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AudioFinder Changelog

What's new in AudioFinder 6.0.6

Mar 7, 2021
  • AudioCortex: Phylogenetic Explorer / Sound Designer
  • AudioCortex: You can now overload the assigned categories
  • AudioFinder: Added the zoom shortcut back to the SampleTool. Hold down the Command-Key and using the scroll up
  • Bug Fixes

New in AudioFinder 6.0.5 (Dec 20, 2020)

  • Several Big Sur related bug fixes
  • Major performance improvement in the Sample Tool
  • Major update to AudioCortex (no longer beta) version 1.1.4 built in
  • Bug Fixes

New in AudioFinder 6.0.4 (Dec 20, 2020)

  • Notarized by Apple for security now
  • Fixed security entitlements for Finder Selection to work
  • Fixed security entitlements for plug-ins to work
  • Fixed security entitlements for ReCycle to work
  • First release with AI Classify (AudioCortex)
  • Updates for Big Sur
  • Fixed MIDI playback for Yosmite and newer
  • Fixed a bug in the Sox feature
  • Bug Fixes

New in AudioFinder 6.0.2 (Oct 15, 2020)

  • Notarized by Apple for security now
  • Fixed security entitlements for Finder Selection to work
  • Fixed security entitlements for plug-ins to work
  • Fixed security entitlements for ReCycle to work
  • First release with AI Classify (AudioCortex)
  • Updates for Big Sur
  • Fixed MIDI playback for Yosmite and newer
  • Fixed a bug in the Sox feature
  • Bug Fixes

New in AudioFinder 6.0.1 (Oct 13, 2020)

  • Notarized by Apple for security now
  • First release with AI Classify (AudioCortex)
  • Updates for Big Sur.
  • Fixed MIDI playback for Yosmite and newer
  • Bug Fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.9.27 (Jun 24, 2019)

  • Added a new menu preference: Options->Show Waveform Preview. When not enabled the Audio Quick Look will not update and will speed up selection.
  • Fix spotting selections to ProTools and Logic! Sorry for the time it took to find this bug.
  • Bug Fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.9.26 (Apr 1, 2019)

  • Fixed a big regression in macOS versions older than 10.12 with the cursor and timing.
  • Added Command-Shift-R shortcut to Refresh Browser
  • Sysex Dump Counter was not updating.
  • Improved list view UI issues.
  • Some Dark mode UI fixes
  • Bug Fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.9.24 (Feb 17, 2019)

  • Improved Tags UI to make it more ledgible and easier to use.
  • Improved performance of playback start time.
  • Bug Fixs.

New in AudioFinder 5.9.23 (Nov 25, 2018)

  • Smoother and more responsive playback cursor in the Audio QuickLook View
  • Spot to DAW now stops playback

New in AudioFinder 5.9.21 (Nov 21, 2018)

  • Back by demand single click to open folders, but only as a Preference and off by default.
  • Changed in macOS broke plug-in ses in the Plugin Manager. The file extension “.plug-in set” with a space is not allowed on newer versions of macOS. It’s been changed to “.plug-in-set”, if you rename your previous sets to the new extension they will load.
  • Cleaned Up the Devices Sidebar, removed some system stuff.
  • Removed boot volume from the folder column browser
  • Bug Fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.9.20 (Nov 15, 2018)

  • Fixed random browser but where it would go back to the root.
  • Bug Fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.9.19 (Nov 15, 2018)

  • Fixed Folder data missing bug introduced in 5.9.18
  • If you previously reloacted your Application Support Folder, you might notice folders missing. Contact [email protected] for help.
  • Bug Fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.9.18 (Nov 11, 2018)

  • Adopted Mojave Dark Mode UI
  • Mojave Fixes
  • Added new Metadata and Configuration backup feature. Menu->Library->Backup Metadata and Configuration. This will create a .dmg on the Desktop with the most important AudioFinder data.
  • Added iCloud Drive to DEVICE Sidebar
  • New install config
  • New Sparkle Update Framework
  • Bug Fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.9.15 (Aug 19, 2018)

  • Sidebar Lists is now sorted.
  • Add new features to the Advanced Search Panel.
  • Bug Fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.9.14 (Dec 3, 2017)

  • Improved sorting performance for Size, Creation Date and Modification Date.
  • Speculative Fix for NSUserDefaults bug.

New in AudioFinder 5.9.13 (Nov 1, 2017)

  • Fixes freezing in playback issue.
  • More critical fixes for 10.13
  • Added a Remove All Duplicates feature to the Metadata Database Manager.
  • Improved adding tags in the tags Metadata View for multi-selections. The Append button is no longer needed. A smart union of selected tags is created and only tags of the relevant files are updated.
  • Fixed a Device browser bug where it would not update the path.
  • Moved project to support ARC and preperation for using Swift.
  • Bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.9.12 (Oct 30, 2017)

  • More critical fixes for 10.13
  • Added a Remove All Duplicates feature to the Metadata Database Manager.
  • Improved adding tags in the tags Metadata View for multi-selections. The Append button is no longer needed. A smart union of selected tags is created and only tags of the relevant files are updated.
  • Fixed a Device browser bug where it would not update the path.
  • Moved project to support ARC and preperation for using Swift.
  • Bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.9.11 (Oct 28, 2017)

  • Added a Remove All Duplicates feature to the Metadata Database Manager.
  • Improved adding tags in the tags Metadata View for multi-selections. The Append button is no longer needed. A smart union of selected tags is created and only tags of the relevant files are updated.
  • Fixed a Device browser bug where it would not update the path.
  • Moved project to support ARC and preperation for using Swift.
  • Bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.9.9 (Oct 23, 2017)

  • Added a Remove All Duplicates feature to the Metadata Database Manager.
  • Improved adding tags in the tags Metadata View for multi-selections. The Append button is no longer needed. A smart union of selected tags is created and only tags of the relevant files are updated.
  • Fixed a Device browser bug where it would not update the path.
  • Moved project to support ARC and preperation for using Swift.
  • Bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.9.7 (Mar 20, 2017)

  • Bug fixes

New in AudioFinder 5.9.6 (Mar 10, 2017)

  • Added crash/bug tracking.

New in AudioFinder 5.9.5 (Mar 6, 2017)

  • Bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.9.4 (Mar 6, 2017)

  • Added crash/bug tracking.

New in AudioFinder 5.9.3 (Feb 13, 2017)

  • Fixed bug in clicking AudioPreview view in MacOS 10.12
  • Fixed crashes and other bugs

New in AudioFinder 5.9.2 (Dec 19, 2016)

  • Fixed crashes and other bugs.

New in AudioFinder 5.9.1 (Oct 21, 2016)

  • Fixed a bug introduced in 5.9.0 where adding files to the list did not work in certain cases.
  • Sierra fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.9.0 (Oct 12, 2016)

  • Added support for editing embedded SNDM metadata.
  • Made Auto Play When Seleted a sticky preferece.
  • Opening folders in the browser now requres a double click.
  • Sierra Fixes

New in AudioFinder 5.8.3 (May 18, 2016)

  • Missing files now show the full path to make it easier to know where they are located.
  • Fixed re-ordering and dragging items in a scan.
  • Crash fix

New in AudioFinder 5.8.1 (Apr 29, 2016)

  • Fixed a crash in Advanced Database Search

New in AudioFinder 5.8.0 (Apr 24, 2016)

  • Added new SoX Shell feature for more exotic batch processing options.
  • Really Fixed the Green Playback Cursor on 10.11.

New in AudioFinder 5.7.11 (Mar 28, 2016)

  • Fixed Auto Updater.

New in AudioFinder 5.7.10 (Mar 23, 2016)

  • Fixed Audio Quick Look menu font size.
  • Fixed the Green Playback Cursor on 10.11.
  • Bug fixes

New in AudioFinder 5.7.9 (Dec 21, 2015)

  • Fixed the Search Field drop down menu.
  • Bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.7.8 (Dec 19, 2015)

  • Fixed major issue with the Sample Tool on 10.11
  • Bug fixes

New in AudioFinder 5.7.7 (Dec 9, 2015)

  • Bug fixes

New in AudioFinder 5.7.4 (Nov 30, 2015)

  • More updates to the UI theme.
  • Bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.7.3 (Nov 27, 2015)

  • More updates to the UI theme.
  • Bug fixes

New in AudioFinder 5.7.2 (Nov 24, 2015)

  • More updates to the UI theme.
  • Bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.7.1 (Nov 23, 2015)

  • New darker UI theme
  • Hotfixes for 10.11
  • Bug fixes
  • Lisc. changes

New in AudioFinder 5.6.12 (Mar 20, 2015)

  • Fixed Yosemite view drawing bugs.
  • Added an option to remove missing files from Saved Lists.

New in AudioFinder 5.6.11 (Feb 12, 2015)

  • Crash fix when adding the Search Results from the Advanced Search Panel
  • Crash fix when editing tags in the Metadata tag editor

New in AudioFinder 5.6.10 (Dec 27, 2014)

  • Crash fix when editing tags in the Metadata tag editor

New in AudioFinder 5.6.9 (Dec 27, 2014)

  • New and majorly improved uploading to SoundCloud
  • Fix crash on exiting the Tools setup view

New in AudioFinder 5.6.8 (Sep 4, 2014)

  • .mov files are now filtered out of the playable file types by default. Add them by with Scan Item Types if you need them.
  • Fixed bug where the Sample Tool play button was stuck on.
  • Fixed bug remembering the sidebar size when full screen.
  • Fixed bug in Generate Libary Report.

New in AudioFinder 5.6.7 (Aug 14, 2014)

  • Added display of BWF iXML metadata to the viewer.

New in AudioFinder 5.6.6 (Aug 11, 2014)

  • Fixed Finder Selection Mode.
  • Added new Options Menu item “Play Sounds When Selected” – helpful in Finder Selection Mode to uncheck.

New in AudioFinder 5.6.5 (Aug 8, 2014)

  • Fixed mouse input bug on Cocoa AudioUnits.
  • Fixed dragging files onto the AudioFinder icon.
  • Added “Start Finder Selection” AppleScript command.
  • Fixed Dock Menu.
  • Fixed the Plug-In Manager (Disabling Plug-ins was completely broken)
  • Add extra AppleScript commands.
  • Bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.6.4 (Jul 30, 2014)

  • Add auto updating.
  • Bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.6.3 (Jul 21, 2014)

  • The version update system was broken for earlier version.

New in AudioFinder 5.6.2 (Jul 5, 2014)

  • Fixed drag and drop regression.
  • Bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.6.1 (Jul 5, 2014)

  • The Notes feature is fixed.
  • Bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.6.0 (Jul 5, 2014)

  • Fully supports 10.9.
  • 64 Bit only!
  • Internal modernization of code to latest development kits.
  • New flat design skin.
  • Bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.5.9 (Jan 28, 2013)

  • Fixed regressions in non-Retina display Macs after adding Retina display support.

New in AudioFinder 5.5.8 (Jan 21, 2013)

  • Added Graphics for Retina display support.
  • New easier to find Sidebar Icons.
  • Better sidebar organization more intuitive.
  • Added Dock-like drag-to-remove ability to the Sidebar to remove items.
  • Added Full Screen Mode for 10.7 and newer
  • Fixed a crash in the Sample Tool when exporting slices with corrupt values.

New in AudioFinder 5.5.7 (Dec 4, 2012)

  • Unlimited length Audio Quick Looks, no longer bound by the 60 minute limit.
  • All new Audio Quick Look generation engine. More stable and dynamic.
  • Sample Tool behavior change. When a slice marker and a loop are on top of each other the loop will move first via the mouse.
  • Switched to single clicking folders in the sound list due to popular user unrest!

New in AudioFinder 5.5.6 (Sep 11, 2012)

  • Added caching of Scans and Scan Sets. Last results are auto-saved, simply double click or click the refresh button to rescan.
  • Any Scan or Scan Set Sidebar item can now be dragged to a Sidebar Group for quick access.
  • Added “Make Scan Set” to the “Context Menu.
  • Added a milliseconds option to the Process->Trim and Fade panel.
  • Added the scroll bar back to the Sample Tool on 10.7 and greater for easier navigation of large sounds.
  • Bug fix on Lion and Mountain Lion the Sidebar items imported from Finder’s Sidebar were not properly being restored.
  • Fixed a drawing glitch in the Sample Tool when zoomed into maximum level.

New in AudioFinder 5.5.5 (Jun 29, 2012)

  • Added support for using Dropbox.
  • When switching in the Sidebar between Saved Lists and Saved Searches the filter field will no longer reset.
  • Added a “Save List” button to the sub-tool bar.
  • Removed AudioUnit presets from the Sidebar as an option to reduce clutter and speed launching.
  • Added keyboard shortcut to “Add BPM to Filename”
  • Added customize toolbar icon to the default toolbar setup.
  • Fixed crash when clearing tags from thousands of files in one go.
  • Fixed a bug in Power Rename
  • Fixed a bug in the Metadata Viewer Tags field when used with mutliple selections.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.5.4 (Apr 28, 2012)

  • Added new power user Preference to reloacate AudioFinder’s Application Support folder (Metadata Database)
  • Added a text field for typing tags for users who prefer keyboard input over using the tagging buttons.
  • Added a preference to disable file management warnings.
  • Bug fix where renaming a file by simply changing case would force a waveform preview redraw.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.5.3 (Mar 5, 2012)

  • Added new Metadata Database Relink routine to speed up repairing a mixed up Metadata Database.
  • Added Convert to CAF feature.
  • Added Save As CAF to the Sample Tool.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.5.2 (Jan 16, 2012)

  • Added a Metronome Utility Panel
  • Enhanced the Metadata Database Manager and added a reset the database feature.
  • Added warning alerts for Group, Copy, Move, Alias and Move to Trash.
  • Renamed the menu item “Group In New Folder” to “New Folder with Selection (n Items)” to match the new feature in OSX Lion.
  • Bug fix when using Power Rename in combination with selecting Tags from the Sidebar.
  • Bug fix the preference “Scan/Import Sidebar items require double clicks” was broken.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.5.0 (Dec 12, 2011)

  • Added new Tag based browser.
  • Added a “Clear” button to the Tags editor.
  • Added a “Append” option to the Tags editor for multiple selections.
  • Moved the Star Rating control to the Tags editor panel where it doesn’t require saving.
  • Bug fix for path control when Bookmarks are selected in the Sidebar.
  • Fixed list refresh bug when changing tags.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.4.5 (Nov 22, 2011)

  • Added new tagging panel to make setting tags on sounds quicker and easier.
  • Bug fix reading certain AIFC files.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.4.4 (Nov 7, 2011)

  • A collection of fixes to make AudioFinder on Lion smoother.
  • Bug Fixed a potential freeze after a scan or import on Lion.
  • Lion double clicking Sidebar bug Fixed.
  • Switched to GCD for threads for better performance.
  • Renamed saved “Libraries” to “Lists” to avoid confusion with everything else called Library.
  • Behavior change, if the Preference “Allow unlimited Miniview files” is enabled Audio will keep these files in a non-system purgable location instead of the default Caches folder.

New in AudioFinder 5.4.3 (Oct 30, 2011)

  • Improved 64 bit stability.
  • Fixed memory leak.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.4.2 (Oct 28, 2011)

  • Fixed a crasher when playing back files on certain systems.
  • Improved 64 bit stability.
  • Better caching memory management.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.4.1 (Oct 17, 2011)

  • Added a new path control for quick jumping.
  • Added search term “bread crumbs” for tracking refinement of search terms.
  • Added “Refine” button to the Metadata Database Search and Spotlight Search.
  • Added a crash reporting feature.
  • Bug Fix: Renaming a folder in the list view didn’t update folder column browser.
  • Bug Fix: Varispeed menu was disabled for some mp3 files.
  • Bug Fix: 64 bit only crash when trying to play .ogg files.
  • Bug Fix: some menu items were disabled.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.4.0 (Sep 19, 2011)

  • 32/64 Bit Native
  • Updated every aspect of AudioFinder to use the latest frameworks and API’s.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.3.5 (Aug 19, 2011)

  • Bug fix: Converting Apple Lossless to AIFF produced no file.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.3.4 (Aug 1, 2011)

  • Bug fix: playback stopped for the current sound after the AudioUnit window closed until a new sound was selected.
  • Bug fix: dragging clips from some AIFC files stating at the wrong offset.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.3.3 (Jun 28, 2011)

  • Added a Spot to DAW button to the Audio Quick Look
  • Changed the AudioUnit menu icon in the Audio Quick Look.
  • Fixed an edge case issuing when spotting to ProTools a single .L or .R file.
  • Bug fix for the playback engine on SSD’s.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.3.2 (Jun 14, 2011)

  • More stablization of the new audio engine and quicker responsiveness.
  • Improved crash handling for damaged audio files.
  • Bug fix when playing back audio files greater than 96K sample rate.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.3.1 (Jun 7, 2011)

  • Fixed an intermittent hang during playback.
  • Fixed a crash with some Audio Units.
  • Fixed a crash with missing files in a saved library.
  • Fixed an issue with transparent sheets.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.3.0 (May 30, 2011)

  • All new playback engine with multichannel support.
  • Improved Audio Quick Look with multichannel support.
  • Added new “Relocate” feature to the Metadata Database Manager.
  • Bug fix when converting more than 1000 files to mp3.
  • Renamed “Bookmarks” to “Favorites”
  • Added “Reveal Application Support Folder” to the Options menu.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.2.2 (May 7, 2011)

  • Bug fix where some column data could contain stale info.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.2.1 (Apr 9, 2011)

  • Bug fix for renaming a folder which could result in AF misplacing the Metadata for the files within.
  • Bug fix when using the Decoding cache with WAV as the default file format.
  • Made the minimum screen height slightly smaller for people on 13" screens.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.2.0 (Mar 14, 2011)

  • User interface redesign. Added new unified Metadata View/Edit Sidebar and several other workflow improvements.
  • Metadata Edit’s “Guess” key now works for multi-selections.
  • New waveform rendering style.
  • Added Miniview/List view Toolbar toggling button.
  • All new Sample Extractor HD now works with 16, 24 and 32 bit files.
  • Updated the Shortcuts Help Panel to reflect the latest.
  • Added a new user preference to opt into showing Audio Unit plug-ins and presets in the Sidebar (off by default)”
  • Added a new user preference to make WAV the default output format.
  • Fixed memory leak in the Sample Tool.
  • Fixed column truncation mode in the sound list. Will now show trailing “…” where applicable.
  • Spot to ProTools bug fix when two dual mono files are selected.
  • Added “Export Selection to Logic” to the Sample Tool.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.1.3 (Feb 15, 2011)

  • Quick update to fix Control-Drag in the Audio Quick Look when creating clips. In version 5.1.2 adding the context menu to the Audio Quick Look view broke creating clips. This updates reverts that change. Use the Action button instead for accessing the context menu.
  • Fixed a Sample Tool crasher when inserting space at location 0.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.1.2 (Feb 14, 2011)

  • Added new “Find Duplicates” Sidebar item. When invoked it will scan the location selected for duplicates and show them in the main list.
  • Made the Audio Quick Look view sizeable inside the main window by adding a pane splitter.
  • Switched to a standard customizable toolbar.
  • Added Quick Look icon to the toolbar. Will collapse and open the view, or bring it forward when detached.
  • Changed the Detach Audio Quick Look keyboard shortcut to Command-/ to avoid confusion with Command-F for Find.
  • Change the keyboard shortcut for Toggling the Metadata Viewer panel to Command-Option-I.
  • Added menu item for feature not often discovered by users. File->Remove Selection From List. Unlike “Move to Trash” this just removes the items from the list.
  • Fixed bug when dragging from one Library to another where the list would refresh each time.
  • Added context menu to Audio Quick Look waveform view.
  • Bug fix, the Top button in the main window was broken.
  • Bug fix for reading embedded metadata from a file with improper chunk sizes.
  • Bug fix, hitting return in the Search Field sometimes could trigger the Play button (return key shortcut).
  • Bug fix, when searching the Metadata Database the results were not being added to the Recents Sidebar item.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.1.0 (Jan 26, 2011)

  • Required Update! All users of versions 5.0 – 5.0.6 should install this update. It fixes a case where your Metadata Database could be cross-linked during a auto-relink.
  • More column options in the sound list view, see the new “View Options…” panel.
  • Added 20 User Customizable Metadata Database fields.
  • Added “Last Play Date” and “Play Count” Metadata Database fields.
  • Added “Find Duplicates” feature to the Advanced Search Panel. This feature finds all duplicate sound files in the Metadata Database.
  • Made fields in the Advanced Search Panel default to “Contains” where applicable.
  • Set the Advanced Search Panel to be case insensitive. Previous versions were case sensitive.
  • Added “Hold” feature in the AudioViewer when in Finder Selection Mode.
  • Improved formatting of the Metadata Viewer Info view.
  • Change the way the “Main Library appears in the Sidebar. Now it appears as a regular item.
  • Fixed a Metadata Database sound audio ID bug with sounds under 2K.
  • AudioFinder is now signed so using SoundCloud won’t ask to reauthorize the Keychain item after future updates.
  • Sample Tool “Normalize -3dB” was actually normalizing to 0dB.
  • Bug fix: the Reload button in the main window was jumping back to the orignal starting folder instead of reloading the current folder.
  • Renamed the AudioView to Audio Quick Look to try and keep the sample nomenclature as the OS.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.0.6 (Nov 10, 2010)

  • Added Support for Spotting sounds to the cursor in Apple Logic 9 or newer.
  • Sample Tools now accept MIDI input for playing back at variable pitches/speeds. This is automatically enabled when a Sample Tool is frontmost window.
  • Added import of “Hollywood Edge” sound library “.tab” files in the Metadata Database Manager.
  • Bug fix with Metadata Editor Templates. If a Template was applied to a sound already in the database the path could be reset to be AFMetadataStoreTemplate.
  • Metadata Database Viewer Templates have a new format, any old ones in use will need to be updated.
  • Fixed the Escape Key to end editing of renaming operation in the list view.
  • Bug fix – sometimes after renaming a file the keyboard shortcuts could stop working.
  • Bug fix AudioViewer shortcuts when detached (free mode).
  • Fixed a bug in the Folder Column Browser that only effected Leopard.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.0.5 (Oct 8, 2010)

  • Added support for uploading directly to SoundCloud from AudioFinder's browser.
  • Added support for accepting drag and drops from iTunes.
  • New threaded file AudioViewer waveform analyzer. Allows for instant abort and skip.
  • Smoother more responsive playback start when switching long tracks.
  • Added preference to set the Playlist playback pause time.
  • Added Show Playback Cursor location option to the Locations popup in the Sample Tool.
  • When browsing the file system the list view now shows all folders at the top instead of interleaved.
  • Bug fix when attempting to write Metadata to a missing file, AudioFinder will now present a warning dialog when a file has been renamed, moved or deleted outside of AudioFinder.
  • Code prep for 64 bit optimizations.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.0.4 (Sep 2, 2010)

  • Redesigned the Metadata Viewer to be more compact and able to be minimized much smaller.
  • Added “Set Spotlight Comment” to the Metadata Viewer. Clicking this button writes the current Metadata formatted text to the file’s Spotlight entry. Viewable with Finder’s Get Info.
  • Added “Get Info” button to the Metadata Viewer to open Finder’s “Get Info” window.
  • Added new Tagging defaults that cover a wide range of sonic descriptors.
  • Added “Copy Metadata to Spotlight Comments” to the File menu.
  • Added “Copy” and “Paste” menu items to the Metadata Viewer “Template” menu.
  • Added “Metadata Tags Setup…” to the Library menu. Use this to build your set of preset Tags.
  • Improved the Combo Box tagging drop downs to be more user friendly and to provide Tool Tips to display the complete tag when the field is not wide enough.
  • Changed the way the Tags combo boxes work, they now append Tags selected from the drop down instead of replacing what’s already there.
  • Added support for renaming a selected folder. Automatically updates the Metadata Database.
  • Streamlined the File menu by moving some items into a “Convert” submenu.
  • Moved the “Mount” button to the File menu as it’s more of a power user feature.
  • Switched HUD Windows to using the new AppKit provided HUD windows.
  • Command-H besides hiding the windows will now also minimize any AudioUnit Inspectors.
  • Bug fix for the “Remove” item in the Metadata Viewer “Template” menu.
  • Bug fix when Processing mono files with AudioUnits resulting in extra padding at the end.
  • Creation Date and Modification Dates are now being actively tracked by the Metadata Database.
  • Missing items in the Metadata Database Manager are now sorted.
  • Renamed the “Show Info” button to “Show Metadata” to clear up confusion.
  • Fixed a slow start up issue when there were thousands of Tags in the Metadata Database.
  • Bug fix for crash on start up with bad Audio Units.
  • Couple of bug fixes for the Folder Template feature.
  • Fixed an Audio Unit sorting problem that results in Wave Z-Noise note showing in the menu.
  • Command-D now properly toggles showing/hiding the Metadata Info Viewer.
  • Fixed play on Dock icon drag and drop for Leopard.
  • Overall work on the Tagging user interface has made it much easier to use.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.0.3 (Jun 19, 2010)

  • Added option to move aside a database that’s unusable, because it has zero records. This is a rare edge case.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.0.2 (Jun 16, 2010)

  • Added new Metadata Database Notes feature. Create RTF notes to help keep track of the projects you’re working on.
  • NOTE: when launching the Metadata Database will be backed up and converted to a newer format.
  • Added iTunes Library Sidebar item to make accessing the iTunes Library easy.
  • Added “.mid”, “.syx”, “.sysex”, “.ogg” and “.flac” to the default user scan types.
  • Improved Scanning core to better handle custom user types.
  • Fixed bug when dragging files to a saved Library in the Sidebar.
  • Crashing bug fixed for Roger Linn and Stillwell AudioUnit plug-ins.
  • Bug fix in Metadata Search Panel “Add Search Results” was not adding the results.
  • A few typo fixes.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.0.1 (May 24, 2010)

  • Added VST3 support to the Plug-in Manager.
  • Added new user Preference “Only scan/import on Sidebar item double clicks”
  • Added work around for PathFinder syncing.
  • Bug fix, copying a file resulted in two entries for the same file in the Metadata Database.
  • Improved scrolling speed regression.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 5.0 (May 14, 2010)

  • Added Metadata Database for organizing sounds.
  • Many other improvements and new features.
  • Switched to simple drag install.
  • Too many major changes to list here.

New in AudioFinder 4.9.9 (Mar 29, 2010)

  • Fixed crash in Spot To ProTools with some file formats.
  • Improved drag and drop to work in more apps. Will now drop on EXS24 Keys.
  • Bug fixes in "Open URL..."
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 4.9.8 (Nov 16, 2009)

  • Added new Preference “Start with last folder and Playback History”
  • Reworked the Metadata panel to show more information and allow copying of all the text to the clipboard.
  • Added ability to mine some versions of metadata from a popular format.
  • Added new Preference “Allow MIDI input in background” By default MIDI input is ignored when AudioFinder is not the front most application. This option allows it to controlled via MIDI even when in the background.
  • Improved the playlist feature to allow skipping when not in shuffle mode.
  • Removing a sound or moving it the Trash will no longer stop playlist.
  • Fixed Command-Delete shortcut bug. Will automatically advance to playing the next file.
  • Pitch Analyzer will now work with a selection as well as the whole file.
  • Pitch Analyzer now inherits the volume settings from the AudioViewer.
  • Bug fix Folder Column Browser was not following alias folders.
  • Fixed selection to stick after a new file is created.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 4.9.7 (Oct 19, 2009)

  • Added AudioUnit Plug-ins and Presets to the Sidebar. Double Clicking on AudioUnit Presets opens the AudioUnit.
  • Removed AudioUnits Presets menu.
  • Double Clicking on a Sidebar item resets, ie: scan will rescan, bookmark will return to the original location.
  • Improved Spot to Pro Tools file naming.
  • All DSP Processing is now done at the current playback speed. For example if you change the playback speed and then apply an AudioUnit the resulting file will be at the current playback speed.
  • Added new Preference “Allow unlimited Miniview files”
  • Added alert when attempting to create Miniviews that result in a large amount of diskspace being used.
  • Added new Preference “Use AppleScript Move to Trash”
  • Fixed Folder Column Browser bookmark jumping bug.
  • Bug file in converting Sample Rates which resulted in the sounds be either shorter on longer.
  • Changed the Plug-in Manager’s default “Disabled” folder to “Unused” to match Pro Tools 8.0’s standard location for Digidesign Plug-ins only.
  • 10.6.1 bug fix for navigation to Bookmarks.
  • Improved the progress indicator messages.
  • Added Natural Order Numerical Sorting.
  • Bug fix in the list view when clicking on empty folders.
  • Updated the “Logical” window background to match the current version.
  • Updated and corrected several sections in the Manual.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 4.9.4 (Jul 27, 2009)

  • Added support in the Sample Tool for saving files in WAV format.
  • Added support in the Sample Tool for saving files in different Bit Depths and Sample Rates.
  • Added Pitch Bend slider to the AudioViewer next to the mini keyboard to allow access to in between notes.
  • Moved the Save and Load Preset menu items to the Presets menu.
  • Improved the Scan Set editor to allow renaming of a Scan Set.
  • Improved the Scan Set editor to allow moving a Scan Set by dragging it.
  • Improved the Scan Set editor by adding a Duplicate feature.
  • Refresh menu item in the Library popup menu will now also refresh the DEVICES sidebar group.
  • Added an option to Preferences “Exclude Aliases” which is useful for systems with many aliases pointing remote storage.
  • Added Tab Short Cut key to the Sample Tool for selection the next slice. Shift Tab selected the previous slice.
  • Sample Tool bug fix. If the source file is on a locked volume saving to a different volume failed.
  • Sample Tool now remembers it’s last width and height.
  • Added shortcut to Sample Tool - Shift Up Arrow = Zoom in vertically.
  • Added shortcut to Sample Tool - Shift Down Arrow = Zoom out vertically
  • Added Library menu option “Match Whole Words Only” which requires an entire word to match. IE: searching for “horn” will not partial match “horns”
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 4.9.3 (Jun 15, 2009)

  • International language crashing problem fixed. Japanese particularly implicated.
  • Added "OS X FINDER" Sidebar Group. Enhanced the Sidebar to import Mac OS X Finder Sidebar items into the new Group.
  • Moved "Finder Selection" and "Spotlight Query" to the new "OS X FINDER" Sidebar Group.
  • The "SPECIAL" Sidebar Group has been removed.
  • Moved "Session Favorites Bin" to the "RECENTS" Sidebar Group.
  • Changed the nomenclature of "Sidebar Folders" to "Sidebar Groups" to avoid confusion with file system folders.
  • Any file can now be dragged to a Sidebar "BOOKMARKS" item or Sidebar "OS X FINDER" item to move (default) or copy (hold option key while dragging for copy mode)
  • Added shortcut for for "Show Waveform Miniviews"
  • Fixed playback bug with some mp3 files.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 4.9.1 (Apr 23, 2009)

  • Innovation - Added Waveform Miniviews. Seeing is hearing.
  • Miniviews display the Waveform right next to the filenames making it easy to quickly grok the file's contents before listening.
  • Added new Waveform Preview Cache controls to the Preferences.
  • Big performance improvements in browsing folders.
  • Added the ability to drag a Scan Set into a Sidebar folder.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 4.9 (Apr 3, 2009)

  • Complete overhaul of the scanning engine.
  • Scanning now up to four times faster.
  • Improved scanning memory usage, now an order of magnitude more efficient. Much larger scans now possible.
  • Improved robustness when scanning encounters corrupt or badly malformed files.
  • Improved non-sound filtering in the list view. Now excludes Unix folders from the integrated window.
  • Stopping a scan keeps the results up to the current moment.
  • New feture Folder Templates panel in the Windows menu for creating instant folder structures.
  • Enabled Auto Serialize Preference for mp3 encoding.
  • Fixed a bug explorting mp3 clips.
  • Fixed a bug explorting AIFC clips.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 4.8.4 (Mar 9, 2009)

  • Added Plug-In Report feature to the Plug-In Manager for generating a html report of what's currently installed.
  • Added Preference to the Audio Tab "Extract ReCycle files at original tempo". Depending on the file this open might yeild a more useful extraction.
  • Added Preference "Decoding Cache" for compressed audio file formats, which converts mp3, aac and lossless to PCM files before playback.
  • Added Selection Clip dragging support for MP3, ReCycle, Flac and Vorbis files to the AudioViewer.
  • Fixed a Scanner crash caused by some .mov files.
  • Fixed Tone Generator when used in combination with the MOTU 828 mkII
  • Newly created files by AudioFinder are always added to the playback history now.
  • Moved the Waveform Preview Cache to the Caches folder.
  • Please manually delete the old cache files located at: YourHomeFolder/Library/Application Support/AudioFinder/Waveform Preview Cache
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 4.8.3 (Jan 21, 2009)

  • Major overhaul to the ReCycle importer.
  • Converted ReCycle files now have slice markers in them where the slices in the original format are.
  • Added the ability to open ReCycle files in the Sample Tool. Note they are converted to AIFF in the process.
  • Added "Double Clicking Waveform Preview Opens Sample Tool" option to the Tools Setup.
  • Fixed a bug where the Tap Pad could stop playback in the player.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the Waveform Preview cache from being used.
  • Fixed potential crash on quit bug.
  • Fixed a crash when closing a Sample Tool while it was still playing.
  • Fixed a bug when playing files dropped on the Dock icon.
  • Added Type/Creator code display to the AudioViewer.
  • Fixed a bug in the Sample Tool that prevented slices and loops from being dragged during playback.
  • Fixed a Tiger warning at launch time.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 4.8.2 (Jan 6, 2009)

  • Added the ability to set custom icons and colors to Sidebar folder items and items inside Sidebar folders.
  • Added "Create Slice at Cursor" in the Sample Tool Edit menu.
  • Reduced CPU Usage during playback in the AudioViewer and Sample Tool.
  • Improved the responsiveness of user feedback selection a rannge in the AudioViewer.
  • Refined the Autocrop DSP.
  • Added a preference for date displays to be the international standard.
  • Fixed a bug that required restarted AudioFinder when changing the hardware output device.
  • Fixed a delay when hitting the space bar.
  • Changed Autopilot Playlist and Loop transport controls to not require modifier keys.
  • Power Rename changes, made return key default, serialize now starts at 0001 and no longer adds extra space.
  • Added "Disable Double Clicking Action" to the Tools Setup to disable opening tools when double clicking on a sound file.
  • Keyboard shortcut improvements in the List view. Command-Up Arrow goes back one folder level. Enter key on a folder navagates into it.
  • Fixed arrow keyboard shortcut navigation between the Folder Column Browser and the Sound List View.
  • BPM field now updates to reflect the Pitch Shift/Varispeed keyboard control.
  • Added Normalize option to the Change Gain panel in the "Process" menu.
  • Made room for one extra line in the list view by move the status line.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 4.8.1 (Oct 7, 2008)

  • Added "Create Attack/Decay Fades at Slice Crossings" to the Sample Tool Process Menu. This will create small fade-ins and fade-outs at the slice points to avoid clicks and pops.
  • Simple scanning now recognizes the aifc file extension.
  • Increased the precision of the Delay Calculator.
  • Changed Playback History to make the most recent sounds appear at the top.
  • Added a warning that the LAME encoder cannot process files with more than 16 bits.
  • Added Keyboard Shortcut for hiding the Folder Column Browser.
  • Added "Browser" and "Finder Selection" with Keyboard Shortcuts to the Library menu.
  • Made Folders show up in a bold font.
  • Fixed playback bug with RAW files.
  • Fixed a bug where sometimes an mp4 movie would attempt to display.
  • Fixed Sample Tool crash bug when shuffling slices with some sounds.
  • Fixed a bug where if Cocoatech's "Path Finder" was not installed and the user enabled it, they could end up with a series unstoppable dialogs.
  • Fixed AudioViewer auto-hide bug.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 4.7.9 (Jun 24, 2008)

  • Added "Create Attack/Decay Fades at Slice Crossings" to the Sample Tool Process Menu. This will create small fade-ins and fade-outs at the slice points to avoid clicks and pops.
  • Simple scanning now recognizes the aifc file extension.
  • Increased the precision of the Delay Calculator.
  • Changed Playback History to make the most recent sounds appear at the top.
  • Added a warning that the LAME encoder cannot process files with more than 16 bits.
  • Added Keyboard Shortcut for hiding the Folder Column Browser.
  • Added "Browser" and "Finder Selection" with Keyboard Shortcuts to the Library menu.
  • Made Folders show up in a bold font.
  • Fixed playback bug with RAW files.
  • Fixed a bug where sometimes an mp4 movie would attempt to display.
  • Fixed Sample Tool crash bug when shuffling slices with some sounds.
  • Fixed a bug where if Cocoatech's "Path Finder" was not installed and the user enabled it, they could end up with a series unstoppable dialogs.
  • Fixed AudioViewer auto-hide bug.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 4.7.8 (May 30, 2008)

  • Added two new items to the Sample Tool Process Menu for volume gating effects. See: "Slice Gate on Down Beat" and "Slice Gate on Up Beat"
  • Added playback support for the Ogg Vorbis format.
  • Added support in Finder Selection Mode for Cocoatech's "Path Finder." See Preferences.
  • Added "Start at" to Power Rename's Serialized renaming.
  • Fixed a bug in BWF Metadata display with poorly formated files.
  • Fixed semi-random Sample Tool crash on opening some files.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 4.7.7 (Apr 29, 2008)

  • Added the ability to play FLAC files.
  • Updated the embedded FLAC binary to 1.2
  • Added "Open URL" to the File menu for playing internet streams.
  • Bug fix in the Sample Extractor where certain settings could trigger and infinite loop.
  • Improved Performance playing mp3 files by rewriting the ID3 tag code. Playback could be delayed previously by reading the ID3 tag.
  • Improved the tag reading for AAC files.
  • Fixed bugs in mp3 waveform extraction.
  • Bug fix in the Sample Extractor where sometimes it could place newly created files on the Desktop instead of the Processing Output Folder.
  • Added Preference to Preferences->Audio "Disable mixing of dual mono files when selected"
  • Sample Tool" bug fix random crash when using Zero Crossings.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 4.7.6 (Apr 5, 2008)

  • Added support for opening CAF files in the Sample Tool.
  • Added support for CAF Apple Loops Metadata.
  • Due to popular demand added "Email Audio" feature to the File and Action menus.
  • The Sample Tool can now read Apple Loop Transients.
  • Fixed Converting to 32 bit floating point on Intel.
  • Fixed a bug where AudioFinder was using some extra CPU while idle.
  • Fixed dual mono playback bug with filenames that use the dot channel naming convention.
  • Sample Tool Scroll Wheel support was enhanced to allow mice (non-Mighty Mouse) with just a vertical Scroll Wheel to scroll left and right by holding down the Option key.
  • Fixed a BWF Metadata bug with certain non-standard files.
  • Fixed crash when deleting files from some external hard drives.
  • Added keyboard shortcut for "Group in New Folder"
  • Fixed Saving (File Already Exists) bug in Sample Tool introduced in 4.7.5.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 4.7.5 (Mar 10, 2008)

  • Added dual mono playback. Simply mult-select any two mono files of the same format and they will be mixed and played back in stereo.
  • Added "Disable Sound Attribute Session Cache" to the Preferences. Prevents AudioFinder from caching sound attributes like Sample Rate during the session. Saves memory and will also return the latest file information, but degrades performance slightly.
  • Updated the Flac libary to 1.1.4
  • Added keyboard shortcut for "Bypass Processing Output Folder"
  • Added support for Scroll Wheel zooming and scrolling in the Sample Tool window.
  • Added shortcuts to the Process menu in the Sample Tool window.
  • Fixed the Scanner's ability to find mp42 files.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 4.7.4 (Feb 19, 2008)

  • Accelerated Waveform Preview performance in the AudioViewer.
  • Added support for reading Broadcast WAV BWF files to the Metadata panel.
  • Added "Launch AudioFinder at Login" preference.
  • Fixed mp3 waveform display bug.
  • Sample Tool: added selection modifier. Hold down the Option key and click within a selection for a fade out.
  • Sample Tool: added selection modifier. Hold down the Command and Option key and click within a selection for a fade in.
  • Several stability enhancements.
  • Fixed 4.7.3 Tiger Crash.
  • Other bug fixes.

New in AudioFinder 4.7.2 (Jan 31, 2008)

  • Added support for reading Acidized WAV files to the Metadata panel.
  • Added support for LIST WAV tags to the Metadata panel.
  • Made the Metadata panel resizable.
  • Improved Apple Loop Metadata display.
  • Added "Launch in Finder Selection Mode" Windows Tab preference.
  • Added "Auto hide AudioViewer in Finder Selection Mode" Windows Tab preference.
  • When the two new prefences are enabled AudioFinder will launch, hide the main AudioFinder window and run in Finder Selection mode, as if it were simply a Finder extension.
  • Fixed a Sample Tool crash when saving and closing the window.
  • Added a Preference to not open and play .mov files.
  • Other bug fixes.