NEWS 12/2/2019
RadioBOSS 5.9
What's new:- 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
- 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
Ad Scheduler
- 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)
HTTP notifications
- %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
Scheduler
- 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 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
Fixes and minor improvements
- 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
Download: RadioBOSS 5.9
Pricing and availability
- 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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