06 Apr 2024 (v1.10.2.919)

Fixes

  • Fixing performance issues when running without a Voice Tracking module licence
  • Including previous fix from 1.09 to resolve memory leaks over long sessions
  • Fixing issue where segue editor recording would not always record or show a waveform
  • Fixing issue where audio could be distorted more than expected with a gain increase

27 Mar 2024 (v1.10.2.905)

Fixes

  • Fixing potential crash when editing volume envelope on the segue editor

21 Mar 2024 (v1.10.2.904)

Fixes

  • Fixing possible "object reference not set to an instance of an object" error when connecting to remote voice tracking

20 Mar 2024 (v1.10.2.903)

Enhancements

  • Making generally available

14 Mar 2024 (v1.10.1.902) (BETA)

Fixes

  • Fixing performance issues when managing tracks
  • Fixing Move Tracks button so it is anchored to the right on resize

05 Mar 2024 (v1.10.1.900) (BETA)

New Features

  • Early out point on tracks. Sweepers now use this point to sweep across two tracks
  • Track audio preview on Listed Track Groups and Move Tracks window.
  • Manage track groups from the track editor

Enhancements

  • Intro can now be cleared and filtered using the "Is Empty" filter. Previously an unset intro would be set to 0.00. Note that only new tracks will have an empty intro, existing tracks will still have an intro of 0.00.

Fixes

  • The licence file is no longer updated unnecessarily unless it has changed. There are previous instances where partial files could be written resulting in an invalid licence.
  • Due to various user concerns, the default sample rate has been reverted to 44100
  • If the sample rate of segue editor carts and voice tracks differed the cart could play at a different speed. This has been resolved.
  • Track CSV export now exported in the standard invariant culture, ensuring consistency across locales. Import formats must have all numbers in dot-decimal format (0.00) and any boolean values in TRUE/FALSE format.
  • Track CSV export no longer requires every column field to be specified. At a minimum, please specify Artist, Title, Path and Duration.

28 Jul 2023 (v1.09.2.879)

Fixes

  • Fixing bug where memory could increase over time

18 May 2023 (v1.09.2.878)

Enhancements

  • Making generally available

10 May 2023 (v1.09.1.877) (BETA)

New Features

  • Support for soft deleting items in remote voice tracking
  • Support for seeing protected items in remote voice tracking
  • Support for playout log editing rules enforced by the voice tracking server

06 Feb 2023 (v1.08.2.871)

Fixes

  • Fixing issue where a Filtered Track Group with 'When Added' in the filter did not work for remote sessions (also requires the same PlayIt Live/Manager voice tracking server update)

01 Dec 2022 (v1.08.2.863)

Fixes

  • Reducing unnecessary refresh of track group and track list when connected to PlayIt Live data source

15 Nov 2022 (v1.08.2.862)

Fixes

  • Fixing issue when adding silence to the end of a mixdown to meet the target duration

14 Nov 2022 (v1.08.2.861)

New Features

  • Updating to General Release from Beta

09 Nov 2022 (v1.08.1.856) (BETA)

Fixes

  • Fixing issue where segue editor audio could stop if Play was clicked without first clicking Stop.

07 Nov 2022 (v1.08.1.854) (BETA)

New Features

  • Loudness analysis, previously available on PlayIt Live, is now available in PlayIt VoiceTrack
  • Support for tempo adjustment in tracks in the mixdown

Enhancements

  • Better support for editing segues around non-tracks such as break notes when remote voice tracking

Fixes

  • Speculative changes to try and fix crashes for some users after finishing a voice track recording

23 Aug 2022 (v1.07.2.820)

Fixes

  • Fixing bug where volume envelope could be incorrectly truncated for the mixdown for significantly trimmed tracks

07 Oct 2021 (v1.07.2.808)

Fixes

  • Fixing issue where zoom level could be incorrect when opening the segue editor

25 Jul 2021 (v1.07.2.797)

Fixes

  • Re-instating ASIO support. ASIO devices need to be explicitly initialised via File > Settings > Advanced.

19 Jul 2021 (v1.07.2.795)

Enhancements

  • Making generally available

13 Jul 2021 (v1.07.1.794) (BETA)

New Features

  • Auto save: PlayIt VoiceTrack will save your project in the background so in the event and an unexpected shutdown the project can be recovered.
  • Defaults: the new project duration and voice track placeholder time defaults can now be configured via Settings.
  • Recent projects: a list of recently opened and saved projects can be found under the File menu.
  • It is now possible to export the current project playlist to a text file for reporting
  • It is now possible to save a CUE file alongside the mixdown file which can be used by other playout software, including PlayIt Live.
  • When remote voice tracking it is now possible to right-click the track list to refresh the track list to pick up any recent track list changes.

Enhancements

  • Automatic ducking has been improved to sound tighter with the voice track
  • The "You are not licenced" text is hidden when no project is loaded to avoid confusion for remote voice trackers.
  • When connected to the latest version of PlayIt Live, up to date timings will be sent to PlayIt VoiceTrack for remote sessions. This can help determine where a fixed time marker may be causing a track to be dropped.
  • The filename of the current project is now shown in the title bar.

Fixes

  • The mixdown format for WAV is now remembered correctly.
  • When voice tracking after a short track (e.g. jingle), the audition time is placed at the start of the track rather than the full audition time.

13 Jun 2021 (v1.06.2.786)

Fixes

  • Fixing issue where voice track recording playback would start before the previous track if it was shorter than the audition time

03 Jan 2021 (v1.06.2.752)

Enhancements

  • Improving download performance for remote voice tracking.

05 Dec 2020 (v1.06.2.745)

Fixes

  • Fixing "Cannot access a closed file" error

07 Nov 2020 (v1.06.2.743)

Fixes

  • Fixing issue where default ducking settings for sweepers and voicetracks were not respected when using the Generate Playlist feature

04 Nov 2020 (v1.06.2.742)

New Features

  • Promoting to stable version

03 Nov 2020 (v1.06.1.741) (BETA)

Fixes

  • Resolving a memory leak that could cause a slowdown.

02 Nov 2020 (v1.06.1.739) (BETA)

Fixes

  • Fixing audio clipping issue recording via segue editor carts.

28 Oct 2020 (v1.06.1.733) (BETA)

Fixes

  • Fixing bug where segue editor could crash after being opened a certain number of times.
  • Verifying saved project files so ensure they have saved correctly. Sometimes files became corrupt while saving.
  • Fixing occasional null reference exception.

26 Oct 2020 (v1.06.1.731) (BETA)

New Features

  • Added Generate Playlist button to automatically create a playlist of tracks and voice tracks from a template.
  • Added 'Type' field to tracks to help PlayIt VoiceTrack better understand track types for playlist generation. If the Type is not set, it is inferred based on information in the artist, title, tags or duration.
  • Added the ability to record carts into a voice track in the segue editor. This can be used to record a bed or station imaging into your voice track recording.
  • Added web links to the track list and segue editor items. Web links allow quick searches of the artist or title of a track in a web browser. This is useful to get fast information about an upcoming song. Web links can be configured under Settings > Web Links.
  • Added the ability to hide the waveform section of the user interface.
  • When mixing down audio it is now possible to trim or extend the file to the target duration.
  • The target duration is now shown on the waveform view with an orange dotted line.
  • Added silence analysis level settings for tracks.
  • Added the ability to switch remote session slots when remote voice tracking. Previously you would have had to log out and back in again to change slots.

Enhancements

  • The track list now spans the full height of the window.
  • The height of the playlist items has been reduced to fit more items on the screen.
  • The height of the playlist items has been reduced further on smaller screens to fit more items on smaller screens.

Fixes

  • Typing a space in the search box no longer triggers audio to start and stop playing.

29 Jul 2020 (v1.05.2.708)

Fixes

  • Fixing potential freezing issue.

11 Jul 2020 (v1.05.2.704)

Enhancements

  • Changing text 'Demo Version' to 'Demo Mode' to indicate better that the current version can be upgraded to the full functionality.
  • A remote session slot can now be selected by double-clicking the item in the list

Fixes

  • Fixing scrolling/zooming issues with some mice
  • Fixing issue where actual duration would not re-calculate when a track from the file system was added
  • Fixing randomly displayed "Object reference not set to an instance of an object." during mixdown
  • Fixing issue where demo notice could be heard during remote sessions

23 May 2020 (v1.05.2.700)

Fixes

  • Fixes to installer

21 May 2020 (v1.05.2.699)

Enhancements

  • Moving Segue Settings to separate tab in Settings so the window fits on 1366x768 resolution.

Fixes

  • Fixing default audio playback selection.

02 Dec 2019 (v1.05.2.698)

Fixes

  • Upgrading BASS audio engine to resolve occasional hangs and crashes

31 Oct 2019 (v1.05.2.697)

Enhancements

  • Making stable release

15 Oct 2019 (v1.05.1.694) (BETA)

New Features

  • Changing the amount of audio that is pull from a remote voice tracking server based on audition time.

Enhancements

  • Licencing system updated. If you have an offline key you will need to re-generate a new key.
  • Added the ability to remove data and settings when uninstalling.

23 Sep 2019 (v1.04.2.687)

Enhancements

  • Updating signing certificate

04 Feb 2019 (v1.04.2.683)

Fixes

  • Fixing issue when logging into a new PlayIt Software account.

19 Jan 2019 (v1.04.2.682)

Enhancements

  • Making stable release

05 Jan 2019 (v1.04.1.676) (BETA)

Fixes

  • Fixing remote voice tracking where Gain value was not passed through to new session

02 Jan 2019 (v1.04.1.673) (BETA)

Fixes

  • Fixing inability to save project file.

27 Dec 2018 (v1.04.1.670) (BETA)

Fixes

  • Fixing installer to require Windows 7 SP1 instead of SP3

26 Dec 2018 (v1.04.1.668) (BETA)

New Features

  • Added silence anlaysis settings for voice tracks. This will ensure that the start and end cue points of a voice track are not inadvertently cut off.
  • Installer now checks that you have a compatible version of Windows. You must have at least Windows 7 SP3, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 Anniversary Update.
  • Added ability to increase the gain of a track or voice track via the segue editor. A default gain can be set for voice tracks via Settings.

Enhancements

  • Updated cue point editor to allow zooming so more precise cue points can be set.
  • Event logs are now deleted after 7 days in order to save disk space.
  • Desktop shortcut can now be created automatically via the installer.

06 Sep 2018 (v1.03.2.557)

Fixes

  • Fixing issue where remote voice tracks could get cut off early when played in PlayIt Live

09 May 2018 (v1.03.2.483)

Fixes

  • Fixing occasional hanging issue when loading tracks in segue editor.

21 Mar 2018 (v1.03.2.446)

Fixes

  • Fixing bug on mixdown where error is shown when voice track placeholders have not been recorded.

18 Mar 2018 (v1.03.1.433) (BETA)

Fixes

  • Making changes to prevent database locked errors

18 Mar 2018 (v1.03.2.436)

Enhancements

  • Making stable release

15 Mar 2018 (v1.03.1.427) (BETA)

Fixes

  • Fixing bug where MP3 recording format did not save when changed in settings.

15 Mar 2018 (v1.03.1.425) (BETA)

New Features

  • Adding support for remote voice tracking. Click Start Remote Session and enter a URL to a PlayIt Live or PlayIt Manager server and enter your username and password. You will be presented with a list of slots that you have access to and contain voice tracks. The voice tracking project is downloaded from the server along with partial audio files for the tracks. Record your voice tracks and update segues with the segue editor. Your changes are immediately applied to the remote server.

07 Mar 2018 (v1.03.0.407)

Fixes

  • Bug fixes

06 Mar 2018 (v1.03.0.405)

New Features

  • Adding support for remote voice tracking. Click Start Remote Session and enter a URL to a PlayIt Live or PlayIt Manager server and enter your username and password. You will be presented with a list of slots that you have access to and contain voice tracks. The voice tracking project is downloaded from the server along with partial audio files for the tracks. Record your voice tracks and update segues with the segue editor. Your changes are immediately applied to the remote server.

08 Jan 2018 (v1.02.2.320)

Fixes

  • Fixing issue where segue of first track in the segue editor could be modified in the overall project.
  • Fixing issue where recording to MP3 did not work when launching a .pivt file from explorer.

05 Sep 2017 (v1.02.2.183)

Fixes

  • Fixing issue where volume of automatically ducked tracks was not respected in the final mixdown.

27 Aug 2017 (v1.02.2.169)

Enhancements

  • Making stable release

25 Aug 2017 (v1.02.1.165) (BETA)

Fixes

  • Fixing issue where saving custom segues would sometimes cause a crash.

15 Aug 2017 (v1.02.1.158) (BETA)

New Features

  • Adding support for segue styles for sweepers.
  • Adding support for automatically ducking the volume of other tracks when a voice track is recorded or a sweeper is added.

07 May 2017 (v1.01.2.84)

Fixes

  • Fixing performance issues when using tracks from the PlayIt Live database

03 May 2017 (v1.01.2.82)

Fixes

  • Fixing issue with stuttering audio.

14 Mar 2017 (v1.01.2.79)

Enhancements

  • Updating to stable release.

26 Feb 2017 (v1.01.1.77) (BETA)

New Features

  • Dynamic range compression can now be applied to the final mix down to bring up quiet parts of the output and bring down loud parts of the output in an effort to normalise the audio.
  • Track icons and colours can now be changed based on which track group they belong in.

Enhancements

  • Fade envelope on segue editor has been improved. It is now possible to see the waveform volume change as the fade envelope is changed. Volume can now be increased to 500% in order to turn up the volume of recordings more easily.

Fixes

  • Zoom buttons on main interface and segue editor now update enabled state correctly when zooming with the mouse wheel.
  • Fixing error message when trying to mix down when a voice track had not been recorded for a placeholder.

31 Aug 2016 (v1.00.1.59)

Fixes

  • Fixing hanging and jittering issue on seek
  • Fixing issue where mixdown would go beyond 100% and never finish

26 May 2016 (v1.00.1.54)

Fixes

  • Fixing issue where fade envelope sometimes lost for some tracks in a project

24 May 2016 (v1.00.1.52)

Fixes

  • Fixing bugs and crashes reported via error reports. Thanks for these!

13 May 2016 (v1.00.1.44)

New Features

  • First version

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