Sound Grinder Release Notes

Changes in 4.2

• Added Export Asset List to CSV.
• Added confirmation when removing Assets from Session.
• Reordered the priority of identifying MP3 and SD2 files to try SD2 first to avoid incorrectly identifying SD2 files as MP3 files.

Changes in Version 4.1

• Native support for the Apple Silicon (M1) chipset.

• “Check for update” process updated reducing steps and effort to keep application versions up-to-date.

• Fixes and enhancements for increased performance and improved user experience.

Changes in Version 4.0.4

• Support for Big Sure (MacOS 11)

• Includes additional enhancements for improved performance and stability.

Changes in Version 4.0.3

• Corrected issues where Droplets may not be saved correctly.
• Enhanced stereo to mono conversion quality.
• Includes additional enhancements for improved performance and stability.

Changes in Version 4.0.2

• Corrected an issue limiting support for m4a files.
• Corrected a bug causing audio noise in certain ADPCM files.
• Includes additional enhancements for improved performance and stability.

Changes in Version 4.0.1

• Fixed file artifacts when converting from WAV to uLaw.
• Fixed an issue where m4a files are not properly read.
• Additional stability enhancements.

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Changes in Version 3.5.7

Support for macOS 10.13
Updated to support macOS 10.13

General enhancements
This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

New in Version 3.5.1

Fixed an issue with loading saved sessions
Fixed an issue where loading saved sessions would not display all the Assets in the Asset List.

Fixed an issue with L.A.M.E Settings
Fixed an issue where adjusting the bitrates for CBR and ABR would not take affect.

Fixed a crash on quit on 10.6.x
Fixed an issue where Sound Grinder would sometimes quit when exiting on 10.6.x.

Folder Aliases as Destinations
Added the ability to use Folder Aliases as Destinations.

General enhancements
This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.

Changes in Version 3.5

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.

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 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.