Cataloguer and Reader of Sounds
Sound Byte is a computerized cart machine for the Macintosh. It is very similar to the so-called cart machines used at radio stations in the past. Each recording - a jingle, advertisement, etc, was on a cartidge, which could be quickly selected and played.
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Version 4.1.0 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Jul 22, 2010 |
Added rack archiving
Several additions for future versions of the iPhone/iPad remote control apps
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Version 4.0.3 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Jun 11, 2010 |
Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause a rack window to not be correctly positioned when opened.
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Version 4.0.2 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
May 31, 2010 |
Bug fixes related to the iPhone and iPad remote control apps.
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Version 4.0.1 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Mar 20, 2010 |
Bug fix - The sound devices menu was blank in a newly created Playlist window.
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Version 4.0.0 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Feb 19, 2010 |
Added the option to play a radomly selected cart when a group of carts are all assigned the same hotkey.
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Version 3.9.7 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Nov 19, 2009 |
Fixed a bug with playlists - dragging an entry past the bottom of the list could cause a crash, or duplication of another entry.
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Version 3.9.6 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Nov 5, 2009 |
Added the TALK button to change the volume of playing carts.
Can double click on a playlist entry to edit/delete it.
Added queuing option for carts.
Added ability to fade in playback of a cart by holding down shift and option/alt while clicking on
the cart button.
Bug fix - Alphabetizing carts did not update rack window
Bug fix - Clearing rack did not clear cart names in spreadsheet window.
Bug fix - Indicator on cart not always turned off when a playlist is stopped.
Bug fix - Queuing and playing playlists assigned to cart buttons.
Bug fix - Properly resetting the cart volume after a fadeout.
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Version 3.9.5 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Aug 19, 2009 |
Bug fix - clicking on the progress indicator of an unused cart could cause a crash.
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Version 3.9.3 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Aug 4, 2009 |
Fixed a problem with the cart title not appearing after a new file was dragged into a cart.
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Version 3.9.2 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Jul 28, 2009 |
Fixed a problem with the cart title not appearing after a new file was dragged into a cart.
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Version 3.9.1 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Jul 23, 2009 |
3.9.1
- No longer attempts to mount an unmounted volume on startup.
- Reduced the delay in resetting the volume of a cart after a fade.
- Fixed a protential crashing problem under Windows, when scrolling a rack window.
3.9.0
- Fixed a bug with default sound output channels.
- Corrected a registration code issue.
- Playlist windows can now specify the output device and channels to use.
- Add... button added to the playlist window to directly select a sound file without dragging and dropping it.
- Can delete playlist entries.
- Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when a playlist window is closed.
- Added a delay option to playlists.
- Added control of which channels to use on sound output devices.
- Remembers the size and position of the cart window.
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Version 3.8.0 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Mar 5, 2009 |
Added MIDI input.
Added support for using Function Keys as hotkeys
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Version 3.7 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Oct 31, 2008 |
Version 3.7:
* Added an option to automatically display playlist windows that are assigned to carts.
* Added an option to lock settings against unauthorized changes.
* Added repeat option to carts.
* When the cart size is made larger, the entire rack is now displayed.
* Added the Click Pauses Playback option to the card options.
* Added the Click Start Aborts Others option to the card options.
* Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when pauses are used in a playlist.
* Control-arrow keys can be used to adjust the volume of the selected cart while it is playing.
* Can paste the registration code email into the registration code email.
* Playing carts now show elapsed and remaining time.
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Version 3.3 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Apr 1, 2007 |
Added ability to select sound output device.
Added support for Apple IR Remote.
Can right click to open cart editing window.
Added menu item to lock/unlock all volume sliders in a rack.
Added continuous option to play carts one after the other in order.
Added option to allow the spacebar to abort playback like the ESC key.
Can set In and Out times for a cart.
Can set fadeout time for a cart.
Added option to copy a cart.
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Version 2.7.1 |
MacOS X PPC |
(App) |
Mar 27, 2006 |
Critical bug fixes, fixing some bugs that could cause a crash when a rack file is opened.
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Version 2.7 |
MacOS X PPC |
(App) |
Jan 9, 2006 |
Mute feature, kill sound output for voice-overs, etc.
Added preferences option for spacebar to play the next cart
Added preferences option to abort other playing carts when playing a new
one
Added preferences option to pause playback of carts
Added preferences option to fade carts out
Fixed a bug that could cause a crash if the Playlist window is used without a
Rack window being open.
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Version 2.6 |
MacOS X PPC |
(App) |
Aug 30, 2005 |
Added large display of details on the currently playing cart.
Enlarged the size of the displayed hotkey for better visibility.
Added feature to change volume numbers for all recording files in a rack.
Added a hot spot in the PlayList window in which to drop recordings.
Fixed a bug with fading - if a cart finished playing wile fading, the next cart
played would start fading.
Some Tiger Mac OS X 10.4 related bug fixes.
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Version 2.5 |
MacOS X PPC |
(App) |
Jul 15, 2005 |
Auto-set cart size when a rack is opened.
Can now use space bar and arrow keys to navigate carts.
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Version 2.3 |
MacOS 9 |
(App) |
Nov 5, 2004 |
Can now click anywhere on cart to stop playback.
Can now clear entries in Playlist window.