Version history for RadioBOSS

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Changes for v4.6.5.919 - v4.7.0.14

Changes:
Added Graphical Segue Editor
VST plugins support
Auto-restart feature in case the program crashes or hangs
Winamp General (gen_*.dll) plugins supported (experimental)
Multiple Winamp DSP plugins can be used simultaneously
Local Mute feature for microphone (disable local echo for microphone)
ReplayGain support (Playback->Miscellaneous)
Playlist Generator Pro: "use all tracks from source" option
"Maxium time to wait in queue" option for scheduled events
Repeat protection for the Track List feature
Custom broadcasting title for events
Export selected events from the scheduler feature
Improved Shuffle mode
Auto-save for the scheduler event list
Improved voice track playback, now the voice track is played in the intro/outro portion of the tracks and the music is attenuated
Fade in/out settings for the cart wall (Settings->Playback->Fading)
"Do not crossfade short tracks" option added
"Do not fade out tracks in manual mode" option added
Graphical intro/outro indication during playback
"Ask on close" option added
Track Lists are now preloaded to avoid any possible gap when reading big playlist/folder
Several HTTP requests can be used
Ability to name broadcasting encoders
Configurable mouse double-click function for playlist
Substitution macro for scheduler (?yyyy, ?mm, ?dd, ?hh)
Total listeners peak statistics
"Start time" takes crossfading into account for improved accuracy
Option added: "do not send info about this track to the server" for the file type
Track Tool improved and fixed several errors
Fixed MP4 playback and tag reading
Fixed errors in video file playback
Bugs fixed in Playlist Generator Pro and Playlist Generator
Several Microphone-related bugs fixed
Fixed player window position when second monitor was disconnected
Minor fixes in the Voice Track recording tool
Stream Archive feature fixed
Fixed the prelisten bugs
Improved stability

Changes for v4.6.3.905 - v4.6.4.914

Fixed numerous minor bugs
new feature: timed pause.

Changes for v4.6.2.902 - v4.6.3.905

Changes:
Report Generator: custom printable reports of what was played
Playlist Generator PRO:
better shuffling
fixed some UI issues
error log now includes the category name
several bugs fixed

Changes for v4.6.2.900 - v4.6.2.902

Changes:
Added Shoutcast 2 broadcasting support
Added a ?Manual? mode to the scheduler. In this mode, tasks are not launched automatically, but the program shows a task launch countdown instead. Tasks in this mode are started manually by clicking the ?Start? button. This feature is useful for live broadcasts.
Fixes in the Track Tool program
Some interface issues fixed

Changes for v4.5.6.859 - v4.6.0.895

Voice tracking, improved scheduler, FLAC broadcasting and more!

Changes for v4.5.5.849 - v4.5.6.856

Playlist Generator Pro has been updated; some issues with the Scheduler's work corrected. Minor bugs fixed.

Changes for v4.5.4.833 - v4.5.5.849

Track Tool improved; fixed tags reading/writing; numerous minor features and fixes.

Changes for v4.5.3.824 - v4.5.4.833

Changes:
the microphone can be used in the Mono mode
you can now set the duration for Line.In
a new option for tasks in the scheduler: "do not remove after playback "
the scheduler now allows you to launch programs
you can now set an arbitrary format for tracks in the playlist
a microphone amplifier
Greek localization

Changes for v4.5.2.814 - v4.5.3.824

Many fixes in Playlist Generator software; scheduler can be turned on/off at set times; allows to use different station info for every encoder.

Changes for v4.5.1.751 - v4.5.1.794

Fixed random program crashes
TrackTool vertical zoom now works correctly
Fixed slow starting of some mp3 files
Many other minor fixes

Changes for v4.5 Beta - v4.5.0.735

Changes:
Includes new Playlist Generator Pro software - advanced playlist generation tool
Allows use of microphone and linear input using ASIO or WASAPI API's, which minimizes latency; Microphone/Line.in settings are completely revised.
Broadcasting improved. Now RadioBOSS allows to use any number of encoders (instead of fixed up to 5 encoders in earlier versions); Possible to resample or change number of channels for broadcasting encoders
Changes in user interface
ASIO and DirectSound outputs: optimized CPU usage
added "Last played" section
added "Remaining in this hour" timer
removed track bar for changing track position. Now its function is included in the "On Air" display(right-click to change track position). "On Air" also shows intro duration and Fade Out position.
Music Library optimized and now works several times faster
New fields in the Broadcast area: AIM, IRC
New hot keys: F1-F8 for Explorer, Search, etc
Silence Detector now triggers only if playback was started before; and doesn't after playback was stopped
optimized CPU usage when using ASIO and/or DirectSound
Track List: when source is a folder, it's possible to read whole directory tree

Changes for v4.4.1.667 - v4.5 Beta

Allows use of microphone and linear input using ASIO or WASAPI API's, which minimizes latency.
Microphone/Line.in settings are completely revised.
Broadcasting improved. Now RadioBOSS allows to use any number of encoders (instead of fixed up to 5 encoders in earlier versions)

Changes for v4.4.0.657 - v4.4.0.662

Changes for v4.3.1.557 - v4.4.0.657

Changes:
Possibility to work with several playlists (in addition to Main, Temp). The program supports an unlimited number of playlists.
Possibility to save additional track parameters (genre, rating, language, crossfade parameters). To do that, launch the TrackTool program from the playlist or Music Library.
Added an integrated web browser.
Cart machine
Added a possibility to broadcast using a proxy server.
Added a possibility to use proxies for playing streams
Added a plug-in for MIDI playback
Cart machine
Improved AutoAmp AGC (Automatic Gain Control) feature

Changes for v4.4.0.622 Beta - v4.4.0.634 Beta

improved Music Library (new fields in the table, added toolbar)
many fixed and other minor improvements

Changes for v4.3.1.557 - v4.4.0.622 Beta

Major Changes:
Possibility to work with several playlists (in addition to Main, Temp). The program supports an unlimited number of playlists.
Possibility to save additional track parameters (genre, rating, language, crossfade parameters). To do that, launch the TrackTool program from the playlist or Music Library.
Added an integrated web browser.
Cart machine
Minor Changes:
Added a possibility to broadcast using a proxy server.
Added a possibility to use proxies for playing streams
Added a plug-in for MIDI playback

Changes for v4.3.0.541 - v4.3.1.557

Concurrent playback on several sound cards
Output through ASIO
Output through WASAPI (recommended for Win7/Vista and above)
Adjustable sampling rate during mixing
Improvements in the scheduler. You can now set the start date for a task and make it recurring that is, make it start on specific days of the week or with certain periodicity. You can also schedule tasks for a specific minute of specific hours during a day.
Added a new option to the scheduler - clear the Main playlist"- that enables you to completely clear the playlist when changing a block.
Added a possibility to launch a track from the playlist according to the schedule.
The task editing window now has a wizard that simplifies the addition of commands, Internet streams and so on.
Changed profiles for AAC/AAC+ broadcasting for improved sound quality with the same bitrate + fixed some AAC+ broadcasting bugs.
The time remaining till the start of scheduled tasks is now calculated with greater accuracy
Fixed a bug that caused the next track to be shown incorrectly in the Shuffle (random playback) mode
Fixed a bug that caused the program to work incorrectly on computers without a sound card

Changes for v4.1.8.500 - v4.3.0.537

Support of ASIO and WASAPI, lots of improvements in the scheduler and multiple bug fixes.

Changes for v4.1.5.490 - v4.1.7.496

updated the help file
improved the scheduler algorithm
the position of the video playback window is now saved
improved the "resume playback" function
fixed a bug in the getrandomplaylist command (sometimes the playlist did not start)
fixed a bug that caused the program to start twice when the start automatically option was enabled
fixed a bug in the connect/disconnect commands, automatic reconnection to the server now works correctly

Changes for v4.0.8.473 - v4.0.9.475

a feature for playing one track from a playlist or folder has been added (the Playlist->Add Track List menu command)
an error in the AutoAmp function has been fixed

Changes for v4.0.7.467 - v4.0.8.473

Changes:
Added connect/disconnect commands (for connecting to/disconnecting from a streaming server) to the scheduler. Now you can specify the number of the output you need to connect to/disconnect from by adding it as a parameter to a corresponding command (after a space). If no number is specified, the command affects all the servers.
Improvements in the operation of the "Hide the URL of the stream" option.
The Next track" field can now show the nearest scheduled events.
Added a silence cropping threshold setting for files (set in dB).
Fixed a bug in the silence detector; CPU load decreased.

Changes for v4.0.5.457 - v4.0.7.467

Changes:
Bug fixed: the silence detector did not work correctly in the "no sound card" mode
Added a possibility to set the duration of playback for audio streams (the value is specified in minutes after a space, e.g. "http://stream/p.m3u 60")
Changes in the program architecture: improved stability and decreased CPU load
Added a possibility to disable visualization
Added a possibility to select a tracks database in the playlist generator

Changes for v4.0.2.441 - v4.0.3.449

Changes:
tag read/write added for FLAC, MPC, APE, TTA files.
removed tag support for WAV files
improved line in/MIC support
fixed scheduler errors: playlist generation and streams playback
fixed MMS streams playback error

Changes for v3.2.0.371 - v4.0.0.417

Application got split into versions: Express, Standard, and Advanced.
Windows Vista and Windows 7 Compatible.
Modified players interface.
Added resizing of interface units (versions Standard and Advanced).
Video playback (version Advanced).
Support for Unicode in file names, interface and tags (except ID3v1).
Player now shows which track is to be played next.
Added launching playlists over air.
Fixed error when generating playlists by schedule.
Added Pause command to scheduler.
Information on Stop and Pause button clicks now gets recorded to the report.
Modifying broadcast settings no longer requires restarting the application.
Encoder priority when airing now matches the priority of the RadioBOSS application.

Changes for v3.0.1.354 - v3.1.0.359

scheduler: FADEOUT command is added (syntax: fadeout , e.g. fadeout 500) to smoothly stop the playlist playback
scheduler: drag-n-drop feature for tasks in the list, the opportunity to change column order
scheduler: the new "remove from the list in the specified time" feature is added
scheduler: now it is possible to tag the tasks for more convenience
new events are registered in the report file: playlist open, scheduler on and off
when listening a track in the secondary output it is now possible to set the volume over 100 units (additional intensification)
music base: the new feature is added to automatically tag the group of files using file name; bugs in the tag editor are fixed
fixed: hot keys for Shuffle and Repeat buttons worked even when they were inactive
fixed: sometimes the time of track start was counted incorrectly
fixed: the calculation of time before the start of a scheduler task

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