1Fri April 11 2008 -- Version 0.9.3
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3
4This is a bug fix release, containing the following changes:
5
6	* Fixed bounds checking of mode in speex header. relates to:
7	  http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-2.html
8	* Fixed bug preventing device dialog being reopened when
9	  closed via the window manager.
10
11All users with speex handling enabled should upgrade.
12
13
14Tue Jan 30 2007 -- Version 0.9.2
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16
17New in this release:
18
19	* ALSA is now the default driver. see README.OSS for oss
20	* minimum supported gtk version raised to 2.4
21	* added the "hand tool" for panning the display with inertia
22	  (Radoslaw Korzeniewski)
23	* can now open multiple files via the gtk file selector
24	* implemented accel editing via the usual gtk method
25	* added tdb lock override (Takashi Iwai)
26	* remove support for libsndfile0 (Erik de Castro Lopo)
27	* remove direct flac support as it's supported by libsndfile now
28	  (Erik de Castro Lopo)
29	* added a new splash screen (Pascal Klein)
30	* fix segfault when closing windows while others were still loading
31	* other bugs addressed and changes made. run "svn log" on a copy of svn
32	  trunk for details, or check http://trac.metadecks.org/timeline
33	* released 0.9.2
34
35
36Mon Jan 30 2006 -- Version 0.9.1
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38
39This is a maintainance release.
40
41The previous release (0.9.0) had a bug that prevented sweep from
42populating the ALSA devices in settings. The bug was only apparent
43when you built with ALSA and didn't have a previous installation
44of sweep that used ALSA.
45
46If you installed sweep 0.9.0 and had problems getting any sound
47output then please upgrade to 0.9.1.
48
49Mon Aug 22 2005 -- Version 0.8.4
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51
52This is maintainance release, including:
53
54 	* updates for ALSA 1.0 (Daniel Dreschers, Charles Turner),
55	* a new Polish translation (Radoslaw Korzeniewski),
56        * an updated russian translation (Alex Prokoudine),
57	* a small fix to the German translation, and
58	* various minor tweaks and improvements.
59
60This is likely to be the last Sweep release based on GTK+-1.2. Further
61development will use GTK+-2.0 for the interface.
62
63Over the last year, Peter Shorthose has developed a comprehensive set of
64GTK+-2.0 patches for Sweep, and will handle their merging and ongoing
65release management towards Sweep 1.0. Welcome Peter!
66
67The trunk of sweep CVS has been migrated to a new Subversion repository.
68You can check it out by:
69
70  svn co http://svn.metadecks.org/sweep/trunk sweep
71
72svn.metadecks.org can also be browsed via trac at:
73
74  http://trac.metadecks.org/
75
76
77Fri Apr 30 2004 -- Version 0.8.3
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79
80This is a maintainance release, including a new Spanish translation,
81various bugfixes and no new functionality.
82
83Sweep has moved back into CVS at SourceForge. Five new developers have
84been added to the project: Yuri Bongiorno, Erik de Castro Lopo, Torben
85Hohn, Andr? Pang, and Alexandre Prokoudine.
86
87Internationalization (i18n) improvements:
88
89	* a new Spanish translation by Juan Manuel Martinez
90        * an updated Italian translation by Yuri Bongiorno
91
92Bugfixes:
93
94	* resampler bug fixed by Erik de Castro Lopo
95	* made main scrollbar arrows useful (bug #821596)
96	* seven other bug reports closed
97	* compile warning fixes for GCC3
98
99The dependency on libtdb has been removed. TDB sources are now pulled
100directly from the upstream Samba subversion repository.
101
102
103Wed Apr 30 2003 -- Version 0.8.2
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105
106This release contains support for ALSA 0.9; this is configurable and could
107do with widespread testing.
108
109To build with ALSA support, simply configure with:
110
111        ./configure --enable-alsa
112
113Note that this will build a binary which will work with ALSA only, and
114not attempt to use OSS. In future this will be replaced with plugins
115for different pcm i/o methods, which should ease binary distribution.
116
117
118Internationalization (i18n) improvements:
119
120	* a complete audit of untranslateable strings, including
121	mis-configured source files and unmarked strings, by
122	Silvia Pfeiffer.
123
124	* a new Greek translation by Dokianakis Fanis
125	* a new Russian translation by Alexandre Prokoudine
126	* an updated Italian translation by Yuri Bongiorno
127	* an updated German translation by Silvia Pfeiffer
128
129There is a new mailing list: sweep-i18n. List information is at
130http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sweep-i18n
131
132
133Additional changes include:
134
135	* added VBR without DTX option for Speex 1.0 speech encoding
136	* improved accuracy of sliders in processing dialogs
137
138
139Events:
140
141Conrad will presenting and demoing Sweep at the following upcoming events:
142
143  Jul 10-13       LinuxTag 2003 (Karlsruhe, Germany)
144                  Conference and Linux Audio Dev (LAD) exhibition booth
145                  http://www.linuxtag.org/
146
147  Jul 31 - Aug 3  UKUUG Linux Developers Conference (Edinburgh, Scotland)
148                  http://www.ukuug.org/events/linux2003/
149
150Plus, the Call for Participation for the Linux Audio Mini-Conf @ LCA2004
151(Jan 12-13 2004, Adelaide, South Australia) is announced:
152
153    http://www.metadecks.org/events/lca2004/
154
155
156Thu Feb  6 2003 -- Version 0.8.1
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158
159This release contains performance improvements for basic editing operations,
160including reduced memory consumption during cut and paste insert. It also
161includes support for creation of new files on the command line, updated
162handling of raw file loading through libsndfile, and updated support for
163voice activity detection and intensity stereo coding features of the Speex
164speech codec.
165
166Sat Jan 18 2003 -- Version 0.8.0
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168
169This is the first milestone release for Sweep 1. Please test it thoroughly
170for both general sample editing and live performance! For more information,
171see http://www.metadecks.org/ .
172
173New in this release:
174
175	* a new monitoring subsystem for use in DJing and live performance.
176	Users with two sound cards can use headphones for monitoring, to
177	prepare mixes and cue samples without disrupting the main output.
178
179	* A usability bug was fixed in keyboard playback controls
180
181	* the Italian translation of the user interface was updated by
182	Yuri Bongiorno.
183
184
185New at metadecks.org:
186
187    Notes for the tutorial "Using Sweep: Fun with Scrubby" are now
188    available online in HTML, PostScript and PDF formats at:
189
190        http://www.metadecks.org/software/sweep/tutorials/
191
192    This is a brief overview of the tutorial given at linux.conf.au 2003
193    in Perth, Australia; the real thing is live and very, very loud.
194
195
196Sat Jan 4 2003 -- Open Sound System's killer app of the month
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198
199Sweep has been selected as the killer app of the month for January 2003 by
200Open Sound System (OSS), developers of the most widely used digital audio
201architecture for UNIX.
202
203
204Fri Dec 20 2002 -- Version 0.5.13
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206
207This release contains build fixes for NetBSD and cleanups by Erik de
208Castro Lopo to fix preprocessor pasting warnings.
209
210It also features new fade in and fade out filters.
211
212Conrad will be presenting two sessions at linux.conf.au, January 22-25 2003
213in Perth, Australia; a tutorial titled "Using Sweep: Fun with Scrubby", and
214an overview of Sweep's internals and plugin development.
215
216
217Fri Dec  6 2002 -- Version 0.5.12
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219
220New in this release:
221
222	* an updated Italian translation from Yuri Bongiorno
223
224	* resample (sample rate conversion): change the sample rate of a
225	file, for example from CD format to DAT format, or to any arbitrary
226	sample rate. This requires Erik de Castro Lopo's newly released
227	libsamplerate, available from http://www.mega-nerd.com/SRC/
228
229	* preview cut: hear how the area around the selection will sound
230	after the selection is cut out, including the parts between
231	selection regions for multi-region selections.
232
233	* preroll to cursor: play one second of sound leading up to the
234	cursor; useful for hearing the cursor position without moving it.
235
236Bugs were fixed in MP3 loading and pitched playback (using QWERTY keys).
237
238
239Thu Nov 28 2002 -- Version 0.5.11
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241
242New features in this release include:
243
244	* mixing and crossfading paste methods: copy a region from one file
245	and mix or fade it into another file or elsewhere in the same file,
246	with control of source and destination levels and phase.
247
248	* navigation shortcuts to move between selection edges: move the
249	cursor between the start and end of selection regions, and to the
250	next edge of a multi-region selection, with Ctrl + Arrow Left/Right
251
252	* view memories: assign the viewable area to a number on the numeric
253	keypad with Ctrl+<Num>, and zoom back to it later by pressing that
254	number. (NB. Num Lock must be on on your keyboard).
255
256	* support for Speex 1.0beta3 ultra-wideband mode (32kHz). Speex is
257	a high quality, patent-free and open source voice codec.
258
259	* support for full-file application of Secret Rabbit Code
260
261Additionally, minor bugs were fixed affecting portability of system error
262handling and detection of MP3 files.
263
264
265Thu Oct 31 2002 -- Version 0.5.10a
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267
268This is an update to 0.5.10 which fixes a compilation error in the default
269build.
270
271Wed Oct 30 2002 -- Version 0.5.10
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273
274New features in this release include vertical zoom with a draggable dB scale
275and mouse wheel control, and some basic channel operations: Duplicate to
276stereo/multichannel, Swap left and right, Remove left/right, Mix down to
277mono, and Add/Remove channels.
278
279This release also includes compile fixes for Solaris, and a bug fix for
280first-time file 'save'.
281
282A new section for screenshots contributed by users was recently added to the
283screenshot tour:
284
285    http://www.metadecks.org/software/sweep/screenshots/
286
287
288Wed Oct 23 2002 -- Version 0.5.9
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290
291Sweep now supports Speex, a special purpose speech codec designed for
292efficient Voice over IP (VoIP) and file-based compression. Speex is free,
293open and unpatented; more information is available at http://www.speex.org/.
294
295This release also includes improved handling of the main volume and pitch
296sliders, contributed by Zenaan Harkness.
297
298
299Thu Oct 17 2002 -- Version 0.5.8
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301
302MP3 import is now supported. Minor bugs have been fixed in rendering of
303record position and playback mixing.
304
305There is a new page of audio demos made with Sweep. These demonstrate the
306sounds of Scrubby, a tool which allows vinyl-like manipulation of digital
307audio:
308
309    http://www.metadecks.org/software/sweep/demos.html
310
311
312Fri Oct 11 2002 -- Version 0.5.7
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314
315This version includes support for Ogg Vorbis import and export, including
316both variable and average bitrate encoding modes. There are many other
317user interface updates, including new input controls for sample rates and
318channels, and question, information and system error dialogs.
319
320There is a new Screenshot tour of Sweep, including many screenshots of
321the new dialogs and general editing:
322
323    http://www.metadecks.org/software/sweep/screenshots/
324
325
326Wed Sep 25 2002 -- Version 0.5.6 and Sweep Demo at SLUG
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328
329Changes in this version include monitoring of file modification, "are you
330sure" dialogs, file revert, and many minor bug fixes.
331
332There will be a demo of the latest Sweep features, including live DJing and
333experimental music techniques and the Sydney LUG meeting on Sep. 27 2002;
334see http://www.slug.org.au/ for details.
335
336Fri Sep 20 2002 -- Version 0.5.5
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338
339Changes since version 0.5.4 include major bugfixes for LADSPA plugin
340handling and improvements in scrubbing usability.
341
342Wed Sep 11 2002 -- Version 0.5.4
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344
345Changes since version 0.5.3 (September 5 2002) include bug fixes for
346playback during destructive operations and for edits of tiny regions,
347and improvements in configuration checks for libsndfile-1.0.0.
348
349Additionally, scrubbing is now working for reverse playback, and has been
350tuned for responsiveness independent of sample rate.
351
352There is now a web page introducing Scrubby and outlining a few simple
353editing and live performance techniques:
354
355    http://www.metadecks.org/software/sweep/scrub.html
356
357
358Thu Sep  5 2002 -- Version 0.5.3
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360
361This release incorporates robust configuration checking to help new users
362compile from source. After a long period of quiet development we are now
363beginning to roll this out for general public usage, and your testing and
364feedback is very welcome!
365
366Changes since 0.1.1 (October 2000) include interactive scrubbing, recording,
367support for LADSPA 1.1 effects plugins and multichannel sound files,
368multithreaded background rendering, unlimited undo/redo, mouse wheel zooming,
369reverse playback and overall stability and usability improvements.
370
371Changes since version 0.5.0 (August 12 2002) include preferences saving and
372support for libsndfile 1.0.0.
373
374Changes since version 0.5.1 (August 29 2002) include improved configure
375checks and porting fixes. Additionally, Sweep now remembers the last used
376file load and save directories between sessions.
377
378Changes since version 0.5.2 (September 4 2002) include the fixing of a bug
379in "save as", and (NEW) audible scrubbing when selecting regions.
380
381Mon, 1 May 2000
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383
384Mark Taylor writes:
385
386        sweep was used to document some decoder bugs in winamp:
387
388        http://www.sulaco.org/mp3/winamp/winamp.html
389
390(Screenshots on this page show sweep version 0.0.6).
391