The LinuxSampler Project

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Licenses

There are several subprojects, each having its own license terms, as follows:

gigeditAn instrument editor for gig files (written in C++, based on the gtk(mm) toolkit).	-> (pure) GPL
jlscpA java LinuxSampler control protocol API.	-> (pure) GPL v2
JSamplerA graphical frontend to LinuxSampler, written in Java.	-> (pure) GPL v2
libgigFile access library (C++), for loading and modifying GigaStudio, SoundFont, KORG, AKAI and DLS files.	-> (pure) GPL
liblscpLinuxSampler Control Protocol (LSCP) wrapper C library.	-> (pure) LGPL
LinuxSamplerSampler backend, including sampler engine, audio and MIDI drivers, network layer (LSCP) API and native C++ API.	-> GPL with commercial exception*
QSamplerGraphical frontend to LinuxSampler (written in C++, based on the Qt toolkit).	-> (pure) GPL

[*] LinuxSampler is licensed under the GNU GPL with the exception that USAGE of the source code, libraries and applications FOR COMMERCIAL HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE PRODUCTS IS NOT ALLOWED without prior written permission by the LinuxSampler authors. If you have questions on the subject, that are not yet covered by the FAQ, please contact us.

Dependencies

The following figure illustrates the compile time / linker dependencies.

                                  gigedit
                                     |
                                (mandatory)
                                     |
                                     V
       QSampler ~~~(optional)~~~> libgig         JSampler
           |                         A              |
           |                         |              |
      (mandatory)               (mandatory)    (mandatory)
           |                         |              |
           V                         |              V
        liblscp                 LinuxSampler      jlscp

Or again in words: you have to compile and install libgig before being able to compile and use LinuxSampler. You don't need libgig for compiling and using QSampler, but it's definitely recommended. You cannot compile nor use QSampler without liblscp though. As QSampler is communicating with LinuxSampler via TCP, there is no linker dependency between them, but of course you still need to have LinuxSampler installed to be able to use QSampler (either locally or on any other computer in your network). JSampler is also communicating with LinuxSampler via TCP, so there is no linker dependency between them either. JSampler requires jlscp though. You have to compile and install libgig before being able to compile and use gigedit.

Binary Packages

We currently provide pre-compiled binaries for the following operating systems:

Operating System	Build Type	Description
Debian "Jessie"	.deb Packages	Individual Debian (.deb) binary package for each software component, compiled for Intel 64 bit / AMD 64 bit Debian 8 stable, a.k.a "Jessie". (Note: Out-dated. You should better compile .deb packages by yourself by using latest SVN version for now).
Ubuntu "Hardy Heron"	.deb Packages	Individual Ubuntu (.deb) binary package for each software component, compiled for i486, Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, a.k.a "Hardy Heron". (Note: Out-dated. You should better compile .deb packages by yourself by using latest SVN version for now).
Gentoo	ebuilds	Bleeding edge Gentoo ebuild for each software component, which can be used to conveniently emerge the latest versions directly from CVS (Note: Out-dated, we moved from CVS to SVN a while ago. Ebuild files need to be updated.).
Suse	.rpm Packages	Individual RPM package for each software component for openSUSE 13.2, compiled for i586 and x86_64.
Windows	Stable Release Installer	Self-extracting all-in-one installer of all software components for Windows. It includes native 64 bit and native 32 bit binaries, standalone and VST plugin versions of the sampler. This is the latest stable release of the sampler. For a more recent version, you may consider downloading a developer snapshot instead (see below).
Windows	Snapshot Installer	Self-extracting all-in-one installer of all software components for Windows. It includes native 64 bit and native 32 bit binaries, standalone and VST plugin versions of the sampler. These window installer binaries are snapshots which are automatically built on our server from the latest Subversion (development) version of the sampler.
Mac	Stable Release Diskimage	All-in-one Diskimage of latest stable releases of the software components for macOS. It includes standalone and Audio Unit (AU) plugin versions of the sampler. It also includes the instrument editor "gigedit" and the graphical sampler frontends "QSampler" and "Fantasia". Recent macOS installers only support Intel 64 bit. However older macOS installers are available for Intel 32 bit and PPC. For a more recent version, you may consider downloading a developer snapshot instead (see below).
Mac	Snapshot Diskimage	All-in-one Diskimage of the current official releases of the software components for macOS. It includes standalone and Audio Unit (AU) plugin versions of the sampler. It also includes the instrument editor "gigedit" and the graphical sampler frontends "QSampler" and "Fantasia". These macOS installers are developer snapshots which are automatically built on our server from the latest Subversion (development) version of the sampler.

Additionally there are the following platform independent Java executable packages (note: you need to have the Java Runtime Environment 6 installed to be able to execute these software packages on your computer):

File Name	Description
Fantasia-0.9.jar	JSampler "Fantasia", a frontend to LinuxSampler, modern skin-based distribution of JSampler (note: "Fantasia" is already included with the Windows installer)
JS_Classic-0.8a-cvs4.jar	JSampler "Classic", a frontend to LinuxSampler, classic distribution of JSampler

Source Packages

Source code packages of the latest official releases:

File Name	Description
libgig-4.4.1.tar.bz2	GigaStudio/Gigasampler, DLS, AKAI, SoundFont, KORG file access library (C++)
liblscp-1.0.0.tar.gz	LinuxSampler Control Protocol (LSCP) wrapper C library
linuxsampler-2.3.1.tar.bz2	sampler engine / backend
qsampler-1.0.0.tar.gz	graphical frontend to LinuxSampler
jlscp-0.8.tar.bz2	a java LinuxSampler control protocol API
JSampler-0.9.tar.bz2	a java frontend to LinuxSampler
gigedit-1.2.1.tar.bz2	an instrument editor for gig files

Subversion

This project's Subversion repository can be checked out through anonymous Subversion with the following instruction set. There are currently seven subprojects in the LinuxSampler project, pick the line of the respective subproject you want to checkout from below:

svn co https://svn.linuxsampler.org/svn/libgig/trunk libgig
svn co https://svn.linuxsampler.org/svn/liblscp/trunk liblscp
svn co https://svn.linuxsampler.org/svn/linuxsampler/trunk linuxsampler
svn co https://svn.linuxsampler.org/svn/qsampler/trunk qsampler
svn co https://svn.linuxsampler.org/svn/jlscp/trunk jlscp
svn co https://svn.linuxsampler.org/svn/jsampler/trunk jsampler
svn co https://svn.linuxsampler.org/svn/gigedit/trunk gigedit

You don't need to checkout the sources again later on, just for keeping track to the latest development version. For updating to the latest Subversion version you can simply run the following command at any time from the checked out source directory:

svn update

You can also browse the Subversion repository.

Bootsplash theme

Does your computer already boot in LinuxSampler style? No? Checkout the following LinuxSampler theme for either fbsplash (gensplash) or bootsplash:

	-->	Screenshot while booting
	-->	Screenshot of terminal (here running 'top')

You can get this theme here.