[specimen] Hello everybody

[Eric Dantan Rzewnicki]

Again, let's please release 0.5.2 and then add features. I have no
objections to the features at all. I just feel badly about how long it's
been with no release and don't want to start adding new bugs right now.

So, can we first fix bugs, then hack on new stuff?

On Thu, Sep 06, 2007 at 11:14:18PM +0300, Juuso Alasuutari wrote:
> On Thursday 06 September 2007 21:44:22 Dragan Noveski wrote:
> > James wrote:
> > > i dare you to add per-instrument jack outputs :D
> > hi,
> > good news!!
> > i am agreed with james, if it is possible, do 'per-instrument jack
> > outputs', that would be great.
> > i think there will be enough people to test and help you debugging?!
> I definitely have that one in mind. Here's a brief list of the things I want 
> to see happen:
> - Per-channel volumes. Controller 7 should adjust the active channel's volume, 
> not the volume of each and every patch like it does now.

I've considered this a bug and would welcome a fix for 0.5.2.

> - Patch velocity range setting. This will enable creating layered instruments.

This would be a valuable new feature for later.

> - JACK MIDI support.

I believe we already have this.

> - Flexible JACK outputs. Being able to create an arbitrary number of JACK 
> outputs and routing any patch(es) to any port(s) should be sufficient to rock 
> any rational person's socks off.

Sounds good in principle, but again it's a new feature for later

> - Maybe something with effects and/or envelopes.

Both are good, but also new features for later.

> I'm sure I forgot something, but I'm tired enough to not care. We'll see how 
> well I can manage to implement all these great ideas in practice.

Thanks for your efforts! 

To be clear, I really want to see this stuff happen, but after 0.5.2.

If you want to work on a new feature before release, create a branch for
hacking on and we'll merge stuff back to trunk after the release.

I have to apologize for my own lack of activity. At some point I
promised a roadmap which never materialised. Maybe Juuso's activity will
at least get me motivated to type up my ideas.

I should also say that the above are just my own opinions and I don't
consider mine to matter more just because I'm hosting the project. 

-Eric (your humble, if often absentee, maintainer)

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