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

[Mark K. <mk...@co...>]

Rui,
    Very exciting!

Rui Nuno Capela wrote:
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> 
> Of course you need linuxsampler installed in the first place, but that's
> quite obvious ;)

To sync up with you I am now using liblscp, linuxsampler and qsampler 
all from your web site, just to ensure you and I are at the same place. 
(Or could be. I get that you probably have more advanced code than has 
been released.)

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> 
> 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.

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

:-) I tried CVS ths morning but the blank password wasn't accepted. 
You're tar files are a big, big help.

> 
> 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.

OK, it's basically working for me alsthough I've consistently ran into 
what is likely a LS problem, not a QS problem. Using Takashi's vkeybd, 
if I hit notes slowly and carefully, then I get notes correctly from 
QS/LS. However, if I run the mouse up and down over the keyboard I lock 
up QS/LS and sound doesn't stop until I kill the server.

I don't really understang the black bar with the percentage in it, nor 
do I quite understand the green numbered area at the right. The black on 
seems more indicative of stuff happening with samples streaming, and 
possibly the green one is supposed to be notes or something? The number 
on the left keeps growing, thile the one on the right goes with the 
number of keys I hit. I think the left of the two in green should be 
going back to 0 over time, but for me it isn't. This is all a guess.

Save and restore is not working. It's telling me is cannot load some 
setting in the file and then does nothing as far as I can tell.
> 
> 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.

This is a big help. Once the save and restore works a bit better, and 
when this stuck note problem is addressed, this will make LS far easier 
to use.

I'll test things like MIDI channels later. I'll also try to use it with 
Rosegarden and see how that goes.

Exciting!

Thanks!

- Mark