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SAM DJ Changelog

What's new in SAM DJ 2023.5

Jan 9, 2024
  • Extend playlist maximum duration (More than 49 days would cause overflow and restart count previously).

New in SAM DJ 2023.4 (Oct 25, 2023)

  • Upgrade FLAC to latest version (1.4.3).

New in SAM DJ 2023.3 (Aug 29, 2023)

  • Activation system upgrade

New in SAM DJ 2023.1 (Jun 26, 2023)

  • Album cover search improvement.

New in SAM DJ 2022.6 (Jan 19, 2023)

  • Fixed album cover search.
  • Build pipeline improvements.

New in SAM DJ 2022.4 (Aug 18, 2022)

  • Updated EV CodeSign Certificate and deployment pipeline.
  • Fixed auto-updater security check to work with new certificate

New in SAM DJ 2022.3 (Jun 29, 2022)

  • Control SAMBC from your keyboard, bluetooth device or other input that supports virtual media keys.
  • Enable hotkeys in SAM->Config->General
  • This allows you to control mute studio, play, pause, next track and fade to next track. (Hold Shift to trigger fade-to-next while pressing Next Track command button)

New in SAM DJ 2022.1 (Mar 23, 2022)

  • Fixed SSL support for various components.
  • Updated SSL certificate.

New in SAM DJ 2021.5 (Nov 10, 2021)

  • Upgraded build chain.

New in SAM DJ 2021.4 (Jul 20, 2021)

  • Fix read of BPM from tag and updating of BPM field in database when changed.
  • Updated dates and information on various windows

New in SAM DJ 2020.3 (Mar 31, 2020)

  • HTML Output Event Scheduler Actions.
  • Improved HTMLweb templates to include picture directory so album art images
  • display.

New in SAM DJ 2020.1 (Jan 13, 2020)

  • Notes window for quick notes or static information area.

New in SAM DJ 2019.1 (Mar 20, 2019)

  • New "File Manager" within Playlist window allows you to browse your tracks by folder where tracks are stored (i.e. by file storage location).
  • "File Manager" allows you to rescan a specific folder (and optionally sub-folders) to add new tracks and remove deleted tracks.
  • SmPlaylistOrder selection logic. Clockwheel can select items in ordered Playlist to play in that exact order.
  • Fade settings can be typed in for more accuracy.
  • Clock settings - change colors or switch to 24 hour mode. (Right-click on clock)
  • Fixed bug where items dropped on a Playlist name result with "sortID" calculated incorrectly. You may need to re-create your playlists you wish to use with smPlaylistOrder.

New in SAM DJ 2018.8 (Nov 27, 2018)

  • Ability to change background color and set background image for Main and Dual screen. (Right-click on desktop).
  • Improvements to Windows Media decoding.

New in SAM DJ 2018.7 (Aug 1, 2018)

  • pgrades in previous version caused some edge case problems with AAC/M4A/Ogg. Fixed these issues.

New in SAM DJ 2018.6 (Jul 19, 2018)

  • Added M4A stream decoding support.
  • Added stream decoding support for SAM Cloud / Cheapest Stream servers.
  • Fixed AAC stream decoding support.
  • Added HTTP server playback of AAC/M4A files.
  • Updated AAC decoder library.

New in SAM DJ 2018.5 (Jun 26, 2018)

  • Streaming decoding support from HTTPS sources.
  • Streaming decoding support from sources protected by HTTP Basic Authentication. (Include credentials in URL, i.e. http://user:[email protected]/file.mp3)
  • Added FLAC streaming support.
  • Improved Ogg streaming support.
  • Fixed bug where AGC settings failed to load properly in certain cases.

New in SAM DJ 2018.4 (May 25, 2018)

  • Smarter 6-phase stream content-type detection for improved stream decoding.
  • Stream redirect support.
  • Fixed spelling mistake on Audio config screen.

New in SAM DJ 2018.2 (Mar 14, 2018)

  • New HTTP library used which adds improvements + SSL/HTTPS support.

New in SAM DJ 2017.11 (Mar 12, 2018)

  • Ability to label statistic relays to easily identify them. (Right-click on relay and select "Change Label").
  • Lock layout so it cannot be changed accidently.
  • Layout Snap-to-Grid mode that makes sure windows are located and sized on a 4x4 grid.
  • New default layouts for various screen sizes that is also Snap-to-Grid optimized.

New in SAM DJ 2017.10 (Mar 12, 2018)

  • Added ability to drag&drop a Directory into Queue, Playlist or Drop target.
  • Added ability to drag&drop a Playlist File into Queue, Playlist or Drop target.
  • Fix bug where cross-fade settings did not restore to factory defaults.
  • History opened track search window when using Ctrl+A and Ctrl+I shortcuts.
  • Improved Scheduled Events to use 24h time in all cases to avoid regional setting issues.

New in SAM DJ 2017.9 (Sep 29, 2017)

  • Record DJ sets to Ogg Vorbis format. See SAM->Player->Recording in main menu.

New in SAM DJ 2017.7 (Aug 8, 2017)

  • Added support for additional PCM WAV formats (24bit, 32bit, 64bit in IEEE_FLOAT and PCM).

New in SAM DJ 2017.6 (Jul 18, 2017)

  • Database export to CSV. Use /EXPORT parameter or Export command from Program Files.
  • Database import from pevious CSV export. Use /IMPORT parameter or Import command from Program Files.
  • Updated database structure for FireBird and MySQL to be more consistent across databases.

New in SAM DJ 2017.5 (May 30, 2017)

  • Updated Help links to new Help Center location.
  • Fixed some images not loading for Amazon Album Cover search.
  • Fixed SAM DJ pre-release timeout issue.

New in SAM DJ 2017.4 (May 2, 2017)

  • Fixed missing images in online changelog.
  • Added log message for PRE-RELEASE versions (QA/BETA).
  • Updated CodeSign certificate.

New in SAM DJ 2017.3 (Mar 31, 2017)

  • New Jingles & Drops window.
  • Fixed error when deleting custom category.

New in SAM DJ 2017.1 (Mar 31, 2017)

  • Fixed Amazon Album Cover search.
  • Improved DEBUG edition code and tracing.
  • Upgraded network library.

New in SAM DJ 2016.9 (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Fixed file detection issue in FLAC decoder.
  • Fixed issue where drag from File Explorer to Playlist did not always work.

New in SAM DJ 2016.8 (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Dual screen support.
  • VoiceFX: Changed workflow slightly. Hitting record does reset settings to default, but uses current settings.
  • Fixed saving window size for Playlist views.
  • UI now remembers window maximized state.
  • Properly disable Sort by Date Added for non-Playlist categories.
  • Fixed issue with Scheduled events that did not save due to regional date/time formatting issues.
  • Upgraded bug and memory tracing in DEBUG builds.
  • Fixed various minor memory leaks.

New in SAM DJ 2016.7 (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Improved MP4 decoder.
  • Fixed index out of bounds errors for:
  • Visual tree select range
  • VUMeter

New in SAM DJ 2016.5 (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Fixed in-app upgrade download.
  • Improved installer checking for running application instances.

New in SAM DJ 2016.4 (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Splash screen improvements.
  • Fixed activation loop issue.

New in SAM DJ 2016.3 (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Fixed bug in M4A decoder which could cause application to crash.
  • Improve handling of corrupt M4A files.
  • Changed hidden exception tracing parameters (Only works with DEBUG build).
  •    /LogOnHidden - create debug file for hidden exceptions. (recommended and also default if no parameter specified)
  •    /FailOnHidden - show bug report window on each hidden exception.
  •    /DisableHidden - disable hidden exception tracing.

New in SAM DJ 2016.2 (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Improved trace logging for easier issue resolution.
  • Fixed thread safety on some core objects.

New in SAM DJ 2016.1 (Jan 4, 2017)

  • Fixed issues with SAM crashing when no sound device is present while using VoiceFX.
  • Fixed rare floating point overflow issue inside VU meters.
  • Clockwheel debugging option added to Category Rotation Module.
  • Product version added to activation window.
  • GUI improvments.
  • New version detection improvements.
  • Fixed weird issue with seeing track on decks if you clicked on it with both left and right mouse buttons.
  • Licensing system updates.
  • Proper warning if upgrade not allowed.
  • Fix version display on activation window.

New in SAM DJ 2015.1 (Jan 4, 2017)

  • M4A support added.

New in SAM DJ 2014.6 (Mar 28, 2015)

  • AAC decoding support.

New in SAM DJ 2014.5 (Mar 28, 2015)

  • Fix Race condition in licensing module.

New in SAM DJ 2014.3 (Mar 28, 2015)

  • Additional layouts added for more modern resolutions
  • Removal of some legacy version terminology
  • Minor UI changes to Update bar

New in SAM DJ 2014.2 (Mar 28, 2015)

  • Fix non-alphanumeric errors in Amazon Album cover searching
  • Bug fixes in Auto Updater

New in SAM DJ 2014.1 (Mar 28, 2015)

  • Fixed Disapearing Image Display crash in Windows XP SP2, SP3
  • Added On-Air Light Indicator Window.
  • Updated About/Splash screens.
  • Removed Tip of the Day

New in SAM DJ 2013.6 (Mar 28, 2015)

  • URL redirection support added.
  • Updated user agent name on all HTTP requests.

New in SAM DJ 2013.5 (Mar 28, 2015)

  • Remove affinity limitations for better multi-core performance.
  • Clockwheel rotation logic now logs issues to help you debug rotation problems.
  • "Verify Tracks" now logs removed tracks to the %LOCALAPPDATA%\SpacialAudio\\RemovedTracks\ directory.
  • Gracefully handle incorrectly formatted track number tags in FLAC.
  • Auto application update added.

New in SAM DJ 2013.4 (Mar 28, 2015)

  • FLAC playback support!
  • Fixed double speed / corrupted audio bug.

New in SAM DJ 2013.3 (May 15, 2013)

  • Licensing bug fixes
  • Additional graphic format support added for album art and other features. (*.png)
  • Fix for very large mp3 files not showing duration
  • Automatic Reactivation for expiring keys
  • Fix for SAM sticking decks bug
  • Fix for process priority being set to invalid states in Windows NT 6.x
  • Fix for failed activations due to invalid home path
  • Updated 2013 splash screen graphics
  • Better looking activation screen.
  • Much improved manual activation process
  • Code-signed EXE with updated certificate
  • Copyright message year updated to 2013
  • Fix a SAM freeze bug
  • Fix activation issue where directory does not exist yet to store license file
  • Windows 8 compatibility
  • All new product key and activation system
  • Improved stability in multi-CPU environments

New in SAM DJ 4.4.4 (May 29, 2012)

  • Use SHORTCUTS to run multiple instances of the software.
  • Use SHORTCUTS to to shutdown all the instances.
  • Added PAL method Queue.Refresh
  • Added PAL method TPlayer.FadeToNextCustom(fadeLevel, duration)
  • Added PAL method TPlayer.FadeToVolume(volumeLevel, duration)
  • Double-play issue is now completely fixed

New in SAM DJ 4.4.2 (Oct 7, 2011)

  • Fixed UTF-8 support in player decks, Song Info Editor & Search window
  • The double-play issue when custom cross-fade settings are applied is fixed
  • Email address for activation is updated
  • All buttons now properly fit in the Edit Time window
  • The Pause/Play button can now toggle when you click on the corner of it
  • There is now more room for the “Artist” info on the player
  • “Remove from All” now disables correctly

New in SAM DJ 4.4.1 (Oct 3, 2011)

  • The ampersand (“&”) now displays properly in the players
  • The metronome button is fixed
  • Delete and Song Info commands have been disabled when no track is selected in the category view
  • The progress indicator issue is sorted
  • The tracks lists now correctly display the number of days in duration summary
  • The custom cross-fade point now works even if the deck is not loaded yet
  • No more issues with the floating playlist

New in SAM DJ 4.4.0 (Oct 3, 2011)

  • New Spacial brand is launched, along with new SAM DJ user interface
  • Improved sound card detection for microphone configuration
  • Improved "Search" window
  • Improved "Apply to Album" function
  • SoundFX now has space for 16 items
  • You can set the air/cue mute and volume control directly from the toolbar
  • Default layout is always stored on exit
  • New layout extension of *.sul
  • Huge speed improvement when closing EQ/AGC/DSP configuration screen
  • The user interface forces windows to show inside visible area

New in SAM DJ 4.3.0 (Feb 23, 2011)

  • Upgraded FireBird engine to v2.5
  • Suppport for 64bit installer.
  • Increased storage size for TrackNo field.
  • Fixed progress report in Queue on large updates while using FireBird engine.
  • Updated EULA.
  • Added utility shortcuts.
  • Fixed activation issue.
  • FireBird detection.
  • Use local user directories on XP as well to allow for standard user installations.
  • Fixed "stuck track slider" bug.
  • Added "Restore Defaults" to several configuration screens.
  • Fixed bug where ID3v2.3 pictures did not properly load in certain cases when using UNICODE tags.

New in SAM DJ 4.2.1 (Apr 8, 2010)

  • Fixed double layout menu item bug.
  • Compiled production release.

New in SAM DJ 4.2.0B5 (Apr 8, 2010)

  • Huge update of SAM Party DJ to allow for better Vista/Win7 UAC compatibility.
  • Big rewrite of installer.
  • Setup now happens the first time you run SAM Party DJ.
  • Allow for embedded FireBird for simpler install process. Will however automatically detect if FireBird server is available during setup.
  • /SHUTDOWN and /UNINSTALL can now happen at the same time.
  • Jump to Program or Data paths - from either "SAM->Tools->Jump" menu or from Windows "Start->Program files->SAMPDJ->Help" menu.

New in SAM DJ 4.1.1 (Apr 8, 2010)

  • Added new default layout for 1280x1024.
  • Added some error checking when picking a layout during the install process.
  • Automatic de-activation during uninstall process.

New in SAM DJ 4.1.0 (Apr 8, 2010)

  • Fixed FireBird install issues on XP.
  • Installer now asks if this is a Trial install for first installers.
  • Added support for TMStudios GoldWave tags. Visit the TMStudios website for more information.
  • Updated Amazon Album information lookup to sign requests as required from 15 August 2009.
  • Installer will now close a running instance of SAM Party DJ before attempting to do the installation.
  • Vista improvements:
  • More Vista / Windows7 friendly handling of Registry entries.
  • Removed Kernel Streaming which is no longer supported by Vista.
  • Fixed Mic/Line-in dialog for Vista.
  • Disabled launch of installer from Vista to avoid issues with elevated Admin level access.

New in SAM DJ 4.0.5 (Apr 8, 2010)

  • Improved product activation - better instance ID calculation.

New in SAM DJ 4.0.4 (Sep 4, 2008)

  • Better stability & FireBird support

New in SAM DJ 3.4.2 (May 15, 2007)

  • Better stability & FireBird support