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Product Version Updated Status Download Link
Mixcraft 4 4.1 build 94 06/13/08 Public Beta Download!
Mixcraft Full Download!  (42 MB!)

If you have any problem, PLEASE file a bug report!

Version 4.1 b 94

  • Added ability to mix down only highlighted (selected) clips without drawing a selection rectangle
  • Repaired mixdown of multiple selected clips
  • Fixed undo when switching from custom instrument settings to an instrument patch
  • Bulletproofing of code to prevent two most common crashes
  • Repaired possible freeze when soloing a track in a project with multiple virtual instrument tracks
  • Repaired stuck notes when moving a MIDI clip from one MIDI track to another during playback
  • Fixed possible Windows Vista crash if recording device fails to open
  • Pasting MIDI notes into piano roll now draws velocity data for pasted notes
  • Fixed problem with volume envelope on pasted audio clip

Version 4.1 b 93

  • Can now configure Library path.  Can be a UNC filepath, if desired.
  • Installer asks for a loop library path.
  • New sound effects and ambiences.
  • Installer has a new unattended mode for large net installs/multi-license installs.

Version 4.1 b 92

  • WaveRT for Vista service pack  update.
  • Fixed crash for freezing MIDI tracks.
  • Added a close button and made the icon on the instrument dialog to be less confusing.
  • Help file spelling errors
  • Drag and drop enhancements
  • Visual glitch fix 'semitones' on sound details
  • Visual state of selected midi clip now is easy to understand.
  • autoscroll to selected track or clip in some cases
  • Ensured audio details play button is not in weird state after hitting new.
  • VSTi preset bank loading crash was fixed. (CM101)

Version 4.1 b 91

  • Added right click controller editing ability.  Right click on the controller area to add, edit or delete controllers, including the ability to delete all controllers.
  • Added ability to load VST preset banks for VSTs and VSTis.
  • Single click in controller area will add a single controller.  Useful for program changes, etc.
  • Updated help file
  • Enhancements/fixes for loading long files.  We now properly handle files up to 6 hours and 45 minutes.
  • Proper sizing of VST effects that do not report correct size initially

Version 4.1 b 90

  • Fix for crash when deleting mono input/stereo output VST plugins (rare)
  • VST effect tails must be silent for 2 seconds before we determine the tail has ended
  • Optimized the Edit Marker dialog when changing tempo
  • Fixed & optimized level meters, now faster and less CPU and no drawing glitches
  • Fixed bug that allowed you to disarm a MIDI track via right click during recording
  • Fixed serious bug with arming ASIO tracks during playback that would throw off project sync
  • Fix for filter pop/clicks on MIDI tracks
  • Fixed undo/redo arming tracks when not in Wave mode.
  • Fix for MIDI track slider undo when track is armed
  • Fix for sustain pedal reset with some virtual instruments (i.e. Arturia Prophet VS)
  • Changed to metronome volume/sounds preferences no longer requires a restart
  • Fixed weird Instrument Preset whose volume was way too loud and caused clipping with any effects

File size: 40 MB.  This is a large first time install.  Subsequent installs will be smaller.

LEARN ABOUT NEW MIXCRAFT 4 FEATURES here.

If you have any problem, PLEASE SEND US YOUR LOG FILE!  Your Mixcraft log file will be at c:\program files\Acoustica Mixcraft 4\Mixcraft-log.txt

Please note that this version is much larger than version 3.  This is mainly due to the all the included virtual instruments.

To sign up to the beta team, visit http://www.acoustica.com/beta.htm Please send in your bugs via the beta bug report form

CD/DVD Label Maker 3 3.23 06/06/08 Public Beta Download
Version 3.23
  • Fixed problems with direct-to-disc printing on Windows Vista for HP direct-to-disc printers and the Dymo DiscPainter
  • Added a "Clear All" button to the Tracks dialog
  • Added a disc-only project type
  • The "Alignment" button on the Print dialog will now launch the edit-paper-types dialog instead of the printer-alignment dialog if the current label is set to print straight to disc instead of via paper (because the settings on the print-alignment dialog apply only to paper labels)
  • bug fix: underline & strikeout for text not appearing in version 3.22 unless you had the "lowest memory" printing preference selected
  • bug fix: possible crash when parsing .wav files with genre tags
  • bug fix: drive brand & model weren't displaying in the LightScribe Diagnostics dialog
Version 3.22
  • It fixes a bug in the display of text objects that are scrolled partially offscreen.
  • The uninstaller won't delete files that users have stored in the label maker's main install folder (though it will still delete them from subfolders of the main install folder).
Version 3.21
  • Fixes spine text limitation problem
  • Cleaning up temp files better.
Version 3.20
  • the "Text Color" menu option now launches the Text Properties text-color page instead of the Windows choose-color dialog.

Version 3.19

  • bug fix: drawing issue on Tracks page of the instant-label wizard
  • bug fix: the "display at full size" right-click option for thumbnails didn't draw backgrounds correctly for some PNG images with alpha channels
  • bug fix: removed slight changes in text position/size when switching between full and partial opacity (this bug will still appear on machines with CPU speeds of less than 1.5 ghz unless you're selected the "Lowest Memory" option in the "Printing Memory Use" page of the preferences dialog, since the fix can cause noticeable delays on slower machines)
  • the tile settings dialog no longer defaults to 150 DPI; instead, it defaults to 3 rows tall, or if that would amount to less than 150 DPI, however many rows it would take to be at least 150 DPI vertical resolution
  • New version of installer used and will avoid Vista thinking that there is a problem with the install.

Version 3.18

  • added transparency control for text, accessible from the "Text Color" page of the Text Properties dialog. Probably the most striking use of this feature is to pair large-font transparent text with an non-transparent text background, making the text appear to be carved out of the background.
  • the disc-editing window can emulate all LightScribe disc colors, using the same algorithm HP uses for its official LightScribe previews (previously, the label maker could just display in color or grayscale). You can change the disc color from the combo box in the top-right corner of the screen next to the LightScribe mode combo box.
  • if you've got text selected, it won't display in the standard windows selection colors while you have the "Text Color" page of the "Text Properties" dialog open. This allows you to experiment with text colors & transparency without having to exit the dialog and deselect your text to see what your choices look like.
  • the export-to-image-file dialog will now start remembering all settings from the last time you ran it: target folder, dpi, image type, and cropping option
  • added a generate-a-random-color button to the text-color and background-color pages of the text properties dialog, so the label maker can generate color ideas for you
  • enforcement of LightScribe modes is now optional - the mode combo box (the combo box with the full/content/title mode choices) can either choose a mode + layout or just a layout, as specified in the preferences dialog
  • the "Add Row" button on the Tracks dialog will now insert a row in front of the currently selected row instead of appending the new row to the very end of the track list
  • if you've got a direct-to-disc printer selected as your paper type/output target, the Print dialog will now attempt to find a printer to match that paper type and if it finds one, will set that printer as the selected printer
  • moved the "use version 2 printing" preference to its own page in the Preferences dialog (the "Printing Memory Use" page) to allow more flexibility for users having memory-related printing issues. Though the interface has changed, the default behavior is the same as it was in version 3.17.
  • if you've elected not to eject discs when LightScribe printing is complete, the software will beep whenever something occurs that would normally cause the disc to eject (error, printing done, time to insert next disc) so that you'll notice the label maker needs your attention
  • bug fix: if the custom-colors bank was open on the text-properties dialog and you added a new custom color, the new color wouldn't appear in the bank until you switched to another bank and returned again
  • bug fix: not correctly parsing or scaling wmf files that contain text in some cases
  • bug fix: handling incorrectly formatted command lines produced by Internet Explorer when opening a .lbl file link from a web page
  • bug fix: not creating thumbnails correctly for PNG images with alpha channels originally created in Photoshop
  • bug fix: incorrectly handling hard returns when applying text edits (bold, italics, etc.) to text selections
  • bug fix: not drawing selections correctly for sideways and upside-down text
  • bug fix: not saving rotated images correctly in some circumstances

To sign up to the beta team, visit http://www.acoustica.com/beta.htm

Please send in your bugs via the beta bug report form

   
Spin It Again 2 build 39 09/11/07 Released Download!
Version 2.1 build 39
  • Fix for parsing bad wav files
  • Fix for crash when parsing for tracks.
  • Added ability to delete temp files and set temp folder
  • After changing effects in prefs, we no longer lose Advanced Cleaning and Noise Reduction.
Version 2.1 build 38
  • New Goldenhawk burning engine.
  • Fix for rate adjusted sounds with different sample rates (potential crash!)
  • Was resetting rate accidentally upon a clear.
  • Playback time was not accurate for rate adjusted sounds.
  • Auto detect tracks bulletproofing

To sign up to the beta team, visit http://www.acoustica.com/beta.htm Please send in your bugs via the beta bug report form

MP3 CD Burner 4.51 b147 08/08/07 Released Download!
Version 4.51  (build 147)
  • Fixes icon which got corrupted

  • Fix for rare rate adjustment crash. (Sndengine.dll)

Version 4.51  (build 146)
  • New goldenhawk burning engine (More supported recorders!)

  • Secondary frog aspi layer installer (Installed as wnaspi32.dll if there isn't a wnaspi32.dll -> Vista only)

Version 4.5  (build 145)
  • Fix for rare IMAPI burn crash.

Version 4.5  (build 144)
  • Fix for freeze on edit effects

  • Fix for mp3 render corrupted first 10 bytes of mp3 stream.

Version 4.5  (build 143)
  • More supported recorders/burners with Goldenhawk.

  • Added Render To File feature

  • Added Transfer feature to transfer files in song list to folder or mp3 player.

  • Sped up parsing of audio files

  • Fixed auto volume balancing preference

  • Added album to clipboard copy & paste feature.

  • Now looking up CD info from Music Brainz if freedb is unavailable.

  • Help file now Vista compatible.

  • Bug fixes.

To sign up to the beta team, visit http://www.acoustica.com/beta.htm Please send in your bugs via the beta bug report form

DJ Twist & Burn 1.03 build 147 08/08/07 Released Download!
Version 1.03  (build 147)
  • New goldenhawk burning engine (More supported recorders!)

  • Secondary frog aspi layer installer (Installed as wnaspi32.dll if there isn't a wnaspi32.dll -> Vista only)

    Fixes icon which got corrupted

    Fix for rare rate adjustment crash. (Sndengine.dll)

Version 1.02  (build 145)
  • Fix for rare IMAPI burn crash.

Version 1.02  (build 144)
  • Fix for freeze on edit effects

  • Fix for mp3 render corrupted first 10 bytes of mp3 stream.

Version 1.02 (build 143)
  • More supported recorders/burners with Goldenhawk.

  • Fixed auto volume balancing preference

  • Added album to clipboard copy & paste feature.

  • Now looking up CD info from Music Brainz if freedb is unavailable.

  • Help file now Vista compatible.

  • Bug fixes.

To sign up to the beta team, visit http://www.acoustica.com/beta.htm

Please send in your bugs via the beta bug report form

Audio Converter Pro 1.1 b24 06/22/07 Released Download
Version 1.1 build 23
  • Fix to mp3 tags - Windows Media Player did not read them properly!

Version 1.1 build 22

  • Fix for converting audio files with bad chars in track names such as :?.\ etc
  • Other fixes relating to reading bad audio files 

Version 1.1 build 21

  • Fix for registry reading related crash in a weird way.

To sign up to the beta team, visit http://www.acoustica.com/beta.htm

Please send in your bugs via the beta bug report form

MP3 To Wave Converter PLUS 2.5 b24 06/22/07 Released Download
Version 2.5 build 24
  • Fix for mp3 tags - was corrupting them
Version 2.5 build 22
  • Fix to mp3 tags - Windows Media Player did not read them properly!

Version 2.5 build 22

  • Fixes relating to reading bad audio files 

Version 2.5 build 21

  • Fix for registry reading related crash in a weird way.

To sign up to the beta team, visit http://www.acoustica.com/beta.htm

Please send in your bugs via the beta bug report form

Beatcraft 1.02 b18 06/12/06 Released Download
Version 1.02 build 18
  • Adds a check for update feature on the help.
Version 1.02 build 17
  • Options to disable and enable directx and vst effects
  • Adds uninstall survey
Version 1.02 build 16
  • Trying to save over current kit would cause a crash
  • Playing a long pattern crashes Beatcraft
  • Changing pattern length bug fixed
  • If you place a few "choke previous sounds" within the same beat, it will
    crash Beatcraft
  • If you save over an existing kit, it crashes.
  • If you use 32 beats per measure / 16 (or higher) steps per beat, it crashes.
  • I have a song I created that will not render, it crashes every time. SO I had
    to record it with Mixcraft while playing. I can send the project file when you
    are ready.
  • Sequencer always jumps back to the beginning when you play a pattern, not a
    bug but annoying when you have a very long sequence like I normally do.

Version 1.02 build 14

  • Fix for never ending reg bug.

To sign up to the beta team, visit http://www.acoustica.com/beta.htm

Please send in your bugs via the beta bug report form

Photos Forever 1.0 b16 08/08/07 Released Download!
Version 1.0 b16
  • More supported recorders
  • Optional Frog ASPI layer on Vista and XP.  (Go to "Start", followed by "All Programs", followed by "Acoustica Photos Forever", followed by "Config", followed by "Use Goldenhawk (FROG)" to activate.
Version 1.0 b15
  • More supported recorders
  • Bug fixes for burning engine with imapi
  • Added new file types dialog that lets you set which types of photos or files to backup!

Version 1.0 b13

  • More supported CD and DVD recorders (Goldenhawk)

To sign up to the beta team, visit http://www.acoustica.com/beta.htm

Please send in your bugs via the beta bug report form

 

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