Commits

• e0b6e50: Merge PR 1293: Force the use of in-window menu. (Tim)

A quick fix release:

• Fix issue 1247: Fix compilation without MODULES_BUILD_STATIC=1
• Fixed issue 1243: Slow startup
• Fixed missing simpledrums MESS synth

For the complete list of changes see:
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/blob/4.2.1/src/ChangeLog

The homepage:
https://muse-sequencer.github.io/
Download:
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/releases/download/4.2.1/muse-4.2.1.tar.gz
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/releases/download/4.2.1/MusE-4.2.1-x86_64.AppImage
Demos page:
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/wiki/Demos
Forum:
https://linuxmusicians.com/viewforum.php?f=61

Another year, another late release. MusE 4.2, more fixes, more features. More!

A very condensed list of changes since 4.1:

• New: Midi remote control feature redesigned.
• New: Export midi options
• New: Soft bypass support for plugins.
• New: Generic plugin UI 'Off' button.
• New: Export midi selected visible tracks only. In main app menu.
• New: Export midi selected parts on visible tracks only. In main app menu.
• New: LV2 midi-out support added. Supports things like midi arpeggiators, midi effects etc.
• New: Midi control assignment
• New: Momentary Mute and Solo buttons!
• NEW audio automation graphs redesign
• New: Audio automation graphs: Choice of DISCRETE or INTERPOLATED points.
• New: LATCH automation mode, in addition to OFF, READ, TOUCH, WRITE modes.
• New: Audio automation graphs: 'Align all selected to point' context menu item.
• New: Adjustable graph point size. In Global Settings > GUI tab.
• New: Buttons on toolbar turn the graph points on and off !
• Added: Latency correction for VST midi-out.
• Major plugin/controller/logarithmic/UI changes
• Midi assign and mixer overhaul
• Fix VST midi-out: Recording times were way off. (Midi arpeggiators, midi effects etc.)
• Fix #1088: Cannot copy/paste parts
• Fix: Reuploaded script (Fix issue 1037: Time stretching/shrinking for midi/drum parts.)
• Fix #1106: Running scripts in midi editors takes waaay too long.
• Fix #1238: Not responding to program MSB from inputs.
• Fix #1233: RtAudio 6 compatibility.
• Fix midi remote control: Don't accept note-offs.
• Fix #1121: Undefined symbol ipatch_close.
• Fix #1120: Cannot clone parts.
• Fix #1119: Routing doesn't work with utf-8 symbols in names.
• Fix #1022: Allow even more zoom out in piano roll.
• Fixed: A number of crash bugs!

For the complete list of changes see:
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/blob/4.2.0/src/ChangeLog

The homepage:
https://muse-sequencer.github.io/
Download:
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/releases/download/4.2.0/muse-4.2.tar.gz
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/releases/download/4.2.0/MusE-4.2.0-x86_64.AppImage
Demos page:
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/wiki/Demos
Forum:
https://linuxmusicians.com/viewforum.php?f=61

How quickly a year passes. This release contains mainly a number of bug fixes and
quality of life improvements.

Condensed list of changes since 4.0:

• New submenus for Favorites and Recently used synths
• New: Custom themes (*.qss files) can be added to the HOME themes directory,
• New #999: Midi editors: Play events when dragged with keyboard.
• Instrument definition files for Edirol-SD90 and Roland SC55mkII
• Metronome: Added possibilty to load metronome samples from local path
• LV2: Support loadDefaultState feature.
• Fix #1037: Time stretching/shrinking for midi/drum parts.
• Fix #1050: bug in script execution causing controllers to be reset
• Fix #1028: Make effects rack 'move up/down' synchronized and real-time friendly.
• Fix #1002: Remove initial focus from mixer volume boxes. Fixes Smart Focus problems.
• Fix #1021: Copying synth track does not copy synth controllers.
• Fix #1021: Copying synth track does not copy volume, pan.
• Fix #1002 space stops working when opening mixer
• Fix #1003: Drum editor: Mouse drag event copy not working.
• Fix #998: Add dedicated keyboard shortcut for deleting tracks in Arranger.
• Fix #652: MMC fastforward/rewind functionality
• Fix #779: Missing notes if too close together. Broken 29.06.2019.
• Fix #986: Crash in lv2 plugins when removed while native GUI is open.

For the complete list of changes see:
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/blob/4.1.0/src/ChangeLog

The homepage:
https://muse-sequencer.github.io/
Download:
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/releases/download/4.1.0/muse-4.1.tar.gz
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/releases/download/4.1.0/MusE-4.1.0-x86_64.AppImage
Demos page:
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/wiki/Demos
Forum:
https://linuxmusicians.com/viewforum.php?f=61

It is with great joy we present to you the final release of MusE 4.0. A great many things have been added and improved since the last stable release, nine months ago. To give a rather useless metric about the amount of work that has gone into MusE 4.0, our code repository has had more than 700 commits since the release of MusE 3.1.1!

Here is an extremely condensed list of the most important changes since 3.1.1:

• The core feature of 4.0 is the redesigned user interface with a huge amount of quality of life improvements.
  • Tabbed UI with Docks for common utility editors like Marker List, Mastertrack List and Event List.
  • All new dark theme with a lot of graphical improvements including lots of icons reworked in vector format.
  • Many new toolbars for quick access to common operations.
  • A lot of menu operations now list their related keyboard shortcut.
  • Many new keyboard shortcuts.
• We now have an AppImage for easy installation on all distributions, both for releases and the bleeding edge development version.
• Many many other fixes and improvements.

For the complete list of changes see:
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/blob/4.0.0/src/ChangeLog

The homepage:
https://muse-sequencer.github.io/
Download:
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/releases/download/4.0.0/muse-4.0.tar.gz
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/releases/download/4.0.0/MusE-4.0.0-x86_64.AppImage
Demos page:
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/wiki/Demos
Forum:
https://linuxmusicians.com/viewforum.php?f=61

For good measure here's a last pre-rerelease (if all goes well) before we call it a day and push the big 4.0 button!

Unordered list of some of the improvements:

• Fix: Script popup couldn't be cancelled.
• Rework: LastEditedEvent add to menu in pianoroll shortcut.
• New: Menu option for Save As Template
• Rework: Save As... dialog used instead of project dialog
• Fix #836: Don't play existing midi events in replace mode.
• Fix #959: Trim event length function in pianoroll not working.
• Fix #960: Wrong zoom level after track type change MIDI->Drum.
• Fix: Memory corruption causing crashes by topwin toolbars.
• Fix:Dark Flat theme: Improve visibility of checkboxes.
• Fix #265: Midi device dlg native GUI led not reflecting the state.

For the complete list of changes see:
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/blob/4.0.0-pre3/src/ChangeLog

The homepage:
https://muse-sequencer.github.io/
Download:
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/releases/download/4.0.0-pre3/muse-4.0pre3.tar.gz
Demos page:
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/wiki/Demos
Forum:
https://linuxmusicians.com/viewforum.php?f=61

MusE 4.0pre2 release January 25, 2021

Leẗ́s start off the new year with another prerelease, a few more tweaks and we should be good to go with the final 4.0 release.
Once again a good bunch of fixes and some new features and improvements.

Slightly ordered list of some of the improvements:

• Fix #933: Sort automation controls in menu.
• Fix #718: Missing strips/selections at first mixer display.
• Fix #932: Add Show All with Events/Hide All to track automation menu.
• Fix: Total number of bars not updated when signature has been changed.
• For issue 920: More values (480-based) in global settings midi division list.
• Fix: More fixes for HiDPI and plugin UIs
• Fix: Improve handling of LV2 native UIs on HiDPI.
• Fix: Bug in Set range to selection, not always correctly set.
• Fix: Set range to selection not working in wave editor.
• Fix issue #935: Track list toggling of solo/mute indicators.
• Fix: Clean up edit menu, move Structure submenu to Edit->Global.
• Fix: Standardize Track list as far as possible
• New: Selection dialog for Add synth track
• New: 'Save New Revision...' dialog
• New: Create generic LV2 UIs based on available plugin metadata.
• New: Implement LV2 UI features FixedSize/NoUserResize.
• New: Add context menu to audio output track type column for downmixing.
• Add: Functions for moving multiple tracks in the track list
• Add: Enable CC events for MIDI remote control (#566).
• Add: Resizings multiple tracks at the same time.
• Add: Menu item for Set range to selection in all relevant editors.
• Add: Dynamic value tooltip in control canvas.
• Add: Add Duplicate track function to track context menu.
• Add: Storing missing slider and other settings in MESS fluidsynth.

For the complete list of changes see:
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/blob/4.0.0-pre2/muse3/ChangeLog

The homepage:
https://muse-sequencer.github.io/
Download:
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/releases/download/4.0pre2/muse-4.0pre2.tar.gz
Demos page:
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/wiki/Demos
Forum:
https://linuxmusicians.com/viewforum.php?f=61

MusE 4.0pre1 release November 15, 2020

2020 is drawing to a close, the world is upside down, it is high time for a new MusE release to at least do our part in brightening the day. Apart from the usual bunch of bug fixes and improvements the most prominent new feature is the new tabbed UI with docks! By default now with a dark theme. Looks cool and works great! Do try it out and let us know what you think.

As this is a pre release, please take extra care in reporting issues to us.

A very condensed list of other changes very loosely ordered:

• Lots of new icons
• More customizable colours
• Reworked mixer strips
• Menus rearranged to make more sense in new UI layout
• Added more shortcuts
• New: Add new toolbars to replace the separate transport window.
• Fix: Issues with saving window geometry/state.
• Add: Refresh function for the midi Scripts menu.
• Fixed bug #853: Crash in infinite loop in latency code.
• Add: Draw marker/position symbols as labels in the position toolbar.
• Add: Show index of active part in title bar/tab in multi-part editors.
• Settings > Midi Division fixes: Full re-work of grid raster and snap system
• Wave Editor now has Snap to grid
• Fixed crash in #842 extending parts to the left
• Pianoroll: Lots of improvements including vector drawed piano keys and tooltips with note information.
• Midi import/export improvements, including key signatures supports 'minor' keys as well.

For the complete list of changes see:
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/blob/muse_4_0pre1/muse3/ChangeLog

The homepage:
https://muse-sequencer.github.io/
Download:
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/releases/download/4.0pre1/muse-4.0pre1.tar.gz
Demos page:
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/wiki/Demos
Forum:
https://linuxmusicians.com/viewforum.php?f=61

MusE 3.1.1 release July 18, 2020 (aka: MusE for Workgroups... HA! joke's over.)

This is mostly a bugfix release following 3.1. Links at the bottom.
A number of small and bigger bugs have been squashed (and probably a few added).

Here is a shortened list of changes since 3.1:

• Support midnam controllers (gmsynth.lv2 for example).
• Audio: Fixed bad feedback / pinned meters with muted tracks in play mode.
• Midi patch popup menu: Include patch number in the items' text.
• Fixed issue #830: Wave Editor: Copy-on-write always triggered. Error from 01.01.2020
• Fixed issue #831: Compressed song files (.gz,.bz2): Blank song on load. Error from 01.01.2020
• Fixed issue #790: Crash when dragging parts to blank area.
• Mixer strip shortcuts now configurable and work in both Arranger and Mixer
• Fix slider/meter groove misalignment in mixer strip.
• Midi controller graphs: Moved 'Add ctrl' button from bottom area to menu and toolbar as well.
• Updated Simpledrums so it is possible to actually see the parameter settings.
• Fix main window size/position issues upon startup
• Arranger: Removed the small toggle button for mixer strip display/hide and cleaned up the layouts.
• Fix Qt 5.14 / 5.15 deprecations
• Many new customizing features implemented, internal colors, css properties. New theme (Dark Flat) as a showcase.
• Midi Controller panel redesigned
• Fix regression at 06.04.2020: Can't connect Jack ports to audio input/output tracks R chan.
• Added support for adjusting automation for Global structure cut/insert
• LV2: Fix plugins without 'programs extension' support: Send directly as midi events.
  Fixes plugins like gmsynth.lv2, which have midnam support but no programs extension support.
• New - PianoRoll Speaker button has two selectable modes, single note and chords:
• New option in Global settings -> GUI tweaks to (not) keep transport window on top
• Fix regression from 12.04.2019: Midi controller cache not proper after loading song.
• Fixed 'drum ordering' bugs (drum notes order) after drag parts or duplicate tracks.
• Added wave part extend beyond end of part if there is more wave file
• Enable multiple resizing in piano roll (#748)
• Enable CTRL Left Mouse Click item selection in edit mode in piano roll
• Enable Right Mouse Click for exclusive single selection in edit mode/piano roll
• Fix EditPaste cursor HiDPI issue in midi editors->controller views
• Fix tool cursor not changing in midi editors->controller views

For the complete list of changes see:
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/blob/muse_3_1_1/muse3/ChangeLog

The homepage has moved and undergone a much needed refresh, check it out:
https://muse-sequencer.github.io/

Download: https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/releases/download/muse_3_1_1/muse-3.1.1.tar.gz

Demos page: https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/wiki/Demos

Forum: https://linuxmusicians.com/viewforum.php?f=61

Once more we've decided enough is enough, time to crank out a proper release, enter MusE 3.1!

As per usual, more years than we care to recount has passed since the last one. And, as per usual a lot of things has been brewing during this time.

Among the bigger features since 3.0 is the inclusion of a Plugin cache. This has two benefits, scanning of plugins are no longer done on a standard startup, making the startup a lot faster. Also the scanning is done in a separate process so no more crashes during startup due to issues with plugins.

Here is a short list of other prominent changes since 3.0:

• Metronome improved, a lot of new settings
  • reawakened pre count!
  • Auto-connect metronome to first audio output track.
• General plugins improvements
  • Effect rack extended to 8 plugins instead of 4
  • Generic plugin UI: Added 'Quirks' buttons to toolbar
• LV2 plugins
  • Fix sequencing/syncing plugins (Helm, LV2 metronome, NoiseMak3r...)
  • Rewrite of state/worker support and more, fixes several synths:
  • Fix plugins using worker extension, such as *v1 suite (drumkv1 etc.)
  • Removed ALL internal LV2 support. Too hard to maintain.
  • Fixed LV2 X11 GUI size.
  • MidNam support
• VST plugins
  • Fix # 708: Surge-vst crashes.
• DSSI/VST
  • DSSI-VST was recently found to be working on recent kernels.
    There's now a plugin tab for configuring the initialization of this support from inside MusE
• LADSPA plugins
  • Ladspa RDF (lrdf) support.
• A lot of UI changes for better consistency and usability, menus, toolbars.
• Many many under the hood changes for more consistency and lower cpu usage in the editors
• Better support for HiDPI screens
• Lots and lots of new keyboard shortcuts and now a search field in the shortcut dialog to make it easier to locate shortcuts also.
• Many many new vectorized icons
• More colors in UI customizable, including for stylesheets
• Settings dialog redesigned to make it easier to navigate.
• Double click on track ID selects all tracks of the same type
• Transport window slightly redesigned
• Improvements to midi timing
• Global cut/insert improvements, fixes crashes with markers
• Rewind on stop setting

Teasers for major improvements:
We have also some major improvements that have crept into the release but still have some issues which make us not recommend using them quite yet.

• Realtime time-stretch and samplerate-stretch conversion. An embryo for this functionality exist in the Wave editor, check out the new button on the tool bar. Do consider it is not finished though.
• Latency correction / compensation. In the settings there is a new tab with settings for latency compensation. Finally MusE can compensate for delays in the audio chain to keep everything in sync. This feature is not turned on by default as there are some nagging bugs that you need to be aware of, see bugs:
  • #767 - looping audio does not work
  • #682 - midi note on the start beat where you press play is not played

For the complete list of changes see:
https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/blob/muse_3_1_0/muse3/ChangeLog

The homepage has moved and undergone a much needed refresh, check it out:
https://muse-sequencer.github.io/

Download: https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/releases/download/muse_3_1_0/muse-3.1.tar.gz

Demos page: https://github.com/muse-sequencer/muse/wiki/Demos

Forum: https://linuxmusicians.com/viewforum.php?f=61