Songbird 1.9.1 (build 1920)

(2010.12.13)

Release Notes
1.9.1 Release Notes

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Songbird 1.9.1 (build 1920) (Windows) / Songbird 1.9.1 (build 1920) (Mac)

Songbird 1.8.0 Build 1800

(2010.09.02)

Release Notes
1.8.0 Release Notes

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Songbird 1.8.0 Build 1800 / Mirror (Windows) / Mirror (Linux 32-bit) / Mirror (Linux 64-bit)

Songbird 1.7.3 Build 1700

(2010.06.11)

Changes in 1.7.3
* You’ll no longer lose the Library node after updating from 1.4.3. If you’ve already lost it, don’t worry — this update will bring it back.

* The Last.fm add-on will log in again. It broke because of a change on the Last.fm server side that exposed a flaw in our add-on’s login mechanism. We’ve fixed it and a new add-on is available.

* Sprint’s recent Android 2.1 update for the HTC Hero changed the way that the device identifies itself. Songbird can now recognize the new HTC Hero.

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Songbird 1.7.3 Build 1700 / Mirror (Windows)

Songbird 1.7.2

(2010.06.03)

Release Notes
1.7.2 Release Notes

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Songbird 1.7.2 / Mirror (Windows)

Songbird 1.4.3 Build 1438

(2009.12.23)

Fixed Since Songbird 1.4.1
- Display panes are blank on a 1.2 -> 1.4.1 update
- Clean install does not launch into EULA

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Songbird 1.4.3 Build 1438 / Mirror (Windows)

Songbird 1.4.2 Build 1434

(2009.12.21)

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Songbird 1.4.2 Build 1434 / Mirror (Windows)

Songbird 1.4.1 Build 1430

(2009.12.21)

Changes in 1.4.1

NEW FEATURES AND IMPROVEMENTS
* CD Rip Support (Windows only)
Songbird can now rip music from audio CDs to the main Songbird library.

* Firmware Update for MSC (Windows only)
Songbird will be able to manage the firmware on selected MSC devices.

* Purple Rain
Songbird has a new default feather.


CD Rip
* Songbird will not recognize USB CD drives plugged in while the application is running. Quit and restart Songbird to mount your CD drive inside the application.

* Users must click within the CD Rip media view to activate the CD Rip-specific keyboard shortcuts.

* CDs will occasionally not eject automatically after a successful rip when the auto-eject option is enabled.

* Album artwork for some compilation CDs will not be fetched during the CD Rip process. Users can manually fetch artwork for the album once the ripped tracks are in the Songbird library.

* The CD Rip node will be displayed for data-only CDs.

* Users must select a track within the CD Rip media view to see the artwork associated with the album.
    -Will be fixed for 1.5.0 release.

* Attempting to manually eject CD while rip is in progress cancels current track rip and moves to next track.

MSC
* Unknown file types are transferred to devices as-is.

* The wrong error string may be displayed in the error dialog during sync (e.g. "Transfer Error" may display instead of "Sync Error").

* Songbird changes case of user files on device as compared to media library

* [msc] Disk space usage limitations not working as designed

Other
* Changes to some metadata fields made to AAC files in Songbird are not exported to iTunes.

* [mashtape] After minimizing Songbird with mashtape video tab in focus, track changes cause Songbird to become maximized

* Number of channels in music files are not listed for some of the file

* Inconsistent Music Folder naming based on Locale

* Intermittently when downloading tracks, progress bars stop animating

* Mac only: The new feather (Purple Rain) will display with some artifacts from the old feather (Gonzo) if 1.4.1 is installed directly on top of 1.2 instead of using the in-product updating mechanism. To fix this, go to the View menu, choose Feathers, and choose Purple Rain.

OTHER KNOWN BUGS/ISSUES
Below are the high profile bugs/issues which are known to still be open for this release. You can also check the Common Duplicates page for lesser profile known issues.

NOTE:
* For playback of DRM-encrypted files, make sure you have gone to store from which you purchased those tracks to learn how to authorize your computer to play them. Songbird will be able to play DRM-encrypted tracks as soon as your machine has been authorized.

* The following are not yet supported by Songbird (will be planned for future releases):
    - Video Import and Playback, Podcast Subscriptions and Playback, CD Burn

* We've attempted to address the requests for native iPhone and iPod Touch support by including the two-way iTunes synchronization feature. Let us know how this alternative is working for you.

All Platforms
* Dialogs text cropped when OS is using big fonts

* Window min/max sizing does not respect DPI

* [iPod] Album Artwork switched to wrong music

* [ipod] 1st Gen iPod shuffle not mounting in Songbird
    Workaround:
      - Go to iPod directory
      - Find "ipod_control" folder and delete it
      - Re-connect the ipod and Songbird will recognize it.

* Paused tracks intermittently increase playcount

* iTunes smart playlists aren't imported

* [mgtlibrary] "Unknown" not being localized in file management default strings

Windows Specific
* Cannot playback media items on MTP device from within Songbird app

* Some songs display as 0:00

* Same files can be added twice to a device if 2 PCs are used

* Songbird Changes USB Hard Drive Label

Linux Specific
* [linux] Mini mode position is not remembered when switched back from Full Player

* [podcast][mac][linux] Play stopped on change of feather

* [mac][linux] Songbird does not play MIDI files

* [linux] Files from SMB shares cannot be played

* Songbird won't play music under Fedora 10/Songbird does not work on Fedora 10

MacOSX Specific
* [mac][ipod] iTunes can interfere with mount of iPod in Songbird

* [podcast][mac][linux] Play stopped on change of feather

* [mac][linux] Songbird does not play MIDI files

* [mac] Mini-player doesn't show up in Spaces (intermittent)

* [key][mac] Keyboard shortcuts for Play/Pause, Next/previous track not shown in Control menu

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Songbird 1.4.1 Build 1430 / Mirror (Windows)

Songbird 1.2.0

(2009.06.19)

Changes in 1.2.0
Automatically Organize Library Files
Songbird can now automatically organize the files that are contained in your library. Once enabled, it will consolidate your media in one location. You can customize the structure of the folder and file names based on metadata contained in every track.

2-Way iTunes Import/Export
If you’re using iTunes Music Store to purchase content, you can now automatically expose iTunes library tracks and playlists into Songbird. You can also export tracks and playlists added to Songbird back into iTunes, so that they can easily be synced to your iPhone or iPod touch.

Last.fm Radio
Last.fm Radio supports artist, tag, and user stations, mapping station links on the Last.fm website to play internally in Songbird. It includes the Radio Directory allowing you to conveniently browse and explore the tag and artist relationships on Last.fm. Additionally, the Radio directory includes quick links for playing stations based on your Last.fm library, your Songbird library, and friends/neighbors’ libraries.

10-band Equalizer
Now you can tweak the frequency response of the audio playback to match your room’s acoustics or your personal preferences.

Performance Enhancements
We’ve continued to make the application more stable and zippier in all sorts of ways. Mainly:
* Faster search
* Deleting many tracks at once is faster
* Selecting a large amount of tracks from the library is no longer slow
* Reduced the amount of threads required to be running at all times by 50%
* Fewer Crashes: We’ve worked hard to identify and fix some of the most common crashes in Songbird.

What’s Next
Our goal is to continue to focus on building a world-class, open music player. Our next release will consist of continued focus on performance and stability gains, implementing additional audio features, and much more. Stay tuned to the blog to keep up to date, or if you like to live dangerously check out one of our nightly builds and see the progress for yourself!

We’re always interested in hearing your feedback so please comment below and file bugs and/or feature requests in Bugzilla.

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Songbird 1.2.0 (Windows) / Other Platforms

Songbird 1.1.2

(2009.04.09)

Changes in 1.1.2
* Dialogs text cropped when OS is using big fonts ( bug 5583)
* Window min/max sizing does not respect DPI ( bug 6956)
* [iPod] Album Artwork switched to wrong music ( bug 7780)
* [metadata-writing] Unable to write metadata to .m4a files ( bug 8812)
* [ipod] 1st Gen iPod shuffle not mounting in Songbird ( bug 10432)
* [key] Spacebar to play after contextual menu Pause not working ( bug 12937)
* Intermittent. Paused tracks inconsistently increase playcount ( bug 13615)
* [gstreamer] Restarting MP3 by dragging progress slider to the start outputs silence for a while ( bug 15425)
* [watchfolders] Can get duplicate songs after renaming watch folder in new path ( bug 15538)
* 7digital Music Store
o Add Track/Add Album buttons should change UI on selection ( bug 15361)

Windows Specific
* [mtp] Cannot playback media items on MTP device from within Songbird app ( bug 8068)
* Some songs display as 0:00 ( bug 9145)
* [mtp] [dups] Same files can be added twice to a device if 2 PCs are used ( bug 9803)

Linux Specific
* [linux] Mini mode position is not remembered when switched back from Full Player ( bug 5938)
* Maximized state is not remembered between feather changes ( bug 9002)
* [podcast][mac][linux] Play stopped on change of feather ( bug 9525)
* [mac][linux] Songbird does not play MIDI files ( bug 9798)
* [linux] Cannot D&D import files from directory with spaces it path name ( bug 9804)
* [linux] Files from SMB shares cannot be played ( bug 12539)
* Songbird won't play music under Fedora 10/Songbird does not work on Fedora 10 ( bug 14090)/ ( bug 15235)
* Songbird hangs / crashes when connection to NAS share lost ( bug 15434)
* [watchfolders][linux] Watch remote folder on Linux ( bug 15536)

MacOSX Specific
* [mac][ipod] iTunes can interfere with mount of iPod in Songbird ( bug 6946)
* [podcast][mac][linux] Play stopped on change of feather ( bug 9525)
* [mac][linux] Songbird does not play MIDI files ( bug 9798)
* [mac] Mini-player doesn't show up in Spaces (intermittent) ( bug 9819)
* [key][mac] Keyboard shortcuts for Play/Pause, Next/previous track not shown in Control menu ( bug 12922)
* [mac] CMD+Y/Z Undo/Redo does not work after a paste ( bug 15456)

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Songbird 1.1.2

Songbird 1.1.1 Final

(2009.03.10)

NEW FEATURES AND IMPROVEMENTS
On Demand Fetching of Album Artwork
Songbird can now fetch album artwork from the web at your command. Simply select or right-click a track and choose "Get Album Artwork". You can also select your preferred source of artwork. By default, Songbird will retrieve album art from Last.fm but you can install from other sources such as amazon.com via an add-on.

MTP Device Support
We fixed many bugs affecting MTP devices on Windows. We've also added the ability to synch authorized Windows Media DRM'ed content to your MTP device. To see if your MTP device is supported, or to report your findings, visit our MTP Device Support page.

Watch Folders
You can choose to watch a folder hierarchy for changes and the content will auto-magically be imported in your library. If a file is removed from the watched folder, the corresponding track will be deleted from your Library.

Better Sorting
Library sorting supports unicode collation and better handling of leading definite and indefinite articles such as "The" and "a".

Replay Gain Support (Normalization)
If a track's metadata contains replay gain (including iTunes-specific) information, Songbird will adjust the playback gain appropriately.

Reduced Installer Packages
We've reduced the installer package size on Mac and Linux by about 45% on each of those platforms.

Improved Memory Usage/Performance
As part of our project to bring down memory usage in Songbird, we've re-tuned the database to be less greedy with your system's memory. On some memory starved systems, this should actually increase performance, but most users shouldn't notice any difference in searching, sorting, scrolling, filtering, or smart playlists. Users with very large libraries (>100,000 tracks) will see the biggest memory use improvements. If you do find things are more sluggish than you remember, please see Tuning Songbird Memory Usage and try adjusting the page cache size upwards. If you find any problems in these areas, please file a Bugzilla issue against Songbird.

7digital MP3 Store Add-on (Beta)
We've partnered with 7digital to bring you the highest quality MP3s (320kbps). You can easily search, purchase, organize and get recommendations directly into Songbird. Just click on the 7digital Music Store node in your Songbird service pane. NOTE: The UK store is fully stocked, but the US and other European stores are still continuing to populate a complete catalog of music. Please file any bugs, issues or suggestions for the 7digital MP3 store specifically in our Bugzilla database.

Performance Enhancements

We’ve continued to make the application more stable and zippier in all sorts of ways. Amongst other things, you should notice a smaller memory footprint and decreased CPU usage.

We made some substantial gains this release:

* Reduced memory use with a large library by 40%
* Cut CPU usage during playback by half
* Fixed playback memory leaks
* Made library caching configurable
* Added batching to the media importer, reducing memory use by 60%
* Reduced Mac download size 45%
* Fewer Crashes: We’ve worked hard to identify and fix ten of the most common crashes in Songbird.

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Songbird 1.1.1