AudioFinder

Fixed the Search Field drop down menu.
Bug fixes

Fixed major issue with the Sample Tool on 10.11
Bug fixes

�� Bug fixes

More updates to the UI theme.
Bug fixes

More updates to the UI theme.
Bug fixes

Changes in version 5.7.2

More updates to the UI theme.
Bug fixes

Changes in version 5.7.0

New darker UI theme
Hotfixes for 10.11
Bug fixes
Lisc. changes

Fixed Yosemite view drawing bugs.
Added an option to remove missing files from Saved Lists.

Crash fix when adding the Search Results from the Advanced Search Panel
Crash fix when editing tags in the Metadata tag editor

Crash fix when editing tags in the Metadata tag editor

New and majorly improved uploading to SoundCloud!
Fix crash on exiting the Tools setup view

.mov files are now filtered out of the playable file types by default. Add them by with Scan Item Types if you need them.
Fixed bug where the Sample Tool play button was stuck on.
Fixed bug remembering the sidebar size when full screen.
Fixed bug in Generate Libary Report.

Added display of BWF iXML metadata to the viewer.

Fixed Finder Selection Mode.
Added new Options Menu item “Play Sounds When Selected” – helpful in Finder Selection Mode to uncheck.

Fixed mouse input bug on Cocoa AudioUnits.
Fixed dragging files onto the AudioFinder icon.
Added “Start Finder Selection” AppleScript command.
Fixed Dock Menu.
Fixed the Plug-In Manager (Disabling Plug-ins was completely broken)
Add extra AppleScript commands.
Bug fixes.

Add Auto Updating!
Bug fixes.

Fixed drag and drop regression.
Bug fixes.

The Notes feature is fixed.
Bug fixes.

Fully supports 10.9.

64 Bit only!

Internal modernization of code to latest development kits.

New flat design skin.

Bug fixes.

Changes in version 5.5.9

Fixed regressions in non-Retina display Macs after adding Retina display support.

Changes in version 5.5.8

Added Graphics for Retina display support.
New easier to find Sidebar Icons.
Better sidebar organization more intuitive.
Added Dock-like drag-to-remove ability to the Sidebar to remove items.
Added Full Screen Mode for 10.7 and newer
Fixed a crash in the Sample Tool when exporting slices with corrupt values.

�� Unlimited length Audio Quick Looks, no longer bound by the 60 minute limit.

�� All new Audio Quick Look generation engine. More stable and dynamic.

�� Sample Tool behavior change. When a slice marker and a loop are on top of each other the loop will move first via the mouse.

�� Switched to single clicking folders in the sound list due to popular user unrest!

Added caching of Scans and Scan Sets. Last results are auto-saved, simply double click or click the refresh button to rescan. Any Scan or Scan Set Sidebar item can now be dragged to a Sidebar Group for quick access. Added “Make Scan Set” to the “Context Menu. Added a milliseconds option [...]

Added support for using Dropbox.
When switching in the Sidebar between Saved Lists and Saved Searches the filter field will no longer reset.
Added a “Save List” button to the sub-tool bar.
Removed AudioUnit presets from the Sidebar as an option to reduce clutter and speed launching.
Added keyboard shortcut to “Add BPM to Filename”
Added customize toolbar icon to the default toolbar setup.
Fixed crash when clearing tags from thousands of files in one go.
Fixed a bug in Power Rename
Fixed a bug in the Metadata Viewer Tags field when used with mutliple selections.
Other bug fixes.

Added new power user Preference to reloacate AudioFinder's Application Support folder (Metadata Database)
Added a text field for typing tags for users who prefer keyboard input over using the tagging buttons.
Added a preference to disable file management warnings.
Bug fix where renaming a file by simply changing case would force a waveform preview redraw.
Other bug fixes.

Added new Metadata Database Relink routine to speed up repairing a mixed up Metadata Database.
Added Convert to CAF feature.
Added Save As CAF to the Sample Tool.
Other bug fixes.

Added a Metronome Utility Panel
Enhanced the Metadata Database Manager and added a reset the database feature.
Added warning alerts for Group, Copy, Move, Alias and Move to Trash.
Renamed the menu item "Group In New Folder" to "New Folder with Selection (n Items)" to match the new feature in OSX Lion.
Bug fix when using Power Rename in combination with selecting Tags from the Sidebar.
Bug fix the preference "Scan/Import Sidebar items require double clicks" was broken.
Other bug fixes.

Re-enabled the column headers that mysteriously vannished.
Fix for files with multi-byte characters like Kanji.
Other bug fixes.

Added new Tag based browser.
Added a "Clear" button to the Tags editor.
Added a "Append" option to the Tags editor for multiple selections.
Moved the Star Rating control to the Tags editor panel where it doesn't require saving.
Bug fix for path control when Bookmarks are selected in the Sidebar.
Fixed list refresh bug when changing tags.
Other bug fixes.

Added new tagging panel to make setting tags on sounds quicker and easier.
Bug fix reading certain AIFC files.
Other bug fixes.

A collection of fixes to make AudioFinder on Lion smoother.
Bug Fixed a potential freeze after a scan or import on Lion.
Lion double clicking Sidebar bug Fixed.
Switched to GCD for threads for better performance.
Renamed saved "Libraries" to "Lists" to avoid confusion with everything else called Library.
Behavior change, if the Preference "Allow unlimited Miniview files" is enabled Audio will keep these files in a non-system purgable location instead of the default Caches folder.

Improved 64 bit stability.
Fixed memory leak.
Other bug fixes.

Fixed a crasher when playing back files on certain systems.
Improved 64 bit stability.
Better caching memory management.
Other bug fixes.

Added a new path control for quick jumping.
Added search term "bread crumbs" for tracking refinement of search terms.
Added "Refine" button to the Metadata Database Search and Spotlight Search.
Added a crash reporting feature.
Bug Fix: Renaming a folder in the list view didn't update folder column browser.
Bug Fix: Varispeed menu was disabled for some mp3 files.
Bug Fix: 64 bit only crash when trying to play .ogg files.
Bug Fix: some menu items were disabled.
Other bug fixes.

32/64 Bit Native

Updated every aspect of AudioFinder to use the latest frameworks and API's.

Other bug fixes.

Bug fix: Converting Apple Lossless to AIFF produced no file.
Other bug fixes.

Added a Spot to DAW button to the Audio Quick Look

Changed the AudioUnit menu icon in the Audio Quick Look.

Fixed an edge case issuing when spotting to ProTools a single .L or .R file.

Bug fix for the playback engine on SSD's.

Other bug fixes.

More stablization of the new audio engine and quicker responsiveness.

Improved crash handling for damaged audio files.

Bug fix when playing back audio files greater than 96K sample rate.

Other bug fixes.

Fixed an intermittent hang during playback.

Fixed a crash with some Audio Units.

Fixed a crash with missing files in a saved library.

Fixed an issue with transparent sheets.

Other bug fixes.

All new playback engine with multichannel support.

Improved Audio Quick Look with multichannel support.

Added new "Relocate" feature to the Metadata Database Manager.

Bug fix when converting more than 1000 files to mp3.

Renamed "Bookmarks" to "Favorites"

Added "Reveal Application Support Folder" to the Options menu.

Other bug fixes.

Changes in version 5.2.2
* Bug fix where some column data could contain stale info.
* Other bug fixes.

Changes in version 5.2.1
* Bug fix for renaming a folder which could result in AF misplacing the Metadata for the files within.
* Bug fix when using the Decoding cache with WAV as the default file format.
* Made the minimum screen height slightly smaller for people on 13" screens.
* Other bug fixes.

* User interface redesign. Added new unified Metadata View/Edit Sidebar and several other workflow improvements.
* Metadata Edit's "Guess" key now works for multi-selections.
* New waveform rendering style.
* Added Miniview/List view Toolbar toggling button.
* All new Sample Extractor HD now works with 16, 24 and 32 bit files.
* Updated the Shortcuts Help Panel to reflect the latest.
* Added a new user preference to opt into showing Audio Unit plug-ins and presets in the Sidebar (off by default)"
* Added a new user preference to make WAV the default output format.
* Fixed memory leak in the Sample Tool.
* Fixed column truncation mode in the sound list. Will now show trailing "..." where applicable.
* Spot to ProTools bug fix when two dual mono files are selected.
* Added "Export Selection to Logic" to the Sample Tool.
* Other bug fixes.

* Quick update to fix Control-Drag in the Audio Quick Look when creating clips. In version 5.1.2 adding the context menu to the Audio Quick Look view broke creating clips. This updates reverts that change. Use the Action button instead for accessing the context menu.
* Fixed a Sample Tool crasher when inserting space at location 0.
* Other bug fixes.

* Added new "Find Duplicates" Sidebar item. When invoked it will scan the location selected for duplicates and show them in the main list.
* Made the Audio Quick Look view sizeable inside the main window by adding a pane splitter.
* Switched to a standard customizable toolbar.
* Added Quick Look icon to the toolbar. Will collapse and open the view, or bring it forward when detached.
* Changed the Detach Audio Quick Look keyboard shortcut to Command-/ to avoid confusion with Command-F for Find.
* Change the keyboard shortcut for Toggling the Metadata Viewer panel to Command-Option-I.
* Added menu item for feature not often discovered by users. File->Remove Selection From List. Unlike "Move to Trash" this just removes the items from the list.
* Fixed bug when dragging from one Library to another where the list would refresh each time.
* Added context menu to Audio Quick Look waveform view.
* Bug fix, the Top button in the main window was broken.
* Bug fix for reading embedded metadata from a file with improper chunk sizes.
* Bug fix, hitting return in the Search Field sometimes could trigger the Play button (return key shortcut).
* Bug fix, when searching the Metadata Database the results were not being added to the Recents Sidebar item.
* Other bug fixes.

* 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.

* 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.

* 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.

* 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.

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

Changes in version 5.0.2
* 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.

Changes in version 5.0.1
* 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.

* Added Metadata Database for organizing sounds.
* Many other improvements and new features.
* Switched to simple drag install.

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.

Added new Preference "Start with last folder and Playback History"

Reworked the Metadata panel to show more information and allow copying of all the text to the clipboard.

Added ability to mine some versions of metadata from a popular format.

Added new Preference "Allow MIDI input in background" By default MIDI input is ignored when AudioFinder is not the front most application. This option allows it to controlled via MIDI even when in the background.

Improved the playlist feature to allow skipping when not in shuffle mode.

Removing a sound or moving it the Trash will no longer stop playlist.

Fixed Command-Delete shortcut bug. Will automatically advance to playing the next file.

Pitch Analyzer will now work with a selection as well as the whole file.

Pitch Analyzer now inherits the volume settings from the AudioViewer.

Bug fix Folder Column Browser was not following alias folders.

Fixed selection to stick after a new file is created.

Other bug fixes.

Added AudioUnit Plug-ins and Presets to the Sidebar. Double Clicking on AudioUnit Presets opens the AudioUnit.

Removed AudioUnits Presets menu.

Double Clicking on a Sidebar item resets, ie: scan will rescan, bookmark will return to the original location.

Improved Spot to Pro Tools file naming.

All DSP Processing is now done at the current playback speed. For example if you change the playback speed and then apply an AudioUnit the resulting file will be at the current playback speed.

Added new Preference "Allow unlimited Miniview files"

Added alert when attempting to create Miniviews that result in a large amount of diskspace being used.

Added new Preference "Use AppleScript Move to Trash"

Fixed Folder Column Browser bookmark jumping bug.

Bug file in converting Sample Rates which resulted in the sounds be either shorter on longer.

Changed the Plug-in Manager's default "Disabled" folder to "Unused" to match Pro Tools 8.0's standard location for Digidesign Plug-ins only.

10.6.1 bug fix for navigation to Bookmarks.

Improved the progress indicator messages.

Added Natural Order Numerical Sorting.

Bug fix in the list view when clicking on empty folders.

Updated the "Logical" window background to match the current version.

Updated and corrected several sections in the Manual.

Other bug fixes.

Version 4.9.6
September 22nd, 2009

Added "Spot to Region" for Pro Tools. See the File menu any selected files are sent to Pro Tools directly, if a waveform selection is present, it will be exported as a clip and spotted.

Added "Export Selection to Pro Tools" in the Sample Tool, imagine an audio editor that can export clips directly to the track spot.

Added "New Empty Library" to sidebar Library menu to make it easy to start drag destination libraries.

Bug fix for 10.6.1 when dragging items from the list view.

Bug fix for 10.6.1 fixed an AudioUnit redraw display issue.

Bug fix for Open URL feature.

Other bug fixes.

Version 4.9.5
August 23rd, 2009

Changes in version 4.9.5

Added Session Favorites Bin Column to the sound list to make it easy to select favorites.

Added forward and back history buttons.

Added SARGAM notation Preference for when AudioFinder displays note names.

Added the number of items selected to the status line.

Plug-In Manager now opens with the last format selected.

Added "Show System Owned Locations" option to the Library menu.

Increased the default size of the Waveform Preview Cache.

Speed up the cache clean up process on quit.

Fixed refresh bug in "Group in New Folder"

Fixed Return key playback bug in AudioViewer.

Fixed bug in entering new values into the BPM text field in the AudioViewer.

Other bug fixes.

Added Pitch Bend slider to the AudioViewer next to the mini keyboard to allow access to in between notes.

Improved the Scan Set editor to allow renaming of a Scan Set.

Improved the Scan Set editor to allow moving a Scan Set by dragging it.

Improved the Scan Set editor by adding a Duplicate feature.

Refresh menu item in the Library popup menu will now also refresh the DEVICES sidebar group.

Sample Tool bug fix. If the source file is on a locked volume saving to a different volume failed.

International language crashing problem fixed. Japanese particularly implicated.

Added "OS X FINDER" Sidebar Group. Enhanced the Sidebar to import Mac OS X Finder Sidebar items into the new Group.

Moved "Finder Selection" and "Spotlight Query" to the new "OS X FINDER" Sidebar Group.

The "SPECIAL" Sidebar Group has been removed.

Moved "Session Favorites Bin" to the "RECENTS" Sidebar Group.

Changed the nomenclature of "Sidebar Folders" to "Sidebar Groups" to avoid confusion with file system folders.

Any file can now be dragged to a Sidebar "BOOKMARKS" item or Sidebar "OS X FINDER" item to move (default) or copy (hold option key while dragging for copy mode)

Added shortcut for for "Show Waveform Miniviews"

Fixed playback bug with some mp3 files.

Other bug fixes.

Added vertical zoom options to the Sample Tool.

Added folder selection to the Save Library panel.

Added "Add BPM to Name" to prepend the current BPM in the info view to the filename.

Clicking mp3/aac file types will show the bitrate in the AudioViewer info view.

Improved MP3 conversion so that files that are not 16 bit are converted prooperly.

Added a shortcut key for "Use Regular Expression"

Fixed a bug in opening certain mp3 files in the Sample Tool.

Fixed a bug where newly created files would not be added to the current folder.

Fixed a bug where sometimes AudioFinder would quit right after launch.

Other bug fixes.

Innovation - Added Waveform Miniviews. Seeing is hearing.

Miniviews display the Waveform right next to the filenames making it easy to quickly grok the file's contents before listening.

Added new Waveform Preview Cache controls to the Preferences.

Big performance improvements in browsing folders.

Added the ability to drag a Scan Set into a Sidebar folder.

Other bug fixes.

New authorisation code system.

Added Plug-In Report feature to the Plug-In Manager for generating a html report of what's currently installed.

- Added Preference to the Audio Tab "Extract ReCycle files at original tempo". Depending on the file this open might yeild a more useful extraction.
- Added Preference "Decoding Cache" for compressed audio file formats, which converts mp3, aac and lossless to PCM files before playback.
- Added Selection Clip dragging support for MP3, ReCycle, Flac and Vorbis files to the AudioViewer.
- Fixed a Scanner crash caused by some .mov files.
- Fixed Tone Generator when used in combination with the MOTU 828 mkII
- Newly created files by AudioFinder are always added to the playback history now.
- Moved the Waveform Preview Cache to the Caches folder.
- Please manually delete the old cache files located at: YourHomeFolder/Library/Application Support/AudioFinder/Waveform Preview Cache
- Other bug fixes.

Major overhaul to the ReCycle importer.

- Converted ReCycle files now have slice markers in them where the slices in the original format are.
- Added the ability to open ReCycle files in the Sample Tool. Note they are converted to AIFF in the process.
- Added "Double Clicking Waveform Preview Opens Sample Tool" option to the Tools Setup.
- Fixed a bug where the Tap Pad could stop playback in the player.
- Fixed a bug that prevented the Waveform Preview cache from being used.
- Fixed potential crash on quit bug.
- Fixed a crash when closing a Sample Tool while it was still playing.
- Fixed a bug when playing files dropped on the Dock icon.
- Added Type/Creator code display to the AudioViewer.
- Fixed a bug in the Sample Tool that prevented slices and loops from being dragged during playback.
- Fixed a Tiger warning at launch time.
- Other bug fixes.

- Other bug fixes.

Added the ability to set custom icons and colors to Sidebar folder items and items inside Sidebar folders.

- Added "Create Slice at Cursor" in the Sample Tool Edit menu.
- Reduced CPU Usage during playback in the AudioViewer and Sample Tool.
- Improved the responsiveness of user feedback selection a rannge in the AudioViewer.
- Refined the Autocrop DSP.
- Added a preference for date displays to be the international standard.
- Fixed a bug that required restarted AudioFinder when changing the hardware output device.
- Fixed a delay when hitting the space bar.
- Changed Autopilot Playlist and Loop transport controls to not require modifier keys.
- Power Rename changes, made return key default, serialize now starts at 0001 and no longer adds extra space.
- Added "Disable Double Clicking Action" to the Tools Setup to disable opening tools when double clicking on a sound file.
- Keyboard shortcut improvements in the List view. Command-Up Arrow goes back one folder level. Enter key on a folder navagates into it.
- Fixed arrow keyboard shortcut navigation between the Folder Column Browser and the Sound List View.
- BPM field now updates to reflect the Pitch Shift/Varispeed keyboard control.
- Added Normalize option to the Change Gain panel in the "Process" menu.
- Made room for one extra line in the list view by move the status line.
- Other bug fixes.

Added "Create Attack/Decay Fades at Slice Crossings" to the Sample Tool Process Menu. This will create small fade-ins and fade-outs at the slice points to avoid clicks and pops.

- Simple scanning now recognizes the aifc file extension.
- Increased the precision of the Delay Calculator.
- Changed Playback History to make the most recent sounds appear at the top.
- Added a warning that the LAME encoder cannot process files with more than 16 bits.
- Added Keyboard Shortcut for hiding the Folder Column Browser.
- Added "Browser" and "Finder Selection" with Keyboard Shortcuts to the Library menu.
- Made Folders show up in a bold font.
- Fixed playback bug with RAW files.
- Fixed a bug where sometimes an mp4 movie would attempt to display.
- Fixed Sample Tool crash bug when shuffling slices with some sounds.
- Fixed a bug where if Cocoatech's "Path Finder" was not installed and the user enabled it, they could end up with a series unstoppable dialogs.
- Fixed AudioViewer auto-hide bug.
- Other bug fixes.

New Sidebar Interface.

- Added Finder Selection button to the AudioViewer.
- Added dragging Bookmarks from the Folder Column view to the sidebar.
- Added "Fix Permissions" to the Plug-In Manager"
- The last file selection is now remember for each saved Library within a given session.
- Fixed Tone Generator bug on some hardware devices.
- Other bug fixes.

Added "Create Attack/Decay Fades at Slice Crossings" to the Sample Tool Process Menu. This will create small fade-ins and fade-outs at the slice points to avoid clicks and pops.

- Simple scanning now recognizes the aifc file extension.
- Increased the precision of the Delay Calculator.
- Changed Playback History to make the most recent sounds appear at the top.
- Added a warning that the LAME encoder cannot process files with more than 16 bits.
- Added Keyboard Shortcut for hiding the Folder Column Browser.
- Added "Browser" and "Finder Selection" with Keyboard Shortcuts to the Library menu.
- Made Folders show up in a bold font.
- Fixed playback bug with RAW files.
- Fixed a bug where sometimes an mp4 movie would attempt to display.
- Fixed Sample Tool crash bug when shuffling slices with some sounds.
- Fixed a bug where if Cocoatech's "Path Finder" was not installed and the user enabled it, they could end up with a series unstoppable dialogs.
- Fixed AudioViewer auto-hide bug.
- Other bug fixes.

Added two new items to the Sample Tool Process Menu for volume gating effects. See: "Slice Gate on Down Beat" and "Slice Gate on Up Beat"

- Added playback support for the Ogg Vorbis format.
- Added support in Finder Selection Mode for Cocoatech's "Path Finder." See Preferences.
- Added "Start at" to Power Rename's Serialized renaming.
- Fixed a bug in BWF Metadata display with poorly formated files.
- Fixed semi-random Sample Tool crash on opening some files.
- Other bug fixes.

Added the ability to play FLAC files.

- Updated the embedded FLAC binary to 1.2
- Added "Open URL" to the File menu for playing internet streams.
- Bug fix in the Sample Extractor where certain settings could trigger and infinite loop.
- Improved Performance playing mp3 files by rewriting the ID3 tag code. Playback could be delayed previously by reading the ID3 tag.
- Improved the tag reading for AAC files.
- Fixed bugs in mp3 waveform extraction.
- Bug fix in the Sample Extractor where sometimes it could place newly created files on the Desktop instead of the Processing Output Folder.
- Added Preference to Preferences->Audio "Disable mixing of dual mono files when selected"
- Sample Tool" bug fix random crash when using Zero Crossings.
- Other bug fixes.

Added dual mono playback. Simply mult-select any two mono files of the same format and they will be mixed and played back in stereo.

Added "Disable Sound Attribute Session Cache" to the Preferences. Prevents AudioFinder from caching sound attributes like Sample Rate during the session. Saves memory and will also return the latest file information, but degrades performance slightly.

Updated the Flac libary to 1.1.4

Added keyboard shortcut for "Bypass Processing Output Folder"

Added support for Scroll Wheel zooming and scrolling in the Sample Tool window.

Added shortcuts to the Process menu in the Sample Tool window.

Fixed the Scanner's ability to find mp42 files.

Other bug fixes.

Accelerated Waveform Preview performance in the AudioViewer.

Added support for reading Broadcast WAV BWF files to the Metadata panel.

Added "Launch AudioFinder at Login" preference.

Fixed mp3 waveform display bug.

Sample Tool: added selection modifier. Hold down the Option key and click within a selection for a fade out.

Sample Tool: added selection modifier. Hold down the Command and Option key and click within a selection for a fade in.

Several stability enhancements.

Fixed 4.7.3 Tiger Crash.

Other bug fixes.

Saving and Loading AudioUnit Presets was disabled when the AU Window was top.

Added some missing items to the File menu

Added "Show in Browser"

When (Re)Launching AudioFinder from the Plug-In Manager the Window size is now remembered.

Sample Tool: Fixed waveform rendering issue in maxmimum zoom level.

Other bug fixes.

Added Full audio editing features to the Sample Tool.

Added Open Selection in Sample Tool.

Added "Group In New Folder" under the File Menu.

Added Volumes to the Bookmarks Popup.

Added "Bypass Processing Output Folder" to the Process Menu as a shortcut. The state is not persisted past the current instance.

Added shortcuts for the Refine and Exclude Buttons.

Optimized processing.

Changed the Rename command to only select the name up to the file extension.

Fixed some residual Leopard Flakiness

Other bug fixes.

Added "Use Accelerated Icons" for better performance.

Added "Icons" Preferences Tab for setting your own custom sound icons in conjunction with "Use Accelerated Icons".

Added keyboard shortcuts for "Suspend Auto/Instant Play" and "Suspend MIDI Input"

Fixed an issue with MIDI volume control CC 07.

Fixed the infamous "playing too fast" bug.

Other bug fixes.

Several optimizations of the Disk Streaming Audio Playback Engine.

Added a warning when the Processing Output Folder is invalid.

Playback now stopped when dragging a sound from the list.

Fixed the error (-2111) error that shows up at times in the DSP Splice command.

Fixed Extract Selection for certain AIFC format files.

Added support for Core Audio Files (.caf) format.

Added "Show Now" to the "Show Waveform Preview For Sounds" menu. Will force Waveform Previews for any length sound one time.

Fixed "Show in Finder" and "Finder Get Info" for folders.

Other bug fixes.

Added Sysex Pro Panel for editing and sending custom Sysex data.

Added exit warning when Session Favorites were added.

Fixed a crashing bug when aborting Sysex dump from the Browser.

Fixed a bug on importing loop points from certain .WAV files.

Other bug fixes.

Added Sysex Pro Panel for editing and sending custom Sysex data.

Added exit warning when Session Favorites were added.

Fixed a crashing bug when aborting Sysex dump from the Browser.

Fixed a bug on importing loop points from certain .WAV files.

Other bug fixes.

Added Sysex Pro Panel for editing and sending custom Sysex data.

Added exit warning when Session Favorites were added.

Fixed a crashing bug when aborting Sysex dump from the Browser.

Fixed a bug on importing loop points from certain .WAV files.

Other bug fixes.

Added a preference for controlling the Floating Window's Opacity.

Fixed file renaming bug when a file name is already taken.

Fixed Sidebar bug introduced in 4.5.5.

Other bug fixes.

Improved the Waveform Previews for stereo files. Now shows both channels independently.

Added QuickTime movie .mov player.

Added processing, editing and format conversion support for MP3/M4A/ACC etc...

Added Make Startup Folder context menu option.

Added MIDI Control option to gate style playback. See Audio Preferences.

Added 32 Bit Floating Point option to the Convert Bit Depth and Sample Rate feature.

Renamed Audio Edit to Sample Tool.

Added a Preference Panel Windows Tab option to "Disable the Apple Loops Metadata Panel"

Fixed various sorting bugs.

Fixed auto playing files dropped on the AudioFinder Dock Icon.

Fixed the Play keyboard shortcut when the AudioViewer is Free.

Fixed a rendering bug in Sample Tools.

Fixed Make Processing Output folder bug.

Other bug fixes.

Added MP3/M4A/AAC Waveform Previews to the AudioViewer.

Added "Make Processing Output Folder" to the File menu.

Fixed a bug that happens when the Processing Output Folder is set, but the folder is missing.

Change Autopilot Playlist so that the Auto button doesn't also have to be enabled.

Increased the size of the Browser split view handles to make them easier to grab.

Fixed a bug synchronizing the Folder Column View with the List view.

Other bug fixes.

Version 4.5 is major redesign of AudioFinder. It adds the ground breaking "Finder Selection" feature that seamlessly integrates AudioFinder directly with the Mac OS X Finder.

Fixed Tone Generator issue with MOTU Audio Interface.

Fixed playback issue with some third party hardware.

Added Support for FLAC Encoding and Decoding.

Added Support for the LAME Encoder.

Renamed Meta Editor to Audio Edit.

Added default file icons for files created by AudioFinder.

Super new handy feature. Hold the Command-Option keys down went starting a drag and AudioFinder will automatically miniaturize in the dock.

Fixed a memory leak when playing mp3 files.

FIxed a bug when double clicking a file that forced it to always open in Audio Edit.

Updated Transport Buttons

Added the new feature "Micro-Harmonic Sound Compare" for comparing the harmonic content of two sounds.

Improved the Pitch Analyzer user interface and added an audible sine wave reference tone to it.

Added Capitalize Case option to Power Rename

Added Capitalize Case option to regular rename Rename

Added support for renaming folders

Added a Desktop button to the browser

Added create new folder option to the Preferences Folder choosers.

Fixed a crashing bug in the loop editor.

Added "Goto Computer" to the Go menu.

Added "Goto iTunes Music Folder" to the Go menu.

Added "Computer" button to the Browser.

Added a preference when Converting to EXS to not bundle the instrument.

Added playback support for some previously excluded AIFC and Compressed WAVE format files.

Fixed a bug in the Browser status line count.

Fixed a bug in the playback engine with buffer underruns on some third party hardware.

Fixed a bug when moving the position slider to the far end of the sound.

FIxed playback error in mono files converted to stereo in the Meta Editor.

Fixed a bug in the MIDI Volume control.

The Save Scan Memory panel now remembers the name if a current memory is selected.

New audio playback engine with improved performance and stability. This fixes the infamous "Playing a MIDI keyboard too fast bug"

The playback engine can now loop microsounds smoothly.

AudioFinder now responses to MIDI controls CC#123 (All notes off), CC#120 (All Sound off) and CC#7 (Volume).

AudioFinder now also responds to MIDI control CC#1 (Modulation) which will move the sound position transport.

Added "Floating Browser Window" option to the Windows menu. Choosing this keeps the AudioFinder main window on top of all other windows.

The Browser now supports multiple columns.

New transport buttons and many other user interface enhancements.

Redesigned Delay Calculator, Tone Generator, MIDI Patch Changer and BPM Tap Pad interface windows.

New application Icon

Fixed a bug introduced in 4.0 where the Home and Reload buttons were disconnected.

Fixed format conversion bug in Wave files when converting to 8 bit.

Bug fixes.

Add File System notifications so that currently viewed browser column updates when other applications make changes in the current folder.

Change Gain settings are safed for the next time and now show the value in dB.

Brand new Auto Crop signal processing feature that works with all bit depths..

Added the ability to drop a folder on the AudioFinder application icon to play the contents.

Dozens of User Interface enhancements.

Fixed the organizer path display to show "..." in the middle when the name is too long.

New timer views.

New waveform preview.

New icons in the Scanner, thanks Phunk!

Folders can now be moved to the trash with the Browser.

Added Escape shortcut to close the Meta Editor.

Bug fixes.

Added support for custom user scan types. Now any kind of file (IE: exs, bnk, flac & etc..) can be scanned for and managed by AudioFinder.

Added RTAS/Digidesign support to the Plugin Manager.

Fixed a crashing bug when unsupported files are played.

Fixed a bug where the ToneFinder popup menu items were not enabled.

Misc. Bug Fixes

Enhanced the Tuning Fork with a new feature the "ToneFinder" reference tone generator.

Added "DelayFinder" a BPM/Note to millisecond calculator.

Added File Icons to the Browser and Scanner displays

Changed the BPM detector to not attempt to calculate the BPM of extremely short sounds.

Fixed a crashing bug when dragging from the File Icon.