jamulus/ChangeLog

3.4.5git

- changed the maximum number of clients from 20 to 50

- audio fade-in at the server if new a client connects


TODO add a QScrollArea to the mixer board to get a scroll bar if we have too many mixer faders (note, see: https://sourceforge.net/p/llcon/discussion/533517/thread/6354573e36/#79ae)

TODO for the 64 samples version check the audio quality stereo/high for bandwidth (less high frequencies as with 128 samples and stereo/high)




3.4.4 (2020-03-25)

- added support for controlling the audio mixer faders with a MIDI controller (MacOS and Linux)

- added command line argument for disabling auto jack connection (Ticket #49)

- audio recording for the server, coded by pljones

- SVG server history graph, coded by pljones


3.4.3 (2018-05-17)

- for ASIO and 4 channel input, support mixing channels 1&2 with 3&4

- bug fix: fixed a crash, running Jamulus on MacOS version "High Sierra"


3.4.2 (2017-08-11)

- removed old CELT library (minimum compatible version is now 3.3.1)

- show server name in the server list in bold font if it is a permanent server

- Jack can be used instead of CoreAudio on MacOS (using qmake "CONFIG+=jackonmac")


3.4.1 (2016-02-10)

- show the number of connected clients in the MacOS task bar if more
  than one client is connected

- avoid a single jitter buffer for the auto detection

- the Musicians value in the server list shows a warning if the server is full

- automatic server setting for permanent server flag in the protocol

- bug fix: ping time measurement may be invalid for the Linux OS


3.4.0 (2015-12-10)

- show the names of the connected clients in the server list


3.3.11 (2015-11-26)

- added a new client fader level setting

- changed the MacOS audio interface to be future proof (do not use
  the Carbon Component Manager anymore)

- added support for audio channel selection for MacOS


3.3.10 (2015-10-20)

- changed the default central server URL

- added support for server disconnection


3.3.9 (2015-07-12)

- another improvement of auto jitter buffer detection in very bad
  network conditions

- support client operation without using a GUI front end

- bug fix: fixed a crash in the MacOS audio interface


3.3.8 (2015-03-15)

- improved audio quality in bad network conditions

- more realistic overall delay estimation

- improvement of auto jitter buffer detection in bad network conditions

- show info about sound card buffer size if not one of the standard sizes


3.3.7 (2015-02-05)

- added a musician profile dialog (some settings in the main window
  were removed)

- a tool tip for the fader tag shows the complete musician profile

- the city and skill level can be set in the musician profile

- added new instrument picture for "Guitar+Vocal"


3.3.6 (2015-01-25)

- support for a country flag icon on the fader tag

- a licence agreement dialog can be requested by the server


3.3.5 (2014-07-30)

- new compile config options for disabling old CELT, use OPUS in a shared
  library and change the executable name

- added a Linux jamulus.desktop file


3.3.4 (2014-02-25)

- true stereo reverberation effect (previously it was a mono reverberation
  effect on both stereo channels)

- added a mono-in/stereo-out mode to support special sound cards which have
  mono inputs for the instrument and a microphone but have stereo outputs

- store fader solo state in the ini file

- improved stability of the audio stream by reducing audio drop outs (by
  using a separate socket thread)

- removed unnecessary settings and LED indicators

- bug fix: the fader level could not be changed if the fader was on solo  


3.3.3 (2013-12-30)

- support for storing/recovering the window positions

- added new instrument pictures for "Recorder", "Streamer" and "Listener"

- the solo state of a mixer fader is not exclusive any more and the solo
  state is preserved if the number of mixer faders changes

- more precise sound card latency estimation under Windows

- integrated a new OPUS version: v1.1

- bug fix: support for correct utf-8 storage of names in the ini-file


3.3.2 (2013-08-24)

- the connection setup dialog can now be opened during a connection

- support for three audio quality settings: low, normal and high


3.3.1 (2013-03-24)

- enabled the OPUS codec

- store fader level settings

- improved server performance under Linux

- changed the network buffer for improved OPUS PLC performance
  
- added protocol overhead for DSL line for upload rate calculation

- fixed outstanding renaming from llcon to Jamulus

- bug fix: the overall delay was not correctly calculated


3.3.0 (2013-02-24)

- renamed the software from llcon to Jamulus

- support for an instrument picture on the fader tag

- a server welcome message can be shown on a connect to the
  server (the message is shown in the chat dialog of the client)

- the source code is now compatible to Qt5

- bug fix: strings in the protocol are now utf-8 coded


3.2.2 (2012-07-15)

- changed auto jitter buffer property to reduce audio drop outs

- bug fix: mechanism to keep port in NAT of slave server open works now correctly

- bug fix: slave server unregistering may not be successful


3.2.1 (2012-02-02)

- support for audio device selection under Mac OS

- connect dialog list is sorted by the ping time

- software icon changed

- bug fix: fixed distorted audio with USB sound cards on Mac OS

- bug fix: fixed crash on slave server unregistering


3.2.0 (2011-07-23)

- new GUI style of the main window, added switch for selecting the GUI style
  in the settings window

- a list of available servers is shown on pressing the connect button, the list
  is managed by a central server, any private server is added automatically if
  the registering setting is enabled

- the jitter buffer size can be independently set for client and server

- improved auto jitter buffer algorithm

- the Qt project file is now used for Linux, too

- ini-file is stored in the home directory instead of the application directory

- added server settings in the GUI for the server list and added ini file
  support to store the settings

- bug fix: fixed Jack audio interface instability


3.1.2 (2011-03-02)

- show warning in main window if audio delay is too long

- added download link in help menu

- bug fix: solo switch did not work correctly


3.1.1 (2010-07-01)

- added stereo audio channel support

- added input/output audio channel mapping for ASIO audio interface


3.1.0 (2010-03-16)

- support for MacOS (using CoreAudio audio interface)

- sound card frame size support for frame sizes other than 128, 256 and 512
  samples

- improvement of network buffer (jitter buffer) in case of small buffer sizes

- all available ASIO sample formats supported

- bug fix for M-Audio Delta ASIO driver


3.0.3 (2009-12-05)

- accessibility improvements

- show number of connected clients in window title (and therefore in OS task
  bar)

- added "Whats this" help text to the GUI controls in the general settings
  dialog, added Tool Tips to some GUI controls

- server logging history grid lines of weekend days are now plotted with
  different line width

- removed ALSA support since the ALSA interface implementation in llcon was
  buggy and will not be maintained in the future

- bug fix: fix for server logging history graph x-axis

- bug fix: fix for disconnect issue at the server


3.0.2 (2009-09-21)

- new server features: for chat messages the time stamp is also shown, parsing
  of existing log file supported

- updates for help texts

- new design for fader tag

- change for Jack Linux audio interface: ports are only registered and
  connected once when the software is started up

- bug fix: under bad network conditions chat messages were randomly repeated

- bug fix: in case the server was shutdown and restarted during a connection,
  the channel name was not updated correctly at the server


3.0.1 (2009-08-23)

- use low complexity CELT encoder profile, this lowers audio dropout
  probability on slow computers

- in case "Open Chat on New Message" is not enabled, a hint in the status bar
  is shown when a message is received

- bug fix: buzzing occurred when audio stream was interrupted (e.g. in case
  of network trouble)


3.0.0 (2009-08-19)

- introduced new audio codec "CELT", not compatible to old versions

- only the sound card frame sizes 128, 256 and 512 are allowed (since other
  frame sizes require additional conversion buffers which introduce delay)

- IMA-ADPCM, MS-ADPCM removed

- since CELT works on 48 kHz sample rate, resampling was removed

- various bug fixes (e.g. disconnecting did not work reliably)


2.3.0 (2009-07-09)

- new system sample rate of 33 kHz to improve audio quality, not compatible
  to old versions

- added history graph for server logging

- added command line argument for connecting a server at software start-up


2.2.2 (2009-05-14)

- "Mute" and "Solo" check boxes for each connected client fader

- store previous server URLs

- changes to the main GUI (grouped "local" and "server" settings)

- LED status lights and LED input level meter

- better behaviour on disconnection (introduced disconnection protocol message)


2.2.1 (2009-03-29)

- bug fix and improvements for automatic jitter buffer size setting


2.2.0 (2009-03-13)

- added Jack audio interface (Linux)

- simplified settings dialog, complete redesign (removed sound card
  buffer settings, network block sizes settings, added upload rate display)

- improved audio stability (audio interface is not callback based, removed
  intermediate audio buffers, client audio buffer size equals network
  buffer size now)

- added upload rate limitation for server (server decides which network
  parameters to use depending on the upload limit and the number of connected
  clients)


2.1.4 (2009-02-15)

- added automatic jitter buffer size setting

- speed optimizations to improve audio interface stability

- new default settings (e.g. turn off Reverb by default since it requires
  significant CPU)


2.1.3 (2008-11-02)

- added sound card selection

- improved ASIO configuration

- added total delay display


2.1.2 (2008-08-15)

- audio compression type can be selected (IMA ADPCM, MS ADPCM, None)

- security checks for protocol messages (wrong messages could crash the
  software)

- bug fix: ping time measurement problems on Windows OS fixed


2.1.1 (2008-08-03)

- added a chat window

- the client can select a port number of server additional to the URL

- the server can be operated on an arbitrary port number

- ping time information in general settings dialog added


2.1.0 (2008-07-17)

- ASIO support


2.0.0 (2008-03-29)

- first QT4 compatible release


0.9.9 (2007-09-10)

- new client settings dialog

- at each client a separate audio mix can be generated for all connected clients
  at the server


0.9.4 (2006-03-10)

- added a protocol mechanism, now it is possible to set the jitter buffer in the
  server according to the setting in the client (they are coupled now)

- removed sample rate offset estimation since it was not used anyway

- internal audio processing in the server is now based on the minimum block
  size (improves latency)


0.9.1 (2006-01-28)

- initial version