JJazzLab 4.0.2 (January 7, 2024)
New features 4.0
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FluidSynth, the JJazzLab builtin synth
JJazzLab 4 now embeds a ready-to-use builtin synth based on FluidSynth. -
Midi editor
A full-featured “piano-roll” editor to edit user tracks or customize a rhythm phrase. Midi file drag & drop is supported. -
Bar annotations
Add lyrics or notes to any measure. -
Easy reader window
Easily follow which chords (and lyrics) are currently playing, even with complex songs. -
Customize sections and chords colors
E.g. make this C7M red to remember to try the Lydian scale on it. -
Export to audio
Easily create a .mp3 or .wav file for the current song (or for each individual track). -
And many more…
New “NC” chord which stops music, new score notation for chord inspector, new light theme, import from .csv/.txt file, etc.
See the 4.0.2 release notes and the online doc for more details.
Download
Consult the online doc for more detailed installation instructions.
Windows
JJazzLab-4.0.2-win-x64-setup.exe md5sum: 6ab44082a53451bb80a1caee3501bcea
If you get a Windows Smart Screen alert, click on More info, this will let you run the installer anyway. JJazzLab is NOT a malware! You can use md5sum to check file integrity.
When installation package is new, Windows security servers don’t have enough statistics to evaluate its “security reputation”. Alert will disappear soon, once enough people have run the software.
Mac
You must first install FluidSynth yourself (I recommend via Homebrew).
Then:
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JJazzLab-4.0.2-mac-x64.zip (Intel processor) md5sum: cd4e614978167f0955173806a6ee4535
Extract then run file bin/jjazzlab to start JJazzLab. -
JJazzLab-4.0.2-mac-aarch64.pkg (M1 processor) md5sum: 1399e6e344f008d2f4e4bb7fc62b0a6f
Linux Ubuntu/Debian family (x64)
Download the .deb file and install it as shown below.
jjazzlab_4.0.2-1_amd64.deb md5sum: 774283af12aba6c1a4abd4bbe2431986
sudo apt-get install ./jjazzlab_4.0.2-1_amd64.deb # this will also download and install fluidsynth (>=2.2.0) if required
If FluidSynth makes some “crackling” noise, make sure your Linux is optimized for audio applications.
Linux OpenSUSE family (x64)
Download the .rpm file and install it as shown below.
jjazzlab-4.0.2-0.x86_64.rpm md5sum: 9e5b191d7cd0df0df03d240348e32786
sudo zypper install ./jjazzlab-4.0.2-0.x86_64.rpm # this will also download and install fluidsynth (>=2.2.0) if required
If FluidSynth makes some “crackling” noise, make sure your Linux is optimized for audio applications.
Linux others (x64)
You must first install FluidSynth (>=2.2.0) yourself.
Then:
JJazzLab-4.0.2-linux-x64.tar.xz md5sum: 88ecba4f37b15eeaa8699e334ca714c3
Extract then run file bin/jjazzlab to start JJazzLab.
If FluidSynth makes some “crackling” noise, make sure your Linux is optimized for audio applications.
Free and open-source software
Contribute to the code on GitHub.
If you’re not a developer, you still can help:
- add translations (japanese, spanish, …)
- improve the online documentation
- improve JJazzLabRealBook.zip and JJazzLab_users_styles.zip in the resources page
- participate in the JJazzLab forum
- donate!
Acknowledgements
Let us be grateful to the people and projects that are or were a part of JJazzLab, or those who had contributed to it in some way.
- Apache Netbeans: For the powerful IDE and modular application framework.
- FluidSynth: for the SoundFont synth on Linux
- XStream: for the XML serialization
- JFugue: for the Midi file parsing
- Peter Wierzba, Michael P. Bedesem, Jørgen Sørensen/jososoft: for the precious information about the Yamaha style file format
- Incava: for the diff algorithm
- InnoSetup: for the Windows installer
- John Nebauer: for the SGM-v2.01-NicePianosGuitarsBass SoundFont which served as a basis for the JJazzLab SoundFont.
- Matt Finley: for the help on the Band-In-A-Box import feature
- The JJazzLab translations top contributors
- Freepik: for some svg graphics
- My family: for the too many evenings and week-ends spent on this project