Hi!
qtractor-0.4.6 is released. Just as a pointer for us.
HTH
- Forwarded message from Rui Nuno Capela rn...@rncbc.org -
Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 23:30:13 +0100
From: Rui Nuno Capela rn...@rncbc.org
To: linux-audio-...@lists.linuxaudio.org
Subject: [LAD] [ANN] Qtractor 0.4.6 - The Funky Deviless is here!
So much to tell, even more to do... then one could hardly shake, this
long overdue. Lousy rhymes and no miserly times. And there it is: a
bug-fix release, I'll mean to ease.
Oh crap! Let's get it through once and for all.
With huge compliments to all who got the nerve and report as many too
much idiosyncrasies (nee bugs). Don't, never look back. There's plenty
more ahead, no matter where you look, or hear, whether is up or down hill :)
Qtractor 0.4.6 (funky deviless) is here!
Release highlights:
- MIDI Editor draw mode (aka paint mode) (NEW)
- MIDI Swing-quantize (NEW)
- LV2 UI Instance Data-access extension support (NEW)
- JACK Session support (EXPERIMENTAL) (NEW)
- LV2 Save/Restore extension support (NEW)
- MIDI Editor event list in-line editing (NEW)
- MIDI Clip time-stretching (FIX)
- MIDI Clip editor file salvage quietness (NEW)
- MIDI Control bus switching crash (FIX)
- MIDI Bank-selection backout (FIX)
- Initial widget geometry extents (FIX)
- Input-only bus playback crash (FIX)
- Bus connection persistence crash (FIX)
- Drag-and-drop cloning plugins (FIX)
- MIDI Editor floating-selection persistence (NEW)
- Audio inserts garbage signal (FIX)
A bit more or not so detailed change-log is found below.
Website:
http://qtractor.sourceforge.net
Project page:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/qtractor
Downloads:
- source tarball:
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.4.6.tar.gz
- source package (openSUSE 11.2):
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.4.6-4.rncbc.suse112.src.rpm
- binary packages (openSUSE 11.2):
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.4.6-4.rncbc.suse112.i586.rpm
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.4.6-4.rncbc.suse112.x86_64.rpm
- binary packages (Ubuntu 10.04):
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor_0.4.6-4.rncbc.ubuntu1004_i386.deb
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor_0.4.6-4.rncbc.ubuntu1004_amd64.deb
- user manual (outrageously outdated):
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/qtractor/qtractor-0.3.0-user-manual.pdf
Weblog (upstream support):
http://www.rncbc.org
License (no kiddin'):
Qtractor is free, open-source software, distributed under the terms of
the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 or later.
Change-log:
- Introducing a non-painting edit sub-mode on the MIDI clip editor's
piano-roll (see Edit/Select Mode/Edit Draw menu).
- The MIDI clip editor (aka piano-roll) is now a lot more quiet about
saving its own dirty content, delegating all salvage questions to main
session control.
- Don't show session restart message box when changing JACK transport
mode option anymore.
- Dedicated MIDI control bus switching fixed. Was closing the wrong bus
eventually and crashing the whole show with it (fixes bug #2989590).
- MIDI bank/program backout has been corrected on MIDI track properties
dialog rejection (ie. user cancellation).
- MIDI bank select method has been corrected for tracks with no
instrument defined (probably fixing bug #2987071).
- LV2 UI Instance and Data Access extension support added; reduce LV2
external UI parameter value update flickering.
- JACK session infrastructure support. (EXPERIMENTAL)
- Initial widget geometry and visibility persistence logic has been
slightly revised as much to avoid crash failures due to wrong main
widget hidden state.
- Initial mixer widget extents are now set reasonably larger.
- General source tree layout and build configuration change.
- Ever since smooth-ramping introduction that having at least one
input-only buses were causing immediate playback crashes, now hopefully
fixed.
- Refactored for common engine client nomenclature, primarily provided
by JACK, then secondarily passed to ALSA Sequencer, getting rid of the
JackUseExactName requirement and lifting the unique/single instance
restriction in the process.
- Current JACK Transport, MMC Device, and MIDI Song Position pointer
(SPP) control modes are now saved/loaded as part of session option
properties.
- MIDI clip editor's context menu crash on Qt = 4.6 has been fixed
(resolving bug #2972603).
- An ancient double-free corruption has been finally fixed at the
audio/MIDI bus connection persistence logic.
- Improved visibility of track state buttons text (R, M, S) when turned
on dark colored themes.
- LV2 Save/Restore extension support kicks off.
- MIDI engine read-ahead period has been shortened to half than it was
since inception--now it's a 500msec cycle.
- MIDI clip editor event list gets its due inline editing, for time,
note, value/velocity and duration columns, just one double-click away
over the target cell ;)
- Add-plugin selection dialog position and
