Open-source and free software

[monsterovich]

https://bitbucket.org/Monsterovich/launchpadd

<monsterovich> I've finally released the new version with MIDI support
<monsterovich> http://www.mediafire.com/download/yau5t021dod4z6j/testmidi2.ogg
<monsterovich> and tested it through OpenMPT
<monsterovich> This program allows to turn your smartphone/tablet into an OpenMPT keyboard

http://s32.postimg.org/mzu5cexhh/20160512_000009.jpg

[Saga Musix]

Cool stuff

[arseniiv]

@monsterovich It seems you've added a MIDI port with some magic there. Do I need to use some other software to do it, and how? Your app deserves more attention from the community (and more documentation as well ) I've uncommented the lines in launchpadd.ini and replaced the setting with miditest, but at the time I have default Windows GM synth deactivated, so I couldn't test if the server receives anything, but I believe so, and anyway it's cool.

P. S. Oh, I've been wrong about the docs, now I found the wiki. Will read.

P. P. S. Now at least I've configured client & server to play sounds at their own without MIDI. Cool indeed, but unfortunately latency is too high. Is it possibly my Wi-Fi?

P.³ S. Yay, just some loopMIDI and it works like a charm! Totally inaudible latency when receiving in Tracktion! It seems I'm going to have to learn some MIDI message codes...

[arseniiv]

I realise it's off topic here, but just can't add one more postscript:

P.⁴ S. As I deduce, there's currently no way to change preset on client startup. It's a bit frustrating that changing preset needs editing the setting file manually. Is startup selection an option for newer versions?

[monsterovich]

Is it possibly my Wi-Fi?

There is always a possibility. To decrease the latency I even tried to connect my smartphone to PC directly through the wi-fi-spot and had a good success (use this scheme: laptop - host, smartphone - client, otherwise you will experience major lags due to bad hardware on your smartphone). There is another way - just use the lan cable for your PC, it always works without issues.

[arseniiv]

Thanks. However, when selecting pure MIDI, latency is perfectly small, and it's just what I need.

[Alice (Midori)]

This is my fav terminal emulator for Windows
https://conemu.github.io/

A free and open source optical drive emulator, simple, clean and less bloated than daemon tools
http://wincdemu.sysprogs.org/portable/

My go-to program whenever i need to record an optical disc or dump the image of it
https://cdrtfe.sourceforge.io/

And a very cool MIDI visualiser, with realtime 3D piano roll ^~^
https://osdn.net/projects/miditrail/

Raster graphics editor, way less clunky than GIMP imho
https://krita.org/en/

BTW, i'm not sure if this thread is solely about software whose code is public, or just free (as in freeware), thus posting only open-sourced ones for now. Will add more later, after this gets clarified i guess

[Newbie]

Checkout Sekaiju Midi Sequencer at https://openmidiproject.osdn.jp/Sekaiju_en.html and https://openmidiproject.osdn.jp/index_en.html for the other related projects at OpenMidiProject.

[Vojvodinosaurus]

so i found this free opensource vpn and i wonder if it's worth it: https://www.freelan.org/

[Schmitty2005]

This is VPN client software, not a service.  It is available in the Debian repository, so it is likely decent quality.   I have not used it.

[Schmitty2005]

For those interested in VST's:

Steinberg Classic VST download :

4 Plug-ins available in 2 VST classic Packs:

Pack 1 :
     --Model-E Synth
     --VB-1 Virtual Bass

Pack 2:
     --Neon  - Synth
     --Karlette - Tape Delay


https://www.steinberg.net/en/support/unsupported_products/vst_classics_vol_1_2.html

[Newbie]

I found a promising fork of Audacity called Tenacity at https://tenacityaudio.org/

[Vojvodinosaurus]

But when i click download it says theres no releases available yet

[.^o]

Tenacity
We have not released the first version of Tenacity yet, as it is still in the early stages of development.

Nevertheless, as a result of popular demand by the community, we decided to provide "nightly" downloads for Windows, macOS and Ubuntu Linux. These downloads are based on the latest version of Tenacity's code, and are not representative of our final product. Some features may be added, removed, or changed.

https://github.com/tenacityteam/tenacity

[Newbie]

I found an interesting looking open source midi tracker called Synergy Midi Tracker, it is available for free at http://miditracker.org/