RadioBOSS Cloud 2.7

[djsoft]

RadioBOSS Cloud 2.7 released!

• Improved Title Display for Live Streams
  Artist and title are now shown separately for live stream tracks.
• Track Artwork in History
  Played track artwork is now saved in history when streaming live (configurable).
• Enhanced Search Functionality
  You can now search within the "Overview" file list.
• Better Repeat Protection
  Multiple artists are now recognized separately to improve repeat protection (artist separator is configured in Settings/Repeat Protection)
• Song Requests
  Fixed various issues related to song requests.
• Automatic Track Normalization
  Tracks can be automatically normalized on upload for consistent volume (configurable in Settings/General)
• "Requested Songs" Widget
  A new widget is available to display songs requested by listeners.

 

[jharris171185]

I would still love to see a way to have song requests inserted directly in to the playlist, with the option to then skip next song after it, so it doesn't mess up my rotation format. Just to make it more clear, my playlists look like this:
news, hour intro, 2 songs, spot, 2 songs, ad break, 2 songs, sermon clip, 2 songs, ad break, 2 songs, spot, etc. But the idea is, only have 2 songs. But I would like requests to be factored in and made part of this, in a way that won't break this format. So, maybe a rule in track selection that would allow it to be replaced by a request if one exists, or if not, just follow normal selection rules.

 

[Meesmaalt]

Repeat protection is enabled, but it does not work for song requests.
Under the "Scheduler" section, it is set to read song requests and automatically add them, but songs by the same artist are still repeated.

For example, if a listener requests one song by Ace of Base and the system plays it, the user can immediately request another song by the same artist, and it will be added and played right after.

Repeat protection should also apply to this case — it should read the request but not play another song by the same artist until the defined time limit (set in repeat protection) has passed.

 

[djsoft]

I would still love to see a way to have song requests inserted directly in to the playlist, with the option to then skip next song after it

This will be added at some point in the future, implemented as "conditional items" (that is, play requested song if it exists, and if not, play something else).

For example, if a listener requests one song by Ace of Base and the system plays it, the user can immediately request another song by the same artist, and it will be added and played right after.

Yes, this is a limitation of the request system, repeat protection rules for this will be added soon (or it'll use the general rules).

 

[Meesmaalt]

That statement, that additions are of little use, is a big problem for most people using Cloud. It's the same for us, and we urgently need a solution to this because the more listeners there are, the more this problem is exploited – the same song gets requested multiple times over and over again.

In addition, under "song requests" only 5 requested songs are visible. The whole page is empty. Wouldn't it be possible to let each customer decide for themselves how many they want to see there? It's not really that complicated.

 

[djsoft]

That statement, that additions are of little use, is a big problem for most people using Cloud. It's the same for us, and we urgently need a solution to this because the more listeners there are, the more this problem is exploited – the same song gets requested multiple times over and over again.

Yes, this will be implemented soon.

In addition, under "song requests" only 5 requested songs are visible. The whole page is empty. Wouldn't it be possible to let each customer decide for themselves how many they want to see there? It's not really that complicated.

We'll check why this happens. There should be no limit on how many songs are displayed. This will be fixed in the next minor update within 1-2 days.

 

[Meesmaalt]

It still only shows the 5th requested song at a time.
Secondly, listeners are still able to request the same song repeatedly, and the system keeps playing it.
This is being exploited daily, and repeat rules are not working with the song requests.

 

[djsoft]

It still only shows the 5th requested song at a time.

We were not able to confirm this problem, all requested songs are shown.

This is being exploited daily, and repeat rules are not working with the song requests.

Repeat protection rules for song requests will be added in the next update, this feature is now being implemented.

 

[Meesmaalt]

We were not able to confirm this problem, all requested songs are shown.


Repeat protection rules for song requests will be added in the next update, this feature is now being implemented.

Clear – if you say you can’t find the error, then check my user stream6843 - spacefm and view it yourself… I’m not making this up. If it used to be up to 5 requests, now it shows up to 6. You can see my two most recent request orders. A screenshot from before the last one and after.

 

[djsoft]

When your account was checked, it showed 10 tracks in the requested songs list, 5 played and 5 unplayed. Please note that it keeps the number of played requests up to 5, to avoid list growing too large. So in general you will see "up to 5 played requests" + "whatever number of requested songs that were not played yet".

 

[Meesmaalt]

There is still no duplicate protection added to song requests. This is a serious problem. Without it, these song requests make no sense, as customers can exploit this and request the same artist and the same song countless times.

Additionally, there is another problem with song requests. For some reason, the system does not work correctly if I write the performer’s name with a capital letter — it fails to find the artist. But if I use a lowercase letter, it finds them. This is also not acceptable, that such a small detail causes issues.

 

[djsoft]

There is still no duplicate protection added to song requests. This is a serious problem. Without it, these song requests make no sense, as customers can exploit this and request the same artist and the same song countless times.

This feature is under development and will be released soon.

Additionally, there is another problem with song requests. For some reason, the system does not work correctly if I write the performer’s name with a capital letter — it fails to find the artist. But if I use a lowercase letter, it finds them. This is also not acceptable, that such a small detail causes issues.

Search is case-insensitive. We'll check what can be wrong there. Can you please specify your account username and what search string doesn't work?

 

[Meesmaalt]

stream6843
If you add, for example, this artist, you’ll see that when I enter the name with a capital letter, it only finds some of that artist’s songs. When I use a lowercase letter, it finds all of that artist’s songs. Whether the songs were uploaded with a capital or lowercase letter should not be decisive. Most of them have still always been with a capital letter. This is just one example. It doesn’t work with almost any artist.

 

[djsoft]

Thank you, we'll check what could be wrong there.

 

[Meesmaalt]

Thank you, we'll check what could be wrong there.

There is still no answer or solution to the uppercase and lowercase problem, nor is there a solution to the repeat protection of wishlists.

 

[djsoft]

There is still no answer or solution to the uppercase and lowercase problem, nor is there a solution to the repeat protection of wishlists.

It's all under development and supposed to be released in September.