This is the Version History. All changes to new versions are here.

• PlayerPRO 5.9.2 (differences from 5.9)
• MacOS X Sound input compatibility
• Many MacOS X bugs correction
• Better Import/Export functions
• PlayerPRO 5.9 (differences from 5.8)
• Quicktime 5 DLS2 support (in Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X)
• Minor bugs correction
• PlayerPRO 5.8 (differences from 5.7)
• New envelopes function (linear interpolation)
• Volumes are now computed on 16bits, much better sound quality
• Bugs corrections in registration system
• Faster Oscilloscope for all systems (including with VM ON and in MacOS X)
• MADK File Icon corrected
• Many small GUI improvements
• Support ASIO drivers (ASIO is a trademark of Steinberg Soft-und Hardware GmbH)
• Fully compatible with the Appearance Manager
• All 680X0 codes (MDEF, CDEF, WDEF, ...) have been removed... Bye-bye 68k Macs...
• Compiled with CodeWarrior 6, including new Carbon compatible headers
• PlayerPRO 5.7 (differences from 5.6.2)
• PlayerPRO now uses a new music file format: MADK
• You can now save VST Effects settings in music files
• A MADI Plug to open the 'old' file format.
• VST Windows are now non-dialog windows
• You can now Bypass Global VST Effects
• You can now group VST Effects on a selected channel
• A new "pattern loop" button in the "Tools" Window
• A new "music trace" button in the "Digital Editor" Window
• Effect 3 bug corrected
• New Effects: "Move Loop" and "Set sample offset in %"
• Support for Linear Pitch Tables (Better XM support)
• Better support for VST Effects (Window size & Process function)
• Better support for IT Files
• Pitch & Speed are now in %
• Realtime Pitch Adjustment
• Many small bugs corrected
• Faster frame rate in Oscilloscope window
• PlayerPRO 5.6.2 (differences from 5.6.1)
• Better support for VST plugs! More compatibility!
• VST plugs are now computed in 32 bits, instead of 16 bits. Better sound quality!
• Sound Wave centering function (DC/BIAS-Correction). Better sound quality!
• You can now apply VST plugs on channels
• PlayerPRO can now handle 10 global VST effects and 20 x 4 channels VST effects
• The sound driver is now about 20% faster
• PlayerPRO 5.6.1 (differences from 5.6)
• Support for all VST plugs for Cubase by Steinberg !
• You can now use Alias in Plugs folder
• Oscilloscope is drawn in red if clipping occurs
• PlayerPRO now sends MIDI Timing Code
• Many small bugs corrected
• PlayerPRO 5.6 (differences from 5.5)
• PlayerPRO is now 100% PPC, all 68k lines have been removed...
• You can now load 2 musics at same time (see Edit menu, the switch function)
• You can now use Visual SoundJam plugins!! You should try them!
• Plug-ins are now shared libraries for better compatibility and MacOS X support
• You can now export a selection in Digital Editor as a sample/instrument (simply drag a digital selection in the instrument list window) or as a sound file
• Some bugs corrected
• Linked with CarbonLib 1.1d8
• Bug corrections, much more stable
• New Stereo -> Mono options
• A new PlayerPRO mailing list is available at : http://playerpro.listbot.com
• PlayerPRO 5.5 (differences from 5.4)
• Better support for compressed IT music files
• GUI bugs corrected
• Compiled with Universal Headers 3.3.1
• PlayerPRO 500 $ US Prize will end at the end of February...
• Compiled with CodeWarrior Pro 5.3
• PlayerPRO new music format: MADK
• PlayerPRO is now Carbon ready! (Optimized for MacOS X) Carbon version
• will be released when MacOS X Client is available.
• PlayerPRO 5.4 (differences from 5.3)
• Compiled with CodeWarrior Pro 5.2
• You can now choose between fixed or period speed for pan & volume envelopes
• Crop function for samples
• Bit Depth function for samples
• PlayerPRO 500 $ US Prize continues!
• PlayerPRO now supports a full FFT (Fast Fourier Transform)
• An Equalizer (using FFT)
• New sound filters using FFT: FFT-Pitch shift and FFT-Hz filter
• PlayerPRO now supports multi-channel per tracks (actually limited to 99 channels)
• A new effect is now available 'G' (Note-Off) for the multi-channel mode
• A global panning settings is now available in the Mixer window
• PlayerPRO 5.3.2 (differences from 5.2)
• PlayerPRO is now PowerPC only! If you want the 680x0 version, email us your request
• Fully tested with MacOS 9
• Fully tested with Quicktime 4.01
• Sample length function
• Play selected instrument/sample in Instrument List window
• PlayerPRO 500 $ US Prize now debuts !
• PlayerPRO is now ready for NNA, available in 5.4
• Bug correction for MP3, windows and in the sound driver
• A new Internet menu
• Possibility to keep previous Mixer Window settings (not settings
• from music files)
• Speed & Pitch values extended to 16000 values
• PlayerPRO 5.2 (differences from 5.1)
• MP3 Support with QT 4.0
• QT 4.0 savvy : bass, treble, MPEG, ...
• Fully Tested with Quicktime 4.0
• Movies reading
• Reset function
• Step values for Digital Editor
• Default values for Digital Editor
• Propagate Plug for Digital Editor (It copies first command in all selected commands)
• MIDI Hardware Sync
• Better MIDI Support
• Better file support in Music List for multiple volumes
• Many small bugs corrected
• File Importers corrected : S3M, XM, IT
• You can now export only 1 pattern in AIFF
• More volume amplitude for channels and general soft volume
• New Fade filter
• Support direct-to-disk reading
• Freeware version can now open S3M and XM files
• PlayerPRO 5.1 (differences from 5.0)
• PAT (Gravis UltraSound) Instruments support
• see ftp.cdrom.com/pub/gus/sound/patches/files
• Support direct import from Audio CD Tracks (Needs QK 3.0)
• RAW Data Import function
• Support Sound track import from Quicktime Movies
• Support muLaw & aLaw files import
• Support SoundDesignerII files import
• Support DVC files import
• Support AVI files import
• Many GUI changes
• Better MOD engine
• Multiple Windows settings option
• Documentation has been reviewed by Glen Warner
• Supports all new sound compressors available in SoundManager 3.3 and Quicktime 3.0
• Supports QDesign Music Compressor (which can reduce one minute of CD-quality audio from an 11MB file to a 150K file that delivers full-bandwidth, 16-bit, 44.1kHz stereo) (Needs QK 3.0)
• All sound transformation are now using SoundManager 3.2 APIs
• PlayerPRO needs now at least SoundManager 3.2
• Multiple tracks recording
• New MIDI Hardware preferences (next version will support SYNC & MIDI Clock)
• New Invert plug (Instrument/Sample Plug)
• Support Compressed IT samples
• Support all Volume effects
• PlayerPRO 5.0 (differences from 4.x)
• MacOS 8.5 savvy (navigation manager 1.0, appearance manager 1.1)
• iMac savvy
• Quicktime 3.0 support
• Support 255 instruments
• Support 64 samples per instruments
• Support 254 channels (tracks) (actually limited to 99 for GUI reasons)
• Support stereo samples
• Support instrument panning envelopes
• New MADI format with panning and channels information
• New sound driver, simplified and better sound quality
• Adapted to support new G3 (now optimized for G3)
• Many bugs corrected
• Compiled with Universal Headers 3.2
• Smart Scrolling savvy (Appearance Manager 1.1)
• Live Scrolling (Appearance Manager 1.1)
• OMS MIDI Driver updated to 2.3.4 (http://www.opcode.com)
• New introduction price : 69 US$ for full version 5.0 with CD-ROM
• Better sound quality in 16bits for panning & volume envelope
• Support for ping-pong loop
• Correct pan setting for MOD, S3M and XM
• Compiled with CW 3.2 (Release 4)
• SoundInput corrected (Record Audio)
• Tempo & Speed support for MADH
• Music Driver: high quality loop support (by example in QK3.0 instruments)
• Samples Copy & Paste corrected
• New 0xFF and Notes popup menus
• Speed, Pitch and Software volumes are now saved in the music file
• Writing on a protected disk bug corrected
• New Sound Driver Tick Remover (Volume, Panning and Sample interruption sync to interval bytes)
• New Debugger system (Fatal Error dialog)
• Carbon ready (minor changes in Carbon dating) -> ready for MacOS X
• GUI ameliorations
• MIDI Input crash bug
• All patterns undo/redo crash corrected
• New oscilloscope window
• AudioInput crash corrected
• Show Copyright notice check box
• Volume Cmd corrected
• Show last bytes/words when zooming in Samples window
• Documentation in PDF Acrobat format
• Acrobat Reader available at (http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html)
• Upgrade information available
• New realtime loop edition for samples

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