NEWS 12/13/2021

RadioBOSS 6.1

• Render to file (mixdown) feature: render a playlist to a single file, allows creating pre-recorded shows
• Configurable crossfade curve shape (linear, parabolic)
• Added third input (Input 3) that can be used in addition to existing two inputs
• Auto Intro: new conditions added (rating, duration), added second condition block
• Added new playlist tabs: song requests, playback queue
• Microphone bed - background music for microphone when nothing is playing in the playlist
• Microphone: option to start next track after mic is turned off (right-click the MIC button)
• Custom broadcasting title is included in the playlist Track Title column
• Improved playlist search - now it highlights all results
• Custom broadcast title (for network streams, line input etc.) now includes history to choose from previous titles
• API can be used over HTTPS protocol (requires adding a certificate)
• Custom colors can be selected for playlist tabs
• Playlist tabs can be dragged with a mouse
• Reports: FTPS protocol can be used to upload nowplaying and artwork
• WASAPI support for Prelisten, Cart wall and Jingles output devices
• Style: toolbar icon size can be adjusted (Settings->View->Style)
• Custom Nowplaying file templates are supported
• Track List - separate artist option to improve repeat protection when multiple artists are listed
• Track List - view and modify position in the track source for "In order" and "Series" selection
• Improvements in Relaying
• Email notifications: our email service can be used instead of SMTP, requires no configuration
• Added "Mute monitor sound card on prelisten" option in the Prelisten window
• Microphone can be prelistened (right-click the MIC button)
• Log window: added a filter to only show played tracks
• File Explorer tree added as an alternative in File Explorer
• API: "scheduler" list events marks the last started event
• API: "encoderstatus" includes listener count for each encoder

• Profiles system: any number of profiles can be created to manage different types of ads separately (commercial, social, political etc)
• Ads are now displayed in table view
• Changed the way ads are managed, now the ads are not tied to the files on the disk
• Confugurable option added: group for "adsupdate" event
• Shuffle ads - takes ads priorities into account
• Basic repeat protection for alternate ads tracks
• Repeat protection for separators
• Added "separator probability" option
• Added scheduled event option "Insert sweeper"
• Fixed: sweepers incorrectly processed when alternate tracks are used
• Fixed bugs with intro/outro processing
• Fixed minor remote ads management bugs

• Show selected tracks duration and count
• Improved played history display
• "makelibrary" command actually updates the library instead of completely rebuilding it
• Option added to change list background color
• Added Index column to the list
• Bulk empty start/end dates for tracks
• Added option to clear playcount, last played and played history for tracks
• Improved user tags management; tags cleanup feature to remove non-existent tags from tracks

• New options added in the Scheduler Wizard
• Extended the "clearplaylist" command: "clearplaylist up" to remove tracks above the playing track
• Added commands to enable and disable individual events by name
• "Manual" column added to the events list, it contains time when the event was supposed to run when Manual mode is enabled

• Improvements in the requested song list window
• Song requests are logged and kept in the list for reference
• Request message is available with %requestedmsg variable in the notifications

• Show track duration between start and end
• Hot keys (F2-F11) to set markers
• Shows time value for current cursor position

• Shows Intro and Outro if set for tracks
• Fixed delayed playback error on some computers
• Fixed lots of minor issues and overall quality improvements

• Takes into account custom Mix points set for music tracks
• Improvements in category edit window

• Exact video duration detection when video plugin is used
• Improved AV sync
• Webm files support added

• Network stream failure detection
• Playlist search always visible
• Device stall check
• Waveform drawing algorithm
• Check for silence when relaying a network stream

• Added Level column to the playlist
• Added hot key for "Run now" command in the scheduler
• Nowplaying is updated when "setcasttitle" API command is used
• Selected window style is marked in the additional modules
• Improved UI to select scheduled events group color
• Track Tool can be called for Cart Wall items
• Fixed a bug with Comments in the playlist
• Fixed minor bugs fixed with playlist colors
• Fixed: sometimes tag information for OPUS was not loaded
• Fixed: multiple "generate playlist" events can interfere with each other
• Fixed bugs in Teaser processing
• Fixed bugs in Auto Intro rules processing
• Fixed: tracks played via "getfile" command sometimes were not logged
• Fixed: overlay video stopped the video playing in the main playlist
• Fixed: "stop" command incorrectly ended track at the Mix point
• Other bugs fixed, minor improvements

• The update is free for existing users who purchased RadioBOSS or RadioBOSS Update after
  December 12, 2020. 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