RadioBOSS is the software product for broadcasting stations, clubs, casinos, hypermarkets, cinemas. Broadcast and audio automation.
News Archive
08/06/2008 RadioBOSS 2.9.5 Released!
Changes:
- some parts of the program have been modified for Windows Vista compatibility
- the program now reads ID3v2 tags
- bug fixed: the individual fade in the file name could not be detected if the file name was longer than 50 characters
- bug fixed: the program failed to save the value of the Public property in broadcasting settings
- you can now change the volume gradually using the setvol command with the following format: "setvol Level TimeMS" (for instance "setvol 50 500" will set the volume level to 50 within 0.5 seconds)
- several flaws in the music database have been eliminated
- users can now select the folder for storing reports (in program settings)
- reports are now saved in the CSV format and contain more details: scheduler events, program starts and exits, full paths to launched tracks
- users can now move tracks from the report window to the playlist
- the installer has been updated (you can install the program for all users of the system at the same time)
07/31/2008 AirCorder 1.1 Released!
Changes:
- records can be split into parts of defined length (5, 10, 15 minutes, etc.)
- automatic renaming if a file already exists
- fixed a bug in the mini-player (some users heard crackling noises on their systems)
- limitations of the demo version have been modified (you can now create two tasks in the scheduler)
- several minor fixes
03/05/2008 RadioBOSS 2.9
RadioBOSS has been updated including improvements in network broadcast and bugfixes.
List of changes:
- New network broadcast settings added, Auto-Reconnect functionality is fixed (automatic reconnection if connection to server lost)
- Crossfade parameters can be again specified using the filename (i.e. Track01^xxx.mp3 where xxx - is the fade length in seconds, which can be fractional, e.g. 2.3, the ^ character can be changed in the Player.ini file using the FadeSign parameter)
- Viewing TOP-100 popular tracks by play count (Music database - TOP-100 menu)
- Fixed bug when track play time was calculated with the "Read track information when displayed in the playlist" option
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10/21/2007 Update: RadioBOSS 2.8.9
RadioBOSS updated to version 2.8.9. Changes:
- bug fixed: some tracks with freq below 44.1kHz played incorrectly
- ability to use shoutcast/icecast server without any additional plugins (Broadcast section in the Settings window)
- ability to run program on computers without a sound card (for streaming)
09/10/2007 Update: RadioBOSS 2.8.5
RadioBOSS updated to version 2.8.5. Changes in this release:
- the installation file has been improved, now all old settings are preserved when you update the program
- several bugs have been fixed in the playlist generator
- tracks played above the broadcast are logged
- a new option in the generator: enqueue a track right after the current playlist or right after the playing track
- export from the music database to the player: the "after the selected track" option has been added
- you can use either the Mute button or the Gain slider to completely turn sound off (the -Inf dB value)
- the player is now more stable
- a lot of drawbacks have been fixed
09/05/2007 Forum
Forum created. It's empty for now... So everyone is invited to leave a comment!
08/29/2007 Update: AirCorder 1.0.6.53
Changes:
- translation into Polish and Portuguese
- bug fixes
07/22/2007 RadioBOSS updated to version 2.8.1
Update: RadioBOSS 2.8.1
Changes:
- localized in Norwegian
- name of the run schedule is displayed in the software heading
- fixed bug with loading Winamp plugins
- fixed a few minor GUI bugs
- fixed bug when processing the "getrandomplaylist" command
- fixed bugs in the tag editor for WMA and OGG files
07/13/2007 Release: RadioBOSS 2.8
RadioBOSS 2.8 is out!
Changes:
- new scheduler commands are added: clearplaylist and getrandomplaylist
- the GUI has been improved
- the source code of the program has been optimized so that the CPU and memory usage have been lowered
- the work with a linear input and a microphone has been improved
- the Preferences window has been created anew, new options have been added
- fixed bug when working with a number of multi-channel cards
- fixed bug: when playing a jingle over the music the air volume level sometimes differs from the presetted one
- fixed bug: when trying to perform a search in the track database with more than 50 000 tracks
- many minor changes
03/21/2007 Update: RadioBOSS 2.7.5
Changes in 2.7.5.252:
- updated player, fixed bugs
- new scheduler commands: reboot, poweroff (system reboot and shutdown)
- ability to add commands to playlist (see FAQ question N9)
- imrpovements to the "musical base" program, displaying file sizes
- the program is translated into slovak
02/03/2007 RadioBOSS 2.7 Released!
New:
- instead of two preset file types “advertisement” and “jingle” there are now 10 configurable file types
- export of information about the track being played into an xml file
- the "crop selected" command (delete all tracks except selected)
- scheduler: option to repeat task in specified time
- scheduler: new commands to control DTR and TXD signals of the COM port: set and clr
- scheduler: command to load playlist, profile, schedule list (load)
Improvements:
- the air is muted when the MIC button is pressed
- playlist shuffling algorithm is improved (better playback in the shuffle mode)
- player interface is improved
- music database: when the file has no tags, its filename is used to determine author and track name
- player now starts faster
- scheduler: tracks are accumulated in the playlist in direct (not reverse) order
- smooth volume change when the scheduled track or jingle is launched over the air
- smooth enabling/disabling of the Mute mode
Fixed bugs:
- scheduled tracks sometimes were added into the Temp list
- the progress window sometimes didn’t close after adding files from explorer
- the program don’t hang anymore on some specific computer configurations
- the MIC button didn’t work on some cards
- many minor bugfixes
01/18/2007 Volume Discounts
Now we offer volume discount pricing for RadioBOSS!
12/17/2006 AirCorder 1.0 Released!
New product from djSoftware! AirCorder is a program used to record radio station broadcast on the computer hard drive.
12/08/2006 Bug fix (we strongly recommend you to update!)
Bug, which may lead to hanging of the program or the system in some situations has been found. The bug is fixed, for installation details click here.
11/07/2006 Update: RadioBOSS 2.6.1.213
Changes:
- new interface languages: Italian, Serbian
- fixed AutoAmp misperformance when crossfading
- fixed bug: Winamp plugin wasn't activated at program startup
- new schedule command: play x (where x is the number of a track in the playlist)
09/20/2006 RadioBOSS 2.6 Released!
What's new:
- added functionality: voicetrack
- changed mixing algorithm: lowered CPU load, Winamp effects are now applied to the entire output stream, visualizator and level indicator display more complete information (taking into account jingles, crossfades etc.)
- track database: such parameters as the number of track run, last time the track was run are logged, additional information about tracks can be edited (intro/outro, individual crossfade parameters etc.)
- fixed bug: silence detector sometimes didn't work correctly
- fixed bug: error when entering the menu on some computers
- lots of minor bugs fixed
08/31/2006 RadioBOSS 2.5 Released!
What's new:
- changed appearance
- track launch time is calculated more correctly
- "shuffle playlist" option in the scheduler
- equalizer is improved
- option to automatically save the profile
- new scheduler command for changing volume
- lots of fixes and improvements
05/10/2006 RadioBOSS 2.4 Released!
What's new:
- new column in the playlist: displays when the track was launched and estimated time before launching next tracks
- ability to resume playing the playlist from the last position after restart
- scheduler: button to force task start
- scheduler: option to remove the previous schedule from the playlist
- scheduler: new column in the list, displays time before the task starts
- scheduler: 10 seconds before starting the task, the corresponding row begins to blink
- distortion effect removed
- Music Database update
- ability to work in the limited user mode improved
- new options: equalizer band width, button in the taskbar
- bug fixes, lots of other improvements
02/11/2006 RadioBOSS 2.3.0.150 Released!
Improvements:
- The program is translated into Spanish and Portuguese
- fixed: error when launching an empty playlist
- fixed: error when loading some playlists
- fixed: slow filling of the quick search list in version 141
- fixed: some errors when editing a playlist
- silence detector can now be switched with a double-click on the corresponding field in the status bar
- some improvements in the silence cutting functionality (for completely silent and damaged files)
- multichannel card support is improved
- more configuration options
- new command line parameter for loading profiles (radioboss.exe profile "profile_name")
- improvements and fixes of the interface
- many small bugfixes
12/27/2005 RadioBOSS 2.2.25.130 Released!
Changes:
- can use Winamp plugins
- new audio engine
- bug fixes
11/21/2005 Update RadioBOSS 2.1.23.118
Changes:
- you can now schedule on a day-of-week basis
- the code was optimized resulting in increased performance and decreased memory requirements
- scheduling bug is fixed
- interface is improved
- various bugs are fixed
10/15/2005 New version: RadioBOSS 2.1
Updates since 2.0:
- sound delay when working with microphone/line input is removed
- updated scheduler
- support for plugins for playing different file formats
- mixing bug is fixed
- schedule is stored in plain text
- bug fixed: last 500 msec of a file were cut
- base: built-in player is improved
- scheduler: now you can play files over what is broadcast at the moment
- multiple fixes and improvements