Amazing Slow Downer

1. New - Support for 32-bit floating point wave files without having QuickTime installed
2. Bugfix - Minor fix needed for MP3 encoding when running Windows 8
3. Bugfix - Wrong song selected when importing a playlist

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.4.3 (2012-10-01)

1. Bug fix - Fixed a bug that could possible crash the program when decoding MP3 files

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.4.2 (2012-09-12)

1. Change - Better support for encoding very low bitrate files using the Lame MP3 encoder

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.4.1 (2012-05-14)

1. Change - Better support for Apple QuickTime file formats

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.4.0.1 (2012-03-12)

1. Bug fix - Minor fix related to an audio problem with Slow Down Type IV

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.4.0 (2012-03-06)

1. New - Now possible to select the iTunes Library XML file (if needed)
2. New - Displays the selected file in the window title bar
3. Change - Better preservation of the stereo image for all slow down types
4. Change - Default key command for "Karaoke" On/Off is changed into [Shift] + [K]
5. Change - Key command for "Save Song As MP3 file" is [Control] + [Shift] + [S]

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.3.9.1 (2012-01-12)

1. Bug fix - Could crash on old XP computers without support for the SSE2 instruction set

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.3.9 (2011-12-12)

1. Change - Much faster audio processing if using Slow Down Type IV
2. Bug fix - Some mp3 files could possible crash the program
3. Bug fix - ID3 data for Apple format files could possible be wrong
4. Bug fix - Fixed a problem that could occur when looping Apple format files

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.3.8 (2011-10-19)

1. Maintenance update - minor internal corrections and fixes

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.3.7.2 (2011-10-06)

1. Bugfix - Playback of Apple iTunes/QuickTime files was partially broken

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.3.7.1 (2011-10-05)

1. Bugfix - Fixed a bug that could cause the program to crash at startup

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.3.7 (2011-10-04)

1. New - The USB command dialog has a new "Toggles" switch that performs the selected command only as long as pedal/button is held down
2. Bugfix - Fixed a minor bug in the MP3 decoding engine that caused ASD to crash when playing certain files.

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.3.6 (2011-09-15)

1. Change - Better error detection to avoid loading of corrupt files
2. Bugfix - Fixed a race condition that could cause the app to deadlock when looping was set to off
3. Bugfix - Some minor bug fixes related to USB remote controlling

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.3.5 (2011-09-05)

1. New - Support for remote controlling with USB HID devices (foot pedals etc)

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.3.4 (2011-08-11)

1. Change - Better visual appearance if running on Windows 7 and Vista

1. New - Support for many more file types
2. Bug fix - Some uncommon file types could possibly crash the program

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.3.1 (2010-10-19)
1. New - Logarithmic speed slider
2. Change - If missing ID3 title, display the file name
3. Bugfix - Fixed slow application termination

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.3.0 (2010-08-16)
1. Change - Minor change in the DirectX playback engine

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.2.9 (2010-02-08)
1. Bugfix - Fix for MP3 ID3 tags with both Unicode and ASCII text
2. Change - Better error checking for files with non-standard MP3 ID3v2 tags



Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.2.8 (2010-01-31)
1. Bugfix - WMA files wouldn't play on certain versions of Windows



Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.2.7 (2010-01-29)

1. New - Support for keyboards with multimedia keys
2. New - Load/Save MIDI remote template files
3. Change - Now displays the enclosing folder name for the selected file in the window title bar
4. Change - The status bar at the bottom now uses a font size according to the current zoom setting
5. Bugfix - Better error checking for files with corrupt MP3 ID3 tags
6. Bugfix - Fixed a bug concerning WMA files that only occurs if running on Windows 7

1. Change - Changed the default key commands for "Select Slow Down Type" and "Toggle Processing On/Off"
2. Change - Better detection of VBR MP3 files

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.2.5 (2009-02-16)
1. Bugfix - Saving to an mp3 files using Frauenhofer ACM encoder could fail
2. Bugfix - Because of changes in QuickTime 7.6, playback of DRM protected files from the iTunes store was broken (come on Apple)

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.2.4 (2008-11-15)
1. New - Now opens Windows Media Player playlist files ( .wpl )
2. New - Added key commands for the Mix slider
3. New - Now displays the currently selected file in the title bar
4. Change - Better support for .m3u files created by Windows Media Player
5. Bugfix - Certain ID3v2 tags wasn't found

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.2.3 (2008-06-17)
1. Change - Apple has fixed a bug in QuickTime 7.5 which means pitch change again works for iTunes store files
2. Change - Can now use the pop-up menu for Karaoke presets
3. Bugfix - Minor fix in the MME playback engine
4. Bugfix - VBR mp3 files didn't play the last couple of seconds

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.2.2 (2008-04-20)
1. Bugfix - Certain actions could change the current pitch setting
2. New - Added a "Delete" item in the track list menu
3. Change - Requires QuickTime 7 or higher to support Apple file types

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.2.1 (2008-04-10)
1. Change - "Delay before playback" and "Wait between loops" may now be simultaneously active
2. Change - Skipped all CD-ROM access methods except "Native Win32" for Windows 2000, XP and Vista build
3. Change - Changed the default "Audio Card Sample Rate" setting to "No Change"
4. Bugfix - Looping didn't work correctly in bypass mode
5. Bugfix - Could crash for iTunes store files if not QuickTime 7 was installed
6. Bugfix - Dropping a file over the ASD icon didn't select the correct file in the tracklist

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.2.0 (2008-02-19)
1. New - Now possible to enter a new value for speed, pitch and mix settings by double clicking in the status bar at the bottom
2. New - A second selection of the same sort item in the track list dropdown menu will reverse the order
3. Change - Files are now added in correct order
4. Change - New files are now added after the currently selected file
5. Change - Removed the "Allow duplicates in playlist" switch in the Miscellaneous Settings dialog
6. Bugfix - Opening shortcut files was broken on Windows XP, now fixed
7. Bugfix - Because of changes in QuickTime 7.4, playback of Apple Lossles files was broken again (come on Apple)
8. Bugfix - Fixed minor playback problem when using DirectX drivers

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.1.9 (2008-01-15)
1. New - Support for DRM protected files from the iTunes store with the following limitations:
a. Minimum speed is 50% - half speed (uses QuickTime so the audio quality is quite bad)
b. Pitch change is disabled (QuickTime pitch change is unusable) - UPGRADING TO QuickTime 7.5 FIXES THIS PROBLEM
c. Not allowed to save the file
d. Equalizer has bass and treble controls only
e. The Karaoke function is disabled
f. The Mix slider is disabled
g. The stereo on/off switch is disabled
h. The Hold function is disabled
2. New - Support for flac 8-bit samples
3. Bugfix - MIDI remote control settings wasn't saved correctly

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.1.8 (2007-11-29)
1. New - Support for importing of iTunes Library/Playlists
2. New - Added a "Delay before playback" setting in Preferences -> Controls
3. New - Added a "Volume control affects saving" switch in Miscellaneous settings
4. New - Key command for bypassing of processing
5. New - Key command for toggling between CD and File player mode
6. New - Support for MP3 ID3v2.4 tags

Changes for Amazing Slow Downer version 3.1.7 (2007-07-22)
1. Bug fix - File list displayed one character too much for Unicode ID3 tags
2. Bug fix - File list didn't update correctly when deleting a file

1. New - Support for Musepack audio files
2. Change - Fixed some ninor display problems when running on Windows 2000

1. New - Change speed at new loop has a new setting
2. New - Completely rewritten help file
3. New - Key commands for setting 125% speed, 150% speed etc - set in the Key Commands dialog
4. Change - Moved "Show Helptags" selection to Misceallaneous settings
5. Change - Restricted the minimum audio file duration to 250 milliseconds
6. Bugfix - When moving the Cue slider, error #158 could sometimes be generated
7. Bugfix - The "Eject" button icon was displayed upside-down in Metalic mode