> After almost two years, I'm happy to announce that a new version of
> `synthclone` is available for download!
>
> The new version of `synthclone` is a complete departure from the utility
> application I wrote two years ago on a rainy weekend. Here are the most
> important changes:
>
> - `synthclone` is now a Qt-based application with a table interface that
> allows a user to configure sample times, release times, notes, velocity
> values, aftertouch, channel pressure, and MIDI control changes on a
> zone-by-zone basis. You can tweak the parameters and audition samples
> until you're satisfied with the samples you've acquired.
>
> - The application is now session-based. Sessions can be saved and
> restored.
>
> - `synthclone` comes with `libsynthclone`, a plugin API that allows
> developers to write plugins that can interact with and extend the
> application. Developers can add components to `synthclone`, including
> sampler components (for sending MIDI and acquiring audio data), effect
> components (for altering audio data), and target components (for
> writing patches that work with software that can play back sample-based
> instruments). In addition, the API allows plugins to do almost
> anything that the application itself can do. All changes to the
> session are accessible via the observer pattern (using Qt signals and
> slots), allowing plugins to easily sync to session changes.
>
> - `synthclone` is distributed with several plugins:
>
> 1.) libsynthclone_hydrogen - Builds Hydrogen drumkits.
> 2.) libsynthclone_jack - Sampling via the JACK Audio Connection Kit.
> Includes JACK Session support.
> 3.) libsynthclone_sfz - Builds SFZ instruments.
> 4.) libsynthclone_trimmer - Trims "silence" off of the start and end
> of acquired samples.
> 5.) libsynthclone_zonegenerator - Generates zone data for acquiring
> samples.
>
> - The application can write multiple targets (i.e. Hydrogen and SFZ) in
> one session. No need to restart `synthclone` and wait while samples
> are reacquired.
>
> The new version of `synthclone` is available at:
>
>
http://synthclone.googlecode.com/
>
> This is an alpha release. Please report bugs using the issue tracker:
>
>
http://code.google.com/p/synthclone/issues/list
>
> If you like `synthclone` and have ideas that can make it better and/or want
> to keep up with its progress, join the users group:
>
>
http://groups.google.com/group/synthclone-users
>
> If you're a developer and want to write plugins for `synthclone` or
> contribute to the application itself, join the development group:
>
>
http://groups.google.com/group/synthclone-development
>
> On a closing note, I'd like to thank Peter L. Jones for patiently answering
> my questions about the SFZ format. With his help, I was able to understand
> far more about the SFZ format than I ever could using the official
> documentation. Thanks, Peter!
>
> --
> Devin Anderson
> devin (at) charityfinders (dot) com
>
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http://synthclone.googlecode.com/