This is very great news!

Guys, can you tell me - if I already have a git version of LMMS - should I
just build this version and it'll overwrite everything
or should I remove the git version first? If I should remove, please tell me
how.

Louigi Verona.


On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 3:35 AM, Tobias Doerffel
<[email protected]>wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> After a too long delay, we're glad to announce the availability of LMMS
> 0.4.6.
> This version is amaintainance release of the 0.4.x series. It fixes most of
> the bugs found in version 0.4.5. Thanks to all who helped make this release
> (especially those who kept up testing and reporting bugs)!
>
> We'd also like to announce our effort to rename LMMS again.  Please
> keep reading for details!
>
>
> Summary for version 0.4.6:
> ==========================
>
> Core:
> * PulseAudio backend: fixed latency and underrun problems
> * PulseAudio backend: fixed improper shutdown + free allocated resources
> * AudioJack backend: removed incorrect JACK transport code
> * MidiWinMM: fixed list of output ports being empty
> * AutomatableModel: do not return an out of range value in fittedValue()
> * ConfigMgr: fix initialization of various paths if they do not exist
>
> GUI:
> * Fixed bug #2819817: main window scrollbars
> * Increase import filter for *.midi and *.riff
> * ControllerConnectionDialog: improved auto detect feature for controllers
> * EffectSelectDialog: rewritten using Designer
> * Fixed issue with knobs in 3xOsc and AudioFilePro.
> * SideBar: rewritten to use QToolBar instead of KMultiTabBar
> * TrackContentWidget: fixed background tile pixmap updating
> * MainWindow: stop playing song when asking whether to save project
>
> Plugins:
> * Mallets: build properly with Stk 4.4
> * RemoteVstPlugin: make more VST plugins work
> * TAP LADSPA plugins: updated to version 0.7.1
> * VeSTige, ZASF, LB302, Sf2Player: do not process if InstrumentTrack is
> muted
> * VeSTige: set VeSTige logo as window icon for plugin GUI subwindow
> * ZynAddSubFX: resynced with their Git repo
> * ZynAddSubFX: fix some presets not being restored properly when loading
> project
> * ZynAddSubFX: added fast GUI-less mode
> * ZynAddSubFX: forward MidiControlChange events to ZynAddSubFX core
> * ZynAddSubFX/FLTK: updated to SVN revision 6921
>
> Misc:
> * Added new Korean translation
> * Updated German localization files
> * Removed some old projects
>
>
>
> The download is available at
>
>  http://sourceforge.net/projects/lmms/files/
>
> Ubuntu packages of LMMS for Karmic (9.10) and Hardy (8.04 LTS) will be
> available
> soon at
>
>  
> https://launchpad.net/~tobydox/+archive/lmms<https://launchpad.net/%7Etobydox/+archive/lmms>
>
>
> More information is available at the project-homepage
>
>  http://lmms.sourceforge.net
>
> and the Wiki
>
>  http://lmms.sourceforge.net/wiki
>
> Please also note the LMMS Sharing Platform (LSP):
>
>  http://lsp.lmms.info/
>
>
>
> LMMS Renaming Effort:
> =====================
>
> The team has discussed renaming the project in the past.  The reasons for
> not renaming have largely been:
>
> * SourceForge.net won't let you (easily) rename
> * LMMS is now a recognized brand, we are the top hit on Google, etc...
> * We can't think of a better name
> * It is too much effort and we are too lazy
>
> However, there are many reasons why we should rename the project
>
> * "LMMS" may be recognized, but it is too hard to say El-Em-Em-Es
> * The current name is not "catchy" or "cool" we need something marketable
> * L  = Linux, but we now support Windows and will soon support OS-X
> * MM = MultiMedia, but we are now only focused on audio
>
> Now SF.net allows for renaming projects.  We've now realized that
> maintaining
> the "LMMS" brand has little value if the name itself is too hard to
> pronounce and remember.  We are now willing to put in the effort required
> for renaming.
>
> The only thing missing is the new name; this is where you come in!  Users
> will submit their recommendations.  When we are ready to pick a name we
> will
> either choose our favorite, or we will pick our top-5.  The winner will
> then
> be voted on by the community.  The winner will receive a free copy of LMMS!
>
> To submit your recommendation, send an email to [email protected] Please
> include "LMMS" in your subject line.  In the body include your
> recommendation
> and a description.  Be sure to include reasons for choosing the name.
> There is no limit on how many suggestions you can make.
>
> Good luck!
>
>
>
> Detailed changes (taken from "git shortlog 0.4.5..0.4.6"):
> ==========================================================
>
> Andrew Kelley (2):
> * BuildPlugin.cmake: add include directory
> * RemoteVstPlugin: add include directory
>
> Armin Kazmi (1):
> * AudioPulseAudio: fixed latency and underrun problems
>
> Krzysztof Foltman/CALF (2):
> * + Monosynth: code cleanup (move more things to .cpp file, ignore the
> negligible performance hit)
> * + Organ, Framework: use std::vector::front() instead of
> std::vector::data()
> (may possibly fix the MacOS X compilation problem reported by Daniel
> Klaffenbach and Tobias Doerffel)
>
> Nikos Chantziaras (1):
> * ZynAddSubFX: link fftw3f after ZASF core libs
>
> Paul Giblock (5):
> * Add Korean translation (cherry picked from commit
> 2a69917d519b9005af983b5bad4375ef5776c569)
> * Fix bug 2819817: main window scrollbars
> * Increase import filter for *.midi and *.riff
> * Proper File import extensions and translations
> * Rename "All Files" to "All file types" release QM
>
> Peter Nelson (1):
> * AudioJACK: removed incorrect JACK transport code
>
> Tobias Doerffel (66):
> * Renamed MIDI and audio related classes/files to match new style
> * MidiAlsaSeq: QString related fixups
> * MidiAlsaSeq: improved MIDI event polling loop
> * MidiAlsaSeq: construction of port name in separate function
> * MidiWinMM: fixed typo that caused writablePorts() not being overloaded
> * RemotePlugin: added missing include + coding style fixes
> * MidiEvent: allow querying name of port which it came from
> * ControllerConnectionDialog: improved auto detect feature for controllers
> * MidiAlsaSeq: print error message if snd_seq_event_input() failed
> * ZynAddSubFX: forward MidiControlChange events to ZynAddSubFX core
> * AudioAlsa/AudioOss: set FD_CLOEXEC flag for file descriptors
> * ZynAddSubFX: restructured initialization and shutdown code
> * TAP LADSPA plugins: updated to version 0.7.1
> * AutomatableModel: do not return an out of range value in fittedValue()
> * Build system: pass -nw as option for MOC to QT4_WRAP_CPP macro
> * File and class renames part 1
> * sed: s/( void )/(), s/FALSE/false/, s/TRUE/true
> * Fixed mistakes made by sed-mass-replaces
> * EffectSelectDialog: rewritten using Designer
> * Plugin::Descriptor: renamed sub_plugin_features to subPluginFeatures
> * Plugin::Descriptor::SubPluginFeatures: made some methods const
> * Plugin: typedef DescriptorList + more const improvements
> * ZynAddSubFX: fixed win32 compilation of FLTK and MXML
> * RemotePlugin: do not skip audio processing when debugging
> * ZynAddSubFX: lots of cleanups in RemotePlugin implementation
> * ZynAddSubFX: added GUI-less mode
> * ZynAddSubFX: keep plugin filename lower case
> * ZynAddSubFX: fix plugin descriptor name
> * InstrumentPlayHandle: do not process if InstrumentTrack is muted
> * ZynAddSubFX: eliminate global data in favour of per-synth data
> * CMakeLists.txt: also search for UI files in src/gui/Forms
> * ZynAddSubFX: fixed compilation failure due to 0.4.x specific code
> * Moved ChangeLog file to ChangeLog.old
> * RemoteVstPlugin: removed plugin dispatching in hostCallback
> * Fix issue with knobs in 3xOsc and AudioFilePro.
> * CALF: moved some files to allow easy cherry-picking from CALF Git
> * CALF: removed usage of non-standard std::vector::data()
> * Revert "CALF: removed usage of non-standard std::vector::data()"
> * Merge branch 'calf-updates'
> * Build system: remove ChangeLog from "dist" target
> * Build system: another stupid compiler flag fix for OS X
> * Suppress location information in *.ts files and drop obsolete strings
> * Refresh localization files with improved lupdate command
> * Regenerate QM files
> * ZynAddSubFX: resynced with their Git repo
> * Merge branch 'zynaddsubfx-master'
> * ZynAddSubFX/FLTK: updated to SVN revision 6921
> * Removed usage of ASCII C strings in several places
> * ZynAddSubFX: flush temporary data exchange file
> * VstPlugin: flush temporary data exchange file
> * SideBar: rewritten to use QToolBar instead of KMultiTabBar
> * Updated German localization files
> * Build system: pass UI files to lupdate
> * Refresh localization files with strings from UI files
> * AudioPulseAudio: fixed improper shutdown + free allocated resources
> * RemoteVstPlugin: allocate buffer for chunk on heap rather than stack
> * Mallets: build properly with Stk 4.4
> * TrackContentWidget: fixed background tile pixmap updating
> * TrackContainer: fix Qt header includes
> * MainWindow: stop playing song when asking whether to save project
> * Removed some old projects
> * VeSTige: set VeSTige logo as window icon for plugin GUI subwindow
> * ConfigMgr: fix initialization of various paths if they do not exist
> * Win32 toolchain: various fixes + march=i686
> * Win32 build: copy new libFLAC-8.dll into package
>
>
> More detailed changes can be obtained at
>
>
> http://lmms.git.sf.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=lmms/lmms;a=log;h=93eb03612db730db22558a61c7f832499763436a
> (or "git log 0.4.5..0.4.6")
>
>
> Enjoy!
>
>
> Toby
> in the name of the LMMS developer team
>
>
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