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This may not relate to a feature request for Qtractor however not sure how to put up a idea on the forum.
I wanting and most likely others in my predicament a linux standalone multitrack player for live stage work.
16 track capacity with the ability to play midi track files at the same time which is sync to the audio files. Most likely created from other DAW such as Qtrator, Cubase and tracks and midi files stored in a song file director or in a compressed file for example - '001-my song.sng' There are file players available which do exactly that made by JoeCo in the UK however, it's expensive and doesn't support midi file playback.

What I envisage or require I'll best describe in point form.
1. Play 1 to 16 tracks to 1 of 8 audio outputs via Jack or ALSA? Midi tracks using Jackmidi or ALSA?
2. Must be able to remote control using a external connection via ethernet port or midi I.e.
A. Use a OSC app iPad to load next song or song number from a remote connection via network port, able to stop, start, next previous, loop markers transport control through app and local control.
B. Use raw midi bank sel cntrl 00 & cntrl 32 & program change to select and load song. First 3 digits in song name before '-' . There may be a better approach. Transport control using note on off or cntrl assignments.
3. On each song load ability to auto play however, send program changes ,midi messages prior to track starting? Could use a midi raw flat file for patch assignments. May ask why, external keyboard and midi dmx lighting can load correct patches before starting song. Always been an issue live.
4. audio and midi track channel output group assignments config stored in xml file included in song project directory.
5. Able to store loop points to replay a section within a song between markers and able to play into the section then loop back to a previous marker until told to play through. I.e. Play 16 bar section continuously.

With the work done on Qutractor and DrumKV1 I believe there maybe some interest.
I happy to donate $$ if it doable? I'm frustrated there isn't anything out there available without using a full DAW.
Rob