Rosegarden

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Rosegarden
Software Details:
Version: 15.12.1 updated
Upload Date: 7 Mar 16
Developer: Rosegarden Team
Distribution Type: Freeware
Downloads: 71

Rating: nan/5 (Total Votes: 0)

Rosegarden is an open source project that provides users with an award winning and feature-rich MIDI sequencer and music notation application. It is a very popular and appreciated software among musicians, music enthusiasts, music producers and other music professionals.

Features at a glance

Among its major highlights, we can mention audio and MIDI recording/playback using either JACK or ALSA sound servers, support for audio plugins using LADSPA, MIDI and audio mixers, support for audio effects plugins and DSSI synth, support for external instruments via dssi-vstand, and score interpretation of MIDI data.

Another interesting feature is the ability to export tracks to MIDI file I/O, Csound, MusicXML and Lilypond. The user interface can display several editors, including piano-roll, track, event list and score.

The perfect tool for processing MIDI files

Additionally, the application provides for easy portability of MIDI files through shareable device (.rgd). Users who want to use Rosegarden only for processing MIDI files, can do so by building and running it without the JACK Audio Connection Kit software.

When opening the application for the first time, inexperienced users tend to close it immediately and uninstall it, as it provides way too many functionality. On the other hand, this is not a bad thing for music professionals who know what they’re doing.

Getting started with Rosegarden

The application is distributed only as a source archive, which can be hard to install on both Linux and Windows OSes, especially because it depends on several libraries and services. However, many modern Linux distributions offer binary packages for this software in their default software repositories.

For example, Ubuntu, Debian, openSUSE, Arch Linux and Gentoo users can easily install Rosegarden by using the official channels of their distribution and the default package manager application.

Bottom line

Overall, Rosegarden proved to be one of the best free MIDI and audio sequencers applications for the Linux platform, especially because it supports over 100 MIDI playback devices and a wide range of real-world instruments.

What is new in this release:

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix translation bug #1423 via patch from Stuart Prescott; update all translations. (r13665)
  • Position pointer now moves to the end of paste to allow repeated pasting of segments. (r13667)
  • Fix recording of zero-length events (Bug #1365, r13672)
  • Add MuPDF and ePDFView to supported PDF viewers (Thomas Kaeding, r13673)
  • Disable destructive actions in playback/record (Bug #837, r13676)
  • Numerous fixes to opening http and ftp URLs by drag/drop. With help from Tim Munro. (r13704, r13705, r13706, r13712)
  • Several Qt5 related patches from Tim Munro.
  • Set note-off velocity to 64 as recommended by the MIDI spec. (Bug #1426, r13710)
  • Set default volume to 100 in rgd files (r13794)
  • Add support for and prefer xdg-open for opening PDF files
  • New Features:
  • You can enter text dynamics from "d05" to "d125" counting by 5 to get these velocities interpreted directly as written (Fernando Martin, r13666)

What is new in version 15.08:

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix translation bug #1423 via patch from Stuart Prescott; update all translations. (r13665)
  • Position pointer now moves to the end of paste to allow repeated pasting of segments. (r13667)
  • Fix recording of zero-length events (Bug #1365, r13672)
  • Add MuPDF and ePDFView to supported PDF viewers (Thomas Kaeding, r13673)
  • Disable destructive actions in playback/record (Bug #837, r13676)
  • Numerous fixes to opening http and ftp URLs by drag/drop. With help from Tim Munro. (r13704, r13705, r13706, r13712)
  • Several Qt5 related patches from Tim Munro.
  • Set note-off velocity to 64 as recommended by the MIDI spec. (Bug #1426, r13710)
  • Set default volume to 100 in rgd files (r13794)
  • Add support for and prefer xdg-open for opening PDF files
  • New Features:
  • You can enter text dynamics from "d05" to "d125" counting by 5 to get these velocities interpreted directly as written (Fernando Martin, r13666)

What is new in version 14.12:

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix translation bug #1423 via patch from Stuart Prescott; update all translations. (r13665)
  • Position pointer now moves to the end of paste to allow repeated pasting of segments. (r13667)
  • Fix recording of zero-length events (Bug #1365, r13672)
  • Add MuPDF and ePDFView to supported PDF viewers (Thomas Kaeding, r13673)
  • Disable destructive actions in playback/record (Bug #837, r13676)
  • Numerous fixes to opening http and ftp URLs by drag/drop. With help from Tim Munro. (r13704, r13705, r13706, r13712)
  • Several Qt5 related patches from Tim Munro.
  • Set note-off velocity to 64 as recommended by the MIDI spec. (Bug #1426, r13710)
  • Set default volume to 100 in rgd files (r13794)
  • Add support for and prefer xdg-open for opening PDF files
  • New Features:
  • You can enter text dynamics from "d05" to "d125" counting by 5 to get these velocities interpreted directly as written (Fernando Martin, r13666)

What is new in version 13.10:

  • Bug Fixes;
  • Pitch Bend Sequence Dialog, number of steps must be positive. (r13345)
  • Fix disconnected move up staff / move down staff commands (r13352)
  • Fix sysex import dialog black-on-black problem (bug #1396, r13353)
  • Fix for #1372 Rests of new segments don't adapt to time signature changes. From Daniel Gloeckner. (r13354)
  • Fix a refresh bug introduced in r13273 and present in 13.06 involving deleting contemporaneous segments on a track. This may have broken CompositionView refresh in other cases as well. (r13367)
  • Fix UTF8 in track and segment names. (r13362, r13363)
  • Fix the update of notation editors when a track name is changed (r13370)
  • Fix a "No such key" bug in the key signature dialog (r13385)
  • Fix MIDI thru latency issue when recording (bug #1393, r13414)
  • Fix repeating segments so they function when overlapping on one track
  • Fix tuplet numbers drawing in black when they should be other colors
  • (r13444)
  • Fix several interconnected bugs related to MIDI export that were causing a variety of problems due to issues with bad event ordering and the introduction of spurious controllers
  • Fix problems when recording past the end of the composition (bug #1407, r13499)
  • Fix various crashes when pasting (r13510)
  • Fix crash when attempting to import programs from .sfArk files (format not supported) (r13515)
  • New Features:
  • Selection event filter can select rests
  • Selection event filter can select either performance or notation duration
  • LilyPond export converts a ''(c)'' or a ''(C)'' in the copyright header to a proper symbol automatically
  • New interpretation toolbar for the notation editor streamlines the ''**Adjust -> Interpret**'' process
  • New option to allow LilyPond to export fingerings inside the staff (can improve collision resolution)
  • New option to instruct Rosegarden not to start JACK automatically at startup, allowing you to control this behavior without having to put garbage in your ~/.jackdrc file
  • Support LilyPond 2.14

What is new in version 12.04:

  • Code cleanup, commenting, and simplification
  • Extensive reworking of certain aspects of the track editor to enhance performance, improve reliability, and reduce bugs
  • Fix for bug #3466912
  • Fixed a crash when adding a track after going from record to stop
  • Fixed a crash on add track, undo, redo, load RG sequence
  • Fixed a track label clobbering bug
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes. (r12815, r12816, r12842)
  • Fixed a bug where icons were not appearing on the instrument popup menu
  • Fixed a bug where two tracks with the same instrument could be armed at the same time
  • Added some missing GPL license text
  • Fixed a static init order bug that would cause playback to not work for some users
  • Handle tempo ramps during MIDI export
  • Handle ornaments during MIDI export
  • Handle repeated segments during MIDI export
  • New logical instruments that allocate channels on the fly

What is new in version 10.02:

  • Usability Enhancements:
  • With its bold new custom look, including hundreds of new icons, Rosegarden ensures all of its interface elements are usable, freeing you to configure the rest of your system any way you like
  • With its more compact, netbook-friendly interface, Rosegarden gets more done with less screen real estate
  • Rosegarden has a low installation footprint, and creates local, user-editable copies of all example and library files
  • Expanded translations (varies by language) put more of Rosegarden in your native language than has ever been possible before
  • You may now run as many instances of Rosegarden as you like, in parallel, and can even install and run different versions simultaneously
  • Enhanced device management support, including an all-new MIDI device manager, finally addresses a number of long-standing usability issues and bugs
  • Control rulers (notation and matrix) completely redesigned from the ground up to use primary editing tools (eg. pencil) and present controller data as a series of connected points that may be manipulated very fluidly and easily
  • Control rulers share a selection with their associated editor (notation or matrix), allowing control events to be cut, copied and pasted along with notes
  • A number of non-critical warning dialogs about system configuration issues have been moved out of your way, and onto a compact health indicator at the bottom right of the main window
  • You can add, display and access what we hope will prove to be an effectively unlimited number of MIDI controllers in the instrument parameters box, eliminating the need for an alternative tabbed layout mode
  • New streamlined interface merges the insertion cursor functions into the playback cursor, so Rosegarden has only one cursor at long last
  • All new integrated project packager provides built-in, native support for Rosegarden project packages, eliminates a number of obscure dependencies, and provides a cleaner user experience
  • Document modified status is indicated in the title bar
  • Markers text entry fields have been renamed to make it more clear which of the two editable texts is the functional one
  • The simple event editor now handles notation-quantized notes more intelligently
  • All but a few keyboard shortcuts are now exposed through menu entries or tooltips, to facilitate learning
  • Improved controller manager dialog now opens the editor automatically after creating a new controller
  • Grace notes are scaled correctly relative to full-sized notes (in a way that may lead to true support of cue-sized notation in the future)
  • New Features:
  • General:
  • Most windows have special function-related icons associated with them, so it is easier to use your desktop task manager to find the window you seek
  • Improved flashing metronome mode and more realistic looking LEDs for the transport
  • Rosegarden comes bundled with a library of composition templates (.rgt files), and any file can be saved as a template with the new File:> Save As Template option
  • New support for Frontier Design Group's TranzPort contributed by Immanuel Litzroth
  • The MIDI device manager can now import bank and program information from LinuxSampler .lscp files
  • The automatic clef guessing feature (used in a variety of contexts, such as when importing MIDI or splitting a segment by pitch) now adds transposing clefs to its repertoire in order to avoid excessive ledger lines in parts that extend to the extremes of reproducible pitch
  • Notation:
  • Higher quality on-screen rendering removes the annoying chromatic artifacts that have afflicted all previous versions, and provides crisp, clear rendering
  • New pan and zoom allows you to move around quickly, and zoom the window contents as far in or out as you like, or zoom either axis independently
  • You can now add a layer to the part you're editing with just one click. The "Add Layer" function uses the currently active segment as a template for creating a new "layer" segment in the same place, with the same clefs and key signatures, but in a contrasting color
  • The segment changer (located with the pan and zoom controls) provides a visual indication of which segment is currently active for editing, even in continuous page layout mode, and allows you to change segments without removing your right hand from your mouse
  • Print and Print Preview are both performed through LilyPond, which provides extremely high-quality output
  • Expanded range of point sizes (from 6 to 30) available for LilyPond export
  • New interactive LilyPond Print/Preview allows you to configure your preferences for which applications you prefer to use for printing files and viewing PDFs, and compares the result of the LilyPond conversion operation against your LilyPond export options in order to offer intelligent suggestions for what steps to take when things go wrong
  • New support for notation symbols, giving Rosegarden the ability to display (non-operative) segno, coda and breath mark symbols
  • New marks for open, stopped/muted, and harmonic/flageolet
  • New cycle slashes function allows you to use the **/** shortcut or the new toolbar icon to cycle through from 0 to 5 slashes on selected notes
  • All marks are exported to LilyPond now, and mark placement has been aligned with LilyPond's placement rules, following the philosophy that they have spent vastly more time studying best notation practices than we have, and where we disagreed, we were wrong
  • Add Trill With Line moves from Note:=> Marks... and the marks toolbar to Phrase and the group toolbar, reflecting an internal change that transforms this from a mark attached to a single note into a more flexible indication that can span any number of (usually tied) notes. The mark version still exists internally to preserve compatibility with existing compositions
  • Even quicker and improved keyboard access to inserting notes and rests, with the default duration determined by the denominator of the current time signature
  • More compact notation toolbar layout combines note and rest entry in one place, freeing up space, and improving efficiency
  • When using the notation editor to insert notes, long notes are tied at barlines by default, so red barlines are less common
  • Matrix:
  • At long last it is possible to open multiple segments (from any number of different tracks) in the same matrix view
  • The pitch highlights on I III and V are now calculated relative to the key signature in effect, rather than being fixed against C major
  • Notes and pitch highlights are always displayed in concert pitch, allowing you to work with segments in many different transpositions simultaneously on the same grid, even though they appear as completely different notes in completely different keys in a notation view
  • Cleaner interface leaves the instrument parameters in the main window, so you have more room for editing what's important
  • New pan and zoom allows you to move around quickly, and zoom the window contents as far in or out as you like, or zoom either axis independently
  • The segment changer (located with the pan and zoom controls) provides a visual indication of which segment is currently active for editing, and allows you to change segments without removing your right hand from your mouse
  • Is is now possible to insert key changes from the matrix
  • The standard matrix now allows the possibility of opening the same segments in a percussion matrix, and vice versa
  • New Pitch Bend Sequence allows you to insert a series of calculated, machine-generated pitch bends to create a variety of vibrato effects
  • Translucent event bars make it easier to see and work with overlapping notes
  • Audio:
  • If the JACK audio server is not already running, Rosegarden will start it for you transparently
  • If you attempt to record to a document named "Untitled" you will be prompted to name your composition before continuing, so as to promote better housekeeping over time
  • New controls available from the main window and the audio mixer allow you to give audio and synth plugin instruments (eg. "Audio #3" or "Synth #5") custom names
  • When recording, the composition title and custom audio instrument name (if provided) are used in the filename in order to make it much easier to work with recorded audio files outside of their original context. Instead of **rg-20091123-102030-1.wav** you can now have something like **rg-[Jam Session 12]-[Bobs_Guitar]-2009-11-23_10.20.30-1.wav**
  • Available Languages:
  • The following translations are complete and up to date for this release
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Swedish
  • French

What is new in version 1.7.3:

  • New Features:
  • Emanuel 9051: Rosegarden can respond to live program and bank changes transmitted from, eg. your MIDI keyboard
  • Rosegarden Handbook updates from Shelagh Manton
  • Significant Bug Fixes:
  • Michael 9440: Fix multiple and single transposing recordings
  • When recording to multiple transposing tracks simultaneously (eg. an Eb cornet, a Bb trumpet and an F horn, as set up in Track Parameters) the performance is now adjusted correctly for all tracks, rather than just the first track
  • Fix a crash associated with the previous incorrect behavior
  • Chris 9442: Harden up TrackId handling to avoid assorted crashes related to deletion of track 1 (ID 0)
  • Make unset track IDs in MappedEvent etc default to something recognisably wrong, not just 0
  • Handle disappeared track ID in track parameter box.
  • Ensure track parameters box gets updated when a track is deleted
  • Fix a bug in Composition -- track deleted notification should have happened when a track was detached as well, not just when it was deleted and destroyed
  • Yves 9447: Fix a bug in TextEventDialog
  • The problem occurred when "Lyric" was selected in the text combo. Selecting anything else in this combo didn't remove the verse spinbox.
  • Michael 9489: LilyPond export tweaks
  • Disable the code to pad out short bars, because bars are often short by design
  • Tweak the OFFSET_Y to height on staff scaling for micropositioned rests exported as est in an attempt to offer exportable rest positioning that still leaves something to be desired
  • Chris 9490: Fix crash on tempo change
  • Simplify HSpinBox a bit, hopefully fixing #1960906
  • Make MIDIInstrumentParameterPanel::slotToggleChangeListOnProgChange an actual slot rather than just a function!
  • Heikki 9494: Improve fix 9489
  • Make short bar padder smarter instead of eliminating it (note that all of this still suffers from underlying problems with Rosegarden's inability to understand that sometimes there are barlines in the middle of a bar, at segment boundaries)
  • Michael 9497: Add include to improve odds of building on Mandriva
  • Chris 9498: Fix potential overflow
  • divide by the relevant int size's minimum value (abs of) not maximum value, as otherwise the minimum value will be technically in overflow
  • Chris 9499: Unsuccessful saves of .rgd files show an error rather than fail silently
  • Heikki 9500: Improve Michael's broken approach to est export
  • Heikki 9509: Use explicit braces to avoid ambiguous 'else': if if else -> if { if else }
  • Henrik 9519: Add velocity tool to matrix
  • Henrik 9521: Selected events in Notation/Matrix-View is represented in the property view, this update fulfills the feature requestid: 2018387
  • Henrik 9523: Support for adding events with different durations. (In the matrix? Ruler? Not sure what this is.)
  • Henrik 9526: Fixed a drawing issue of control items where the items with an height got drawn behind ControlRuler lines
  • Henrik 9528: Change the whole implementation of how selection is reflected in the ControlRuler this implementation uses an ObserverPattern for observing event additions in an EventSelection. The controlruler is an observer and gets notified when a selection is added/changed etc.
  • Emanuel 9653: fix /dev/pts/0 problem (we also need to remember to port the sox changes if we haven't done so already; I skipped over all of that discussion about sox using different whatzits on different systems)
  • Chris 9677: Add support for SoX "rate" effect (apparently higher quality than rabbit or polyphase)
  • Chris 9741: Handle property attributes with capital letters in them (e.g. Int="0"). Working around an export bug for Turkish locale.
  • Michael 9756: Fix future compile bug with gcc-4.4 (already merged to Qt4 branch)

Requirements:

  • Qt

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