Frinika 0.4.0

Frinika is a free, complete music workstation program for Linux, Windows, Mac OS X Tiger, and other operating systems running Java 1.5 (J2SE5.0). Frinika features a sequencer, soft-synths, real-time effects, and audio recording.
Main features:
- Pure Java 1.5 = cross-platform
- Runs on Linux, Windows, Mac OSX Tiger and other platforms supporting J2SE5.0
- Old-school tracker inspired, but fully MIDI-compatible sequencer
- Simple mixer
- Automation through MIDI Control Change events
- Realtime effects (echo, distortion ++)
- Soft sampler with audio recording features
- Limited Soundfont V2 import
- Simple Analog synth
- Interacts with other sound-applications using JACK audio connection kit (Linux only)
- MIDI is native sequencer file format
- All real-time effect and synth params are controlled through MIDI events
- Can seperately load/save gear (synth setup & samples)
- Fully self-contained project files (including synth setup, samples and sequence)
- Direct export to WAV
Enhancements:
- Notation editor (View/Edit)
- Added import of Midi to existing project (TODO tempo logic)
- Moved some menu items from file to edit.
- Selecting new creates a project called "New" (removed file dialog)
- rasmusDSP drum soundfonts now play zero length notes.
- now using toot-r2-beta8 mixer (some API changes)
- pianoroll now treats zero duration notes as drum beats and displays as diamonds
- All libraries are now properties in build.xml
- (PJS) If somehow libpriority fails, dont crash the audioserver because of that....
- (PJS) libpriority for amd64
- (PJS) Added ant run target (runs the jar with 512m)
- (PJL) added configure setting for javasound server. Allow setting of: priority of audioprocess thread / underruns before server aborts START/STOP
- (PJL) support for multiplexed javasound IO devices. (e.g. 10 inputs appear in a single line)
- (PJL) Configure frame for adjusting audioserver setting (Javasound)
- (PJS) Watchdog-like functionality in PriorityAudioServer to prevent system from hanging
- (PJS) setVisible before setSize assures that the window doesnt open blank (happens always when using XGL (compiz/beryl))
- (PJL) Added setting to disable views or set cursor jump increment when playing (allows reduction of CPU load)
- (PJS) Frinika SynthRack only supported NoteOn vel 0, and not NoteOff messages
- (KH) Bugfix so that window doesnt become blank during playback