Predixis MusicMagic Mixer: What's New

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September 22, 2005
  • Version 1.1.6 - All platforms
  • Exclusion filters on add/analysis/mix
  • New mix options to limit how often an artist appears on a single list (does not apply to shuffles yet)
  • Support Enabled flag (including syncing with iTunes)
  • Support Publisher field
  • Support Comments from tag editor
  • Archive Analysis is now a free feature
  • When using filename for song name, replace underbars with spaces, trim, clean duplicate whitespace
  • Option to preserve timestamp when updating tags
  • Option to auto-archive analysis
  • Option to reset name lookups
  • Honor restrict mix to selected genres from HTTP API and TiVo
  • Make sure cache is updated after API updates play count, ratings, etc.
  • Fixed some unanalyzable song cases
  • Timeout better on connections
  • TiVo: Added extra layer for browsing Artists
  • TiVo: Always select first song in the "Instant Mix"
  • Mac: Clear results when cancelling a search
  • Mac: Allow filters to reference other filters
  • Win32: Maximized apps could get confused if the taskbar was not on the bottom on the window
  • Mac/Win32: Find/import iTunes library better (including alias support on Mac)
  • Mac/Win32: Send files to Trash/Recycle Bin on delete
  • Mac/Win32: Fixed displayed time for Apple Lossless files
  • Win32/Linux: Support viewing/setting images in AAC files
May 20, 2005
  • Version 1.1.5.1 - all platforms
  • Fixed bug in AAC tag editor where attached images might get truncated
  • Improved connection to server
  • API: New methods - albums, songs, getStatus
  • API: Pass playlists to mix method
  • API: Fixed bug passing in filters to mix method
  • API: Added alternate cacheid based on library contents
  • Support entering *'s for song rating filters (previous versions had to enter a number)
  • When moving files, if the target path was too long, the application would sometimes crash
  • Added new pattern modifiers to truncate fields (< > <> ><)
  • Update last played, play count from TiVo. To enable this, pass -tivostats at startup on Windows/Linux, or set the "TiVo Stats" property on Mac
  • Windows: Recognize Yahoo! Media Engine
  • Mac: Fixed sticky text box on mix preferences
  • Mac: Fixes to the organize files and advanced tag editor dialogs
April 26, 2005
  • Version 1.1.5 - all platforms
  • Added AAC support (including name lookups for m4p's) (Windows, Mac)
  • If name lookups are available, keep unanalyzable songs green
  • New fields: Play Count and Date Last Played (also added to API)
  • Added Sync with iTunes command to add songs from iTunes, and import ratings, play counts, and last played dates.
  • Fixed problem saving settings for connected devices.
  • Added ability to scan .flac#dd-dd files (workaround for cue sheets)
  • Make sure we handle leading/trailing/multiple spaces and dots cleanly in file names when organizing files
  • API: New attributes returned from getSong method: composer, conductor, orchestra, lyricist, rating, modified, lastplayed, playcount, added
  • API: Added detail option to playlists/getPlaylists. This allows retrieving file, added, modified fields for playlists.
  • API: Set appropriate charset on HTTP header (Windows)
  • API: Added incrementPlayCount (adds 1 to play count)
  • API: Support YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM-SS for setting Last Played Date, as well as now
  • Speed up name lookups (in cooperation with new server)
  • Go up to 9 on %1, %2 patterns.
  • Make sure archived flag is set correctly for filters
  • Improved SlimServer support (fixed sending playlists to SlimServer, allow choosing between multiple squeezeboxes)
  • Fixed bug using Last Modified and Last Played fields in filters
  • Added support for some kinds of corrupted images.
  • Fixed decoding problems with some files.
  • Added 'Songs like album' option to TiVo interface
  • Added more genre codes for ID3 tags
  • Fixed bug creating playlists of more than 2GB
  • Windows: Recognize Sony PSP and set up default publishing filter.
  • Windows: Added -qtmp3 option to use QuickTime to decode MP3 files.
  • Windows: Find iTunes options more generally
  • Windows: The tag editor is now resizable
  • Windows: Support maximizing the application window
  • Windows, Linux: Added -ssport command line option for slimserver
  • Linux: Added -fp command line option.
  • Mac, Linux: Added support for WAV files (already in Windows)
  • Mac: New status window. Don't exit app when main window closes. Removed A/B/C status from system title bar.
  • Mac: More fixes for TiVo 7.1
  • Mac: Fixed Tiger (Mac OS 10.4) compatibility
  • Mac: Allow editing tags on more than 1 file at a time
  • Mac: Fixed possible hang during refresh
  • Mac: Added missing tips.html file to documentation
  • Mac: Fixes for Ogg & Flac
  • Mac: You can now drag and drop songs on to the mixer to add them to your collection (this was implemented on Windows/Linux in previous versions).
  • Mac, Linux: Most of the features added to Windows in 1.1.4 were added to Mac and Linux with this release.
February 9, 2005
  • Windows: 1.1.4
  • Added support for disk-based devices, publishing, etc. (premium)
  • Added file renaming and reorganizing (premium)
  • Added pattern-based tag fixing (premium)
  • New field: Last Modified timestamp. This can be used for display or filtering.
  • New filters: # songs on album, # artists on album, Security
  • Allow m3u's to be saved with relative paths (state of file is preserved)
  • Allow m3u's to be saved in extended M3U format or not (state of file is preserved, default is now off)
  • Allow m3u's to be saved with long or short filenames
  • Add registry entries on install: InstallDir, Build, API Port
  • Added Test Connection button to Server panel.
  • Added View Services button on Services panel.
  • Added Trial Key button to registration panel.
  • New command line options
    • -anyimage
      Use a random image instead of specifically folder/cover
    • -analysistimeout 1.0
      Specify a number greater than 1.0 to increase the timeout for the "insufficient resources" for slow computers. (for instance 2 will double the timeout).
    • -artists c:\root\
      Show artist artwork when no other image is available. (For example, to find art of U2, we would look for images in the c:\root\U2\ directory.)
    • -extm3u_pattern
      Customize EXTINF tags.
    • -minimized
      Start MusicMagic Mixer in a minimized state
    • -nodiskscan
      Disable device scanning (you will need to manually add devices the first time).
  • Added Open File Location/Save Image As popup to song images.
  • API: Uses user mix settings by default. (Also applies to TiVo)
  • API: Added short option to playlist responses from API
  • API: Added getCurrentMixSize, getCurrentMixSizeType, getCurrentMixStyle, getCurrentMixVariety,
  • API: Added getAudio, &remote=host:port to playlist methods (you must pass -remoteaccess on the command line to enable streaming).
  • Drop songs onto Filters & Playlists panel to create a new playlist
  • New localization: Swedish
  • Minor improvements & Bug Fixes
  • Added support for TiVo 7.1
  • Added support for Quintessential Player and Nero
  • Mixing into filters (right-click on the Mix button) is now a free feature (this was a premium feature in 1.1.3)
  • After Save As Playlist, ask "Do you want to add this to your library" (unless watch folders are active which will do this automatically)
  • Show Checkmark next to current rating on right-click/Rate This Song (If there are multiple songs and the ratings do not agree, show no checkmark)
  • Fixed some cases where the lists would get out of sync with the metadata.
  • Fixed case with playlists containing network shares
  • Fixed automatic server startup
  • Start Apple mDNSResponser service only if necessary (i.e. if using TiVo)
  • Swallow non alphanum input to lists, which was confusing searches (e.g. dash)
  • If reverting to an older version of MusicMagic Mixer, warn before destroying a "newer" cache.
  • If iTunes is the default player and COM is enabled, prefer that.
  • Automatically reload playlists when they change on disk (unless they have been modified in MusicMagic)
  • Deleting a playlist no longer leaves the playlist open in the song window
  • Easier debugging of hung files (use -logex)
  • Fixed case where Library node was not selected appropriately.
  • Multiple seed mix with variety slider sometimes did not have enough songs in mix
  • Synchronize V1 and V2 tags if any modifications are to be made to MP3 files.
  • Better handling when the server is unavailable (i.e. during maintenance)
  • Fixed error when publishing from device to library
  • Fixed threading issue in tag editor leading to occasional hangs
  • Changing just the case on genres/artists/albums now updates the gui correctly.
  • When dropping images to burn them, update the HAS_IMAGE flag
  • If you Edit Tags, and they have changed on disk, the song is refreshed when you press OK or Apply.
  • When you select View Show Song/Album Images, the image that comes up was sometimes wrong.