2018-02-24
    * release 1.1.1

2018-01-07
    * disabled fluidsynth output driver
    * Fixed build on macOS < 10.11, thanks to Andreas

2017-08-14
    * fixed unit test for more tolerance
    * release preparations

2017-08-13
    * fix for ticket #11: replaced assert() by Q_ASSERT()
    * fix for ticket #9: removed ALSA/Linux dependency where possible.

2017-05-10
    * rt: fixed pitch bend events on several output backends

2017-04-16
    * fixed tab order on forms

2017-04-03
    * added keywords to the desktop files. Patch by Ross Gammon

2016-09-25
    * release 1.1.0

2016-09-11
    * reverted audio backend for sonivox eas to pulseaudio again
    * rt: settings for sonivox eas and mac native synth
    * vpiano: dialogs for synth settings

2016-08-18
    * release 1.1.0 preparation
    * removed four utilities, now implemented as unit tests

2016-08-17
    * drumstick-rt: fix backendmanager initialization, added two new methods to retrieve backends by name
    * documentation updated
    * copyright years updated

2016-07-03
    * guiplayer accepts a single file argument in the command line: mid, kar, wrk, and ove
    * Missing cmake scripts license, patch by Maximiliano Curia

2016-05-22
    * Fix for mac osx static builds

2016-05-21
    * Fix for static build using the new backends

2016-05-16
    * Fix for cmake/qmake builds on mac

2016-05-15
    * new backend: Apple DLS Synth

2016-05-08
    * version number changed provisionally to 1.0.99
    * new backend: sonivox eas synthesizer for Linux

2016-02-17
    * Fix build with GCC 6, patch by Robin Lee

2016-01-30
    * guiplayer: there is no need for a quit() slot. Fix for hanging notes when closing the window with the corner icon.
    * Use GNUInstallDirs to install arch-independent data, patch by Heiko Becker

2015-12-29
    * release 1.0.2

2015-10-10
    * RT library: fixed ticket #6 - MIDI input connection on Mac OSX

2015-08-20
    * release 1.0.1

2015-04-26
    * RT library: fixed ticket #4: ALSA Midi Input not working

2014-11-22
    * RT library: fixed windows midi input

2014-08-30
    * release 1.0.0

2014-08-02
    * vpiano using RT library

2014-07-26
    * documentation updates

2014-04-27
    * RT library: OSS backend

2014-04-13
    * RT library: FluidSynth backend

2014-03-30
    * RT library: Windows backend

2014-02-09
    * RT library: Mac OSX backend

2014-02-09
    * RT library: Network and ALSA backends

2013-12-31
    * Qt5 compatibility

2010-09-13
    * fixed dumpove: file header text

2010-09-08
    * documentation updated
    * release 0.5.0

2010-09-08
    * remaining warnings removed 
    * guiplayer simplified, and optimizations
    * compile with -fvisibility=hidden if it is available
    * compile always with -fexceptions
    * fixes in both buildsystems, cmake and qmake  

2010-09-02 
    * Use RealtimeKit support for the MIDI input thread. 

2010-08-31
    * OVE file format support, by Rui Fan <vanferry@gmail.com>
    * guiplayer adds OVE format playback

2010-07-24
    * Fixed static build support

2010-07-12
    * removed PCH build option
    * release 0.4.1
    
2010-07-11
    * Fixed bug in class SequencerInputThread: realtime priority must be applied 
      in run() instead of start() to avoid changing the scheduling policy of the
      parent. This is a problem when running FluidSynth in systems affected by a  
      glib-2.22 bug that has not yet been fixed.
      Reference: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=599079  

2010-07-07
    * smfplayer renamed as guiplayer, with a new windows layout and
      supporting Cakewalk WRK files playback
    * release 0.4.0
    
2010-07-03
    * subdirectory "tests" renamed as "utils".
    * visibility attribute for public classes.
    
2010-06-10
    * Compile fix for 0.3.2
    * release 0.3.2a

2010-06-09
    * Command line arguments for all the utilities/test programs.

2010-05-28
    * fix a crash in drumstick-sysinfo when a timer module is not loaded. 
    
2010-05-13
    * Man pages for the utilities/test programs.

2010-05-10
    * New test program: DrumGrid

2010-04-19
    * Release 0.3.1
    * Allow to build drumstick-file library under Windows
    * New method MidiClient::parseAddress() replacing the ALSA function 
      snd_seq_parse_address() in MidiPort::subscribeTo() and similar methods.
    * Fixed MidiClient::getAvailableInputs() and getAvailableOutputs() forcing 
      to always retrieve the clients list.

2010-03-09
    * Release 0.3.0
    * API changes:
      SequencerEvent::isChannel() returns true for SND_SEQ_EVENT_NOTE 
      QueueTimer::setId(const TimerId& id) new method overload
      Timer::bestGlobalTimerId() new static function
      getRuntimeALSALibraryVersion() new global function
      getRuntimeALSALibraryNumber() new global function
      getRuntimeALSADriverVersion() new global function
      getRuntimeALSADriverNumber() new global function
    
2010-03-02
    * New class QWrk, for reading Cakewalk files

2010-02-17
    * Split: drumstick-file and drumstick-alsa 

2010-01-07
    * Renamed to 'drumstick' and moved to a new project repository 

2009-12-27
    * Release 0.2.0
    * API changes:
      SequencerInputThread::start() added a priority parameter
      SequencerEvent::isChannel() new static method
      SequencerOutputThread::stopped() method removed, converted into a signal
      SequencerOutputThread::start() added a priority parameter
      SequencerOutputThread::shutupSound() method removed
      SequencerOutputThread::stopRequested() method added
      QSmfPrivate class added
      QSmf::writeMetaEvent() new method overload
      QSmf::getTextCodec() new method
      QSmf::setTextCodec() new method
      QSmf::signalSMFVariable() signal dropped
      QSmf::signalSMFMetaUnregistered() signal added
      Subscriber::operator==() removed unimplemented operator prototype

2009-08-27
    * Public release 0.1.0

2008-12-29 0.0.2pre5
    * Snapshot included in kmetronome-0.9.0 and kmidimon-0.6.0

2008-11-09 0.0.2pre1
    * Initial pre-release

2008-05-12 0.0.1
    * Development started
