrument editor:
- Envelopes cutting / copying / pasting / scaling
- Indication of the keys playing with the current instrument also in the
pattern / song playing mode

* Sample editor:
- Automatic Gain Control sample processing procedure
- Selection from loop and to the left / right of the exising selection
- Optional loop playback when playing selection
- Waveform value indication
- Loop Facility, an advanced tool for manipulations with sample loops

You can find more new features in NEWS file.

SoundTracker download page: 
https://sourceforge.net/projects/soundtracker/files/

Regards,
Yury.

[Soundtracker-announce] SoundTracker 1.0.3 second pre-release

[Yury A. <mu...@ra...>]

Hi all!

I have recently released the second preview of SoundTracker v1.0.3. Here 
are new features of this pre-release:

* General:
- Copy / Cut buffers contents can be viewed (yaliaev)
- Quick instrument selection (yaliaev)

* Sample editor:
- Automatic Gain Control sample processing procedure (yaliaev)
- Selection from loop and to the left / right of the exising selection
   (yaliaev)
- Navigation improved (yaliaev)
- Optional loop playback when playing selection (yaliaev)
- Waveform value indication (yaliaev)
- Loop Facility, an advanced tool for manipulations with sample loops
   (yaliaev)

* Fixes and minor improvements (yaliaev)

I invite everyone to test this pre-release and look forward your 
feedback (bug reports and feature requests). Also, with this release I 
announce feature freeze, this means that pre2 includes all features of 
the "mature" release.

Download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/soundtracker/files/

Regards,
Yury.

[Soundtracker-announce] SoundTracker 1.0.3 first pre-release

[Yury A. <mu...@ra...>]

Hi all!

I have recently released first preview of SoundTracker v1.0.3. Here are 
new features of this pre-release:

* General:
- Indication of the current playing instrument / sample number in scopes 
(optional via Settings)
- On new instrument or sample loading ins / sample name(s) can be 
overwritten or kept (configurable via Settings -> GUI settings)
- Extended pattern sequence editor with DND (activaled by right-click on 
the playlist area)

* Instrument editor:
- Envelopes cutting / copying / pasting / scaling
- Indication of the keys playing with the current instrument also in the 
pattern / song playing mode

* Track editor:
- Track line insertion / removal
- Masking for cut / copy / paste operaions

I invite everyone to test this pre-release and look forward your 
feedback (bugreports and feature requests).

Download: https://sourceforge.net/projects/soundtracker/files/

Regards,
Yury.

[Soundtracker-announce] SoundTracker 1.0.2.1 released

[Yury A. <mu...@ra...>]

Hello all,

After issuing 1.0.2 release I've got some feedback about some bugs and 
dirty code. One of the bugs could even lead to St crash on startup. So I 
have decided to issue the bugfixing release. 1.0.2.1

Download:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/soundtracker/files/soundtracker-1.0.2.1.tar.xz/download

Enjoy!
Yury.

[Soundtracker-announce] SoundTracker 1.0.2 released

[Yury A. <mu...@ra...>]

Hi all,

After a long period of testing, having no negative feedback I decided to 
issue the SoundTracker 1.0.2 release. Comparing to the last pre-release, 
1.0.2-pre2, this is only the bugfixing release with few small 
improvements only. But some critical bugs are closed included that 
causing crash sometimes after manipulations with instruments. Here are 
main features of the 1.0.2 release comparing to 1.0.1:

* Almost all user actions are logged and can be undone/redone;

* Sample editor has a new compact and comprehensive design;

* PulseAudio output driver is created.

You can find more new features in NEWS file.

Regards,
Yury.

[Soundtracker-announce] SoundTracker 1.0.2-pre2 released

[Yury A. <mu...@ra...>]

Hi all,

Further pre-release of SoundTracker 1.0.2 is ready. At this point I 
announce feature-freeze; this means that mature 1.0.2 release will have 
no new features compared with pre2, only possible bugfixes and 
translation updates. So this pre-release has all facilities of ST-1.0.2 
and I invite everyone to test it.

ST-1.0.2-pre2 can be downloaded here: 
https://sourceforge.net/projects/soundtracker/files/latest/download

What is new in soundtracker-1.0.2-pre2 (26-Feb-2021):

* Clavier look is improved (selectable font, better keys' shape)

* Some keybindings are added to the Sample editor

* When moving an envelope point, pressing CTRL restricts movement to 
either vertical or horizontal direction

* Polyphonic try mode is improved: user can switch on/off same note
   retrigging on different channels

* Rendering of the song / pattern / track /block into a sample is 
implemented

* Volume / FX interpolation is improved: added the facility to 
interpolate matching effects only

* Whole sample (data + parameters) copying / pasting is implemented

* Volumes of all samples can be adjusted (multiplied) by a given value 
at once

* Added an option to paste a block without cursor movement

* PulseAudio output driver

* Compatibility with FastTracker II is improved

* Some fixes and small improvements

[Soundtracker-announce] SoundTracker 1.0.1 released

[Yury A. <mu...@ra...>]

Sorry, people, the last message should have subject "SoundTracker 1.0.1 
released"!

[Soundtracker-announce] SoundTracker 1.0.1-pre1 released

[Yury A. <mu...@ra...>]

Hi all!

I have decided to release finally SoundTracker v1.0.1. Lacking feedback 
after the 1.0.1-pre1 release I had to spent enough time to test it 
thoroughly. During this testing, I have found and fixed numerous bugs. 
Now ST seems to be matured enough to be released.

You can download it here: 
https://sourceforge.net/projects/soundtracker/files/

1.0.1 release contains no new features compared to 1.0.1-pre1, it is the 
bugfixing release only. So its list of features is the same as for 
1.0.1-pre1:

Regards,
Yury.

What is new in soundtracker-1.0.1 (29-Jul-2020):

* Improved mouse usage in the instrument editor (yaliaev)

* Indication of pressed keys in the instrument editor (yaliaev)

* Better look of the scopes (yaliaev)

* Record indicator in the sampling monitor (yaliaev)

* More configurable colors (yaliaev)

* Logarithmic scale of the amplification slider; numeric entry in 
addition to
   the slider; ability to determine the optimal amplification (yaliaev)

* Extended editor on the module info page with functions of exchanging and
   copying samples and instruments, mixing samples and tuning a sample using
   another one as a reference (yaliaev)

* Different selection modes in tracker, selection can be extended with SHIFT
   (yaliaev)

* A new method of waveforms' drawing in the sample displays in addition to
   the existing one (yaliaev)

* Automatic file extension adding (optional) (yaliaev)

* More convenient keybindings; new keybindings are added (see README)
   (yaliaev)

* Some more keys are made configurable including that for song / pattern
   playback (yaliaev)

* New playing modes are added: Playing selected block and Playng from 
cursor,
   playback looping control (yaliaev)

* Facility for loading somewhat broken modules (yaliaev)

* Stepping volume / FX parameter with mouse wheel (yaliaev)

* Improved export to audio file (yaliaev)

* Volume column can be displayed like in FT2, with letters, mnemonics and
   optional decimal volume representation (yaliaev)

* Jack input driver (yaliaev)

* Improved live recording using PC keyboard: better key pressing / releasing
   times are recorded using FXes (yaliaev)

* Some other small improvements (GUI, usability) (yaliaev)

* Some bugfixes including the CPU overhead with graphics (yaliaev)

[Soundtracker-announce] SoundTracker 1.0.1-pre1 released

[Yury A. <mu...@ra...>]

Hi everybody,

I'm glad to announce the first pre-release of SoundTracker v1.0.1

You can download it here: 
https://sourceforge.net/projects/soundtracker/files/

I would say, v1.0.1 is a big step ahead from v1.0.0. It contains 
numerous improvements everywhere and some important bugfixes, among 
which I have fixed the annoying (at least for me) performance issue with 
Gtk-2 bitmap graphics. Now SoundTracker is about so fast as old Gtk-1 
variant.

Regards,
Yury.

What is new in soundtracker-1.0.1-pre1 (21-Feb-2020):

* Improved mouse usage in the instrument editor (yaliaev)

* Indication of pressed keys in the instrument editor (yaliaev)

* Better look of the scopes (yaliaev)

* Record indicator in the sampling monitor (yaliaev)

* More configurable colors (yaliaev)

* Logarithmic scale of the amplification slider; numeric entry in 
addition to
   the slider; ability to determine the optimal amplification (yaliaev)

* Extended editor on the module info page with functions of exchanging and
   copying samples and instruments, mixing samples and tuning a sample using
   another one as a reference (yaliaev)

* Different selection modes in tracker, selection can be extended with SHIFT
   (yaliaev)

* A new method of waveforms' drawing in the sample displays in addition to
   the existing one (yaliaev)

* Automatic file extension adding (optional) (yaliaev)

* More convenient keybindings; new keybindings are added (see README)
   (yaliaev)

* Some more keys are made configurable including that for song / pattern
   playback (yaliaev)

* New playing modes are added: Playing selected block and Playng from 
cursor,
   playback looping control (yaliaev)

* Facility for loading somewhat broken modules (yaliaev)

* Stepping volume / FX parameter with mouse wheel (yaliaev)

* Improved export to audio file (yaliaev)

* Volume column can be displayed like in FT2, with letters, mnemonics and
   optional decimal volume representation (yaliaev)

* Jack input driver (yaliaev)

* Improved live recording using PC keyboard: better key pressing / releasing
   times are recorded using FXes (yaliaev)

* Some other small improvements (GUI, usability) (yaliaev)

* Some bugfixes including the CPU overhead with graphics (yaliaev)

[Soundtracker-announce] [Soundtracker-discuss] SoundTracker 1.0.0 released

[Yury A. <mu...@ra...>]

Hello all,

Doing development of the version 1.0.1 of SoundTracker I've found some 
serious bugs. So I've ported fixes back to 1.0.0 and issued 1.0.0.1 
release. It differs from 1.0.0 only by these fixes. Now Jack driver 
should work more stably without accident crashes.

Enjoy!
Yury.

[Soundtracker-announce] SoundTracker 1.0.0 released

[Yury A. <mu...@ra...>]

Hi everybody,

After a period of testing I've decided the code is mature enough to be 
released as a stable version. So I'm glad to announce SoundTracker v1.0.0.

You can download it here: 
https://sourceforge.net/projects/soundtracker/files/

This is mainly the bugfix release with a few new features: improved 
compatibility with some FastTracker 2 effects and dropping dependency on 
deprecated GtkHTML in favour of the plain cheat sheet. But the release 
is much more stable as 1.0.0-pre1; also a number of other bugs is fixed.

Regards,
Yury.

[Soundtracker-announce] SoundTracker 1.0.0-pre1 released

[Michael K. <m.k...@tu...>]

Hi everybody,

I'm glad to announce the release of SoundTracker 1.0.0-pre1 today.

You can download it here: 
https://sourceforge.net/projects/soundtracker/files/

This is the first release since 2006, when GTK+1-based SoundTracker 
0.6.8 had been released. The major update in this new version is the use 
of the GTK+ 2 toolkit. Many people have contributed to this over the 
years in the form of patches. Stephane K. has done the early initial 
GTK+ 2 porting work, and Yury Alyaev has put a lot of effort into 
finalizing this code base, setting up the Git repository, fixing lots of 
issues, and making the code release-ready. So thanks again to everybody 
who contributed!

By the way, a GTK+ 3 port of SoundTracker is also available, but not yet 
released. Find the Git branch on SourceForge. It doesn't have all the 
latest additions from Yury, however.

Best regards,

Michael


*What is new in soundtracker-1.0.0-pre1 (06-Jul-2019):**
*
* Interface ported to Gtk+-2 (stephanek / mshatlev / yaliaev)

* Numerous fixes and improvements (mshatlev / binnocenti / yaliaev)

* Alsa 1.x playback and samling drivers, contemporary Jack driver (yaliaev)

* Configurable tracker colors (yaliaev)

* Polyphonic trying mode (yaliaev)

* Sampling drivers now works in a separate thread to be more robust 
(yaliaev)

* Updated for latest autoconf, automake and gettext

* Updated ru translation (yalaev)

* Note that some keybindings have changed:

   - default keybindings for the fast access of channels 16--31 now uses 
Alt + Shift modifiers instead of Ctrl
     + Shift

   - muting and unmuting channels is performed by pressing Ctrl + M when 
the cursor is at the selected channel

   - transposition is performed by pressing Alt + = (halftone up), Alt + 
- (halftone down), Alt + + (octave
     up), Alt + _ (octave down) instead of Alt + q / Alt + a / Alt + 
Shift + q / Alt + Shift + a

[Soundtracker-announce] SoundTracker v0.6.8 released

[Michael K. <m.k...@tu...>]

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I'm proud to announce the release of SoundTracker v0.6.8.


What is new in soundtracker-0.6.8 (25-Feb-2006), compared to last
official stable release v0.6.7:

* Permanent channels support: any samples which might have been
triggered before the current song position will be started at the
right position when clicking "Play Song" (yaliaev)

* "Trim" in sample editor removes silence at beginning and end of
samples, "Crop" function removes non-selected parts of the sample
(oguilyardi / yaliaev)

* Key-off recording, fixed jazz-edit mode (jpullerits)

* Improved effect interpolator (jpullerits)

* Added SDL output driver (mreunanen)

* i386-assembly optimizations disabled by default (works around
an unknown mixer bug occuring on some systems)

* Fixed MIDI-related ALSA startup crash

* Several small cosmetic updates and bug fixes

* Updated for latest autoconf, automake and gettext.

* Updated de, es, fr, ru, sv translations; added rw, tr, vi
translations


More detailed info on changes can be found in files 'NEWS' and
'ChangeLog'.

You can get the source from:

	http://www.soundtracker.org/download.php3

Have a nice day,
-- 
/* michael */

[Soundtracker-announce] SoundTracker v0.6.7 released

[Michael K. <m.k...@tu...>]

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I'm proud to announce the release of SoundTracker v0.6.7.


What is new in soundtracker-0.6.7 (11-Jan-2004), compared to last
official stable release v0.6.6:

* New FastTracker-style playlist editor (yaliaev)
* JACK support (avgroningen)
* Updated MIDI code to support ALSA 0.9.x
* libsndfile support (edclopo)
* Should compile out-of-the-box on OpenBSD, NetBSD and Darwin now
* Pasting samples transfers volume, finetune, panning and relnote
* Nice icons in the control panel (yaliaev)
* General copy/cut/paste handling depending on active notebook page
  (yaliaev)
* Vertical pattern shrinking / expansion (yaliaev)
* Removed dependency on 'gasp' assembler preprocessor (yaliaev)
* Direct access to accidentals and row highlighting configuration from
  the control panel (yaliaev)
* Option to allow/prevent edited pattern from changing when
  browsing in the playlist (yaliaev)
* Channel quick-jump keys (yaliaev)
* Splash screen can be disabled in menu
* XP pattern import/export (yaliaev)
* B<->H note name preferences (yaliaev)
* Muted scope channel pixmap (yaliaev)
* Mouse wheel support (yaliaev)
* Better finetune / relnote settings and sample rate selection
  when loading raw samples (tugruettmueller)
* Updated several translations, new da, hr, no, sk translations.
* Lots of bug fixes!


What is new in soundtracker-0.6.7 (11-Jan-2004), compared to last
preliminary release v0.6.7-pre6:

* General copy/cut/paste handling depending on active notebook page
  (yaliaev)
* Vertical pattern shrinking / expansion (yaliaev)
* Cleaned up libsndfile code, fixed handling of 8-bit samples
* Pasting samples transfers volume, finetune, panning and relnote
* Fixed handling of "lock edited pattern" button (yaliaev)
* Removed dependency on 'gasp' assembler preprocessor (yaliaev)
* Updated it, ja, pl, ru translations; added sk translation


More detailed info on changes can be found in files 'NEWS' and
'ChangeLog'.

You can get the source and an RPM package from:

	http://www.soundtracker.org/download.php3

Have a nice day,
-- 
michael krause -- .oO[ http://www.soundtracker.org/raw/ ]Oo.

[Soundtracker-announce] SoundTracker v0.6.6 released

[Michael K. <mk...@so...>]

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I'm proud to announce the release of SoundTracker v0.6.6.


What is new in soundtracker-0.6.6 (20-May-2002):

* NLS (internationalization) support was completely broken.

I'm sorry :-)


As usual, you can get the source, a patch and the binaries from:

	ftp://ftp.soundtracker.org/pub/soundtracker/v0.6/
	http://www.soundtracker.org/download.php3

Have a nice day,

-- 
michael krause - 'raw style ^ farbrausch & lego' - www.soundtracker.org/raw/

[Soundtracker-announce] SoundTracker v0.6.5 released

[Michael K. <mk...@so...>]

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I'm proud to announce the release of SoundTracker v0.6.5.


What is new in soundtracker-0.6.5 (20-May-2002):

* GUI fixes and clean-ups, including a workaround for
  responsivity problems that occured with recent GTK+ versions
* "Transpose selection" function with key bindings ((Shift+)Alt-Q/A,
  just like in Impulse Tracker)
* XM loader repairs a couple of popular XM errors on the fly, fixing
  some player crashes
* New french and swedish translations, other translations updated.
* New menu bar code for the non-GNOME version, removing translation
  problems
* Can remember the window size and position
* A splash screen logo :-)


As usual, you can get the source and the binaries from:

	ftp://ftp.soundtracker.org/pub/soundtracker/v0.6/
	http://www.soundtracker.org/download.php3


Have a nice day,

-- 
michael krause - 'raw style ^ farbrausch & lego' - www.soundtracker.org/raw/

[Soundtracker-announce] SoundTracker v0.6.4 released

[Michael K. <m.k...@tu...>]

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I'm proud to announce the release of SoundTracker v0.6.4.


What is new in soundtracker-0.6.4 (12-Aug-2001):

* Fixed to work with gtk+-1.2.10
* Input/output devices configurable in OSS drivers
* Cleaned up audio settings handling
* Added preliminary Galician translation (xtorreiro)
* Fixed instrument initialization when loading a sample into
  a clean instrument and not into sample slot 0.


As usual, you can get the source, the patch and the binaries from:

	ftp://ftp.soundtracker.org/pub/soundtracker/v0.6/
	http://www.soundtracker.org/download.php3

Have a nice day,

-- 
michael krause - 'raw style ^ farbrausch & lego' - www.soundtracker.org/raw/

[Soundtracker-announce] SoundTracker v0.6.3 released

[Michael K. <m.k...@tu...>]

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I'm proud to announce the release of SoundTracker v0.6.3.

This release contains only bug fixes and some updated translations.
I'm sorry for not being able to give you new features instead, but
unfortunately I haven't had much time and inspiration to work on
SoundTracker during the last couple of months, and I don't know when
this is going to change -- I seriously hope _that_ it will, though!


What is new in soundtracker-0.6.3 (24-May-2001):

* Fixed crash that occured when changing the playback position
  and playing with the Ctrl key at the same time.
* Fixed bug in audio settings saver (the settings _are_ actually
  saved now!)
* Updates russian and italian translation


As usual, you can get the source, the patch and the binaries from:

	ftp://ftp.soundtracker.org/pub/soundtracker/v0.6/
	http://www.soundtracker.org/download.php3

Have a nice day,

-- 
michael krause - http://www.tu-harburg.de/~semk2104/

[Soundtracker-announce] SoundTracker v0.6.2 released

[Michael K. <m.k...@tu...>]

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I'm proud to announce the release of SoundTracker v0.6.2.

You should upgrade if you've recently installed libaudiofile-0.2.0,
because older SoundTrackers will load and/or save 8-bit samples
incorrectly. Also, there has been an improvement of usability, because
your cursor can't get trapped in spin buttons any longer.

What is new in soundtracker-0.6.2 (03-Jan-2001):

* All spin buttons can be edited with the keyboard now,
  and some weird situations in which the widget focus was "trapped" in
  these widgets are prevented
* Fixes for libaudiofile-0.2
* Filename escaping for the archive loader
* Updated french translation
* Default font is 'fixed' instead of '7x13' which is not
  present everywhere

As usual, you can get the source, the patch and the binaries from:

	ftp://ftp.soundtracker.org/pub/soundtracker/v0.6/
	http://www.soundtracker.org/download.php3

Have a nice day,

-- 
michael krause - http://www.tu-harburg.de/~semk2104/