rncbc.org has announced the (northern) Spring’26 release of Qtractor version 1.6.0, and the Vee One Suite version 1.4.2 of old-school software instruments, for GNU/Linux.
Changes for this Qtractor release:
- Probable fix to LV2 plug-in UIs in reflecting state/preset changes visually.
- OSC (Open Sound Control) support has been finally introduced, similar to keyboard and MIDI controller shortcuts, it allows the discrete mapping of OSC handlers to any main menu command actions (cf. View/Options…/OSC).
- Fixed move/copy of Audio/MIDI Insert pseudo-plugins to keep their respective send/return connections.
- Improved main session File/Save As… requester dialogs, now taking into a better account the selected file type filters: Default session files (*.qtr), Regular session files (*.qts), Template session files (*.qtt) and Archive/zip session files (*.qtz); drop useless All files (*.*) filter.
See also: Qtractor 1.6.0 – A Spring’26 Release
The Vee One Suite is comprised of four separate, autonomous software instruments, which are:
- Synthv1 – a polyphonic subtractive synthesizer.
- Samplv1 – a polyphonic sampler synthesizer.
- Drumkv1 – a drum-kit sampler synthesizer.
- Padthv1 – a polyphonic additive synthesizer.
All being delivered in dual form:
- A pure stand-alone JACK client with JACK-session, NSM (Non/New Session Management) and both JACK MIDI and ALSA MIDI input support;
- A LV2 instrument plugin.
Changes for the Vee One Suite in this release:
- Fixed the opening/loading sample file of an empty element, often requiring a second try to show up correctly on the LV2 Plug-in’s GUI (JACK stand-alone was/is fine; applies to drumkv1 only).
- Bumping into next development cycle (Qt >= 6.11).
See also: Vee One Suite 1.4.2 – A Spring’26 Release
Both Qtractor and the Vee One Suite are free, open-source Linux Audio software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 or later.
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