Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Anyone planned a GTK2-based Multitracker?
From: will_AT_malefactor.org
Date: Sat Apr 10 2004 - 01:25:00 EEST
On Fri, Apr 09, 2004 at 08:18:04PM -0400, Dave Robillard wrote:
> On 04/09/04 16:54:56, Fons Adriaensen wrote:
> >One thing I'd love to have is *simple* MIDI sequencer that does *only* midi
> >(no audio whatsoever), is optimised to handle arbitrary note timing (no
> >tempo,
> >beats, ...), and using the ALSA sequencer interface. The saved file format
> >doesn't even have to be midi. Sort of a dumb multitrack recorder for midi
> >data, slaved to JACK transport control.
>
> I agree completely that a straight plain MIDI sequencer is needed. Not so
> sure about the no tempo idea though. Editing MIDI without the concept of
> tempo and/or bars would be a most horrible thing. Ardour sync through some
> means is definitely essential (and the thing that makes the current stable
> version of MusE essentially useless to me). I don't know about "simple",
> except the fact that it's just MIDI. I'd like a feature complete MIDI
> sequencer (in gtk), not one that's sucked down feature-wise.
>
> Writing a multitrack recorder is a duplication of effort - we already have
> one (and I severely doubt anyone is going to be surpassing ardour in
> quality any time soon).
>
> We don't, however, have a just-MIDI sequencer, with all the nice features a
> MIDI sequencer needs (like advanced control editing, etc.) The next
> version of MuSe could be quite good, but it has all that audio stuff
> holding back development, plus it's Qt of course..
>
> (Random thought) A MIDI sequencer where you can draw control curves over
> the tracks (like ardour volume and whatnot) would be very cool.. esp. for
> electronic music (like, say, trance) when the control parameters are as
> important as the notes themselves
>
> -Dave
What about seq24? It's simple and uses GTK. I think it also has
something where you can draw lines on a canvas to change control
parameters.
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