Friday, May 12, 2006
MusE
MusE is an Open Source, GPL licensed, MIDI/Audio sequencer with recording and editing capabilities that aims to be a complete multi-track virtual studio for Linux.
MusE has among other things support for:
Getting and Installing MuSE
wget http://easynews.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/realtime-lsm/realtime-lsm-0.1.1.tar.gz
wget http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/fluid/fluidsynth-1.0.7a.tar.gz
tar zxf fluidsynth-1.0.7a.tar.gz
cd fluidsynth-1.0.7
./configure --enable-ladspa
paco -lp fluidsynth-1.0.7 "make install"
wget http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-1.5.22.tar.gz
tar zxf libtool-1.5.22.tar.gz
cd libtool-1.5.22
./configure
make
paco -lp libtool-1.5.22 "make install"
wget http://superb-east.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/lmuse/muse-0.8.1a.tar.gz
tar zxf muse-0.8.1a.tar.gz
cd muse-0.8.1
./configure
make
./configure
paco -lp muse-0.8.1 "make install"
echo "/usr/local/lib/muse/synthi" >> /etc/ld.so.conf
echo "/usr/local/lib/muse/plugins" >> /etc/ld.so.conf
ldconfig
Running MuSE
modprobe snd-seq-oss
jackd -d alsa # or oss
muse
MusE has among other things support for:
- Midi sequencing
- Record/Playback/Import
- Input filter
- Audio sequencing
- Record/Playback several mono/stereo inputs/outputs.
- Use effects
- Nice routing features
- AudioGroups
- LADSPA
- Perform audio effects like chorus/flanger!
- Jack
- Use the Jack Audio Connection Kit for midi/audio routing.
- Internal Audio Routing Interface
- ALSA - based on the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
- NEW Advanced jack audio routing possibilities
- NEW Automation architecture for both midi and audio
- Improved Better midi controller abstraction: available midi controller can be defined in instrument definition file (*.idf) idf
- Improved Integrated mixer with:
- NEWUnlimited number of inputs
- NEWUnlimited number of outputs
- NEWUnlimited number of tracks
- NEWUnlimited number of aux's
- LADSPA effects on all track types, both before and after fader
- Stereo/Mono track types
- Improved interface changes, the TrackInfo pane is used more
- Improved Midi instrument definition files (*.idf)
- Improved Lots of customization options
- NEW Shortcut editor
- NEW Drag and drop import of midi files
- NEW Drag and drop import of wave files
- Standard midifile (smf) import-/export
- RTC (Real time clock) use for rock solid timing
- Advanced arranger with track and part abstractions.
- midi editors:
- Pianoroll,
- Drum editor,
- List editors,
- Controller editors
- Realtime editing of "everything"
- Unlimited number of open editors
- Unlimited undo/redo
- Realtime and step-recording
- Multiple midi devices
- Unlimited number of tracks, both midi and audio
- Audio playback/recording
- Sync to external and internal devices/applications:
- MTC/MMC
- Midi Clock
- Master/Slave
- NEW Jack transport enabled
- LADSPA effects
- Integrated softsynth architecture M.E.S.S
- Several internal synths available
- Simple architecture for adding more synths
- NEW support for industry standard Windows VSTi softsynths
- JACK enabled
- ALSA sequencer client
- LASH enabled (formerly LADCCA)
- Raw midi device usage through ALSA
- XML based project files
- XML based configuration files
- project file contains complete app state (session data)
- Application spanning Cut/Paste Drag/Drop
- uses C++, QT3.2 GUI Library, STL
Getting and Installing MuSE
wget http://easynews.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/realtime-lsm/realtime-lsm-0.1.1.tar.gz
wget http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/fluid/fluidsynth-1.0.7a.tar.gz
tar zxf fluidsynth-1.0.7a.tar.gz
cd fluidsynth-1.0.7
./configure --enable-ladspa
paco -lp fluidsynth-1.0.7 "make install"
wget http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-1.5.22.tar.gz
tar zxf libtool-1.5.22.tar.gz
cd libtool-1.5.22
./configure
make
paco -lp libtool-1.5.22 "make install"
wget http://superb-east.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/lmuse/muse-0.8.1a.tar.gz
tar zxf muse-0.8.1a.tar.gz
cd muse-0.8.1
./configure
make
./configure
paco -lp muse-0.8.1 "make install"
echo "/usr/local/lib/muse/synthi" >> /etc/ld.so.conf
echo "/usr/local/lib/muse/plugins" >> /etc/ld.so.conf
ldconfig
Running MuSE
modprobe snd-seq-oss
jackd -d alsa # or oss
muse
# posted by TheGuardian : 7:48 PM
