Changes in version 5.1

• 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.

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Changes in version 5.0.6
•    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.

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Changes in version 5.0.5
• 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 prefence 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 optimzations.
• Other bug fixes.

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• 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.

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

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• 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.

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• 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.

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

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• Fixed AudioUnit Window display bug on 10.6.3.
• Other bug fixes.

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• 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.

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