NEWS 11/21/2018
RadioBOSS 5.8
What's new:- 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
Ads Scheduler
- Remote ads management: ads, playlists and events can be sent to a remote RadioBOSS installation
Music Library
- The "Date Added" field is properly set when the tracks are first added to the library
- Database cleanup (additional information and cache)
Playlist Generator
- Color settings for categories (background and text)
- UI improvements in category window and settings tab
Track Tool
- 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
Fixes and minor improvements
- 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
Download: RadioBOSS 5.8
Pricing and availability
- 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. - License prices for new users start from $119.95; please visit this page for further details.
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