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Snowtape Changelog

What's new in Snowtape 2.1 Build 1076

Jul 30, 2012
  • Added support for GateKeeper
  • Improved reliability and performance
  • Replaced Growl with support for Notification Center
  • Replaced Speakers with support for system wide AirPlay
  • Modernized code base for new APIs
  • Removed support for 32bit architectures
  • Removed requirement for a Vemedio Account

New in Snowtape 2.0.11 Build 806 (Nov 15, 2011)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Further improvements for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
  • Fixes a timeout problem when purchasing a license
  • Added a workaround to Traxx FM audio scrambling

New in Snowtape 2.0.9 Build 793 (Jul 22, 2011)

  • Simultaneously record in background.
  • With Snowtape 2 you can now record from multiple radio stations in background at once. With the new and vastly improved recording engine it is still easy to start a recording yet it is powerful enough to handle multiple sources simultaneously without slowing down your system performance. This has been accomplished by introducing the Zero-Reencoding Recording Process which allows to record and edit compressed audio. This new method is also the foundation for Recording Schedules.
  • Zero-Reencoding Process.
  • From recording over editing to exporting, everything can be done without reencoding the audio material. The new recording engine records MP3 and AAC+ audio streams in their original format. The built-in editor is able to cut compressed audio and the new introducted 'Source Format' exporter is able to add ID3v2 tags and iTunes metadata to the original audio data and saves MP3 or MP4 audio files.
  • Create Recording Schedules.
  • Ever wanted to schedule a recording for a time when you are not at home or still in bed? Snowtape 2 solves these issues by introducing Recording Schedules. You can program the new recording engine to record at a certain time in the future or to record your favorite weekly show.
  • Suppose you like to record your daily night show at 11 pm and you do not want to get up everyday to hit the record button. Just create a recording schedule for that particular time and set 'everyday' as the date. Snowtape wakes up your Mac, starts itself and records your show. After it has finished your Mac goes to sleep again. All episodes for the show are being presented together in one playlist.
  • Professional-grade Editor.
  • The editor has been re-imagined from the ground up. We've not only added audio waveforms but also zooming, scrolling, creating new tracks from a selection, etc. The new editor now displays not only the audio from the selected recording but the audio from whole recording session. This means you can not only cut away audio samples but also add audio samples that would have been lost before.
  • Audio Fingerprint Identification.
  • Create a new track from a selection of an audio region. Snowtape tries to identify the song by using an audio fingerprint algorithm and the huge Last.fm music database.
  • Organize Lineups and Playlists.
  • Radio stations and recordings can now be organized using manually managed lists and smart lists.
  • Channel Lineup
  • Smart Channel Lineup
  • Playlist
  • Smart Playlist
  • Recording Schedule
  • Suppose you would like to have a list of all Jazz music you recorded yesterday. Just create a smart playlist and add a genre and a date condition.
  • Scrobble to Last.fm.
  • Scrobble the music you hear to your Last.fm account. Last.fm will create a list of songs you like most. And if you like to share you’re music habits with other Snowtape users, you are invited to become a member of the Snowtape Scrobblers Last.fm group. In this group you can connect with Snowtape pros and beginners and share your thoughts and opinions.
  • Stream to Airport Express and Apple TV.
  • Snowtape 2 fully supports the AirTunes protocol and is able to stream radio and recordings to your Airport Express or your Apple TV. Apple TV also displays song information like the title, the artist and the cover on your big screen.
  • You can even stream to multiple devices at the same time. This is radio as it always should have been!

New in Snowtape 2.0 Build 661 (Sep 24, 2010)

  • Fixed a small but very annoying issue.

New in Snowtape 1.5.7 Build 446 (Jul 14, 2010)

  • Added compatibility with SnowRemote 1.0.8 and above
  • Fixed a possible crash when exporting as MP3
  • Fixed some other minor issues

New in Snowtape 1.5.6 Build 418 Beta (Apr 16, 2010)

  • New Features:
  • Added 'Soundtrack' genre
  • Enabled tab key in track details when editing
  • Enabled zooming main window when holding ALT key while zooming
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Improved support for Windows Media stations
  • Improved playback of high bitrate streams
  • Improved changing the volume after muting the system speakers
  • Improved Japanese and Russian localization
  • Improved application behaviour when having Snowtape window in the Dock
  • Refrains from switching radio station after importing

New in Snowtape 1.5.5 Build 396 (Feb 23, 2010)

  • New Features:
  • Import stations from Online Directory without a Vemedio Account when licensed.
  • Support for time limited licenses.
  • Updated Online Directory with longer lists and improved UI.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Improved editing station information.
  • Improved searching Online Directory.
  • Change cover dialog can now be canceled with ESC key.
  • Fixed problem with filtering genre 70's, 80's, 90's.
  • Fixed problem with dropping connection due to temporary limited bandwidth.

New in Snowtape 1.5.4 Build 389 (Jan 27, 2010)

  • New Features:
  • Added higher quality options for MP3 and AAC export.
  • Added support for Snowtape Family Pack.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Improved import of iTunes radio stations.
  • Fixed problem with editing tracks and MP3 export.
  • Fixed display of activities in activity panel.
  • Improved start behavior after crash.

New in Snowtape 1.5.3 Build 383 (Jan 20, 2010)

  • New Features:
  • Added "Speakers" panel for remotely controlling speakers
  • Playback volume of AirTunes devices can now be remotely controlled
  • Playback can now be resumed automatically after launch
  • Added option for including beta releases in automatic software update
  • Added Growl notifications for AirTunes devices
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Cookies are not necessary anymore for licensing
  • Fixed static noise with certain Windows Media streams over AirTunes
  • Fixed static noise with radio stations using 11.025 kHz sample rate
  • Drag & Drop in Online Directory and Licensing window has been disabled
  • Fixed a problem with not automatically reconnecting after connection loss
  • Fixed problem with not resuming recording after rebuffering
  • Incompatibilies:
  • SnowRemote 1.0.3 or lower is not compatible anymore, please update.
  • When updating from older versions then 1.5, license can not be updated automatically. Please relicense manually.

New in Snowtape 1.5.1 Build 367 (Dec 29, 2009)

  • Added Import As Favorite to online directory
  • Fixed password problems with Airport Express-n devices
  • Fixed a problem with migrating the database
  • Fixed a crash after relocating the Snowtape folder
  • HUD-PopUp menus are now correctly displayed on secondary screens
  • Fixed cookie problems of licensing dialog
  • Improved compatibility to radio stations

New in Snowtape 1.5 Build 358 (Dec 21, 2009)

  • New integrated Online Directory
  • Support for AirTunes with Airport Express devices
  • New and more comfortable licensing dialog
  • Improved user interface
  • Improved synchronization with SnowRemote
  • Improved behavior when opening radio URLs
  • Improved localization
  • Removed RadioURL.com update feed
  • Improved compatibility with a lot of radio stations
  • Fixed some UI glitches when editing radio stations
  • Show playing items works more reliably
  • Improved database reliabilty and backup feature
  • Fixed submitting console logs with crash reports
  • Fixed some crashes

New in Snowtape 1.3.4 Build 335 (Nov 16, 2009)

  • Fixed a crash when connecting to windows media radio stations

New in Snowtape 1.3.3 Build 332 (Nov 12, 2009)

  • Added automatic backup mechanism.
  • Improved UI feedback when buffering a radio station.
  • Improved interoperability with radio stations.
  • Fixed problem with Spotlight indexing.
  • Fixed two crashes.

New in Snowtape 1.3.2 Build 326 (Nov 3, 2009)

  • Added multiple selection to station browser.
  • Fixed problems with radio stream authentication.
  • Fixed problem connecting SnowRemote to multiple Macs.
  • Fixed exporting mono recordings to MP3.
  • Fixed a crash.

New in Snowtape 1.3 Build 317 (Oct 22, 2009)

  • Added support for Windows Media streams
  • Added MP3 export option in preferences
  • Improved RadioURL plugin to forward links directly to Snowtape
  • Added support for HTTP authentication
  • Added pref option to install RadioURL plugin
  • Added support for ASX and WAX playlist files
  • Fixed pressing spacebar in Mini Controller
  • Export to disc does not overwrite existing files anymore
  • Fixed drawing glitches in Snow Leopard
  • Fixed selection of tracks when ordered differently then default

New in Snowtape 1.2.2 Build 299 (Aug 28, 2009)

  • Added support for AAC and OGG radio streams.
  • Enabled support for dragging files into the trash.
  • Improved syncing with SnowRemote.
  • Enabled option key for alternate export behaviour.
  • Improved display of errorous files on cover collection view.
  • Changed window zoom button behaviour.
  • Fixed bug with truncated lyrics.
  • Fixed crash bug when importing certain radio stations.

New in Snowtape 1.2.1 Build 291 (Aug 10, 2009)

  • Added Russian localization.
  • Improved Italian localization.
  • Improved AppleScript support.
  • RadioURL Plug-In installation is now optional.
  • Fixed crash bug when using Snowtape with SnowRemote.
  • Improved connecting behaviour with offline radio stations.

New in Snowtape 1.2.0 Build 282 (Aug 4, 2009)

  • Added Support for SnowRemote.
  • Fixed display of countries.

New in Snowtape 1.1.3 Build 275 (Jul 30, 2009)

  • [Feature] Added countries browser in radio directory
  • [Feature] Added trash functionality
  • [Feature] Improved status display for displaying stream format
  • [Feature] New plugin based architecture for stream decoders
  • [Bug] Fixed charset problem in iTunes recommendations

New in Snowtape 1.1.2 Build 263 (Jul 16, 2009)

  • Improved automatic search for album artwork.
  • Changed menu items for Mini Controller and main window toggling.
  • Improved import of iTunes radio stations.
  • Improved audio format detection.
  • Fixed a crash when seeking in audio tracks.

New in Snowtape 1.1.1 Build 250 (Jul 7, 2009)

  • Integrated Crash Reporter.
  • Added manual check for new radio stations.
  • Improved scrolling and scaling performance of covers.
  • Added Industrial and Gothic genre.
  • Fixed weird selection behavior of cover view.
  • Fixed deleting files of audio tracks.

New in Snowtape 1.1 Build 235 (Jun 25, 2009)

  • Added automatic download of Online Radio Directory.
  • Redesigned list style for list of radio stations.
  • New scalable papercase cover style for list of audio tracks.
  • Added progress slider to playback display.
  • Added support for Spotlight and QuickLook.
  • Redesigned preferences.
  • Added preferences to change the database folder location.
  • Added preferences option of deleting commercials automatically.
  • Added preferences for changing export to folder location.
  • Added support for Japanese radio stream titles.
  • Added menu option to reveal currently playing radio station or track.
  • Added more keyboard shortcuts for item actions.
  • Recording date is now exported as release date into iTunes for better sorting.
  • Added full compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
  • Fixed currently playing indicator when using favorites.
  • Fixed sorting of audio tracks.
  • Fixed crash when importing radio stations.
  • Fixed replacing older radio stations when importing new ones.
  • Fixed display of bitrate indicator if not necessary.
  • Fixed iTunes recommendations display behaviour.

New in Snowtape 1.0.1 Build 208 (Jun 11, 2009)

  • Integrated Online Radio Directory.
  • Help Book is now available in German.
  • RadioURLs can now be imported.
  • Supports cyrillic and korean title encoding.
  • Added support for XSPF internet playlist files.
  • Optimized importing from RadioURL.com.
  • Last imported now shows imports of a whole day.
  • Reconnects automatically after slow connection dropped.
  • Fixed stream title detection for certain radio stations.
  • Fixed a crash after importing.

New in Snowtape 1.0.0 Build 203 (May 29, 2009)

  • Added Help Book.
  • Added AppleScript Support.
  • Snowtape database folder can now be relocated using Finder aliases.
  • Changed Foresighted Recording to Overlapped Recording.
  • Added enforcing demo restrictions.
  • Added user interface for entering licensing information.
  • Fixed a memory leak with recording a lot of tracks.
  • Fixed updating application badge when recording.
  • Fixed crash when directly exporting after recording.
  • Fixed display of warning message when no album artwork could be found.

New in Snowtape 0.4.2 Build 184 Beta (May 20, 2009)

  • Improved UI for exporting tracks.
  • Fixed some crashes.

New in Snowtape 0.4.1 Build 178 Beta (May 14, 2009)

  • Added option for foresighted recording.
  • Added context menus.
  • Added dock menu.
  • Added dock icon badge when recording.
  • Added French localization.
  • Improved cover view UI.
  • Improved deleting multiple items.
  • Improved stream title cleaning.
  • Fixed a crash when starting a stream.
  • Fixed UI of Mini Controller when playing a track.
  • Fixed problem with track durations after crash.

New in Snowtape 0.4.0 Build 162 Beta (May 7, 2009)

  • [Feature] Added Mini Controller.
  • [Feature] Integrated RadioURL.com web service.
  • [Feature] Integrated iTunes Music Store affiliate links.
  • [Feature] Added support for system wide hot keys.
  • [Feature] Added Japanese localization.
  • [Feature] Added Italian localization.
  • [Feature] Improved Google Images album artwork search.
  • [Feature] Added option for limiting bandwidth usage.
  • [Bugfix] Fixed display of stream titles containing special characters.
  • [Bugfix] Fixed editing popularity field.
  • [Bugfix] Removed option to send anonymous system profiles.

New in Snowtape 0.2.4 Build 111 Beta (Apr 23, 2009)

  • Fixed a crash on PowerPC that occured when starting stream.
  • When exporting to a folder, the open dialog now gets displayed only once.
  • Recording now works even if station does not have any stream titles.
  • Some malformatted internet playlists can now be imported.
  • Import URL UI now checks wether the user entered a valid http:// URL.
  • Optimized synchronization of user interface with database.
  • Fixed display of dialog for export errors.
  • Starting a radio stream is now faster and more reliable.