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Overtone Analyzer Version History

  • 1.5.2 29. July 2010

    • The software is digitally signed now. This might reduce the occasional false alert from some virus scanners.
    • some minor fixes
  • 1.5.1 19. July 2010

    This is a maintenance release with some small bug fixes. You only need this version if you were affected by the problems mentioned below. There will be a bigger update with many new features in a while.

    • Bugfix: crash at startup for screen color depths other than 32 bit
    • Bugfix: under some conditions saved sound files were not readable by some other audio applications
    • Bugfix: the font of the note sliders could not be changed
    • various other small fixes
  • 1.5.0 May 10, 2010

    • The Live Edition now also supports unlimited recording and editing of audio files!
    • Many new entries in the 'Edit' menu:
      • Normalize volume: increase volume of sections that are too quiet.
      • Set selection: opens dialog to exactly specify the selected time range.
      • Replace with silence
      • Insert silence
    • Overtone Analyzer can now open almost all know audio and video file formats. When opening videos, the first audio track will be automatically loaded.
    • The Premium Edition has a new feature to open multiple windows on a single file. This makes it very easy to compare different parts of a recording that are not next to each other. To open a new window, select a time range and then click 'Window / New window of current selection'.
    • When the time slider is moved during playback, the playback position will immediately jump to the beginning of the new range. This makes it much easier to search a long recording.
    • The Overtone Sliders can now be resized and positioned independently of each other.
    • Peak files are now cached. This increases the speed of opening previously files dramatically.
    • Resizing the application window is much smoother now.
    • The command 'lock selection' has its own icon on the toolbar now (the lock icon).
    • Various bugfixes.
    • Pressing the space bar while recording will stop the current recording without starting playback.
    • Ctrl-W closes the current file
  • 1.4.0 January 23 2010

    • Fix compatibility problem with Windows 7 64bit
    • Fix compatibility problem with older single-core machines
    • Correct localization of scale values
    • New export data feature for scientific analysis
  • 1.3.0 Dezember 3 2009

    • Drawing the spectrogram is up to 300% faster than version 1.2.0. This allows smooth scrolling on most machines now.
    • The spectrum is now drawn with smooth (anti-aliased) contours, which improves the image quality significantly.
    • When the note sliders are transparent, only the area hidden by the sliders becomes darker. Previously, the entire screen was obscured.
    • various bugfixes
  • 1.2.0 8. July 2009

    • The fundamental ranges in the staff view can now be clicked and played when they show planetary tones
    • Bugfix: The status bar information for the current mouse cursor location was not correct in the Live Edition.
  • 1.1.1 8. June 2009

    • Bugfix: After saving, recording sometimes failed to work.
  • 1.1.0 18. May 2009

    • The frequency scale can now be panned and zoomed, which makes working with the program much more fluent.
    • Most views and scales now offer mouse wheel support for zooming or scrolling.
    • The Overtone Sliders can now snap to the nearest peak in the spectrum. This allows highly accurate frequency measurements. The snap mode can be adjusted under Options / Note Sliders or on the toolbar.
    • Different profiles for planetary tones, singing and speaking voice ranges can now be selected directly in the main window when the mouse moves over the window with those ranges (the window with the clef to the left of the piano).
    • The Overtone Sliders are now slowly becoming real Note Sliders. They are no longer limited to be fixed on the screen and can also be assigned to a time segment of the recording (in other words, a note). This allows to transcribe entire pieces, and to export the note sequence as MIDI.
    • various bugfixes
  • 1.0.7 5. March 2009

    • fix some problems with special characters in license key data
    • fix problems with saving files whose filename or path contains special characters
    • fix occasional stopping of recording or playback that occurs on some systems
    • expose Playback Frame Rate setting in the advanced options
  • 1.0.6 8. January 2009

    • better support for color schemes with white background
    • all fonts and font colors are now configurable
    • add missing tooltips for many options dialogs
    • fix saving of new files in Live Edition
    • fix some installer problems on Windows 2000
    • the trial version installer will warn before overwriting a full version