Sample Manager

+ Audio File First Aid
+ Native support for VST plugins in "Process with Effect" action
+ Audio Units and VSTs that don't match channel counts can now be used
+ Calculate command
+ Preferences for split-file naming scheme (implemented in "Convert Format" action)
* Fully Snow Leopard compatible
* updated iZotope resampler
* updated iZotope MBIT+ dither
* Help Desk improvements
* improved manual activation system
* improved definitions of "bad" files: a file missing required data is considered "bad",
* improved definitions of "bad" files: a file not able to be appended to is considered "bad", but is readable and playable
* improved definitions of "bad" files: all other files are read as best as possible and not considered "bad"
* "Repair" > "Diagnose"
* improved files table behavior with regards to selected items
* preference for re-scanning the files in the file list when the application comes to the front
* ReCycle format files are now converted to Apple Loops or ACID before loading into the file list (user preference)
* support for metadata in "Export As FLAC" action
* numerous performance improvements

numerous bug fixes

Fixed an issue wherein the iZotope Resampler would not process files.

Improved main window
New icon
"Collections panel" replaces drawer
Compress Action
Expand Action
Bypass for Actions
Updated iZotope 64-bit SRC
Search moved to Open panel
"Show in Finder" in the File menu
"Rename Workflow" in the Workflow menu
"Convert to Group" command for folders & Smart Groups
Support for Growl
New licensing system
Support for Sassfras K2 KeyServer
Improved memory usage

New Features

multple "browser" windows, now saveable as documents

- can set a document to automatically open at launch
- can drag entries from one document to another
- can launch a new browser with selected documents

AppleScript

- all commands and attributes are accessible via AppleScript
- see Script Editor for the dictionary, Scripts folder for examples (~/Library/Scripts/Sample Manager Scripts/)
- execute scripts from within Sample Manager with the Scripts menu (option-select to edit the script)

"Offline" waveform cache

- can store analysis results in a local "cache" instead of back into the audio file
- useful when loading files that cannot be modified (no permission to write to the file)
to retain the analysis data in future file accesses

full support for ACID files

- more accurate reading of ACID data
- can convert to ACID format

"Crop": remove audio around a selection "Snip": remove audio in a selection

- option-selecting these menu commands will create new files

support for common metadata fields (name, author, copyright, comments, etc)

- works with AIFF, WAV, SDII and Wave Editor file formats interchangeably

CPU load indicator in the Audio Units process panel

Upgrades

re-written interface code, improved speed and stability

analyzing is optional when files are added

- can be analyzed manually when needed
- can be stopped manually
- all processes are still available to unanalyzed files - will auto-analyze when necessary

actions are now done in separate processes

- interface is not "stopped" while a lengthy action is processing (no visits from the rainbow beach ball)
- can stop or cancel processes in progress
- actions will work on read-only files if they are creating new files

case-sensitive inline renaming

Fixes

MP3 export support requires the LAME.framework

- must be installed into your /Library/Frameworks/ or ~/Library/Frameworks/ directory
- download it from http://www.pyehouse.com/lynn/lamework.php

play continues when in Sample Manager is in the background

better support for Waves' plugins

better detection of bad or corrupt files

fixed a rare situation where a max could be calculated incorrectly in multichannel files