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Release History:
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MediaMonkey 2.2.2 (update)
- Fixed MP3 plugin fails on older Win 9x / ME systems that are missing some .dlls
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MediaMonkey 2.2.2
- Fixed portable device synchronization sometimes fails on Win98/ME
- Fixed BPM field may not be read if it includes a decimal component
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MediaMonkey 2.2.2 RC-1
- Added command (39999) to Winamp API for Play/Pause button
- Fixed <shift><delete> or <ctrl><x> of text in Properties dialog can --> track deletion
- Fixed 'Find more from...' doesn't work from My Computer node
- Fixed several issues when Winamp is the player
- Fixed access violation when editing multiple tracks
- Fixed 'Now Playing' sorting (disabled it)
- Fixed currently playing track isn't automatically visible in 'Now Playing'
- Fixed classification toolbar doesn't work in 'Now Playing'
- Fixed <ctrl><shift><+> tries to expand the entire tree
- Fixed unicode characters in genres --> CD metadata not written correctly to cdplayer.ini
- Fixed 'Get Track Details' in Properties dialog doesn't search based on up-to-date info
- Fixed converted/ripped tracks aren't added to 'Recently added tracks' playlists
- Fixed skin theme is overridden only for the first instance of MediaMonkey
- Fixed showing of default value when release date isn't available in album browser
- Fixed regression: Now Playing menu bar doesn't indicate 'enabled' status
- Fixed glitch when dragging and dropping an entire tree node
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MediaMonkey 2.2.2 Beta 1
- Updated LAME to version 3.96.1
- Fixed dialog layout problems
- Fixed unicode support in Album Browser
- Fixed misc. UI Skinning issues
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MediaMonkey 2.2.2 Alpha 1
- Added ability to sort AutoPlaylists by Custom fields
- Added Clean Database should also compact it
- Added Play command to several top level nodes
- Added MPC/APE for default file associations
- Added new masks to allow subsets of a field to appear
- Added beta support of new functionality to better integrate scripts with MediaMonkey UI:
- Create menu items/ pop-up menu items, toolbar items, tray icon menu items & shortcuts
- Create new dialogs with controls to edit lines, buttons, drop downs, etc.
- Create any new hierarchy of tree nodes
- Updated help file to describe new advanced masks functionality
- Fixed extended APE2 tags can be deleted on APE or MPC files
- Fixed APE tracks can be corrupted if tagging previously untagged APE files
- Fixed M3U playlists sometimes aren't properly processed during scanning
- Fixed ID3 comments field is occasionally filled with advanced properties and vice versa
- Fixed ID3 tagging occasionally fails (memory leak)
- Fixed 'MusicMatch tags' aren't written in a format that is readable by other players
- Fixed scans sometimes fail partway through an .m3u file
- Fixed minimize via taskbar doesn't work when 'Minimize to tray' is enabled
- Fixed popup notifications do not always work correctly
- Fixed advanced playlist size limitation of 10 GB
- Fixed MediaMonkey shuts down when it shouldn't in response to some scripts
- Fixed bitrate field shouldn't be editable
- Fixed Freedb Unicode support
- Fixed Audio CD length isn't reported correctly for CDs with data track(s)
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MediaMonkey 2.2
- Added show current classification settings in the classification toolbar
- Fixed memory leak when writing ID3 tags
- Fixed ID3 tag reading/writing is extremely slow when comments/lyrics are large
- Fixed too easy to accidentally concantenate comments in Edit Multiple Tracks
- Fixed ratings should not be modifiable via tree nodes--it's too prone to error
- Fixed multiple Winamp windows sometimes open when Winamp is the default player
- Fixed player controls sometimes do not appear when Winamp is the default player
- Fixed Winamp shouldn't be forced open even if Winamp is the default player
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MediaMonkey 2.2 RC-4
- Added support for ape 3.99 playback & associated tags
- Switched default output plug-in to DirectSound output instead of Wave output
- Fixed regression: VCD track tags aren't updated
- Fixed genres looked up via Freedb aren't saved if they don't exist in the library
- Fixed in some cases, wma genres and track #'s aren't read correctly
- Fixed audio tracks from the VCD are uploaded unnecessarily upon portable device synchronization
- Fixed CD Burning fails silently if insufficient free space exists
- Fixed tracklist fails to refresh on node deletion
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MediaMonkey 2.2 RC-3
- Added G-force instead of Geiss
- Replaced the wave input plugin
- Updated Italian translation thanks to Argo
- Fixed CD Reader is buggy on some systems
- Fixed search on numeric fields broken in RC-2 & search parameters persist when they shouldn't
- Fixed (again) cursor is 'misplaced' on edits to text fields
- Fixed cannot convert files on virtual cd
- Fixed default send-to Folder (Rip/Convert) settings are annoying and don't persist
- Fixed continuous playback settings don't persist properly on restart
- Fixed ID3v1 genre ignored on scan
- Fixed d&d operations on playlist nodes occasionally go unrecognized
- Fixed auto-complete behaves incorrectly for auto-tagging
- Fixed in player volume meters occasionally loses synchronization
- Fixed visualitions can fail when output buffer sizes are very large
- Fixed spaces in registration keys aren't ignored
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MediaMonkey 2.2 RC-2
- Added new OGG input plugin with full unicode support (even if Windows Language is Western European)
- Added search for empty fields (use Property equals "")
- Added <Ctrl><Alt><F5> shortcut to update Playlist play order (+ removed buggy <Alt> drag function)
- Updated Italian and Portuguese translations (thx to Argo & Paulino)
- Improved MP3 plugin further to eliminate hiss on damaged/incorrectly formatted files
- Fixed character mapping feature is broken
- Fixed network browsing doesn't work properly on Win 9x
- Fixed some db queries are case-sensitive, negatively impacting performance
- Fixed 'Clear Library' causes strange behavior in the absence of a restart
- Fixed Default (Double-click) Action doesn't apply to tree nodes
- Fixed Virtual CD doesn't indicate filesize on HD
- Fixed CD nodes (sub to /Location) aren't sorted by Track# by default
- Fixed 'old style' skins without themes behave incorrectly
- Fixed Spectrum Data is missing from visualizations (G-force doesn't work well)
- Fixed cannot play track beginning with space (via Explorer)
- Fixed Virtual CD directory no longer defaults to root directory
- Fixed temporary folder is ignored for CD burning
- Fixed minor UI issues & help errors
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MediaMonkey 2.2 RC-1
- Added volume leveling metadata is saved to MP3 tags (using ID3v2 Relative Volume Adjustment 2 frame)
- Added proper playlist sorting (sort by headers-->no change in play order; <alt><f5> updates play order)
- Updated online help to describe new 2.2 features
- Updated Spanish & Italian translations -- thanks to Pablo & Argo!
- Improved MP3 plugin -- it's now more tolerant of damaged/incorrectly formatted mp3 files
- Fixed MP3 plugin sometimes locks files, preventing moves/deletions/tag updates from occuring
- Fixed can't tag/play/edit/analyze MP3 files if filename has characters not in Windows' default Language
- Fixed ID3v2 (ASCII) and ID3v1 tags containing 'foreign' characters are read incorrectly
- Fixed tag updates fail silently for OGG files if Year < 1500
- Fixed tagging sometimes gets 'stuck'
- Fixed burned CDs playback too fast when Frequency < 44100
- Fixed Analyze Volume doesn't save information to the APE2 tag for APE and MPC audio files
- Fixed Analyze Volume hangs on damaged MP3 files
- Fixed Level Volume doesn't save new volume coefficient to the db, leading to numerous issues
- Fixed tracks in Virtual CD can't be synchronized to portable devices
- Fixed insufficient space on portable device --> playlists aren't synchronized (only tracks are)
- Fixed visualizations occasionally crash when enabled/disabled
- Fixed <enter> shouldn't 'Play Now' if Double-click action is set to 'Edit Properties' or 'Play Last'
- Fixed 'Retrieve Moved/Missing Tracks' results in duplicates if moved track has already been scanned
- Fixed only first character in CD-text is burned
- Fixed Search bar auto-complete entries result in incorrect search results in some specific cases
- Fixed impossible to drag & drop playlists in some cases (e.g. if open)
- Fixed pressing <enter> in www forms has no effect
- Fixed <ctrl><c> and <ctrl><v> don't work properly in Now Playing window
- Fixed 'Date Added' field view doesn't refresh properly
- Fixed view of fields in tracklist are occasionally truncated unnecessarily
- Fixed problems saving BPM when it contains > 3 digits
- Fixed auto-organize only uses first 2 digits of track #
- Fixed MediaMonkey.m3u (Now Playing) playlist should not be scanned
- Fixed crash on Windows 95
- Fixed misc graphic / icon glitches
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MediaMonkey 2.2 Beta 5
- Fixed 'OR' searches can be used in all search fields and are only initiated when ';' is used
- Fixed problems playing/tagging/leveling tracks with non-Western-European fonts
- Fixed problems if MediaMonkey is used by User without Administrative rights
- Fixed MediaMonkey doesn't work with fast user switching on Windows XP
- Fixed cdplayer.ini isn't updated on Win9x/WinME systems when filesize > 64 KB
- Fixed CDs don't play if cdreader plug-in is incorrectly configured
- Fixed Access Violation related to re-ordering tracks in CD Burn Wizard
- Fixed <Home> and <End> keys don't work as expected in the tree
- Improved <Ctrl><Right> & <Ctrl><Left> changed to <Alt><Right> & <Alt><Left> (in properties dialog)
- Fixed minor graphical glitches / incorrect icons
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MediaMonkey 2.2 Beta 4
- Added OR functionality to advanced searches
- Added Monkey's Audio (APE) input plugin thanks to Matt Ashland
- Updated some icons (color resolution still needs to be reduced)
- Updated translations for French, German, Dutch thanks to Octopod, Zyb, and Felix
- Fixed ID3V2 tags sometimes aren't written (most commonly on W9x systems)
- Fixed CD Burns fail on some systems with multiple drives, if user isn't logged in as Administrator
- Fixed MP1 and MP2 headers are read incorrectly
- Fixed CSV export fails on unicode characters
- Fixed Level Track Volume fails subsequent to the initial leveled track
- Fixed Splitter appears even when the border is not movable
- Fixed several shortcuts (<Shift>-<Home>/<End>; <Alt>-<Left>/<Right>/<Home>) based on beta feedback
- Fixed Now Playing Toolbars don't persist
- Fixed Advanced search cannot search for drive letter
- Fixed clicking 'OK' in options dialog leads to long wait
- Fixed Remove menu item should be inactive for Autoplaylist Tracks
- Fixed unneeded error message if CD Burn is manually terminated
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MediaMonkey 2.2 Beta 3
- Added 'icon skinning' so artists can easily replace & test new icons
- Added 'live' searching to the search toolbar
- Fixed search toolbar doesn't work well in skinless mode
- Fixed freezes when burning CD or using File Monitor
- Fixed crash when converting multiple Tracks to .ogg format
- Fixed File Monitor startup scan performance (runs much quicker now)
- Fixed File Monitor fails to notice change in Tracks/Folders with unicode
- Fixed web forms don't work properly in web nodes
- Fixed misc. UI glitches / tab order problems reported in Beta 2
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MediaMonkey 2.2 Beta 2
- Added/Updated any remaining strings for localization purposes
- Updated French translation
- Added Playlist creation option for newly added files (off by default)
- Added ability to override MediaMonkey theme with Windows system theme
- Changed Auto-Rename to Auto-Organize and improved default masks slightly to indicate relative paths
- Fixed numerous usability issues with Portable Device Copying/Synchronization
- Fixed Portable Device deletion (directories not used by MM aren't deleted)
- Fixed Portable Device synchronization when used with randomly sorted AutoPlaylists
- Fixed crash on non-standard MP3 files
- Fixed occasional freezes on startup and freezes when C: is non-existent
- Fixed Tempo, Occasion, Mood, & Quality were duplicated when MediaMonkey is used in non-English language
- Fixed ID3v2 tags with trailing zeroes aren't read correctly & improved tolerance for incorrect unicode tags
- Fixed file monitor fails to recognize files moved as part of a moved directory
- Fixed many more text & graphic glitches, especially when DPI settings are > 96
- Fixed tree is overly sensitive to movement (it moves) when dragging and dropping tracks
- Fixed search bar doesn't search path/filenames by default
- Fixed MPC files should be associated with MM by default
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MediaMonkey 2.2 Beta 1
- Added Dutch translation (beta) thanks to Felix and Lowlander
- Updated French,German, & Spanish translations thanks to Octopod, Zyb, & Pablo
- Added explicit support for portable devices
- Added synchronization with portable devices
- Improved workflow for copying tracks/playlists to portable devices
- Added tagging support for MPC and APE formats (APE plug-in needs to be installed separately)
- Added search for filename
- Improved Playlist creation/editing workflows
- Added 'New AutoPlaylist' to Playlist button in toolbar
- Reduced # steps required for Send-to playlist function
- Improved playlist usability in Now Playing
- Improved usability for advanced searches
- Improved options menu structure
- Fixed Access Violation when closing form while editing in-place
- Fixed error on startup on some systems
- Fixed menubar toolbar problems (they can now be combined again)
- Fixed status bar grip doesn't work for resizing
- Fixed skin themes (text highlighting)
- Fixed some advanced search criteria don't persist
- Fixed VQF tags aren't read properly (unicode-related)
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MediaMonkey 2.2 Alpha 4
- Added German Translation (alpha) thanks to Zyb and Highelf
- Replaced in_dsmp3 and optional MAD plugin with mpg123-based plugin by Otochan & Shibatch
- Updated to LAME 3.95.1, OGG Vorbis 1.0.1 POST
- Updated to Peter Pawlowski's plugins: Vorbis decoder 1.33a, WAV decoder 2.07, DirectSound Output 2.2.7
- Updated Italian translation by Argo
- Fixed crash on playback
- Fixed track is removed from library when user attempts to delete file from HD, but refuses confirmation
- Fixed some WMA files appear unsynchronized even when they are
- Fixed default OGG settings so that volume levels aren't too low when Level Playback Volume is enabled
- Fixed focus problems when Now Playing is undocked
- Fixed typing text in web nodes
- Fixed typing over selected text causes misplaced cursor
- Fixed installation on top of MM 2.1 fails to correct character conversion tables
- Fixed numerous graphics/text glitches
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MediaMonkey 2.2 Alpha 3
- Added French translation (alpha) thanks to Octopod
- Added Italian translation (alpha) thanks to Argo
- Added Portuguese (Brazil) translation (beta) thanks to Paulino
- Added Spanish translation (beta) thanks to Pablo
- Added option to use ASCII for ID3v2 tags
- Added tooltips for Player
- Improved exception handling in debug builds (log saved to c:\MMExcept.log)
- Improved ID3v2 unicode tagging compatibility by defaulting to ASCII if 'foreign' characters aren't used
- Improved configuration of skins & backgrounds
- Fixed installation of MM 2.2 over 2.1 fails to update the UI correctly
- Fixed ID3v1 tags are unreadable when foreign characters are used (now uses ASCII encoding)
- Fixed tracks appear 'unsynchronized' when foreign characters & ID3v1 tags are used
- Fixed tagging problems when editing properties of tracks in the library via /My Computer
- Fixed error when manually renaming directories
- Fixed error message when deleting drive in /Location
- Fixed error condition when deleting folders in /My Computer
- Fixed misplaced cursor when deleting text selection
- Fixed crashes and missing buttons (in Locate Moved/Missing Files) when non-standard DPI settings are used
- Fixed stars don't appear when creating search queries by 'rating'
- Fixed various localization issues
- Scripts and script titles non-localizable
- Various app strings non-localizable (based on Octopod's feedback)
- Properties dialog doesn't adjust to fit strings
- Fixed access violation on Burn or Leveling empty node & editing properties of multiple tracks
- Fixed Now Playing | Options context menus. Corrected wording & Options now appear only where relevant.
- Fixed <Ctrl><a> didn't work in Properties | Comments field
- Fixed <Ctrl><b> (previous track) and <Ctrl><n> (next track) player shortcuts
- Fixed only first script is displayed on W9x
- Fixed Send-to (Convert): selected track isn't checked off
- Fixed non-editable dropdowns in options menu appear to retain focus indefinitely
- Fixed missing tooltips for Menus and added new ones for Minimize to Tray, Minimize to Now Playing.
- Fixed numerous graphics glitches (album browser drop down, minimized player, tabs, etc.)
- Fixed numerous display problems when DPI setting > 96
- Fixed checkbox theming problems on non-XP systems
- Fixed sleep functionality tab order problem
- Fixed sleep functionality moved to the player menu
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MediaMonkey 2.2 Alpha 2
- Added error protection for incorrectly set mask in auto-rename
- Improved date representation (removed seconds and show 'today' and 'yesterday')
- Fixed tagging problems introduced in Alpha 1
- Fixed auto-rename can delete files in some instances
- Fixed ratings is preselected on mass tag edits screen, causing inadvertent changes
- Fixed cannot edit Now Playing track properties via main menu
- Fixed errors in id3v1 genres list
- Fixed problems with the Genres drop down list (autocomplete, etc.)
- Fixed problem running Geiss visualization on initial install
- Fixed text doesn't show up in searchbar on XP if UI is optimized for performance
- Fixed Now Playing transparency configuration dialog appears in back of Now Playing
- Fixed tracklist borders sometimes draw improperly
- Fixed vertical size of docked Now Playing adjusts incorrectly
- Fixed Now Playing disappears when minimize/close to tray is executed
- Fixed disabled player reappears after visiting options menu
- Fixed problems changing some search options
- Fixed default: timestamps are now modified on track edits
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MediaMonkey 2.2 Alpha 1
- Added full skinning support for a brand new look (via ThemeEngine)
- Added support for localization + Czech language
- Added Unicode support
- Fixed auto-rename doesn't support accented characters
- Added Freedb Unicode support
- Added Visualization functionality (+ bundled Geiss)
- Added MP3 Gain style volume leveling (useful for portable players)
- Added Volume Leveling is adjustable
- Added ability to customize genres list (it's automated--unused genres don't appear)
- Added 'Date Added' and 'Timestamp' fields (disabled by default)
- Added 'Minimize to Now Playing' and 'Minimize to Tray' buttons
- Added ability to dock 'Now Playing' (docked by default) + tree can be docked
- Added ability to display and edit all fields in the Now Playing node
- Added support for 'Last Played' queries on advanced search
- Added <Album Artist> as a possible element of the auto-rename and auto-tag masks
- Added error protection to warn users of incorrectly set masks
- Added links to the add-ons pages in the /options/plugins panes
- Added option to turn off character-limit checking
- Added Send-to Ratings via tray icon
- Added Categorization toolbar for rating and categorizing tracks (disabled by default)
- Added Playlist toolbar button to more easily send tracks to playlists
- Improved UI-related CPU utilization
- Improved speed for displaying very large tracklists
- Improved default behaviour so that popups only appear when MM is minimized
- Improved misc. menu layouts + toolbar menus + context menus
- Improved terminology in several areas where it was confusing
- character limit checking
- add tracks to library & maintain library
- retrieve moved files
- etc..
- Fixed changes to tags made by another instance of MM aren't recognized
- Added option to modify timestamp on track edit (enabled by default)
- Fixed editing MP3 tags can cause failed updates on full hard drives
- Fixed (partially) sound artifacts when editing tags of a playing track
- Fixed Y in track X of Y is deleted when updating tags
- Fixed problems reading some OGG tags
- Fixed Mass Property Edits updates tags immediately even if Update Tags Immediately is disabled
- Fixed BPM fields should be rounded to the nearest integer
- Fixed spaces in mask can lead to failed auto-rename operation
- Fixed Retrieve Moved Files doesn't retrieve all files in some cases
- Fixed duplicate titles created by file monitor
- Fixed file monitor fails to update in some circumstances
- When tags edited outside MM
- Volume Leveling information doesn't update
- Fixed error dialog in file monitor when scanning file in the process of being created
- Fixed SQL error when file monitor scans path containing quotation mark
- Fixed ODBC error problems that occurred in some systems
- Fixed problem scanning directories with non-standard icon ('system' directories)
- Fixed changes to filename capitalization sometimes don't register when scanning
- Fixed memory leak when scanning OGG files
- Fixed problems when copying tracks with trailing periods to Virtual CD
- Fixed CDs with non-standard offset rip incorrectly
- Fixed delay in the application of volume leveling/equalizer playback settings
- Fixed tree horizontal scrollbar appears/disappears depending on node length
- Fixed Quickfind doesn't work for Artists/Albums consisting of a single character
- Fixed Quickfind doesn't work in Now Playing node
- Fixed field text appears truncated when resorted/reordering columns
- Fixed inability to delete tracks in the Unclassified Tracks node
- Fixed play counter sometimes fails to update
- Fixed bitrates appear incorrectly when CD is ripped twice
- Fixed Send-to Playlist shows autoplaylists
- Fixed non-functional shortcut descriptions in the system tray (removed them)
- Fixed 'shuffle' fails to randomize the first track in a node
- Fixed 'Tracks cannot be played until the cd is inserted...' error
- Fixed graphical glitches in the player
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MediaMonkey 2.1
- Added tooltips for nodes that are very long (i.e. cut off by the splitter bar)
- Fixed some Xing-encoded VBR files are incorrectly identified (incorrect file length, etc.)
- Fixed default sort preferences missing at install time in some cases
- Fixed editing track property unpauses 'paused' player
- Fixed inability to edit Album Title and Album Artist for CDs that aren't in the library
- Fixed Unsynchronized Tags node for cases of newline characters in the comments field
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MediaMonkey 2.1 RC-1
- Added sort preferences are saved
- Added warning dialog when attempting to modify/delete files on inaccessible networked folder
- Added shortcuts for previous/next track in Track Properties dialog
- Added display currently playing track in bold (in all nodes)
- Added progress indicator to provide feedback re. tag updates
- Added much nicer html export script (thanks to Lowlander)
- Added new bundled autoplaylists (only available on clean install)
- Added editing of Freedb query results (via Album chooser or /My Computer) and save to cdplayer.ini
- Fixed automatic Freedb queries overwrite manually edited CD entries
- Fixed Freedb connection problems when no username/user domain is entered
- Fixed title.mp3.XXXXX is created if editing tags when title is used by another app (e.g. by Winamp)
- Fixed CD is added to locations node when ripping CD and leveling volume
- Fixed cannot rip CD Extra tracks
- Fixed font size problems on some Win 9x, ME, NT systems
- Fixed ODBC error for some advanced searches on rating
- Fixed access violation when attempting to convert a missing file
- Fixed pressing <enter> on track# field of properties dialog doesn't commit changes
- Fixed <Ctrl>-<x>, <Ctrl>-<v>, <Ctrl>-<c> don't work for in-place editing in tracklist
- Fixed taskbar hints don't display '&' properly
- Fixed usability issues in mass tag editor and file monitor configuration
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MediaMonkey 2.0.2 Beta 4
- Added ability to randomize AutoPlaylists so that they're different each time (Gold)
- Added ability to limit AutoPlaylist time and/or size (MB) (Gold)
- Added ability to do negative queries (e.g. does not equal, does not contain, etc.) (Gold)
- Added progress bar for File Monitor (Gold)
- Added View:Album Browser / Improved Get Track Details
- Added Clean MP3 Tags functionality
- Added Most-recently-used list to Send-to menu
- Added Send-to functionality to tree nodes
- Added Clear function to Search panel
- Added <alt><enter> functionality to only play selected track only (vs. selected + subsequent tracks)
- Added support for reading ID3v2.4 tags (writing not yet supported)
- Fixed problems reading unicode tags
- Fixed crash when adding children and collapsing folders in Add Folders dialog
- Fixed stalls when reading incorrectly formed tags
- Fixed tracks ripped to Virtual CD are missing tags
- Fixed inability to convert tracks saved to the Virtual CD
- Fixed confirmation dialog when volume leveling read-only files
- Fixed Play Now with Winamp so that it also plays selected only/current + subsequent
- Fixed 'CD-ROM device is presently unavailable' problem on some systems
- Fixed occasional duplicate listings of CD tracks
- Fixed unsynchronized tags node logic to show list based on Tag Configuration settings (see help)
- Fixed rename filename confirmation dialog which appeared to change filename even on 'No'
- Fixed Winamp emulation so that Evil Lyrics can be used with MediaMonkey
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MediaMonkey 2.0.2 Beta 3
- Added on the fly encoding to speed up CD ripping
- Added support for CD-Text for getting track data from Audio CDs
- Added persistence of the last used scan settings (for Add Tracks...)
- Re-ordered / renamed MP3 presets to make them more understandable
- Fixed Add Tracks dialog which often failed to properly scan network drives
- Fixed Add Tracks dialog which failed to select all children of a selected parent
- Fixed playback of of enhanced CDs (no longer need to be added to the library)
- Fixed Play All freezes on large directories that haven't refreshed in the tracklist
- Fixed (auto) file renaming to directory paths that include a trailing '.'
- Fixed order of drives listed in Locations node
- Fixed MP3 ABR mono presets (they were stereo instead of mono)
- Fixed problem with removing very large numbers of files from the Now Playing list
- Fixed transposed Play Now options
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MediaMonkey 2.0.2 Beta 2
- Improved quickfind by raising the keyboard timeout by 250ms
- Improved Play Now usability (by default, 'Play Now' for a single track also plays subsequent tracks)
- Fixed problems finding tracks when multiple hard drives indicate equivalent/null Serial Number IDs
- Fixed failure to undo file associations on uninstall
- Fixed failed MP3 encoding in some advanced modes & improved encoding options
- Fixed occasional problems when encoding multiple tracks to MP3 at once (tracks are now queued)
- Fixed error occurs whenever terminating MP3 conversion process prematurely
- Fixed progess bar flashes
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MediaMonkey 2.0.2 Beta
- Added check for MDAC and MS jet components during install
- Improved usability for 'Minimize to Now Playing' (now possible to minimize the Now Playing dialog)
- Fixed disappearing taskbar problem on some Win98 and WinME systems
- Fixed Auto-Tag failure + sql error message when using auto-tag on Tracks that aren't in the Library
- Fixed Auto-Tag failures (CPU-->100%) for some mask formats
- Fixed Auto-Tag fails to change the case of track properties
- Fixed changing filename case (i.e. upper or lowercase) fails (manually or via Auto-Rename)
- Fixed File Monitor sometimes fails to notice changes involving moved folders
- Fixed errors that occur when attempting to use the File Monitor on a non-existent folder
- Fixed copying contents in Playlist/AutoPlaylist can cause access violation error
- Fixed focus problems when copying Playlist contents
- Fixed audio conversion and leveling problems for <> 16 bits / sample
- Fixed incorrect time when there are a large number of tracks in the 'Now Playing' queue
- Fixed missing icons on Advanced Search dialog for non-standard dpi settings
- Fixed changing attributes of files saved to Virtual CD outside MediaMonkey causes incorrect file labels
- Fixed annoying 'reading tracks' message
- Removed Stereo Expander plug-in due to memory leaks on some systems
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MediaMonkey 2.0
- Fixed configuration settings aren't re-used when upgrading from previous versions of MediaMonkey
- Fixed Search 'Any Text Fields' fails to search Custom fields
- Fixed minor online help issues
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MediaMonkey 2.0 RC-2
- Improved upgrade process when upgrading from Songs-DB to MediaMonkey
- Fixed occasional failed OGG encoding on some systems
- Fixed occasional failed updates to 'Now Playing' list with CDs
- Fixed occasional UI unresponsiveness in response to CD removal on some systems
- Fixed tracks saved to Virtual CD cannot be exported to .m3u playlists
- Fixed tracks saved to Virtual CD cannot be burned
- Fixed problem with 'lost' background settings when MediaMonkey is restarted
- Fixed multemedia keyboard volume control should not control only MediaMonkey volume
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MediaMonkey 2.0 RC-1
- Changed name to MediaMonkey
- Updated online help & documentation
- Added Yes/No 'to all' to warning dialog for rename operations exceeding 64 character CD limit
- Simplified equalizer to a more usable 10 bands & added reset button
- Added ability to use sleep function without turning off the PC
- Added 'skip' (ignore field) mask to Auto-tag function
- Fixed crash on exit when equalizer dialog is open
- Fixed export/burn operations did not act on selected node (only worked on selected tracks)
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Songs-DB 1.4 Beta 5 (Builds 536, 538, 540)
- Added minimization to the 'Now Playing' window (click the minimize button on the player)
- Added support for standard editing to the Properties pane (Ctrl-C, -B, -V, -Z)
- Added config entry for background thread priority and changed the default to 'Lower'
- Added 'Unknown Rating' to 'Files to Edit'
- Added multiple Delete options to the Now Playing node--it's now possible to delete tracks directly from the Now Playing node.
- Added Move options for Library Location nodes--you can move the entire folder or just the contents in the Library.
- Improved CPU utilization on playback
- Improved deletion--previously used settings are saved
- Fixed editing of Track Artist in properties pane/tracklist (it's a bit smarter so Album Artist doesn't always change)
- Fixed pressing <enter> on 'Now Playing' node doesn't initiate playback
- Fixed duplicate DB entries when copying from Library/Locations folder to My Computer folder
- Fixed problems playing multiple tracks via Windows Explorer integration
- Fixed tracklist/folders don't refresh on Copy/Move move operations for My Computer & Library nodes
- Fixed ambiguity in deletion of Library Location nodes via deletion options
- Fixed failed deletion of the currently playing track
- Fixed slow performance for display of entire collection (> 2000 tracks)
- Fixed problem when burning to a non-empty CD-RW
- Fixed cropped dialogs on systems using high dpi/font settings
- Fixed multimedia keyboard problems--again
- Fixed problem re. duplicate entries from playlists (when in root)
- Fixed problem with writing ID3 mood tags
- Fixed misc. UI cleanup issues (config panels, properties panel, Freedb results, etc.)
- Fixed problem with CD Location properties that occurs when editing track properties for an uninserted CD
- Fixed export status bar and incorrect dialog
- Fixed Auto-rename deletes files when renaming to same name
- Fixed Auto-rename doesn't immediately update formats when new format is chosen
- Fixed cannot rename/auto-rename currently playing Track
- Began separating strings into resource files for localization
- Added shortcut on toolbar for 'Now Playing' and modified shortcuts for improved usability
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Songs-DB 1.4 Beta 4 (build 519)
- Made a number of additions/improvements to CD burning, playback and freedb lookups.
- Added digital Audio CD playback (CD Reader plug-in) which solves bugs with concurrent ripping & playback.
- Added genre/year to the Freedb query results dialog
- Improved CD properties--genre/year are shown even if not saved to the library
- Fixed problems with CD autoplay on some systems
- Fixed hangs on CD burning on some systems via more conservative defaults
- Fixed redundant Freedb queries
- Added limited support for general plugins (minimally tested with SQR-soft ACF controller)
- Improved playlist import (by default no longer assigns Playlist title/# to empty Track title/track# fields)
- Improvements (minor) to Advanced Search usability
- Moved Files to Edit:Accessible Songs to Playlists:Accessible Tracks
- Fixed problem with OGG Album Artist tags being imported incorrectly
- Fixed Sleep Timer
- Fixed database problems for users upgrading from Songs-DB 1.3
- Fixed double database entries which occurred occasionally
- Fixed search functionality which wasn't working for some fields (e.g. lyrics)
- Fixed bitrate and khz indicators for Flac, Ape, MPC, and AAC input plug-ins
- Fixed default autoplaylists so that they're not deleted when database is cleared
- Fixed File Monitor so that it only monitors for file types that are checked in the 'Add Folders' dialog
- Fixed display of multiple artist albums in Genre subnodes
- Fixed Player configuration dialogs when accessed via the Songs-DB player
- Fixed crash in decode.exe when attempting to normalize a video file
- Fixed occasional crash on rapid restart + CD+G plugin crash on exit
- Fixed copying a file to /Library/Locations now adds the file to the library
- Fixed access violation when clicking the right portion of the status bar
- Fixed problem with filename character mappings
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Songs-DB 1.4 Beta 3 (Build 506)
- Added File Associations to the installer
- Added installer for MAD MP3 input plugin
- Improved numeric keypad shortcuts. <+> activates playlist, <enter> = 'Play Now'
- Fixed player plugin functionality--now usually works with SQRsoft crossfader
- Fixed player volume and balance controls for default CD plugin
- Fixed first track is played twice when shuffle is enabled
- Fixed CPU-->100% upon enabling Winamp 2.91 as the default player
- Fixed double-click of currently playing track doesn't restart the track
- Fixed player 'play' button plays selected track instead of active track
- Fixed context menu inaccessible in Windows XP task bar
- Fixed inability to analyze volume of an OGG file while MP3 tracks are playing
- Fixed status bar for OGG conversion operations
- Fixed occasionally corrupt freedb queries
- Fixed Freedb lookup doesn't occur when CD is inserted and Songs-DB isn't running
- Fixed popup occasionally doesn't appear (e.g. play track twice in a row)
- Fixed occasional crash on exit
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Songs-DB 1.4 Beta 2 (build 503)
- Added Files to Edit/Unclassified nodes
- Added Send to Folder (Explorer)
- New directory selection dialogs with option to create directories
- Improved performance of 'Add Tracks' and 'File Monitor' after the database is initially populated
- Improved representation of inaccessible CDs in Now Playing node
- Reduced skipping that occurs when editing tags of a track that's playing
- Improved plug-in UI
- Improved CD insertion--CD is no longer automatically added to the library
- Improved status bar UI
- Fixed problem with incorrect reads of small percentage of MP3 header attributes
- Fixed database issues resulting from upgrades of Windows 9x to Windows 2000 or Windows XP
- Fixed a small number of cases of failed tag updates for incorrectly formed tags
- Fixed screen refresh problems when inserting/removing CDs / Clicking 'Update' in properties editor
- Fixed tracklist sorting problems that occur when no track is selected
- Fixed tree refresh problems-new entries are no longer added to the bottom of the tree
- Fixed problems with using the property editor for tracks in the Now Playing node
- Fixed UI problems with Freedb query results selection
- Fixed problems in which prevented the File Monitor from updating library without a restart of Songs-DB
- Fixed drag&drop of ratings
- Fixed tooltips in the tracklist--they always appear now
- Fixed AutoPlaylists--they work again
- Corrected errors & grammar in startup tips/error messages/icons/several dialogs
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Songs-DB 1.4 Beta 1
- added internal equalizer
- added full OGG Vorbis support (including encoding)
- added DSP plug-ins support
- added m3u playlist import when files are added to the Library
- improved auto-tag function to enable selective edits/updates
- improved auto-rename function to enable selective edits/updates
- added auto-tag & auto-rename + arrows to the properties dialog
- added ability to browse Tracks by decade, then by year
- added new tree node "Unsynchronized Tags"
- added ability to associated Songs-DB with audio files to be the default player
- improved rating system - now 5 star system, preference changed to audio quality
- improved file sytem scanning to yield more accurate Track information
- added many new library scanning options, including automatic File Monitoring
- added support for proxy server for freedb connection
- added filename and type columns, path is no longer shown by default
- added delete to recycle bin (this is now the default)
- improved/overhauled the setup dialog--now integrated and easier to understand
- added ability to dock the internal player to several positions + new default location
- many improvements in in-place editing (either tree and song list)
- improved menu structure and visual representation
- improved tree structure and visual representation
- improved context menu structure
- added support for reading MusicMatch tags
- improved / simplified support for Multiple Artist Albums
- improved choices for removing songs from the database
- shift-left and shift-right move focused column in song list
- improved/simplified mask usage
- added Rip CD function
- added ability to change track properties while the track is playing
- support for track#'s greater than 100
- new task-oriented online help, with context sensitive links via <F1>
- new now playing node
- new player skins and integration of skins & backgrounds
- new bundled plug-ins
- added support for 'play next'
- improved the default configuration and some terminology based on user feedback
- improved d&d within now playing and playlist nodes
- improved integration between the 'Now Playing' dialog and the Library
- improved differentiation between deletion from playlist/Library/filesystem
- fixed problem with saving customized tracklist columns order and loading
- fixed numerous refresh bugs
- corrected updating of tags in numerous situations
- corrected normalization of ripped tracks
- corrected small search bugs
- corrected Location node artist and album lists
- corrected ogg channels handling
- corrected just one instance starting option
- corrected sticky properties form closing
- fixed freedb connectivity problems
- fixed genres list in properties dialog
- fixed problems with 'always on' Properties dialog
- fixed search conditions for Advanced Search
- fixed several shortcuts that didn't work, and added new ones
- fixed to Main Panel and Now Playing counters
- fixed occasional interruptions in the 'Now Playing' queue
- fixed drag & drop / cut & paste of tracks between nodes
- fixed drag & drop / cut and paste of Location nodes
- corrected loss of focus when sorting the track list
- fixed hierarchy problems in Location subnodes
- fixed <tab> usage on mainpanel
- fixed edits of empty properties on the main panel (switched to a grid)
- fixed numerous problems related to freedb query results
- fixed access violation when editing .ogg track properties
- fixed availability of context menus in some situations
- fixed access violation when renaming Artist to existing artist
- fixed double-click timing in main panel / single-click timing for in-place edits
- fixed application freeze when using context menus while tracklist is updating
- fixed delete is inactive in several views when it shouldn't be
- fixed rapid deletion of albums --> access violation error
+ fixed many more smaller bugs and made numerous minor improvements
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Songs-DB 1.3 Release 5
- added more WMA attributes (according to Windows Media 9)
- new tray icon menu items and mouse commands (click=Play/Pause,Double Click=Restore,
Drag Left=Previous,Drag Right=Next Track,Drap Up=Volume Up,Drag Down=Volume Down)
- new tray icon menu - Playlist - shows part of the current playlist
- new tray icon menu - Volume - allow changing of volume
- playlist scrolls automatically during drag&drop now
- playlist does not skip to the current track unnecessary anymore
- ballon hints on new track are shown just once
- open in new window function was enhanced for all folders
- corrected appearance for non-standard Dot Per Inch screen settings
- playlists behaviour improved for move and delete of songs
- corrected problem for songs removed from DB but still in the playlist
- corrected bug: properties dialog caused access violation in some cases
- corrected bug: playback of locked mp3 files
- corrected bug: drag&drop error when dropping in the scrollbar
- corrected occasional problems with help file showing
- small memory leaks removed
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Songs-DB 1.3 Release 4
- new lame encoder included
- new id3lib included
- some improvements in mp3 encoding code
- tagging improved (read-only files, newly encoded files)
- new Compiled HTML Help file (.chm) was created
- corrected problem with playback of incorrect files
- corrected reading of WMA attributes (track length)
- an option added to calculate normalization for just not yet calculated files (default)
- delete key works well in the in-place editor now
- some smaller modifications
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Songs-DB 1.3 Release 3
- send to ... funtion was added (can send to playlist, classification and folders)
- playlist window can be made transparent (Windows ME, 2000, XP)
- new track can be announced by a ballon hint (Windows ME, 2000, XP)
- media label is shown instead of "?" in "path" column when a media is not present
- freedb multiple matches are correctly parsed now
- freedb query always scans media and stores result to the database
- keys work correctly in the internet browser now
- individual artists can be removed from the database
- there is a new option to allow just one instance of Songs-DB
- properties of the currently playing song can be shown on top (and automatically updated)
- progress bar for scanning files is now more realistic
- length of MP3 files is read from ID3v2 tags (when present)
- shift-Del deletes songs with just a single confirmation
- corrected toolbar appearance when WinAmp is the default player
- corrected reading of track number from ID3v2 tags
- corrected calculation of the total length for big collections
- improved reading of various artists CDs from CDPlayer.ini file
- added Barnes&Noble, CDUniverse, PlayCentric, AllPoster and AllMusic web pages
- other minor improvements
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Songs-DB 1.3 Release 2
- using of WinAmp input plug-ins for decoding is more compatible now
- output plug-ins are no longer all initialized to a fixed volume and balance
- new plug-in configuration options were added to the player's context menu
- scan media dialog does not have floppy drives selected by default
- toolbars are correctly resized
- freedb is automatically queried after audio CD scan just when connected to internet
- minimized player improvements (time output)
- elapsed/remaining time is now changed by a left click
- question for new media label is shown just for CDs
- some other smaller improvements
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Songs-DB 1.3
- added audio CD burning support (Nero is required to be installed)
- support for format plug-ins which allow scanning and tagging any file format
- added format plug-in for Ogg Vorbis
- any input plug-in can be used now for getting song length (so virtually any
file format is at least partially supported now - by means of WinAmp2 plug-ins)
- any input plug-in can be used for converting song to other format
- artists and albums node allows to apply a filter
- incremental search works for the currently sorted column (and title by default)
- most of fields can be edited directly in the main song list
- removing songs from a playlist and the cache doesn't cause list refresh anymore
- player responds to mouse wheel (volume, balance and position)
- database was converted to use general sort order by default
- file size was not shown in the computer node
- comments and lyrics fields are now in Courier New font (fixed width of all characters)
- added player pop-up menu
- songs properties dialog can be shown as always on top
- mp3 songs length is more accurately calculated now
- new version of id3lib was included
- original title field is now stored in id3v2 tag
- the internal player can show either elapsed or remaining time
- screen flickering of some components was removed
- windows XP status bar drawing bug was fixed
- improved audio CD grabbing (works even with virtual drives on Windows NT,2000 and XP)
- scripts error messages were improved
- copy and move logic was improved (cache is used, messages on error)
- some other small improvements
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Songs-DB 1.2 release 6
- album details dialog was redesigned
- new Enter key shotcuts
- new drag&drop possibilities (for categories)
- added some song list shortcuts
- audio CDs are sorted after data CDs (in the Media and Database node)
- corrected wrong grabbing offsets of tracks
- added jumps to Computer and Database folders
- added an option to normalize songs during conversion
- normalization column added to the main song list
- added new genre (id 126..147)
- genre handling improved (better parsing and storing in ID3 tags)
- some smaller improvements
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Songs-DB 1.2 release 5
- freedb support for "various artists CDs"
- rewritten all Windows XP incompatible code
- distributed with the latest Lame MP3 engine
- Freedb query is possible now even for not yet scanned audio CD
- improved HotKey functionality (more switches)
- custom field handling corrected
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Songs-DB 1.2 release 4
- Windows XP themes support was corrected
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Songs-DB 1.2 release 3
- grabbing of mixed audio and data CDs was corrected
- grabbing was one frame shorter
- some small improvements
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Songs-DB 1.2 release 2
- executable is not packed anymore (caused problems on some machines)
- corrected startup of the application
- corrected database values for newly converted songs
- added better freedb time-out handling
- added total file size to the status bar
- added new fields to the main song list: File Size, BPM, Sample rate, Channels
- some other small corrections
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Songs-DB 1.2
- added script support
- added AutoPlaylists (playlists with songs selected by a query)
- the main tree was completely redesigned
- newly added songs are listed in a special playlist (in Playlists node)
- improved Drag&Drop support
- added back and forward tree node buttons
- corrected WMA input plugin
- changed bitrate, channels and sample rate showing logic in the internal player
- shuffle logic was corrected
- support for WinAmp2 plug-ins was improved
- added support for WinAmp2 general plug-ins (gen_*.dll)
- user is asked for volume label just for removable media
- incremental search logic was corrected
- corrected DB error messages
- added new query fields (particularly categories)
- improved query dialog showing logic
- changed main toolbar's icons and play toolbars are hidden for the internal player
- songs are no longer removed in threads (was a bit confusing)
- added web node with links to various web pages
- added Album Details dialog with album cover and "Info/Buy" link
- freedb support improved
- a check for a new version of Songs-DB available was added
- several smaller bugs corrected
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Songs-DB 1.1
- new plug-ins for audio CDs and WMAs
- custom genres can be added (any string can be entered in song's
properties dialog for genre name)
- improved connection to the database
- corrected current playlist node
- added the help file and the manual
- some other fixes
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Songs-DB 1.1 beta
- a new option to turn off warnings when song to be played is not accessible
- a new version of ID3Lib (solves some problems with tagging MP3 files)
- after conversion, song is added to database and tagged
- an option added to automatically set ID3 tag after song's properties edit
- added an option to import track # from .m3u playlist (instead of ID3 tag)
- added an option to query freedb automatically after an audio CD is scanned
- some small changes and bugfixes
- a command line option /NoSplash to prevent showing splash screen during startup
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Songs-DB 1.1 alpha 3
- added normalization of volume (!)
- handling of first song's letters changed
- rewritten songs showing window (now looks like playlist window)
- few small bugs corrected
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Songs-DB 1.1 alpha 2
- memory is now released correctly when compressing WMAs
- corrected network node browser labels
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Songs-DB 1.1 alpha
- added an internal player compatible with WinAmp (skins and plug-ins)!!!
- new properties added for each song: Tempo, Mood, Occasion, Preference
- browsing possibilities added for song properties
- new node Network added for browsing local network
- tray icon (can be disabled)
- corrected DB access (problem with non-english version of MDAC)
- corrected CDDB(Freedb) access
- bugs fixes
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Songs-DB 1.0 beta
- optional jitter correction for CD audio grabbing
- possibility to setup each CD-ROM drive for grabbing
(frames to read, jiter correction, ...)
- corrected MP3 encoding
- insert and eject of CD causes refresh of related data immediately
- a pop-up menu for the currently playing song
- several bugs corrected
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Songs-DB 0.9 beta
- this file has started, until now there were too many changes...