What's new in Solo Performer Show Controller 4.5.1
May 28, 2010
- Fixed a condition that in certain cases displayed end of line characters wrongly on lyric displays
- Fixed a condition that occasionally caused the lyric editor window buttons not to update to match the currently selected text style
- Fixed an issue where editor windows would sometimes open behind the playlist editor window on Windows version
- Added a preference item to turn on and off the auto-connect feature for the foot controller
New in Solo Performer Show Controller 4.5 (May 28, 2010)
- Fixed the Button View button color setting menu to apply the correct color
- Updating events on Windows version now updates that event in all saved sequences correctly
- When creating a new audio folder on the first launch, the default location is now in the user's Documents folder
- Audio files that are are located on non-writeable media or are read-only can now be opened into the editor windows
- When stopping the audio in an editor window using either the "/" or the "z" key, the play button now reverts back to the green arrow
- Fixed an issue where leading blank lines in lyrics did not retain their font size
- Improved QuickTime check on Windows version
- Added an auto-update feature to check for and download new software versions on application launch
- Improved accuracy of the playback position in the editor windows when the timecode list is clicked
- Improved position of progress wheel in editor windows on Windows version
- Improved default window sizes on Windows version
- Floating windows no longer disappear when changing the volume setting
- Fixed a crash that sometimes occured when deleting multiple event markers using the Clear menu
- Fixed a condition where the Range Tool for editing light devices allowed values that were out of scope
- The color of multiple events that are simultaneously selected can now be changed
- Events in the timecode can now be replaced by inserting a new event while holding the Command key on Mac or the Alt key on Windows
- The Open Recent Lightshow menu is now named properly in the Windows version
- Added code-signing to the application
- Improved driver installation for Windows Vista and Windows 7
New in Solo Performer Show Controller 4.4 (Mar 12, 2010)
- Fixed a problem where imported MIDI events could not be repositioned
- Fixed a problem where the sending of DMX fades from the playlist window would take longer than expected
- Fixed a problem where dragged light event markers saved previous timecode value in lightshow file
- Fixed a problem where lyric events would sometimes not show up on the secondary lyrics display window
- Fixed a problem with copy and pasting lyric events from the event track's contextual menu
- Fixed a problem where lyric files were sometimes saved in the old format that was used in version 3
- Fixed a problem where system volume was set to zero when using certain firewire audio interfaces that report their volumes incorrectly
- Fixed a problem where the second lyrics window would sometimes not show lyrics
- Second lyrics window now opens on the main computer screen if it was last positioned on another screen that is no longer present
- Improved CPU usage efficiency
New in Solo Performer Show Controller 4.3 (Feb 16, 2010)
- Open Hotkey Sequence menu choice in hotkey editor window now presents file list starting in the hotkey sequences folder
- Fixed an issue where events at time zero were being sent twice
- Added error checking in waveform drawing code
- Changed method of looking through all folders and subfolders for files to improve speed
- Updated mailing address on mail-in registration form
- Fixed an issue with sending light scenes where scenes were sometimes not initialized correctly, particulary from foot controller button remapping
- Fixed a condition that could cause a crash when adjusting a song's tuning setting
- Improved sending of rapid light scene changes
- Added support for the Alien Universe Controller hardware
- Fixed an error where choosing "Add Folder" from the Audio menu would skip the addition of the first song
- Fixed a condition where the Button View state could get messed up when choosing "Add Folder" from the Audio menu
- Selected playlist indicator no longer draws on top of playlist name on Windows version when playlist's name is being edited
- Fixed graphics scaling issues when printing playlist
- Fixed drawing of frame around playlist when printing the playlist
- Fixed a condition on Windows version that sometimes caused a green background to be drawn on a playlist row after the row has stopped playing
- Fixed an issue where unsupported MIDI commands could cause errors while playing MIDI files
- Fixed a problem where compound SYSEX commands would be interpreted incorrectly in MIDI files
- Fixed a problem where pasted curly quotes would get misinterpreted in the lyric editor
- Added a preference item to re-color pasted lyric text to default color after the paste
- Fixed several issues relating to copying and pasting text into the Lyric Editor window
- Fixed a problem where lyrics containing tab characters would sometimes result in double tab characters being displayed
- Added error checking to the code that sends single MIDI events from a file
- Fixed a condition where re-saving an event (light scene, MIDI event, hotkey event) could result in two files where one does not have the proper file extension in its name
- Fixed a problem where playlist scrolling speed preferences were not set properly on European computers due to the use of commas instead of periods as the decimal placeholder.
- Tab locations in lyric display are now scaled when displaying full-screen lyrics
New in Solo Performer Show Controller 4.2 (Aug 22, 2009)
- Re-saving an light scene, midi event, or hotkey event now gives the option of updating all sequences that use it. This update also improves overall stability and addresses a number of other minor issues. It is recommended for all users. See the release notes for a complete list of changes.
New in Solo Performer Show Controller 4.1 (Jul 20, 2009)
- Re-saving a light scene, midi event, or hotkey event now gives the option of updating all sequences that use it.
- Fixed a crash condition that would sometimes occur when deleting an event from one of the event tracks
- Fixed an issue that caused instability when exiting the MIDI event editor
- Fixed a margin problem when importing lyrics from older versions (pre-version 4)
- Resizing the playlist editor window while showing the lyrics fullscreen no longer switches the lyrics display to the smaller view
New in Solo Performer Show Controller 4.0.3 (Jun 26, 2009)
- Removed debug button from Lyric Editor window
- Pressing the button to enter a hotkey copies now copies the existing hotkey in the dialog box so that it can be edited
- Hotkey entry dialog window is now moved upwards so that it no longer obscures the hotkey text field
- Fixed an issue with obtaining a list of the MIDI devices that are attached to the computer system
- Fixed a byte-order problem with MIDI time stamps on PowerPC Macintoshes
- After changing the MIDI output device in the preferences, a restart is no longer required for the change to take place
- Volume and tuning changes while a show is running now work correctly once again
- Fixed a problem with connecting to certain external MIDI devices
- Added additional checking to make sure that threads are not already running before attempting to start them
- Fixed a problem with threaded code that could potentially cause hangs on Windows systems
- Fixed Scroll Up button mapping to work when showing button view
- Changed all hotkeys on that include an option-key modifier on the Mac to use the alt key on Windows
New in Solo Performer Show Controller 4.0.2 (Jun 26, 2009)
- Fixed waveform displays to better handle 5.1 surround-sound formats
- Corrected a condition where zero chunks of audio data draw uncentered in the waveform
- Added better error handling when deleting playlists
- Fixed an error that occurred when right-clicking on the button view background
- Fixed a condition that could cause play button to remain in play-state when song is done when using button view on Windows version
- Improved load-in time for MIDI files
- Added better error-handling for lyric displays
- Fixed a condition that could cause a crash if Reconnect Foot Controller is chosen from the menu and no serial ports or no foot controllers are present
- Fixed a condition where the playlist width in the user preferences could be a negative number
- Improved the responsiveness of sending MIDI events in the Playlist Editor window
- Fixed a problem on Windows version where when starting up with Next Song WIndow open, a crash could occur
- Improved the speed of sending MIDI events on Macintosh version
- Fixed a problem where when switching to fullscreen lyrics, the first lyric would show on the display even if it is not supposed to occur yet
- If a song can not be located when opening a playlist and the Cancel button is pressed, an extra blank playlist row is no longer added
New in Solo Performer Show Controller 4.0.1 (Mar 18, 2009)
- Fixed an issue where incorrect song volumes were being used
- Corrected headers in lyric files created by importing LRC files
- Fixed a crash that would sometimes happen if the play button was pressed with nothing selected for playback
- Volume and tuning buttons now activate properly when play button is pressed with nothing selected for playback (first song on list plays)
- Corrected a condition that could cause a crash when showing the eList sign-up dialog box if AddressBook data can not be found
- Corrected a condition where running a show that uses MIDI devices that are not connected to the system could cause a crash
- Corrected a condition where Button View would sometimes cause an Out of Memory error
- Fixed a condition where stopping a song and changing its lyric size would save the lyrics to the currently selected song rather than the one that was previously playing
- Fixed a button view drawing issue that could potentially happen on application launch
- Changed the default line-spacing in the lyric editor to single-spaced to more closely match the spacing used in previous releases
- Clicking timecode list rows in the lyric editor with the lock button active now moves the playback position correctly
- Option to make rows without associated lyrics shown in italics now works with new lyric file format
- Lyrics editor now supports "smart quotes" pasted from MS Word
New in Solo Performer Show Controller 3.7.4 (Dec 13, 2008)
- Added option to substitute all missing files with found replacements
- Missing event file replacements for built-in playlists are now saved in database
- Corrected a stack-overflow error on some Windows systems during start-up
- Events edited in the Info Window are now saved when using a default playlist
New in Solo Performer Show Controller 3.7 (Sep 29, 2008)
- Added the ability to import effects changes from a MIDI file
- Fixed a condition where some event files were not loading properly on playlist selection
New in Solo Performer Show Controller 3.6.1 (Sep 3, 2008)
- Improved stability on Windows Vista
- Fixed a condition where hotkeys using the ALT key in Windows did not work
- Fixed a problem where the fetching of attached MIDI device names could potentailly cause instability
- Fixed a lyrics display issue where text scrolling sometimes caused program instability
- Improved stability of lightshow editor on Macintosh version
- Improved responsiveness when sending MIDI effects changes
New in Solo Performer Show Controller 3.4 (Sep 15, 2006)
- Improved MIDI support. Miscellaneous fixes and improvements.