What's new in AtomicPlayer 2.9.0.1
Dec 6, 2010
- Changed the default color set for higher contrast and easier reading.
- Fixed a bug in the equalizer loading code that caused a crash when QP was not shut down properly.
New in AtomicPlayer 2.8.1.17 (Jan 5, 2010)
- More volume control fixes, including one that occurred with very low or very high bitrates while the equalizer is on.
- More language keys added.
- Posted Japanese language file.
New in AtomicPlayer 2.8.1.7 (Dec 29, 2009)
- Added a few dozen more missing localization display keys (for translating to other languages).
- Added a feature to disable gamepads (on the Options > More Options screen).
- Fixed an obscure bug which may have been causing volume control issues on Windows Vista.
- Minor internal cleanup and fixes.
New in AtomicPlayer 2.8.1.2 (Dec 23, 2009)
- Added "Add to Now Playing Automatically" option to Options screen (default is true). Turning this off means only those tracks explicitly started or added by the user to Now Playing will be played.
- Added a "Play Playlist on Start" option on the Options screen. If a playlist is selected, the tracks on it will be added to Now Playing on startup and play will begin without user interaction.
- Fixed a bug in Windows 7 when using headphones the volume control did not work.
- Added multiple locatalization keys for translating QuuxPlayer to other languages.
New in AtomicPlayer 2.8.0.5 (Nov 21, 2009)
- Released as free software under the GNU General Public License Version 3. QuuxPlayer is built using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and is written entirely in C#.
New in AtomicPlayer 2.8.0.4 (Nov 19, 2009)
- Released an entirely free version (no activation or other usage protection.
- Fixed bug in lyrics display caused by a change in protocol from the lyrics provider.
- Making internal changes to support release of source code.
New in AtomicPlayer 2.7.0.29 (Sep 19, 2009)
- Switched album cover art download from Amazon (which had been failing) to last.fm.
- Fixed several bugs in album and artist information download.
- Fixed a bug in the Text Area widget which caused improper scrolling.
New in AtomicPlayer 2.7.0.17 (Sep 19, 2009)
- Fixed a bug where lyrics download failed, caused by a change in the lyric provider's format.
- Added support for Monkey's Audio (APE) lossless playback format.
- Made most features availale in the standard edition except for library size limit.
New in AtomicPlayer 2.6.6.2 (Aug 13, 2009)
- Added Sample Rate and Mono to Automatic Playlist criteria.
- Fixed bug where changes in sample rate from track to track caused improper playback rate during the transition. Note: an earlier version of this build (2.6.6.1) failed with unusual sample rates when ASIO output was selected. This has been fixed in this version.
- Fixed bug where the number of items in the left-hand Filter Value List was incorrect by one.
New in AtomicPlayer 2.6.5.3 (Jun 28, 2009)
- Fixed a problem where connections to certain web servers resulted in a connection failure (Web error 417).
- Fixed a problem where pausing a song and then starting a different song caused the last moment of the previous song to be played.
- Various minor tweaks.
New in AtomicPlayer 2.6.4.1 (May 23, 2009)
- Split the options screen into two tabs, "Primary" options and "Secondary" options.
- Used the additional space to add options for saving Now Playing on exit, optionally clearing Now Playing when the stop button is clicked, and allowing screensavers when no music is playing but preventing screensavers when music is playing.
New in AtomicPlayer 2.6.3.5 (Apr 21, 2009)
- Removed nag screen from standard edition
New in AtomicPlayer 2.6.3.2 (Apr 7, 2009)
- Fixed issue where miniplayer could be moved unintentionally and volume adjustments were greater than intended.
- Fixed bug where upgrading from a version more than several months old would fail.
- Increased contrast of radio on and repeat engaged buttons
- Added stations to the default radio station list
New in AtomicPlayer 2.6.2.8 (Mar 25, 2009)
- Spectrum analyzer better approximates equal loudness curves.
- Launch shortcut added to QuickLaunch panel on Windows taskbar.
New in AtomicPlayer 2.6.2.1 (Mar 23, 2009)
- Price of Pro Edition reduced to $9.95.
- Performance improvements in replay gain (volume leveling) analysis. Also made it so the main track view was not refreshing after every track, which had been distracting. [Pro Only]
- Made it so that holding down Shift while clicking the exit button on the miniplayer exits the application, and changed the icon from up arrow to "X" when shift is being held down.
- Prompt to either modify or skip read only files which are to be tagged or renamed.
- Minor bug fixes.
New in AtomicPlayer 2.6.1.7 (Mar 17, 2009)
- Podcast support;
- Internet radio;
- ReplayGain scanning
New in AtomicPlayer 2.6.0.11 (Mar 13, 2009)
- Added a "Refresh All Subscriptions" button to the Podcast manager.
New in AtomicPlayer 2.6.0.9 (Mar 12, 2009)
- Fixed a bug where a podcast wouldn't show up in the list unless the subscription was clicked twice.
- Added a feature so that if you hold Shift and Control while clicking the up-arrow button on the miniplayer it will exit the entire program instead of just exiting the miniplayer view.
- Minor usability enhancements.
New in AtomicPlayer 2.5.0.10 (Mar 2, 2009)
- Added Internet Radio support. Click the new Radio icon on the control panel or hit 'R' on your keyboard to see the default station list.
- Radio mode works as much like the normal local player mode as possible -- click Play to start a station feed, Stop to disconnect, etc.
- There are several ways to add stations to your library:
- Enter or paste the URL into the top address bar, and click the 'Add and Play' button; or
- Import a playlist (pls format) that has station urls; or
- Drag a url from your browser into the station or genre list. For example, at shoutcast.com, you can drag the icon that says 'Tune In!' directly into QuuxPlayer.
- Playlist import (both m3u and pls) is available in the Standard Edition, not just the Pro Edition.
- To change the details for a station, such as Name or Genre, select the station and hit Shift+Enter on your keyboard (right-clicking a station will also show this option.
- All major streaming formats are supported: MP3, WMA, ACC+/HE ACC, and OGG.
- Lots more minor improvements.
New in AtomicPlayer 2.4.0.11 (Feb 25, 2009)
- Added an Auto Organize feature which will keep your files organized on your hard drive using song titles, artists names, etc. Choose the Organize Library... item on the File menu to use it. A few pointers:
- You will need to choose one folder on your hard drive to be the Top Folder. This tells QuuxPlayer that that is where you want your music files to be stored. If you set up a top folder and you have files that are not in it (or in a subfolder) you will be asked whether you will want to move them there.
- Two options are available to continue organizing after the initial organization. Organize Files When Tags Change will detect changes made to your files using QuuxPlayer's tag editor (or an external editor) and update the file structure accordingly. Move new files into my main folder will move files at the time they are first added to QuuxPlayer's library. If neither box is checked, or if you click on Don't Organize then further changes to your files will not be made.
- Any file which would be moved that is on a different drive than your top folder will be copied instead of moved. For example, adding a folder on "D:My Music" to your library on your "C:" drive will copy the files from D: to C: rather than moving them.
- The documentation web page linked from the "Help (on Web)" button is not yet complete but will be up in a day or two.
- Added two new automatic playlists (in addition to Now Playing): Duplicates will show all the tracks in your library which are matched by one or more other tracks in Title, Artist, Album Artist, and Album. Ghosts will show all the tracks in your library for which the file cannot be located.
- Added a new Suggest Duplicate Deletion feature. This will show the Duplicates playlist and will highlight suggestions for deletion based on a "strong match," which means all of Title, Artist, Album Artist, Album, and Track Number are duplicated, and the duration for the matched track is within 1 second (longer or shorter.) (Note that because these criteria are stricter than for merely appearing on the Duplicates playlist, some duplicate sets will not have any tracks highlighted.) One of each set of strong matches will remain unhighlighted, so if you agree with the suggestions you can just hit the Delete key to remove the highlighted tracks. You can choose the priority of deletion by keeping the highest bitrate, oldest tracks, newest tracks, or highest rated tracks. You can find this feature on the main menu by selecting File > Library Maintenance > Suggest Duplicate Deletion.
- Added an option to recycle files to the Windows Recycle Bin when tracks are removed from the library. The default remains to leave files in place.
- Added a feature to push playlists to iTunes. This is useful for synchronizing songs with your iPod. To use, right click any standard or automatic playlist and select Send to iTunes. Afterwards, in iTunes select the device you want to synchronize, select the Music tab, and select either All songs and playlists or Selected Playlists and the playlist that you sent. Note that iTunes is a fairly slow application and so this operation may take a long time, but you can continue to use QuuxPlayer while it is in progress. To cancel the operation while it is in progress, right click the playlist again and select Stop Sending to iTunes.
- Important: If you have checked the Keep iTunes Music folder organized (in the iTunes preferences / advanced screen) be sure to uncheck it -- otherwise iTunes may move your files around and they will become "Ghosts" in the QuuxPlayer library.
- Fixed a bug which caused ASIO output to fail and revert to the default Windows output device when playing sound files sampled at 44,100 Hz on sound cards that do not support 44,100 Hz ASIO input.
- Rewrote sections of code that handle adding and removing tracks from the library to make operations such as folder auto-monitoring, auto-organizing, tag-editing, and manual file additions and deletions work more reliably when they are happening concurrently.
- Numerous other minor stability and performance improvements.
New in AtomicPlayer 2.3.0.17 (Feb 9, 2009)
- Fixed a bug that caused an error when attempting to save artwork to a file on a disconnected drive.
New in AtomicPlayer 2.2.4.9 (Jan 30, 2009)
- Instantly invoke the mini-player from any screen with the backslash ('') key or Show Mini-Player Now item on the Options menu; note that this won't work to restore the full player since generally some other application will have the focus.
- Added alphabetical "skip buttons" to the filter and track list scrollbars, which appear when the list has more items than can be shown at once. Click the 'A' button to move to the previous letter, and 'Z' to move to the next letter. (Also, a couple of tricks for scrollbars: right-click the arrow buttons to go to the top or bottom of the list, and right-click in the open area to scroll to that point.)
- Performance and code cleanup on the Tag Cloud and Equalizer screens.
- Updated the Auto Monitor Folders feature to more quickly find and show new and changed tracks (Pro Only).
New in AtomicPlayer 2.2.4.7 (Jan 27, 2009)
- Added new Mini-Player feature which provides a floating control panel when QuuxPlayer is minimized. Click the right side (on the time display) to show information about the currently playing track. Double-click this area to place the Mini-Player on the lower right of the screen above the taskbar. Click the arrow icon to restore the normal view. This feature can be disabled on the options menu.
New in AtomicPlayer 2.2.3.41 (Jan 26, 2009)
- Tag cloud visualization feature; minor enhancements
New in AtomicPlayer 2.2.3.13 (Jan 20, 2009)
- Tag cloud visualization feature
New in AtomicPlayer 2.2.1.4 (Jan 15, 2009)
- Auto download of artist biographies
New in AtomicPlayer 2.2.0.5 (Jan 12, 2009)
- Automatic Playlist Editor Enhancements
New in AtomicPlayer 2.1.6.14 (Dec 24, 2008)
- ASIO Support and Usability Improvements
New in AtomicPlayer 2.1.0.7 (Oct 30, 2008)
- Integration with twitter.com
New in AtomicPlayer 2.0.9.11 (Oct 20, 2008)
- Added global hotkeys and onscreen notifications
New in AtomicPlayer 2.0.6.13 (Sep 8, 2008)
- Added multilanguage capability