NEWS 11/21/2018

RadioBOSS 5.8

• Automatic network stream relaying while using playlist as a backup option ("relaystart URL" and "relaystop" scheduler commands)
• Added "Advanced configuration" section to allow fine tuning (Settings->General->Advanced configuration)
• MySQL database option to store additional track information and cache
• Ability to select columns in the scheduled events list
• File tag cache can now be used if APEv2 is used to store additional information
• Minor UI improvements in the scheduled events list
• Played scheduled tracks are deleted from the playlists per-event (each event is now deleted separately without waiting for other events to finish playback)
• Scheduler: specify multiple minute values when using "Hours" option
• Scheduler: ability to turn off event groups display
• Scheduler: "Every year" option for expiration
• Scheduler command to reset "played" track state in playlist (resetplayedstate)
• Changed the way Shuffle function works when there are scheduled tracks in the playlist
• Music DSP does not affect microphone
• Active playlist tab can now be changed when playback is active
• Added scheduler command to switch active playlist tab (playlist tab_name)
• Added scheduler command to change active equalizer preset (eqpreset preset_name)
• Playlists are saved with relative paths when possible
• Playlist display is updated when title format is changed in the settings
• Added ability to mute main playlist playback when prelisten is used
• Hot keys: added support for extended keyboard keys (multimedia keys, F13-F24 etc)
• Style option for Music Library and Track Tool
• Font configuration for cart wall buttons (Settings->View->Style)
• Font color can be changed for each cart wall button
• Improved profile auto-save, removed the "periodically save” profile option
• Changed profile load and save UI
• Cart wall can be disabled in user access control
• Cart wall shows an error notification on failed cart wall buttons
• Drag-n-drop for cart wall improved: it now accepts multiple files and folders (multiple cart wall buttons are assigned at once)
• Added values for current date and time in broadcasting title format
• Broadcasting stats: show number of listeners when mouse hovers over the chart
• Broadcasting stats window can be used in additional work zones
• Broadcasting encoders can be rearranged in the list
• Playlist search: added buttons to search up and down
• Automatic check for new versions; can be turned off in Help->Automatically check for updates menu
• Accessible VST plugin configuration when screen reader mode is enabled
• API: start event and skip scheduled launch (schedule/run)
• API: edit track rating and playcount, custom fields (readtag/writetag)
• API: added "cnt" parameter for getplaylist command to limit the number of returned tracks
• API: command to set broadcasting title (setcasttitle)
• Search: select and rearrange columns in the list
• Search: added "Comment" column
• Improved Multiple Actions UI in scheduler event settings
• Pause and unpause is performed with a short fade
• File tag cache can now be used if APEv2 is used to store additional information
• Changed the way "Do not action event when the playlist is stopped" option works: now the event is not inserted into the playlist (previous behavior can be enabled in Additional Configuration)
• %nextsong variable added for broadcasting title and HTTP requests (next song title)
• Lots of other UI and localization improvements

• Remote ads management: ads, playlists and events can be sent to a remote RadioBOSS installation

• The "Date Added" field is properly set when the tracks are first added to the library
• Database cleanup (additional information and cache)

• Color settings for categories (background and text)
• UI improvements in category window and settings tab

• Next and Prev track is loaded without reloading Track Tool
• Tag Editor area can be resized
• Improved zoom when cursor is visible
• Playback is stopped at the End mark
• Ability to prelisten to voiceovers

• Improved performance on launching next track
• Minor improvements in Playback Queue window
• Fixed: playrequestedsong command did not work in the playlist
• Track Tool: "Set" button is now more precise
• Fixed broadcasting statistics window bug: encoder list was scrolled to the top
• Fixed Track Tool playback level was not respected in overlay events
• AutoIntro, Sweepers: Track Tool parameters were not respected
• Copying a file also copies additional information for a track
• Fixed play after pause volume level was sometimes zero
• Nowplaying text when stopped now also sent to streaming servers
• Sometimes waveform did not correspond to actual sound in the Nowplaying bar
• Fixed play after pause volume level was sometimes zero
• Fixed "pause #N" didn't work properly in events with "multiple actions"
• Nowplaying text when stopped now also sent to streaming servers
• Fixed scheduled events "maximum time wait" sometimes didn't work properly
• Events list "Show groups" state is preserved between program restarts
• File type bed did not work in overlay player
• Broadcasting stats can be retrieved over HTTPS protocol
• Podcasts via HTTPS protocol sometimes didn't work
• Playlist Generator: long playlists (>20 days approx.) sometimes were not generated properly
• AdsScheduler: impression report was sometimes generated incorrectly
• AdsScheduler: fixed encoding in some generated reports
• AdsScheduler: fixed style bug
• Crossfades (mix point) is not correctly re-evaluated when the playlist is changed
• Email reports encoding bug
• Playlist information was not updated when Track Tool was called from the log window
• Crossfade settings were not loaded when playlist was expanded
• Sometimes "getfile" command did not properly delete tracks
• Fixed default font problem in secondary windows
• Fixed main window font for some areas of the player window
• Fixed playlist sorting bug for certain columns
• Current weather data is not deleted if weather update failed
• Sorting in search was reset after software restart
• Broadcasting stats window disappeared when settings window was opened
• An occasional error message (unable to activate previous instance) when update was installed using Check for Updates
• Track List launched a file that was deleted
• Scheduler wait options sometimes work incorrectly
• Incorrect broadcasting title was sometimes sent for certain playlist items
• Fixed occasional crash when using HTTP requests
• Fixed crash on startup on some systems
• Fixed Music Library crashes
• Mix point is changed after it's edited in Track Tool for playing track
• Occasional crash when some API commands were used

• The update is free for existing users who purchased RadioBOSS or RadioBOSS Update after
  November 20, 2017. Otherwise, update price is $69.95, please visit this page to purchase.
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