KXStudio : News

> Carla Plugin Host 1.0.0 released!
On 2013-07-03 by falkTX

After more than 2 years in development, here it is - the first stable release of Carla is now available!

Carla Plugin Host, or just Carla, is an audio plugin host, with support for many audio drivers and plugin formats.
It has some nice features like automation of parameters via MIDI CC and full OSC control.

Carla currently supports LADSPA (including LRDF), DSSI, LV2, and VST plugin formats, plus GIG, SF2 and SFZ file support.
It uses JACK as the default and preferred audio driver but also supports native drivers like ALSA, DirectSound or CoreAudio.

We currently release source code plus Windows and Linux binaries (focus goes into the Linux version).
Downloads available at the usual place, KXStudio Downloads.

For more information about Carla check its own application page here.
We'll be updating that page in the next few days, with some tutorials and workflow videos as well, so stay tuned!

You can follow the release discussion over at LinuxMusicians forums.
If you find this application useful and/or want to help further development, please consider a donation.

> KXStudio Mini-Manual
On 2013-05-06 by falkTX

Thanks for the hard work of danboid and wolftune (plus some corrections by falkTX and others), the KXStudio "Mini" Manual is now online,
directly accessible through the KXStudio website:
http://kxstudio.linuxaudio.org/Documentation

There are still minor things that need correction, but overall it looks great.
The manual should be updated regularly from now on.

> KXStudio now on Facebook and SoundCloud
On 2013-03-23 by falkTX

There's now a Facebook page for KXStudio, and a SoundCloud group too. Links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/KXStudio/166202240203426
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/groups/kxstudio

The Facebook page needs more likes to get a proper url, so you know what to do... ;)

> KXStudio news section reworked
On 2013-03-17 by falkTX

The KXStudio news section now has a backend behind it, Chyrp, which makes it easier to write and publish articles.
Plus, it supports RSS so everyone can now follow the KXStudio project more closely.

This new module also allows per-article comments, but I'm unsure how well that works. Feel free to give it a try though!

> KXStudio 12.04.1 released!
On 2013-01-05 by falkTX

After much hard work, a new release of KXStudio is ready!
The previous ISO images were getting old, and since Cadence (and KXStudio in general) is now much more stable, it was time for an update.
Existing KXStudio users already have 90% of the changes and fixes as KXStudio uses the repositories for everything.
Still, this is a big milestone for the project. It's a step towards perfection.

Here's a quick list of changes since the previous 12.04 release.

Apps:
• Add AriaMaestosa, Giada and Petri-Foo to the DVD and default install
• Upgrade Cadence to the beta1 release (lots of fixes!)
• Fully up-to-date apps and plugins (as of 30/12/2012)
• Use KDE 4.9.4 on the Live-DVD (repositories now have 4.9.5)
• Use Firefox-KDE PPA on the Live-DVD

Desktop/Theme:
• Add kxstudio-text plymouth (used when no gpu drivers are available)
• Fix plymouth Live-DVD "eject disk now" text not visible (and any other labels/info)
• Change KDE desktop theme to slim-glow (backported latest release from KDE 4.10)
• Change cursor theme to oxy-zion
• Disable KDE bouncing cursor by default
• Use Claudia-Launcher instead of Klaudia in KDE kickoff (start menu)

Settings:
• Auto-disable PulseAudio respawn
• Set default asoundrc file to snd-aloop
• Set default jack prio to 85
• Use ALSA-Audio bridge instead of PulseAudio (no longer installed by default)

Welcome Wizard:
• Add theme screenshot button
• Add theme font size option
• Auto-register 64bit WineAsio too (done in 'wine stuff' step)
• Don't update user theme to KXStudio by default
• Disable theme updates if not running KDE4 or XFCE

The DVD works properly now (no need to re-login to apply settings anymore) and also has an option to boot to RAM (requires at least 3Gb to work).
You can download the new ISOs at the KXStudio website, http://kxstudio.linuxaudio.org/Downloads.

This release is dedicated to Hatsuke Miku, a [virtual] Vocaloid singer that recently has seen original artwork released under a Creative Commons license.
We believe that actions like this one (and others in 2012) indicate that the world embraces open-source culture more and more, every day.
You can find more about Miku here, and the its CC artwork here.

We hope you enjoy KXStudio and the updated Cadence.
Soon enough the website will have full documentation for it and other subjects, so stay tuned!