Sound Grinder Pro v 2.1.5
Jan 24, 2015
MacOS X Intel
Fixed MP3 Playback
Fixed an issue where standard MP3 files were not played correctly.
General enhancements
This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.
Sound Grinder Pro v 2.1.3
Sep 21, 2014
MacOS X UB
Fixed an issue in creating split audio files
Fixed an issue when creating split stereo audio files where the 2 channels would inadvertently be mixed before export.
Fixed an issue with Split File Extension Sets
Fixed an issue that prevented changing the Default Split File Extension Set.
Fixed an issue with opening Sessions
Fixed an issue that prevented opening Sessions.
Sound Grinder Pro v 2.1.1
Dec 17, 2013
MacOS X UB
Fixed an issue with multichannel playback
Fixed an issue that caused multichannel playback to only play the first 2 channels on certain versions of Mac OS X.
Folder Aliases as Destinations
Added the ability to use Folder Aliases as Destinations.
Fixed a crash when canceling an Edit Session import
Fixed a crash that occurred when clicking the Cancel button during an Edit Session initial import.
General enhancements
This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.
Sound Grinder Pro v 2.1
Nov 8, 2013
MacOS X UB
Brand new Cocoa User Interface
The entire User Interface has been rebuilt using Apple's Cocoa!
Enhanced Volume Slider
Added current output gain display.
Added ability to OPTION+click to reset to unity gain.
Enhanced Broadcast WAVE functionality
Introduced Broadcast WAVE as its own output file type. Selecting Broadcast WAVE ensures the Broadcast Extension is written to the file even if "Produce Metadata" is turned off.
Added support for larger than 4GiB WAVE and Broadcast WAVE files.
Added support for RF64 and WAVE64 files.
Select which large file type to use in the File Settings for both WAVE and Broadcast WAVE file types.
Enhanced MPEG 4 Support
Improved MPEG 4 import support to remove potential crash issues with malformed files.
Enhanced QuickTime File Support
Added a fix to workaround a crash in QuickTime that could be encountered when importing invalid audio files.
Added additional error handling when using QuickTime to read a movie's audio track and it fails.
Fixed an Edit Session Crash Issue
Fixed a crash when exporting audio and the audio came from the Pasteboard.
Fixed playback crashes
Fixed an issue where pressing the Fwd/Rew keyboard keys while the Asset List was empty would result in a crash.
Fixed an issue where holding Fwd would crash when reaching the end of the Asset.
General enhancements
This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.
Sound Grinder Pro v 2.0.7
Sep 18, 2012
MacOS X UB
Enhanced AIFF Support
Updated the AIFF support to calculate more accurate file durations.
Improved read support for 24 bit Integer encoded AIFC.
Enhanced WAVE Support
Fixed an issue that could cause a crash with malformed WAVE files.
Added import and read support for IEEE Float samples.
Enhanced SD2 Support
Fixed some issues that could cause crashes when importing certain SD2 files.
Fixed Mountain Lion Issues
Fixed MP3 file reading.
Fixed Edit menu issues.
Enhanced Float32 Audio Code Playback Support
Audio files encoded as Float32 samples should now playback on recent versions of OS X.
General enhancements
This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.
Sound Grinder Pro v 2.0.6
Aug 8, 2012
MacOS X UB
Mountain Lion Compatibility
Fixed all known issues with Mountain Lion
Fixed an issue with Serial Number Authorization
Fixed an issue where the name text field did not appear when authorizing a Serial Number.
General enhancements
This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.
Sound Grinder Pro v 2.0.5
Jul 24, 2012
MacOS X UB
Fixed an AIFF import issue
Fixed a new issue introduced in previous AIFF import bug fixes that would cause some AIFF files to be imported incorrectly.
Fixed issue with Apple Lossless export
Fixed an issue with Apple Lossless export as a result of revisions to CoreAudio.
General enhancements
This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.
Sound Grinder Pro v 2.0.4
May 8, 2012
MacOS X UB
Fixed a crash in Preferences
Fixed a crash when adjusting Preferences when there were no Preferences previously stored.
Fixed a hang on startup
Fixed a startup hang when there was no database present.
General enhancements
This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.
Sound Grinder Pro v 2.0.3
Apr 17, 2012
MacOS X UB
Fixed a crash issue with WMA files
Fixed an issue where certain WMA files would cause a crash.
Fixed issues when closing the application
Fixed a few crashes that could occur when closing the application.
Fixed issues related to reading various audio files
Fixed a few issues where files could be read incorrectly which may have resulted in crashes.
Fixed the issue of reading Apple Lossless on 10.7.x
Fixed an internal issue that prevented the processing and playback of Apple Lossless content on 10.7.
General enhancements
This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.
Sound Grinder Pro v 2.0.2
Dec 19, 2011
MacOS X UB
Fixed an issue with Excluding Metadata
Fixed an issue where selecting to exclude the Broadcast Extension: Description may still export something for this metadata field.
Fixed an issue with reading text files
Fixed an issue where reading very long lines of text from text files could cause the text to be corrupted.
Fixed issue with Commit Changes to Original File
Fixed an issue where performing commit changes to original file in an Edit Session would remove any metadata that was set in the Convert Session.
Fixed an issue with opening a saved Edit Session
Fixed an issue where opening a saved Edit Session that contains audio other than stereo would not open.
Fixed several issues with Region Spotting
Fixed several issues related to incorrect and extraneous actions occurring when various Region Spotting actions were triggered.
Fixed an issue with naming interleaved output files when sourced from split files
Fixed an issue where in some cases, an output interleaved file would retain an erroneous split file extension if the asset was composed of split files.
Fixed several issues where the application would crash on exit
Fixed a number of issues where the application would crash when exiting and a dialog or alert was being shown.
Fixed issues with importing ID3 Tags
Fixed a couple of issues when importing different ID3 tags where there was actually no data for the tag.
Improved Import Metadata
The import metadata columns setup is now saved when the Continue button is clicked and restored the next time the setup is displayed.
Improved Asset Analyzer
Modified the Asset Analyzer to always report errors silently to the log file instead of potentially displaying an error alert.
General enhancements
This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.
Sound Grinder Pro v 2.0.1
Aug 30, 2011
MacOS X UB
Fixed a crash issue when importing ID3 tags
Fixed an issue where importing certain ID3 tags may cause a crash.
Fixed an issue with Playback Preview in the Plugin Settings Window
Fixed an issue where initiating playback preview in the Plugin Settings Window would display an error.
Fixed an issue with the Monkey Tools Trim Plugin
Fixed an issue where a Fade In would be applied even if Trim Beginning was turned off and the same for Fade Out and Trim End.
Fixed other Lion issues
Fixed other issues related to Lion compatibility.
Fixed an issue with Audio Playback through AU and VST plugins.
Fixed several issues related to Preview Playback when auditioning Audio Unit and VST plugins.
Added a Missing Error Message
Added an error message for a rare Core Audio situation that wasn't being displayed to the user previously.
Sound Grinder Pro v 2.0
Aug 11, 2011
MacOS X UB
New POW-r Dithering
Added POW-r Wordlength Reduction Types 1, 2, and 3 dithering.
New MP3 HD Support
Added full support for MP3 HD files. Learn about mp3 HD at http://www.all4mp3.com/Learn_mp3_hd_1.aspx.
New Background Asset Analysis
Added functionality to analyze assets in the background to auto-fill Peak and RMS metadata.
New support for Sonic Solutions files
Added the ability to import Sonic Solutions files with metadata to provide playback and conversion to other file formats.
New handling of embedded artwork in media files
Artwork in media files is now handled by loading the artwork as needed instead of loading during import. As a result, the "Import Embedded Artwork" Preference has been removed.
New Crash Handler
Added support for capturing crashes in order to collect user feedback and upload to Monkey Tools.
Added Open Recent Session menu
Added Open Recent Session menu to provide quick access to recent Sessions.
Added "Marker" import/export support WAVE files
Added functionality to read and write Markers through WAVE file cue points.
Added support for disabling the Channel Mask when creating WAVE files Added a WAVE file setting called "Include Channel Mask" that defaults to off that will make multi-channel files more compatible with Pro Tools .
Added Additional Output Filename Preference
Added Preference to disallow spaces in output filenames.
Added Filename (no extension) Metadata Source
Added the option to use the filename without extension as a source to a metadata field in the Metadata Tab.
Improved Monkey Tools Trim Plugin
Added the option to limit assets to a maximum time on export. -Added ability to select to trim just the beginning or just the ending of the audio.
Fixed an internal settings restore issue
Fixed an issue where default settings would not be restored properly and would cause incorrect files to be created.
Fixed an issue with FLAC => FLAC conversion
Fixed an issue where converting from FLAC => FLAC and changing the sample rate would result in incorrect output files.
Fixed an issue with "Copy from Selection" in Metadata tab
Fixed an issue with "Copy from Selection" in the Metadata tab where the application could crash.
Fixed an issue with AU plugins
Fixed an issue where processing through AU plugins would always display an error.
Fixed an issue with reading ID3v2.4 tags
Fixed an issue when reading ID3v2.4 tags where the size of individual metadata was not being calculated correctly for large metadata.
Fixed an issue with creating MP3 files using the FhG Surround encoder
Fixed an issue where using the FhG Surround encoder could cause the application to hang.
Fixed a crash issue when importing Empty Folders
Fixed an issue where a crash could occur if an Empty folder was selected for import.
General enhancements
This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.
Sound Grinder Pro v 1.1.10
Mar 13, 2010
MacOS X UB
New handling of embedded artwork in media files
Artwork in media files is now handled by loading the artwork as needed instead of loading during import. As a result, the "Import Embedded Artwork" Preference has been removed.
Fixed an issue with Split Extension Sets
Fixed an issue so now extensions can contain ".".
Fixed an issue with the Marker Properties UI
Fixed an issue where the Remove and Cancel buttons did not work in the Marker Properties Sheet.
Fixed an issue with FLAC metadata
Fixed an issue where "COMPOSER" and "CONDUCTOR" were not being written to files or read from files.
Fixed an issue with "Retain Video Tracks"
Fixed an issue where the video track could not be retained when processing the entire asset.
Fixed an issue when clearing a numeric metadata field
Fixed a crash that would occur when clearing a numeric metadata field.
Fixed an issue with times in the 00h00m00s format
Fixed an issue where entering times in the 00h00m00s format would not be interpreted properly.
Fixed an issue with Commit Changes to Original File
Fixed an issue where the filename(s) would be incorrect in the Search or Convert Session windows after performing Commit Changes to Original File in the Waveform Editor.
Fixed an issue with metadata and Export Regions
Fixed an issue where metadata from the original asset is not included when exporting regions in the Waveform Editor.
Updated LAME Codec UI
Improved LAME Codec UI to better communicate the methodology of the encoder.
Enhanced Metadata Artwork Editor
Enhanced the editor to show as a drop target when dragging to indicate valid image files.
Added a Remove button to the editor to remove artwork from the Asset.
Enhanced DRM content handling
Updated Waveform Editor button to not highlight if only DRM Assets are selected.
Added error message when clicking Edit button and a selected Asset is using DRM.
Fixed playback issues with Play Control when playing DRM and some other content.
General enhancements
This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.
Sound Grinder Pro v 1.1.9
Dec 16, 2009
MacOS X UB
Fixed issue with Quicktime metadata
Fixed an issue where Quicktime metadata was not displayed or used properly after import.
Fixed issue with processing numeric metadata
Fixed an issue where some numeric metadata would not be processed correctly.
Fixed an issue with entering edit mode
Fixed an issue where Option+click would not enter edit mode if the Caps Lock key was down.
Updated Asset List for Assets that cannot be found.
Made a slight change such that assets that are not found on the filesystem are displayed in gray text instead of black text indicating they are "offline".
Fixed an issue with "Safe Saving"
Fixed an issue where saving session files and "Commit Changes to Original File" would fail if the files were not on the volume containing the OS.
Fixed a potential crash issue in the Auto Trim Settings Dialog
Fixed an issue where changing values in the Auto Trim Settings Dialog could cause a crash.
Updated Flip4Mac Compatibility
Updated to work with latest version of Flip4Mac Quicktime Component (v2.3.0.14)
Updated AIFF Importing
Updated AIFF importing to support more valid, but officially non-compliant AIFF files.
Fixed issue with exporting MPEG4 metadata
Fixed an issue where iTunes would not recognize the track metadata in MPEG4 Audio files.
General enhancements
This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.
Sound Grinder Pro v 1.1.8
Sep 3, 2009
MacOS X UB
Updated Normalizing Analysis
Updated Normalizing Analysis to include stereo to mono mixing.
Fixed crash issue with Rapid Convert
Fixed an issue where the application would crash when a Rapid Convert process finished.
Fixed an issue with Audio Unit plug-in support
Fixed an issue where an error would be displayed incorrectly when creating certain combinations of plugins.
Enhanced Process -> Metadata Tab
Added contextual menus for items whose data values are not strings.
Removed current item from contextual menu (so you can't set an item as its own source).
Items that have values now have their labels displayed using a bold font.
Added "Exclude in Export" setting to cause an item to not be included in the exported file.
Added Filename, Data Fork Size, Resource Fork Size, Creation Date, and Modification Date as metadata sources.
Added Spotlight Comments as an item that can be specified or set from a source.
Enhanced Naming Options
Added Data Fork Size, Resource Fork Size, Creation Date, Modification Date, and Spotlight Comment as sources.
Fixed issues in Portion Processing
Fixed an issue that prevented Portion Processing from functioning properly.
Fixed issues with creating and reading split files
Fixed several issues related to creating split files and importing and reading split files.
Added an additional split file naming option.
Added the ability to import and export split files named according to filename_channel.type.
Fixed MP3 import crash
Fixed a crash when importing MP3 files that contain an ID3 v2.4 tag.
Fixed an issue that would cause some conversion combinations to fail with an error
Fixed an issue that caused some conversions to fail with the error "error in user parameter list".
General enhancements
This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.
Sound Grinder Pro v 1.1.7
Aug 18, 2009
MacOS X UB
Fixed various Movie Preview issues
Fixed an issue where previewing a movie, selecting a different asset, then adjusting the UI would cause a crash.
Fixed an issue where changing playback position of a movie while the movie was paused would not updated the image.
Fixed an issue where if the movie was paused, when resizing the movie preview area, the movie would not redraw until play resumed, and sometimes would leave artifacts.
Removed Services Keyboard Equivalents
Removed the keyboard equivalents for the Services menu items since these caused conflicts for many users.
Fixed issues with Find Peak action
Fixed crash that would occur if performing Insert Silence followed by Find Peak.
Fixed an issue where the selection info was not updated after performing Find Peak.
Fixed minor issue with Loop, Marker, and Region name suggestion
Fixed an issue such that if you create a loop, marker, or region with the name "1", the next time you create one, the suggested name will be "2" instead of " 2".
Fixed an issue importing SD2 Annotation as ProTools File Comment
Fixed an issue where SD2 Annotations were incorrectly read.
Fixed an issue regarding custom output file naming
Fixed an issue where fields would be "???" instead of their metadata values.
Modified Convert Session Save Functionality
Significantly modified the Convert Session save functionality to be much faster, use minimal memory during save, and create session files that are approximately half of the previous size.
Fixed an issue when zooming in with the Waveform Editor
Fixed an issue where an alert would be triggered often when zooming in.
Fixed a crash when saving Waveform Editor Sessions
Fixed an issue that would cause a crash when saving Waveform Editor Sessions.
Fixed an issue with Metadata Sources
Fixed an issue when specifying a metadata source field that itself has a specified value where the specified value would be used instead of the value from the original asset.
Fixed an issue with reading files from Audio CDs
Added a patch to workaround an issue where other apps may cause references to files on Audio CDs to point to the CD itself. This is only necessary on Mac OS X before 10.5.6.
Fixed a conversion issue
Fixed an issue where it was not possible to convert directly from DVI/Intel IMA ADPCM to MPEG4 Audio.
General enhancements
This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency
Sound Grinder Pro v 1.1.6
Jun 4, 2009
MacOS X UB
Maintenance updates Released. We have updated our product line providing greater compatibility and stability.
Sound Grinder Pro v 1.1.5
Apr 8, 2009
MacOS X UB
Added support for Microsoft GSM 6.10 in WAV/BWAV files
Added ID/Read support for Microsoft's GSM 6.10 codec in WAV/BWAV files.
Fixed bug in MPEG 4 Audio / Apple Lossless files
Fixed a bug in creating MPEG 4 Audio / Apple Lossless files that created slightly malformed files.
General enhancements
This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.
Sound Grinder Pro v 1.1
Nov 9, 2008
MacOS X UB
We are pleased to announce Sound Grinder Pro 1.1. This new version includes several corrections and enhancements including:
New Portion/Extract Tab
New Monkey Tools Plug-Ins
New Extend Audio to Keep Plug-in Tails.
New Volume Control
New MPEG 4 Audio file support
New "Clear Pipeline" button in Plug-ins Tab.
New Editor/Viewer for ID3 Attached Picture Tag
New Import Embedded Artwork Preference
New Display Help in Asset List Preference
Other general enhancements and bug fixes
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