NEWS 12/2/2019

RadioBOSS 5.9

• Track tags (categories): assign one or more tags to tracks, tags can be used to search tracks and filter tracks in Playlist Generator
• Track normalization (Tools menu in Music Library; scan in Track Tool): uses EBU R128 standard to determine loudness levels
• Sweepers: it's possible to insert a sweeper instead of multiple playlist tracks
• Improved Auto Intro user interface when playing; shows time remaining before auto intro start
• Playback Queue can be put to pause
• Teaser: added "Shuffle" option for transitions and playlist source for music tracks
• Added DSD format support (DFF, DSF files)
• Added keyboard shortcuts to add tracks, folders and network streams to a playlist
• Relay: relay linear input with sound level monitor (relaystart 1/relaystart 2 commands to relay Input 1 and Input 2 respectively)
• Relay: fade in option added
• Relay: option added to move to the next track in the playlist after relay disconnects
• Relay: main DSP is turned off for relay stream by default (Settings->Playback->Miscellaneous)
• Auto intro: added track tags filter
• Auto intro: added BPM and year filters, along with Range condition (e.g. 1990-1999)
• Auto intro: do not add auto intro for file types option
• Broadcasting: added 28 kbps bitrate
• Style: now it's possible to use custom selection color with Windows UI
• Configurable color for active playlist tab (Settings->View->Style)
• Music Library: improved list sorting
• Changed %filename variable: now it does not include file extension; added %filename_ext variable that includes extension
• Added %bpm variable for stream titles
• Default cover artwork can be set from the Settings window (Reports section)
• Do not send empty track title when playback is stopped option added (Advanced configuration)
• Mix point threshold and silence trimming take playback level info into account
• Error notification emails now contain additional information (profile name and executable path)
• File types can be reordered in the list
• Updated BPM detection algorithm
• Genre and language lists are sorted
• Improved print form for scheduled events
• Improved accessibility

• Music Library: all tools (normalize, trim silence, detect mix point, detect BPM) are combined in one window
• Additional options for "makelibrary" command to scan for silence, normalize tracks, detect mix point and BPM (to create the command, click Tools->Schedule library update)
• Improved search UI in Music Library
• Show real track duration accounting for start and end points

• Ads Scheduler: fixed remote ads export sometimes didn't work properly with international characters in file names
• Ads Scheduler: configure start time seconds for created events
• Smooth level meter option added (Advanced configuration)

• %artwork parameter that holds cover art (base64 encoded), %xml parameter that includes current and next track information in XML form
• POST requests are now supported
• Notification is also sent when a playlist is stopped
• Notifications can be individually turned on and off
• Album cover is removed from FTP when a track has no cover and there's no default cover defined

• Event option: add to the very end of the playlist
• Scheduled events list can be used in additional work zone
• "next" scheduler command now has additional parameter: fade out time (milliseconds)
• "enablegroup" and "disablegroup" scheduler commands allow specifying of multiple event groups, comma separated
• "streamarchive" scheduler command now allows to specify recording duration
• Recordings made with the "streramarchive" command are not split into segments (always saved as a single file)
• OpenWeatherMap: user supplieid API key can used instead of the default key to prevent rate limitation errors
• Alternative weather data source (AccuWeather) - requires registering for API key
• ?any file name template for scheduler (matches any part of file name)

• Track Tool: track level change is applied immediately if a track is playing
• Track Tool: minor UI improvements
• Hook duration is now displayed
• Normalize tracks option

• Fixed: cart wall font was off sometimes; carts may become disabled on font change
• Fixed: Replay Gain was not processed for Overlay Playback tracks
• Fixed: bulk tag editor in Music Library had Playcount set to zero
• Fixed: scheduled event was played after tracks in the playback queue
• Fixed: auto intro did not play at the beginning of a track sometimes
• Fixed: general DSP is not applied to AUX and cart wall to avoid broken sound
• Fixed bugs in jingle assign window
• Fixed UI bugs in AUX player
• Fixed occasional crash when DPI mode was changed or when connecting via RDP
• Fixed: possible track duplicates in reports
• Fixed: sometimes last word was cut when using MIC
• Fixed: dragging from AUX player sometimes did not work
• Fixed: occasional "freeze" or "access violation" errors
• Fixed bugs in search: slow loading and incorrect duration display
• Fixed stream archive incorrect microphone recording
• Fixed incorrect tags display in Music Library
• Fixed crash when normalizing certain music tracks
• Fixed: Genre was not saved sometimes in Track Tool
• Fixed: tags were not saved in Track Tool sometimes
• Fixed: auto intro sometimes did not play when positioned to end on fade in
• Fixed: %bpm did not work in print template
• Fixed jingles list edit bug
• Fixed: sweeper configuration was not saved in full
• Fixed Track Tool volume control did not control voiceover volume
• Fixed Track Tool playback stopped working ocasionally
• Fixed voiceover did not play sometimes in Track Tool

• The update is free for existing users who purchased RadioBOSS or RadioBOSS Update after
  December 1, 2018. Otherwise, update price is $69.95, please visit this page to purchase.
• License prices for new users start from $119.95; please visit this page for further details.

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