qsampler(1)

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version 1.0.3 · 2 versions
, in arch rolling, nixpkgs unstable, ubuntu stonking

💖 qsampler — like, the whole vibe 💖

okay bestie, so this is the manpage for qsampler, from section 1 of the General Commands Manual — yes, the whole thing, we're not skipping a single crumb ✨

✨ NAME ✨

Qsampler — a LinuxSampler Qt GUI Interface 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

qsampler [options] [session-file]

like. that's it. options, then optionally a session file. slay.

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

This manual page documents briefly the qsampler command-line options. (briefly!! but we're gonna be thorough anyway because you deserve it 🫶)

Qsampler is a LinuxSampler GUI front-end application, written in C++ around the Qt framework using Qt Designer. Right now it literally just wraps itself as a client reference interface for the LinuxSampler Control Protocol (LSCP). it's giving "glorified remote control" and honestly? iconic.

LinuxSampler is a work in progress, no cap. The goal is to produce a free, open source pure software audio sampler with professional grade features — comparable to both hardware samplers and commercial Windows/Mac software samplers. the ambition is loud. we respect it 💅

The initial platform is gonna be Linux, because Linux is one of the most promising open source multimedia operating systems. And thanks to various kernel patches plus the Jack Audio Connection Kit, Linux is currently able to deliver rock solid sub-5 millisecond MIDI-to-Audio response. five milliseconds. MIDI to audio. obsessed. 🔥

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • -s, --start — starts the linuxsampler server locally, right here, on your machine 🏠 no remote drama.
  • -h, --hostname <host> — tells it which linuxsampler server hostname to talk to. default is localhost 🌈
  • -p, --port <port> — picks the linuxsampler server port number. default is 8888 🔢
  • -?, --help — displays help on the command-line options. the classic cry for clarity 🙈
  • -v, --version — shows version information ⭐

(okay and yes, that <session-file> from the synopsis is that optional positional slot up top — it's the session file, bestie, it's right there in the synopsis, I'm not making it up 😭)

🎀 FILES 🎀

Configuration settings are stored in:

~/.config/rncbc.org/Qsampler.conf

that's the one. that's where your settings live. protect it 🫶

🔍 SEE ALSO 🔍

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Qsampler was written by Rui Nuno Capela and Christian Schoenebeck. legends, fr fr 💜

This manual page was written by Matt Flax <flatmax@Matt.Flax>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others). shoutout Debian 🍓

and that's the whole page!! every flag, every default, every path, every name. nothing skipped, nothing invented. periodt. 💖

dated April 16, 2026, filed under qsampler(1) in the General Commands Manual — mwah, bye bestie 🦋✨🎀

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