[Linuxsampler-devel] [ANNOUNCE] QSampler 0.0.1 released!

[Rui N. C. <rn...@rn...>]

Hi,

Qsampler is a work in progress for a Qt GUI interface for LinuxSampler.
It's been under development, and still is, as there's still plenty to do.

However I would like to announce a very primordial alpha release:

Qsampler 0.0.1 is now made available. You can check it out from the
following places:

    http://qsampler.sourceforge.net
    http://www.rncbc.org/ls

From the later site you can even choose to download and install from RPM,
which are available for some major distros (Mandrake 10.0, SUSE 9.1 and
Fedora core 1). Remember to install the liblscp package as it's required
for qsampler.

Of course you need linuxsampler installed in the first place, but that's
quite obvious ;)

Please note that qsampler is barely functional, and in it's current state
only relies on the current linuxsampler server LSCP implementation and
features.

In fact, it's missing some important LSCP commands (e.g. GET CHANNEL INFO)
for the frontend being in pretty sync status with the server backend. So
don't be alarmed it you don't get it straight first time you try. Please,
do explore and expose just every simple feature or bug it has to give or
take.

For example, even though the volume slider works as expected, while
sending the proper SET CHANNEL VOLUME commands to the backend, you will
not hear any evidence of it. After all, is all still alpha software.

This release is mainly for all those who couldn't cope with Sourceforge's
anonymous CVS access. So rejoice :)

Now, what can you do with qsampler? You can already start the server
automatically, if there's one of course, then create one or more sampler
channels, load the only available sampler engine ;) and any other gig
instrument file, with corresponding MIDI/audio drivers (ALSA or JACK). You
can follow the stream buffer fill and voice usage on screen while you play
 or feed the MIDI input driver. You may also save sampler sessions as LSCP
script files and reload them back later. All initially proposed features
are in place.

Last but not least, you still have to connect the proper ALSA and/or JACK
device ports by yourself, e.g. using qjackctl ;) if you ever want to play
and listen anything at all.

Hope you enjoy as much as I,

Cheers.
-- 
rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela
rn...@rn...