Version 0.9.2

Features:

General
  • Very user-friendly, modular, fast and intuitive graphical interface based on QT 3.
  • Sample-based stereo audio engine, with import of sound samples in .wav, .au and .aiff formats.
  • Support of samples in compressed FLAC file.
Sequencer and mixer
  • Pattern-based sequencer, with unlimited number of patterns and ability to chain patterns into a song.
  • Up to 64 ticks per pattern with individual level per event and variable pattern length.
  • 32 instrument tracks with volume, mute, solo, pan capabilities.
  • Multi layer support for instruments (up to 16 samples for each instrument).
  • Ability to import/export song files.
  • Unique human velocity, human time, pitch and swing functions.
  • Multiple patterns playing at once.
Other
  • JACK, ALSA, PortAudio and OSS audio drivers.
  • ALSA MIDI and PortMidi input with assignable midi-in channel (1..16, ALL).
  • Import/export of drumkits.
  • Export song to wav file.
  • Export song to midi file.

Changes:

  • New graphics
  • Bug fix in export song (using JACK driver)
  • Bug fix in export song (wrong samplerate)
  • Follow playhead in song editor
  • Automatic audio driver selection
  • New PortAudio and PortMidi drivers
  • Mac Os X port
  • Pattern size increased: up to 4 bars
  • Random pitch variations
  • New instrument editor with graphical wave and layers display
  • Low pass filter
  • Insert/delete a range of patterns in song editor
  • New transport bar

Hydrogen is free software and will remain free software.

If you find Hydrogen useful please consider to make even a small donation to the project through PayPal, and help ensure that I can continue to spend time on it. Thank you

Visit http://www.hydrogen-music.org/?p=donate for more info

This is the Debian package of hydrogen, packaged by Gunter Geiger. Bug reports to http://bugs.debian.org/hydrogen
 

Alessandro "comix" Cominu [comix@users.sf.net]

http://www.hydrogen-music.org