A beta version of MusE 2.0 is now available for download. MusE now sports a score editor (again) and lots of GUI love, not to speak of all under-the-hood improvements and optimizations. In its current state MusE should be quite usable though there is definitely going to be more fixes before the final 2.0 release.

Here is a selection of changes in no particular order, see the ChangeLog for the complete unedited truth:

• Feedback parameters added to LADSPA GUIs.
• Added new score editor.
• Song loading stability fixes, some crashes removed.
• Improved ladspa and dssi controller responsiveness.
• Lots of graphical improvements to arranger, part drawing, gradients, text drawing.
• Added more routing choices: Synth to Wave track, Wave track to Wave track etc.
• DSSI synths can now show generic LADSPA GUI as well as native.
• Improvements to MIDI-only audio-stub (dummy audio).
• More shortcuts added to Arranger.
• Support for custom LADSPA DSSI GUIs, such as those generated by FLAM http://vagar.org/code/projects/flam.
• Fixed problems with MIDI event list editor, e.g. problems selecting items while pianroll open.
• Added: Pianoroll controller graph items can now be selected/highlighted.
• Parts are now drawn while recording and also MIDI events visible in the parts.
• Added new edit mode CURSOR MODE in drum editor.
• Added simple part drawing while recording, does not draw events or waveform.
• Detect samplerate and warn if samplerate isn't same in song and system.
• Added show/hide track-types buttons to arranger.
• Added progress dialog for loading projects.
• Fixed drag & drop for plugins and drag presets from outside muse into a plugin.
• Support for multiple drops of files to arranger, e.g. easy import of a bunch of wave files.
• Fixed Organ synth crashing.
• Persistent store of toolbar locations for main window and editors.
• Fixed MusE failing with some non-RT kernels.
• Added cut/copy/paste and keyboard shortcuts to wave editor.
• Fixed regression with Bounce to File and Bounce to Track.
• Increased playback MIDIFifo size from 512 to 2100, to accommodate large block sends,.
• Fixed Jack MIDI 'lost event' messages due to full buffers.
• Fixed panic button.
• Completed soloing system (after 4 years). Support chaining MIDI Port/Audio Out -> Audio In.
• Support for editing audio automation on tracks.
• Added right-click on track ARM buttons, now enables/disables all tracks of it's kind.
• Added transport position "Shift + +/-" keys, for no snapping.
• Fixed deicsonze synth patch loading.
• Added default velocity controllers to pianoroll and drum edit.
• Appearance part color names now can now be edited.
• Mixer label colours can now be edited in the appearance settings.
• More wallpapers.
• Fixed focus stealing of transport.
• New project creation dialog.
• MIDI track info added to pianoroll.
• Added fancy background selection widget with live preview to Appearance Settings.

The full changelog is available here.