PlayBacker for iPhone

Maintenance update for optimization to new iOS / iPadOS 17, with some improvements.

Maintenance update + Brand new display mode added

■ Deck get new `Folded` control area display mode
New mode make Control Area view disappear and present toolbar items instead.

■ Bug fixes, Improvements
- Fixes some folder presentation glitch of UserFiles Picker.
- Improved navigation of offline help viewer.

The update optimized for new iOS / iPadOS 16 including some improvements.

■ Required OS version gained to “iOS / iPadOS 14” and later from this version.

= Improvements of Loading Interfaces =

■ “Audition” feature added to User File Picker
The User File Picker [ shown by + > AppStorage ] now have a sound audition feature. The leading swipe of the row will show the audition button.

■ Multiple files selection now available on Document Picker
Users can choose multiple files on OS mounted “Document Picker” [ shown by + > Browse ] now. The files will be loaded ordered by file name.

= Bug fixes and measures =
- User File Picker : fixed an issue of files presentation inside a folder of iCloud Drive storage.
- Document Picker : fixed an issue on new OS which will not show Cancel Button etc.
- Document Picker : fixed an issue “Move” button presented to unmovable files ( files at non root ).

Maintenance update with some spec changes.

■ Specification of switch among equipments via swipe gesture has changed.
- iPad version - portrait mode : DECK A ⇄ DECK B ⇄ SamplePad
- iPad version - landscape mode : DECK A / DECK B ⇄ SamplePad
- iPhone version : DECK ⇄ SamplePad

■ PlayTime indication on Deck’s CueList became be kept even after the app rebooted.

Series common document file support feature has been added. It has been enabled for sharing a sequence with Mac version PlayBackers by only single file !

■ Supporting ‘PlayBacker File Package’ type documents.
Supports opening of the documents which has generated on Mac version PlayBacker series (ver.3.1 or later). It becomes extremely easy for setup same sequence on several devices for backup or running with same time.

The PlayBacker File Package document can be open via Media Picker shown by AddTracks > Browse. Or user can open it directly on Files.app.

■ Interface Update.
Parts of interface were updated.
- PlayTime Label shows more realistic time.
- TailTime label was removed.
- WaveView markers had more visibility.

■ Bug Fixes
- The issue of Cue Number indication that it was showing wrong number ( from 0 started ) has fixed.

Maintenance Update
Including bug fixes around some interface.

This update is for optimize to new iOS 15, including some new features.

■ Optimizing to new OS and interface tuning.
■ Supporting OS has became 13.4 and later from this version.

■ Supports landscape mode of device. User can use the app with horizontal orientation too.
■ Improvements of Preferences window. Offline manual has also added.
■ ‘ Remote Controls feature Add-On ‘ In-App purchase item has added. User will become enable to playback control by keyboard shortcut or via MIDI controllers !

Maintenance update including below.

■ Improvements of usability for settings of Frequency and Volume of ToneGenerator. Control buttons for change properties has added.
■ Fixed some issue of properties inside application, that could be bad influence for playback quality.

Maintenance update including below.

■ Fixes issue of behaviors for responding some remote command.
■ Improvements for more efficiency to process of generating wave form made responses faster.
■ Fixes issue of un accessible to Tone Generator in Preferences window.

This update including all rewritten audio processing tasks for adopting the latest architecture of modern SDK and for rejecting deprecated one. With minimal user interface changes, users can use the app as before and can get more robustness and efficiency.

*) Optimization for latest OS also included. iOS11 and later required from this time update.

■ Update of Playback Engine
Application wide playback system has been migrated to the latest architecture.

■ Deck
- Improvement of Wave View.
- Play time indication has been available on deck’s cue list table.

■ InApp Purchase (* iPhone version only)
Add On view in Preferences window was updated. The SamplePad Sample view which makes users who didn’t purchase yet enabled to try a SamplePad was added ( will appear only while SamplePad inactive )

■ SamplePad（* InApp Purchase item in iPhone version )
- “Move” pad feature has been added. Users can layout pads on board now.

■ Others
- “Tone Generator” has been added in Preferences window.

The update for optimizing to iOS / iPadOS 13.

- Optimize to iOS 13 -
■ Supporting to iOS 13 and adopting the Dark/Light Mode. User can choose it at in-app preferences, which the app follows the system setting or fixed as dark mode ( default ).
■ Fixed an issue of less usability of items picking on Media Picker ( iTunes Library selection view ).
■ Fixed an issue of meta data readings of picked medias.

- Other Changes -
■ Fixed an issue of Media Picker that, several tracks were generated from one song because of accidental multi tap of un wished.
■ Changed : The title of Track will be set with file name ( last path component ), when it was generated by choosing the file. ( App Storage / Browse , drag & drop, etc )

Maintenance Update for solving the bug of In-App Purchase products.

In this version, It has been resolved the issue that, some products in In-App Purchase became not available after limit time of 'SamplePad Trial' product.

The update for more usability including below.

■ Volume Fader Curve attached
Fader curve of similar to actual fader has attached to volume fader. More detailed control for low level db has been enabled.

■ SamplePad update ( available through In-App Purchase )
# Time display on each sample pad button become available. Toggle on / off is available on device of over 4 inch display.

# Track Editor become available. User can customize the starting cue point of tracks. ( Also become available on Deck. )

■ Small tune up of interfaces & some bug fixes.

Maintenance Update including …

# Resolved the issue that the app stopped playing whether or not the ‘Auto Pause’ settings when the app was not active.

# Resolved the issue that the app did not respond correctly against operations from ‘Control Center’.

# Some part of interface were improved better.

Maintenance Update +

# improvements of WaveView
- The ‘Drag Time Labels’ has been added. Elapsed and remaining time will be shown while dragging the playback wiper.
- The visibility of playback wiper while be dragged has increased.

# Optimization of Audio Buffer Duration.
# Some bug fixed.

# Add On ‘SamplePad’ via In-App Purchase has become available !

# Optimization to iOS 12

# Usability improvement
- It has become available for loading audio files from CueList Mode view.
- Swipe actions from leading direction are added to deck’s table view and CueList Mode to set the track as ’Target’ or ‘Next’. With this change, single tapping on table row to set ‘Next’ track was discarded. ( iOS 11 and later )
- It has become enable to editing track’s title with tap the text field on CueList Mode in editing mode.
- Other improvements for better visibility of interface.

Maintenance Update
The update including mentioned below.

■ A optimization of the file loading system at iOS11.x.
■ Fixed a problem that the file move action on UserFiles Picker might caused to application crash.
■ Adjustments of some interface parts appearance.
■ Adjustments of some operation’s unbalance.

# Reboot of device after updating is recommended if you had file loading troubles in previous version.

Major update to version 2.0 !!
Optimized for iOS 11.
Playback control functions were extended !

New Features
■ Expandable Wave View : expand Wave View with double tap !
■ Expandable Control Area : make Volume Fader stroke longer and show bland new ‘Extended Controls’ !

■ Added ‘Extended Controls’
- Skip Tail : skip silence of track’s end !
- Repeat All

■ Files Transfer supports : between ‘Local Storage’ ~ ‘iCloud Drive’

Changed Specifications
■ Required iOS version gained to 10 or later.

■ In iOS 11 there were big changes around files management manner.
In previous versions of PlayBacker for iOS series had handle audio files at outside with once copying to inside app, but this behavior was modified to open file directly at that place in this time update.
Although this modification prevents pressure of disk space, there are gaining of possibility to ‘Files Not Found’, with for example cased of deleting in Files.app.
Please be careful to files operations.

Maintenance Update
This time update will be last update for supporting iOS 9 and earlier.

■ Improvement of an issue that, sometimes there was a case of application crash when user try generate a ‘Track’ from long playtime audio file ( depend on device model ).
■ Some maintenances updated.

■ ‘1 track repeat function’ which was requested from many users, has added !!
■ Some part of interfaces were improved.
■ Some maintenances and bug fixes.

The update version for supporting iOS10.
Some bug fixes caused to OS update also have applied.

# Current version of "PlayBacker for iOS series" can not run on "iOS10". Please wait updated version. sorry…

1.1.4
bug fix version.
The bugs of image handling of audio file's artwork image which causes to application crash was resolved in this version.

The improvements of usability and features of application were carried out.

■ improves - audio rendering processes.
The problem of rare case that sample rate miss matching between device and application which affected playback quality was resolved.
Deck’s file loading behavior at the time of track change was improved faster. It makes less gap in continue playing.

■ improves - usability of interface.
Focus area : “Crossfader Unit”, “Playback Wiper” etc.

■ Other some bug fixes and the tuning of features.

■ Supported by control center. ( iPhone version only )
Playback controls from device’s lock screen or control center has become possible.

■ Track copy has enabled.
In deck’s “CUE LIST MODE” view, function of track-copy was added. To access this function, please tap track’s ‘edit button’. then a “Copy” command will be shown at right side of track’s column.

■ Other improvements, changes and bug fixes.
# The application behavior of when audio output was unplugged has updated. When audio output was changed to built-in speaker from headphone etc, application will pause playback.

# An issue of deck that, tried to load not existing files in device’s music library caused error, was solved.

# Some interface and application behaviors were improved better.

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!! ver.1.1.2 is a bug fixed version of 1.1.1. if you are using ver.1.1.1 now, please update to 1.1.2.