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MusE 1.0.1 - January 16, 2010
Right on the heels of big One-O we've decided to release a minor update with some corrections.
Fixes since 1.0
- Removed: Disabled watchdog thread. (T356)
- Changed/Fixed: Thread priorites: Added command line switches for audio (-P) and midi (-Y). (T356)
- Audio (-P) applies to dummy driver only. (Else audio priority is fixed by Jack). Fixes potential issue with midi timing when MusE was assigned a very high priority.
- Added: Enable/disable LASH command line switch (-L), (if LASH support is compiled in). (T356)
- Helps prevent some issues like auto-starting Jack, or automatically routing midi to fluidsynth (observed).
- Fixed: BUG ID: 2879426: *.med does not save meta event types. (T356)
- Fixed: Midi meters now show for each track even if they're all on same device and channel. (T356)
- Applied: muse-destdir.patch Scripts and utils packaging fix submitted by Orcan Ogetbil. (T356)
- Fixed: python detection exchanged for script from http://libvirt.org/ (rj)
- Feature: Jack transport enable/disable in Midi Sync settings window. Stores setting per-song. (T356)
- Should be Ok to use and test. Needs a bit more work. See jack.cpp and jackaudio.h
- Fixed: Speedups of audio pre-fetch especially when moving the cursor around (seeking). (T356)
ChangeLog
For a complete list of changes, check the ChangeLog in the package or online at the sourceforge site: http://lmuse.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lmuse/trunk/muse/ChangeLog?revision=374&view=markup
Download
http://muse-sequencer.org/index.php/Download
The MusE team
Tutorials for MusE - December 25, 2009
Some new video tutorials are available on the tutorials page [Tutorials]
Happy holidays :-)
MusE 1.0 - December 21, 2009
Finally it is here!
This is not the beginning, nor the end, but it marks the culmination of 10 years of feature packed and bug ridden development towards the goal of making a good platform for creating music on the Linux platform
Highlights since 0.9
- DSSI + Win VST support
- Python remote control API (for wonderful things)
- some primitive example scripts for live re-sequencing included, more to come
- Instrument editor with GS/XG drum controller support
- Part cloning
- Better bounce operations, with Jack freewheel mode support
- Better midi sync output
- Midi controller knobs in pianoroll and drum editor
- Jack transport master timebase function
- External midi filtering support write your midi filters in just about anything, including bash
- Denormal protection + limiter
- Record looping overdub, replace, mix support
- Audio optimizations, less CPU usage
- Countless fixes and tweaks, about a 1000 lines in the Changelog, check it for a complete list of blood sweat and tears
ChangeLog
For a complete list of changes, check the ChangeLog in the package or online at the sourceforge site: http://lmuse.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lmuse/muse/ChangeLog?revision=1.214.2.310&view=markup&pathrev=REL07
Download
https://sourceforge.net/projects/lmuse/files/
MusE 1.0rc3 was released - Jun 21, 2009
One more candidate with various fixes. ...getting warmer.
Check the changelog for the numerous changes!
http://lmuse.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lmuse/muse/ChangeLog?revision=1.214.2.237&view=markup&pathrev=REL07
Download is here:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93414&package_id=308864&release_id=691304
MusE 1.0rc2 was released - May 06, 2009
Another release candidate was released with a number of fresh new additions.
Check the changelog for the numerous changes!
http://lmuse.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lmuse/muse/ChangeLog?revision=1.214.2.225&view=markup&pathrev=REL07
Download is here:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93414&package_id=308864&release_id=680866
homepage reload - March 31, 2009
Finally the wiki was updated. What was changed:
- new stylesheet, thanks so much to: Kevin Hughes
- merge of the phpnews system into the wiki (not complete yet)
- merge of the ugly main page into the wiki!
- tested our backup system - works great!
- sysop users get the right to edit:
- main page
- download
- news
Not done yet, but planned:
- full support for graphviz in this wiki
- eventually openid support (not sure how to do that and if it is worth it)
- captcha anonymous editing
- upload images
- fix broken images (in the aeolus articles)
I hope you like it,
Joachim Schiele
MusE 1.0rc1 was released - March 13, 2009
Sometime ago the first release candidate for MusE 1.0 was released.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
There has been an internal version renaming resulting in that what was previously released as MusE 1.0alpha is now retargeted as MusE 2.0. Hence the current MusE 1.0rc1 is a continuation of 0.9
Lots of work has gone into this release, mainly on the midi side.
For a full list of changes from the ChangeLog either download the package and check the ChangeLog file or follow this link to the sourceforge page:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=658760&group_id=93414
The download is available at:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93414&package_id=308864&release_id=658760
MusE development progress - 17 September, 2008
You wonder what is going on? Actually a lot! If you are interested in what new features will be in the MusE 2.0 release read on!
Plans for the coming releases:
* MusE 0.x-1.x (which uses Qt3)
o a lot of effort is placed here still (since it is the only working version right now)
o can be ported to Mac OS X and parts were already ported
o can NOT be ported to Windows XP as open source project
o using CVS (NO svn support for this series)
o 1.0 release is already in plans
- MusE 2.x (which is the first version which will use Qt4 instead of Qt3)
- new toolkit -> Qt4
- new support for jack midi instead of alsa midi which fixes some timing issues
- new midi routing code
- midi plugins (midi delay, timing effects of all kind...)
- cmake instead of autotools (with out-of-source- build, so the directories with the .c and .h files will no longer be populated by .o and misc compiler files)
o gcc 4.x use
o new "project" paradigm
o "auto fill" parts (create a part and fill it with an n-bar pattern. If you resize the part
the pattern is looped to always fill the part.)
o DSSI support
o controller automation (in arranger)
o parts and events are updated in realtime during recording (in arranger)
o audio metronome
o support for VSTi plugins
o using SVN for version management (NO cvs support for this series)
o can be ported to Windows XP/(Vista?)
o can be ported to Mac OS X
o no usable release was made yet
MusE 0.9 released! - 03 September, 2007
Finally, after what does seem like ages (mainly because there literally has been ages) since the last release, here is finally what we have decided to call MusE 0.9!
The download is available at: http://sourceforge.net/projects/lmuse/
Some major changes since 0.8.1:
- Working -old style- automation system, pretty much all parameters
should be automatable, audio and midi.
- Redesigned Solo/Mute system, works much better
- lots of "things" added
- lots of bugs fixed
(exchange quotations as needed)
Quite long winding excerpt from the ChangeLog:
- Fixed bug 1650953 - select and move segfault
- Fixed broken master list editor. Should cure bug 1687166
- Added auto part resizing to drum canvas
- Fixed intermittent crash when cutting a part.
- Fixed arranger part selection
- Fixed arranger part operations (move etc.) to use selected part.
- Fixed arranger keyboard left and right previous/next part selection.
- Fixed wave editor - Black selection bar intermittent drawing.
- Wave editor now allows you to open multiple selected wave parts
- Fixed intermittent arithmetic exception crash in wave viewer.
- Fixed bad wave drawing above certain zoom level in wave editor.
- fix for sustain pedal to work as suspected when looping.
- Feature request: 1650957 space bar should start/stop playback fixed
- Fixed bug 1645575 - Eraser tool causes segfault in drum editor
- Fix for bug #1074808 "NRPN - still 128 values?"
- Fixed some major issues with undo/redo.
- Prevented save and segfault upon load for routes with empty names.
- Add new soloing system.
- Enabled MIDI mixer strip solo buttons.
- Fixed loading of .med files, with plugins, created before muse-0.9pre1
- Fixed touch mode events storing, was not right.
- Sliders, knobs and labels respond to mousewheel and paging properly.
- Linked labels with sliders and knobs for paging and mouse wheeling
- Fixed integer controls (like Glame Bandpass 'stages').
- Fixed external plugin gui's to look like the built-in freeverb.
- solo is now united between midi and audio
- fixed issue with hanging notes for softsynths when stop is pressed
- fixed faulty off value for aux when set to max
- Fixed timing bug causing MusE to depend on jack buffer setting
- Added support for auto-scroll for all drag operations
- Adopted RT locking method from 1.0 branch.
- Fixed - DoubleLabel right click causes popup and runaway increment.
- Changing global tempo now updates things. (Like resizing wave tracks).
- Fixed ladspa plugin automation not working until plugin displayed.
- Select right item when stacked, for p-roll and arranger
- Apply effect rack before sending aux
- Auto assign internal softsynths upon creation
- New method for pasting parts, keep orig. spacing, fixes bug #1516294
- Muting of midi-tracks no longer mute input, bug #1092343
- Fixed issue with controllers when moving playhead, bug #1316542
- Cached peak files now updated when wave files are newer, bug #1469177
- Fixed bug with recording notes to existing part, bug #1552783
- asks when imported wave file has differing samplerate, bug #1428248
- Added rubberband scrolling in all applicable editors, bug #1057732
- Changed colours of audio-out and wave names to match icon colours
- Fixed aux sending
- Fix logarithmic feedback to plugin sliders
- Fixed multi-part undo for move,drag and copy in arranger, bug #1516298
- Fixed multiple note undo for move and drag in pianoroll
- Fixed cursor placement in List Editor upon delete events bug #1417718
- Fixed soloing. Also multiple soloing now allowed.
- Enabled solo buttons on the mixer strips.
- Fixed major issues with rack plugin moving, saving and loading.
- Fixed issue with multiple tempo changes and incorrect wave part length
- Changed plugin code to use double to stop certain errors
- Full LADSPA plugin automation.
- fluidsynth: fixed pitchbend events, fixes bug #1404212
- Editing volume and pan with keyboard on audio strip now works
- Fixed issue with audio record, fifo could overflow with small buffers
- fixed storing of files with relative path "under" the project path
Full ChangeLog: http://lmuse.cvs.sourceforge.net/lmuse/muse/ChangeLog?revision=1.214.2.194
Please report bugs and/or feature requests to the tracker (http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=93414).
MusE Homepage update - 09 January, 2007
The MusE-Sequencer Homepage will be completely redesigned so in the next couple of days there might be some strange things going on. We are sorry for that ;-)
Current goals are: - new menu structure - image upload in the wiki - most things except news/main page should be moved in the wiki because then everyone with a wiki account can edit it. That's all so far.
Have Fun
MusE 1.0 alpha release - 08 January, 2007
Hot on the heels of prerelease of the latest stable incarnation 0.9pre2 comes a first preview of the coming MusE 1.0!
A disclaimer: - It's not finished - It's buggy - It may not compile on your system - It may cause (insert favourite error) But it contains a lot of rework of the internals and externals of MusE, so if you want to dive in and help us improve it please do so!
Some information adapted from the README Requirements: CMAKE 2.4 QT 4.2 GCC 4.x JACK 0.102.20 (actually not in the README but should be there)
To build it: - unpack the sources - run 'cmake' in the base directory - run 'make' - run 'make install'
Some features adapted from the NEWS file: - new "project" paradigma - "auto fill" parts - DSSI support - JACK midi support - graphical controller automation in arranger - audio metronome - support for VST plugins - new midi routing code - midi plugins - parts and events are updated in realtime during recording - new look
Go to http://sourceforge.net/projects/lmuse to download.
MusE 0.9pre2 released - 08 January, 2007
This is the second prerelease of MusE 0.9. More fixes after bug reports and other winter cleaning, happy testing.
Be sure to report your findings here or (preferably) file a bug report on the tracker (http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=93414).
Excerpt from the ChangeLog:
- Fixed some major issues with undo/redo.
- Prevented saving and segfault upon loading for routes with empty names.
- Add new soloing system.
- Enabled MIDI mixer strip solo buttons.
- Fixed loading of .med files, with plugins, created before muse-0.9pre1
- More automation fixes.
- Fixed touch mode events storing, was not right.
- Sliders, knobs and labels now respond to mousewheel and paging properly.
- Linked labels with sliders and knobs for paging and mouse wheeling
- Fixed integer controls (like Glame Bandpass 'stages').
- Fixed external plugin gui's to look like the built-in freeverb.
- reworked mute, old solution caused problems for solo
- solo is now united between midi and audio
- fixed issue with hanging notes for softsynths when stop is pressed
- fixed faulty off value for aux when set to max
- Fixed timing bug causing MusE to depend on jack buffer setting
- Added support for auto-scroll for all drag operations
Full ChangeLog: http://lmuse.cvs.sourceforge.net/lmuse/muse/ChangeLog?revision=1.214.2.185
MusE 0.9pre1 released - 05 November, 2006 by The MusE Team
This is the first prerelease of MusE 0.9.
The main feature improvement in 0.9 is the addition of plugin automation as well as fixes to the already present automation features (they actually work now). There is no graphical automation editor as will be present in 1.0, all automatable parameters do however have a right click menu as a working replacement.
There is usage information concerning automation embedded in the ChangeLog so be sure to read the relevant parts. There are also a bunch of other fixes and improvements, check the ChangeLog for a complete list.
For those about to R^Dtest, be sure to report your findings here or (preferably) file a bug report on the tracker (http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=93414). There are known bugs (see tracker), some of which we still are trying to fix, we do however want your feedback as to all unknown issues.
Excerpt from the ChangeLog:
- Adopted RT locking method from 1.0 branch.
- Fixed old bug - DoubleLabel right click causes popup and runaway increment.
- Changing global tempo now updates things. (Like resizing wave tracks).
- Fixed ladspa plugin automation not working until plugin displayed.
- Select right item when stacked on top of each other, for p-roll and arranger
- Apply effect rack before sending aux
- Auto assign internal softsynths upon creation
- New method for pasting parts, keep original spacing, fixes bug #1516294
- Muting of midi-tracks no longer mute input, bug #1092343
- Fixed issue with playing of controllers when moving playhead, bug #1316542
- Cached peak files now updated when wave files are more recent, bug #1469177
- Fixed bug with recording notes to existing part, bug #1552783
- MusE now asks when imported wave file has differing samplerate, bug #1428248
- Fix for pianoroll selection of events in/outside loop with respect to offset
- Added rubberband scrolling in arranger, drumedit and pianoroll, bug #1057732
- Changed colours of audio-out and wave strip names to match icon colours
- Fixed aux sending
- Fix logarithmic feedback to plugin sliders
- Fixed multiple part undo for move,drag and copy in arranger, bug #1516298
- Fixed multiple note undo for move and drag in pianoroll
- Fixed cursor placement in List Editor upon deleting events bug #1417718
- Fixed soloing. Also multiple soloing now allowed.
- Enabled solo buttons on the mixer strips.
- Fixed major issues with rack plugin moving, saving and loading.
- Fixed problems with multiple tempo changes and incorrect wave part lengths.
- Changed plugin code to use double instead of float to stop certain errors
- Fixed some minor spelling mistakes.
- Fixed issues with audio track automation.
- Fixed very 'jumpy' volume sliders and pan knobs under automation.
- Fixed several other small problems. For example a duplicate define in song.h
- Changed the way audio track automation works.
- Full LADSPA plugin automation.
- fluidsynth: fixed pitchbend events, fixes bug #1404212
- Editing volume and pan with keyboard on audio strip now works
- Fixed issue with recording audio, fifo could overflow with small jack sizes
- fixed storing of files with relative path when "under" the project path
Full ChangeLog: http://lmuse.cvs.sourceforge.net/lmuse/muse/ChangeLog?revision=1.214.2.175
News for upcoming version 1.0pre1 - 18 May, 2006
- new svn repository - cmake instead of autoconf - cool new stuff!
Hi all,
the MusE cvs head branch has now moved to subversion. The cvs repository still exists but you should not commit anything new to it. For instructions on how to get the code from svn please look at the sourceforge project web page http://sourceforge.net/projects/lmuse
Another big change is the transition from automake/autoconf/libtools to Cmake (www.cmake.org). The simple reason for choosing cmake instead of scons is that the kde team decided to use it. If you try to build MusE with cmake, an "out of source" build is strongly recommended (look at the "gen" script).
Next development will be the handling of "projects". The "File" functions (Open/New/SaveAs etc.) will be replaced by project functions. A MusE project is a subdirectory containing the project file (*.med) and all waves etc. When MusE is running, it is always connected to a project. So on startup the user has to select a project or create a new one. This means also that you cannot simply load a midi file with muse from command line. Instead you first need to create a project and then you can import a midi file. The details are not fixed yet..
Regards, Werner
Linux Audio Developers Conference 2006 - 02 May, 2006
Forgot the LAC this year? Didn't have time to come? Poor you, it was fantastic!
The first day at the LAC (in Karlsruhe, ZKM) showed that the same participants as in 2005 were there - which is a good thing! But nobody was missing you ask? *sigh* No two were actually missing, Robert & Mathias!
There were a lot of funny and interesting lectures - to name it - about:
- new features in Aeolus 2.0,
- new developments in kernel 2.6.16 related to stable realtime < 10ms!,
- two speeches about convolution filters and a
- lot of other fantastic things.... *hehe*
Werner showed up and couldn't wait to show his latest developments for the coming MusE 1.0 release which is scheduled another year++ right now. (hopefully the program gets done before LAC 2007 ;-)
And what features could MusE 1.0 offer? Here is a list of some which are already implemented:
- Better midi integration
- A new "filter system" for midi events
- Most parameters can be controlled via curves which can be edited via waypoints
- Better interface
- The metronome is now a plugin rather than a static program
- external software synthesizer can be started from within MusE to have a better session handling
- Now every new session (song) will be stored in a project directory (as ardour does). The idea is to have a more clear structure in file handling and naming.
- cmake will replace automake
Ok of course there is - as usual - much much more to say but ... not now! (It's 3:43 o'clock here right now).
Developers note: If you want to help developing MusE (for example an "arpeggiator plugin") have a look at the CVS (or at the upcomming SVN) repository.
So good night everyone. The MusE Team ;-)
MusE 0.8.1 released - 27 March, 2006
This release note is for MusE 0.8.1. It is basically a bug fix release for a note-off bug that crept into 0.8.
[Changes from the ChangeLog]
- Added next/prev marker, keyboard shortcut
- Added LASH support (patch from evermind @ gentoo)
this also means that ladcca is no longer supported
- Reverted fix for silent softsynths, synths were not silenced upon [stop].
- Added Motif-Rack idf from europeen
[Known issues] See the errata section on the homepage for the latest: http://www.muse-sequencer.org/wiki/index.php/Errata0.8
For a complete list of changes see the ChangeLog: http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/lmuse/muse/ChangeLog?rev=1.214.2.147&on ly_with_tag=REL07&view=auto
Source download available: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93414&package_id=184215&release_id=405163
MusE 0.8 released
20 March, 2006 by The MusE Team
MusE 0.8 is here at last!
MusE 0.8 was originally intended to be called 0.7.2 but for various reasons (featuritis, time, and because 'I wanna!') we decided to call it 0.8. This is most likely the last release in the old series, next up is the much rewritten 1.0. This release contains a number of new features lots of stability and usability improvements. All users are encouraged to upgrade.
[Notable new features] - Syncronization with external hardware using Midi Clock now works (see Errata for known limitations) - Support for restaring jack during runtime - Import and export of midi parts with drag&drop support - Import of plugin-presets with drag&drop support - Internal lightweight wave editor + link to external editor - Lots and lots of improvements, see compressed ChangeLog below
[New instrument definition files] - Emu Proteus 200 - Roland E-28 - Roland SCD-70 - Yamaha PSR-275 - MC-505 - Roland Fantom XR - Roland SRX-02 - Roland SRX-09 - Waldorf-Q - Yamaha 01v - Yamaha Motif - Yamaha P100
[Translations] - New polish translation - New german translation - Updated swedish translation - Updated french translation - Updated russian translation
[Notable known issues] See the errata section on the homepage for the latest: http://www.muse-sequencer.org/wiki/index.php/Errata0.8
[Compressed list of changes from the ChangeLog]
- Extern sync with partial looping support - muse now starts even if jack is not found - fixed a number of divide by zero errors mainly affecting zoom - Updated/improved swedish translation. - Fix for softsynths going silent under load. - amd64 fix for rtc timer - Added updated french translation from Intent - Fixed crash bug in pianoroll when moving several events outside part. - Added popup when enabling rec for a track unable to create it's wave file - Enlarged listeditor dialog (FR:1392090) - Fixed crash bug when arrowing left in an empty editor - Fixed bug in detection of RTC - Organ softsynth did not work correctly - VAM softsynth did not work correctly - Changed audio prefetch buffer to be dynamically sized after the jack buffers - Fixed race condition between threads caused lockup upon quit and load project. - dynamically extends parts, fixes bug:1363066 Paste outside segment - now tries both RTC and Alsa (in that sequence) for main timer - updated muse_ru.ts from Alexandre Prokoudine - removed assert, fixes bug:1376783, deleting track with pianoroll open crashes muse - fixed crash bug for showing plugin-guis when the plugin did not exist - fixed seg fault when deleting last note in pianoroll editor - Fixed bug 1329537 (User defined fonts not updated) - added emuproteus200.idf from Piotr Sawicki - added polish translation from Piotr Sawicki - Handle restart of Jack and restart of audio - Added new timer classes from Jonathan Woithe. - Solo for audio tracks improved by removing the possibility to mute Output tracks - Implemented REPLACE for midi recording - Fixes for Appearance dialog, background pic, event display - Marker window now toggling - Added "raise" to more dialog windows - bounce now stops correctly - Fixed position of import of wave files, inserted at cursor, now inserts at mouse - Added drag&drop support to plugin racks in mixer, internal and to/from disk - Added quick search to LADSPA plugin dialog - Implemented resize of waveparts - Added Idf files by Steve D for Roland FantomXR, SRX-02 and SRX-09 - Internal wave editor enabled with common operations, fade, cut, amplify, etc - Fixed bug with loading of background pixmaps - Fixed bug 1199171 (Time change: a part does not completely fit into 4 bars), part resize problem - Added scrollwheel support for vertical scrolling in arranger, pianoroll and drumeditor - Fixed bug 1056996: Multiple selection, but single paste. Possible to copy several parts in arranger - Fixed bug 1092424: bug in reposition of instruments in drumeditor - Fix for drumtracks and part export/import - Fix for opening Midi port/softsynth dialog when already open (now raised and set to active window) - Added export/import of midi parts (.mpt-files), drag & drop also possible - Fix for generating midi clock - Added Roland E-28 idf file from Jonathan Woithe (js) - Allows for several midi devices with the same name - Fix for bug 1198747, tests for fluidsynth and rtcap in configure.ac - Fix for bug 1198744, added patch for reading browser setting from config without crashing, from Philip Nelson - Fix for bug 1188767, downmix won't stop playback until reaching the right marker - the instrument list in the drumeditor now has fixed width when resizing the window - added nudge event position left/right w keyboard (ctrl+left/rightarrow as default) to pianoroll and drumeditor - added fixed length command to pianoroll, uses snap-to value - added snap/quantize patch from Petr Mazanec (snap of notes in pianoroll+drumeditor is now controlled by snap, not quantize) - simpledrums: added save/load of setup to file, bugfixes. simpledrums version is now 1.0 (go figure! ;) - No longer crashed when enabling audio metronome when there's an aux - fluidsynth: bankno is saved to project, switched to hbank from lbank - make sleep() in watchdog thread non interruptible to avoid watchdog timeouts at startup - added vst preallocation of memory "fix" - More fixes to filenames containing dots (for instance wca files) - Added Yamaha-PSR275 instrument file by Petr Mazanec - fixed patch-info issue in Fluidsynth (bug 1191214) - fixed bug w paste in drumeditor, 1189267, patch from P Mazanec - Fixed bug 1152441, filename can now have several dots - Fixed bug 1183980: fluidsynth pitch controller wasn't given to MusE from the synth - Added an error popup when importing wave files fails. - added support for german localization - help: changed muse homepage location - Fix for overflow when importing midi - Added some fixed on dialog handling, mainly "esc" will close the widget now. - New icons - Added Roland-SCD70.idf from Emiliano Grilli - New version of MC505.idf from Wim VW - Added script to convert MusE 0.6 songs to 0.7-0.8 format
For a complete list of changes see the ChangeLog: http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/lmuse/muse/ChangeLog?rev=1.214.2.141&only_with_tag=REL07&view=auto
Source download available: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93414&package_id=184215&release_id=402687
Regards, /MusE Development team
