Rosegarden 18.06 "Vesper" Released

The Rosegarden team has announced the release of version 18.06 of Rosegarden, a MIDI sequencer for Linux that features a rich understanding of music notation along with basic support for digital audio.

Along with some bug fixes and a few new features, 18.06 brings more simplification of the code and further progress toward simplifying the UI notification mechanisms that keep the UI in sync with the underlying Composition.

New Features:

• Manage MIDI Banks and Programs window now uses a scroll area instead of tabs.
• Add "Reset to Defaults" button to Track Parameters.
• Standardized scroll wheel behavior.
• Notation: Offer spacing up to 400%.
• Notation spacing is now saved to the .rg file.

Bug Fixes:

• Fix misc spelling errors flagged by lintian.
• Fix soft synth tracks not responding to volume fader changes.
• Fix Receive External checkbox not cleared.
• Fix key map popup menu position on the Manage MIDI Banks and Programs window. Current key map is now under the mouse as it should be.
• Fix a memory leak.
• Fix gray leftovers when going out of Archive.
• Fix Track preset name not loaded from .rg file.
• Fix TrackButtons flicker when switching files.
• Fix vertical zoom reset on the Matrix editor.
• Fix vertical zoom reset on the Notation editor.