Qtractor

Description

A MIDI/Audio multi-track sequencer

Facilitate Portability

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Just sharing my progress.

Qtractor.cpp line 159:

sLocPath = (QDir(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath()).filePath("../share/qtractor/translations")); 

This allows Qtractor to always find the translations, even if the local installation directory changes.
You just need to respect the structure: bin | lib | share.

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QtractorOptions.cpp line 72:

Problem with Qtractor, plugin presets, and the visual display of plugins.

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Problem with Qtractor, plugin presets, and the visual display of plugins.

There seems to be a problem in Qtractor with saved presets and the visual interface for the x42 plugins, zam plugins, LSP plugins, dragonfly reverb, and possibly others that I haven't noticed yet or don't use. Specifically, I've noticed it with the following LV2 plugins: x42 Compressor, x42 EQ, x42 Limiter, zam compressor and EQ, LSP Compressor and EQ, and dragonfly reverb. I think all zam and x42 plugins are affected.

Example:

Qtractor and step sequencer plugins

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Hi,

I have a question about using a MIDI step sequencer.

For example:

I create a MIDI track. First, I load the step sequencer plugin, e.g., B-Step or X42 Step Sequencer 8x8, and then a sound generator that should be controlled by the step sequencer, such as SynthV1. I can select steps in the step sequencer and then hear the corresponding result from the controlled SynthV1.

[official] OSC support...

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just to let you all know, after years in uber-procrastination, OSC (Open Sound Control) support has been finally introduced.

similar to keyboard and MIDI controller shortcuts, it allows the discrete mapping of OSC handlers to any main menu command actions (cf. View/Options.../OSC)

starting at qtractor >= v1.5.12.8git.4dbf73

enjoy

ps. the road to v1.6.0 is being paved ;)

Minor inconvenience when saving projects

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When you save a session for the first time, the save window doesn't display the file extension, only the session name.

So, if Qtractor is configured to save as .qtr by default (for example), MyProject.qtr doesn't appear; only MyProject does.

The problem is that even if you select a different format from the dropdown menu (qtt, for example), because it doesn't have the extension, it still saves as qtr.

It took me ages to realize that it wasn't my mistake when saving, since we generally want to save in the default format.

Manual audio clip recording latency compensation

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I think we had this topic once but I want to bring it into attention a 2nd time.

I have a complex setup with Insert/Send to external hardware and software. Its roundtrip latency cannot be determined by jack reliably. With LSP Plugins Latency Meter it's very easy to determine it.

It would be super cool if there was an entry in View->Options->Audio similar to ...

Applied offset (latency correction) for audio clips after recording:

[X] Automatic [ _] Manual (frames) (insert here the same ms display and latency input box as in insert sends)