On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:54 AM, David Henningsson wrote:
> In short, version 1.1.4 of FluidSynth brings us:
>
> * Several improvements and fixes to the CMake build system,
> especially for Mac OS X
> * Several bug fixes to the engine, notably quite a few which could
> cause FluidSynth to sound bad in some cases.
> * API additions, that make it possible to
> - load MIDI files from memory
> - to inspect/modify MIDI events as they are being played from a
> MIDI file
> - to change channels between melodic and drum mode
> - and to silence all notes in one command.
> * Improvements to the CoreAudio driver
>
> A more detailed list of changes is available at
>
https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/fluidsynth/wiki/ChangeLog1_1_4
>
> Looking back at the changes, I'm feeling a little proud today. One of the
> reasons for feeling proud, is that we have more than one new contributor:
> people who have taken the step to actually work with the code, improve it,
> and create non-trivial patches with new functionality in it. That is a good
> foundation for the future and I hope all contributors feel welcomed and
> properly attributed.
>
> Also, the improvements/fixes to the build system is worth a special note
> (thanks Pedro!), I was surprised to see so many of them! And finally, we've
> managed to close several long standing bugs, which makes me feel that this
> release will be stable and enjoyable for a lot of people, with less
> annoyances than ever. (Thanks to the jOrgan folks for the test run!)
>
> Now, enjoy the release, and last but not least - make sure you make some
> really great music with it! :-)
>
> On behalf of the FluidSynth developer team,
> David Henningsson
>