NEWS 6/8/2017

RadioBOSS 5.6

• Automatic Teaser: allows you to create teasers using track "hook points" (set manually or automatic) with custom start/transition/end jingles
• Custom tag fields: allows to define up to 5 custom fields that can be used in Music Library, Track Tool, and Report Generator
• Voiceovers: mark voiceover location in Track Tool and voiceover will be inserted; random voiceover selection from folder, configurable probability
• Track List improved "In order" selection when source folder was modified: now track selection follows the order based on previously selected track
• Additional info storage location: database can be used instead of saving information in tags (prevents music files modification)
• "Trigger Mix At" can be used for custom file types as well
• "Turn off after Next track" option for "Repeat track" option (right-click menu on Repeat Track button)
• Grid in playlist - can be turned on in settings
• Added Date column to the log
• Use default audio device option instead of selecting a specific device
• User account management: block direct access to .exe files in the installation folder
• Search: improved sorting - sort field sunchronizes with search field
• Played track history in Last Played hint and API to retrieve last played tracks

• New commands to disable and enable event groups: enablegroup, disablegroup
• Command to stop all overlay playback events: stopoverlays
• Edit Action button to edit event action: allows convenient way to edit some special items like network streams, Track Lists etc.
• Fade in and fade out for overlay events
• Improved event list sorting, live sorting updates when sorted by "Run In"

• Scan tracks: set mix points based on level
• Improved bulk tag edit: added progress window with percentage and Cancel button

• Calculations in playlist generator priority rules (ex. "Current-1" for previous year)
• Improved repeat protection rules UI: predefined intervals (1 hour, 4 hours, 1 day etc.)
• Improved repeat protection rules UI for category
• Option added: filter non-playable tracks

• "Create event to update ads" option to automatically update ads
• "Shuffle playlist" option for created events

• Added new field: total playback time

• Added hot key (Ins) to add tracks from file explorer
• Ctrl+Tab hot key to switch between playlist tabs
• Config file options: nowplaying text when nothing is playing; playlist titles for special items (Track List, announcements etc)
• Stream archive: sometimes the microphone recording was distorted
• Playlist stats calculation sometimes never finished
• APEv2 tag is not saved for FLAC files (uses alternative data stream instead)
• Crash when playing some corrupted APE or FLAC tracks
• Track Tool - preview playback volume level was not saved
• "getfile" command reworked to allow more reliable track selection and deletion
• Sometimes the incorrect track was selected in the playlist after stop command was executed
• Accessibility issue with "Multuple actions" window in event properties
• Menu button did not work in scheuduler list
• "clr repeat_track" command did not work in the playlist
• streamarchive FN command did not change stream archive button state
• Playlist Generator: "advanced position" sometimes did not work correctly
• "Prevent multiple instances" option removed, now it's always on
• adsupdate command did not work when Ads Scheduler was open
• Empty file type identifiers are not allowed
• ID2v2 tag version is preserved when tag is edited (previous versions always converted to ID3v2.4)
• Error message in the log when inline playlist can't be opened
• Fixed "now playing" for network streams when stream deleted from the playlist
• Track List: playlist title was sometimes incorrect
• Periodic metadata updates were not sent when nothing was playing
• Many other minor improvements

• The update is free for existing users who purchased RadioBOSS or RadioBOSS Update after
  June 8, 2016. 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.

• Updating your RadioBOSS installation