NEWS 12/23/2013

RadioBOSS 5.0

• AUX Players (can be added in Zone 2 and Zone 3)
• Third work zone added. It can host: AUX playlist, Web browser, Cart wall, File explorer and Search (View->Work Zones->3).
• Email notifications on error, silence detector actions, and other events
• Do not launch events when MIC is on (Settings->Inputs->Advanced)
• Play intro file when broadcasting encoder connected
• Podcast playback (check "Podcast" when adding a URL)
• A setting added to change the font in secondary windows (Settings->View->Other windows font)
• New settings added to change color scheme + two default color schemes (dark/silver)
• Added ability to change the playback control buttons' style
• Playlist columns show/hide (View->Playlist columns)
• Ability to load/save Cart Wall to a file
• Loop option in Cart wall
• Now it's possible to make the playlist tab non-playable (right click a tab)
• Custom title format for encoders, also possible to disable metadata for the encoder
• OPUS broadcasting and playback

• Treat the file type as a voice track
• Custom title format for the track type
• New option: do not mix tracks of this type with other tracks
• Bed for file types

• Automatic sweepers: insert a sweeper before event launch to make the event start at the specified time without an interruption of the playing track
• Scheduler can now wait a specified time frame to launch an event between the tracks (Maximum time to wait in queue -> Play action)
• Events can be assigned into groups
• Save as a new event/Delete event buttons in the Event window were added
• New scheduler command: download - downloads a file and saves it to a disk

• Grid copy/paste feature
• "Add to queue" schedule event option
• Improved grid color scheme

• Date/time is now included in reports
• Filters: filter by file type, track title or filename
• Report generator now doesn't need to access original music files
• Reports generated much faster

• Ability to add commands and network streams
• Playlist export options: add to the end or overwrite
• An option added: crossfade amount to take crossfading into account

• New feature: files verification - test all files in the library and report broken/unplayable (Tools->Check Music Tracks)
• New feature: scan files and cut silence - scan all files and set their Cue In/Cue Out points to remove silence
• Last played column added
• Added ability to print music library

• Overlay playback: playlist pause/unpause is now performed smoothly
• Numerous improvements in UI graphics
• Stream playback quality control: restarts the stream if any problems are detected (works only on streams with the duration set)
• Crossfades edited with Segue Editor are now marked in the playlist (Custom Mix column)
• ON AIR indicator when broadcasting is on (Settings->Broadcast->Show On Air)
• RadioBOSS API file duration bug fixed
• RadioBOSS API new commands added: delete, move, trackinfo, mic
• Library search: tracks are now sorted by artist and then title
• Export next track information to nowplaying and HTTP request
• Improved track selection for the Track List feature
• Report files are now saved in UTF8 encoding and contain all track information
• File type for commands
• An option added "identify sound cards by driver name" for Windows XP systems with multiple sound cards with the same name
• Fadein/Fadeout options for microphone
• DSP manager grays out the plugin types that are turned off
• More user actions are now logged in the report
• A setting added: fade out when the Stop button is clicked
• Improved Stream Archive feature
• Event window shows a warning on incorrect Repeat settings

• Track waveform display in Now Playing didn't take the end time into account
• WMA tag reading/writing problem
• Incorrect encoding with some ID3v2 tags
• Fixed several Cart wall bugs
• m2ts video files playback
• AIFF audio files playback
• Prelisten bug on Search tab
• Playlist and Scheduler printout didn't work on some machines
• Track artwork display for some files
• File Type incorrectly detected for events with "Send task name as title" option
• "Back" button works in the Encoder Configuration Wizard
• Overlay player sometimes didn't close
• MIME type correctly sent when using the integrated server