QSynth 0.2.5 review

QSynth project is a fluidsynth GUI front-end application written in C++ around the Qt3 toolkit using Qt Designer. Eventually it may

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QSynth project is a fluidsynth GUI front-end application written in C++ around the Qt3 toolkit using Qt Designer.

Eventually it may evolve into a softsynth management application allowing the user to control and manage a variety of command line softsynth but for the moment it wraps the excellent FluidSynth.

FluidSynth is a command line software synthesiser based on the Soundfont specification.

Requirements:
FluidSynth

What's New in This Release:
New dial-knob behavior now follows mouse pointer angular position, almost similar to old QDial, but this time avoiding that nasty and rather abrupt change on first mouse click.
By simple use of widget subclassing, the value/position of any dial knob can now be reset to its default or original position at any time, by simply pressing the mouse mid-button. These default value positions are just committed to current dial values when switching engines and/or closing the application.
Optional specification of alternate fluidsynth installation path has been added to configure command arguments (--with-fluidsynth).
After some source code tweaks, a win32 build is now possible (instructions will be provided on demand.
Bank offset finally gets its due effect, while on the channels and channel preset selection dialogs. Regretfully, the soundfont bank offset feature has been lurking ever since its inception, but now its live and hopefully effective.
A new fancy widget has arrived, qsynthKnob, with some modifications to replace the actual *ugly* QDial widgets in the main window. This widget is based on a design by Thorsten Wilms, formerly implemented by Chris Cannam in Rosegarden, and finally adapted and brought to Qsynth by Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas. Thankyou all.