rncbc.org has announced the (northern) End-of-Summer'23 release of Qtractor version 0.9.35, and Vee One Suite version 0.9.32 of old-school software instruments, for GNU/Linux.
Qtractor is an audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer application written in C++ with the Qt framework. Target platform is Linux, where the Jack Audio Connection Kit (JACK) for audio and the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) for MIDI are the main infrastructures to evolve as a fairly-featured Linux desktop audio workstation GUI, specially dedicated to the personal home-studio.
Changes for release are:
- MIDI Step-input is now finally featured on the MIDI clip editor (aka. piano-roll), provided Clip/Record is on and playback is not rolling; current snap-to-beat applies; starts/resets to play-head; Edit/Insert/Step to advance a single step/rest.
- Notes keyed in the MIDI clip editor's virtual piano keyboard may now be recorded, especially while "overdubbing".
- The official VST3 plug-in SDK is now included in the source tree as Git submodules.
- Fixed a rounding error on current BBT information passed to plugins and to JACK transport/timebase.
- When on Track/Auto Deactivate mode, plugins now show a dull, dimmed lit, green (fake-) LED when in auto-deactivated state.
- Attempt to actually (de) activate plugins once on (de) instantiation.
See also: Qtractor 0.9.35 - An End-of-Summer'23 Release batch #3
The Vee One Suite is comprised of four separate, autonomous software instruments, which are:
- Synthv1 - a polyphonic subtractive synthesizer.
- Samplv1 - a polyphonic sampler synthesizer.
- Drumkv1 - a drum-kit sampler synthesizer.
- Padthv1 - a polyphonic additive synthesizer.
All delivered still in dual form:
- A pure stand-alone JACK client with JACK-session, NSM (Non/New Session Management) and both JACK MIDI and ALSA MIDI input support;
- A LV2 instrument plugin.
See also: Vee One Suite 0.9.32 - An End-of-Summer'23 Release batch #2
Both Qtractor and the Vee One Suite are free, open-source Linux Audio software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 or later.
