The MusE development team has announced that version 1.0 of the MIDI/Audio sequencer, MusE, is now available. This 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.