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1.0.6 posted
by Ben Kennedy 19 Dec '03

19 Dec '03

Hello all, Doggiebox 1.0.6 is now available from <http://www.doggiebox.com/download.php>. This is a maintenance update that incorporates a couple of bug fixes and minor improvements. In particular: - Added an Italian language localization. - Fixed a bug where the Export progress dialog could not be canceled. - Fixed a couple of other potential conflicts with earlier versions of Mac OS X. Happy holidays! -ben -- Ben Kennedy, chief magician zygoat creative technical services 613-228-3392 | 1-866-466-4628 http://www.zygoat.ca

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1.0.5 released
by Ben Kennedy 11 Nov '03

11 Nov '03

Howdy all, Doggiebox 1.0.5 is now available for download. This latest update brings a couple of new features and a number of bug fixes. Notably, several issues that were causing crashes for people should be eliminated. Here is the complete list of changes since 1.0.4: - Added a new preferences option, "Allow final sounds to decay completely". The default setting is on, which maintains the standard behaviour where Doggiebox intelligently lets sounds (e.g. crash cymbals) decay at the end of song. However, if you are exporting patterns for use as loops, you can now turn this off to achieve output of precise duration. - Added support for cut/copy/pasting of drums (with all attributes, e.g. sound, name, and icon) in the drum kit editor. - Improved the play/stop button so that response during playback is now instant, instead of sometimes briefly hanging. - Improved handling of the licence registration key so that it is now automatically recognised for all user accounts on the computer. - Fixed a bug that caused Doggiebox to truncate the last beat of each bar by a fraction of a second. While imperceivable under normal circumstances, this was causing problems for people exporting files to use as loops, etc. - Fixed a bug where drum kit reconciliation did not work properly under Mac OS 10.3. - Fixed a bug where the position indicator would sometimes stop moving in mid-song during playback. - Fixed a bug where selecting a different drum kit while editing a song would sometimes affect only some of the drums. - Fixed a font dependency that could cause mysterious non-behaviour under some circumstances. - Other minor fixes for Mac OS 10.1 compatibility (the playback indicator now works instead of crashing; a hang after exporting should be eliminated). - Changed the keyboard shortcut for Preferences from cmd-; to cmd-, in respect of Apple human interface guidelines. - Added a few additional sounds to Ben's Premier Kit. Due to bugs in the current version of Stuffit Expander in dealing with permissions in .sit files, I'm bundling Doggiebox this time as a .bz2 archive. Stuffit Expander will handle it fine though (I've tested with both 7.0.3 and 8.0), and it affords slightly better compression to boot. Grab it at <http://www.doggiebox.com/distribution/Doggiebox.bz2>. Enjoy, -ben -- Ben Kennedy, chief magician zygoat creative technical services 613-228-3392 | 1-866-466-4628 http://www.zygoat.ca

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Version 1.0.4 released
by Ben Kennedy 23 Sep '03

23 Sep '03

Doggiebox is a versatile drum machine application for Mac OS X that empowers you to create and manipulate percussion-based songs. Four months following the last release, it's about time for a new version! New features in the drum kit editor: - Support for dragging and dropping sound files to and from the Finder, as well as saving to disk in any chosen format. - Volume slider control for adjusting the nominal level for each drum sound. - Support for dragging and dropping drum images to and from the Finder, or directly from graphics applications, as well as copy/paste using the clipboard, and saving to disk in TIFF format. Improvements to the song editor: - Fixed a bug where some Undo functions would not work in a newly created song. - Fixed a bug where importing or exporting sounds would fail when the filename contained non-standard characters. - Fixed a bug where it was impossible to delete the first section marker in the list. - Added a collapse-to-mono toggle button. - Improved responsiveness of user interface and position indicator after stopping playback. - Improved the alert messages when a drum kit is missing or unavailable -- no longer says "Cannot find '(null)'". Doggiebox 1.0.4 is available for immediate download at <http:// www.doggiebox.com/download.php>. -ben -- Ben Kennedy, chief magician zygoat creative technical services 613-228-3392 | 1-866-466-4628 http://www.zygoat.ca

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Version 1.0.3 now available
by Ben Kennedy 23 May '03

23 May '03

Greetings all, Here's what's new in Doggiebox version 1.0.3, posted today: - Added long-awaited Undo support for various song editing operations. - Added new Erase functionality: hold the Option key while mousing over the pattern editor, and click (or drag) to immediately remove any drums beneath the cursor. - File references (saved in preferences and song files) are now stored using alias records instead of absolute paths. As a result, Doggiebox should be less prone to lose track of drum kits that have been moved or renamed. (Song file format has been updated.) Download it now at <http://www.doggiebox.com/distribution/Doggiebox.sit> In addition to the new version, we are pleased to announce that the beginnings of a drum kit & sound file library is now online. Download and try out some other drum kits to change the sound of your tunes! <http:// www.doggiebox.com/library/> Additionally, the online FAQ has been updated with a few entries, and the entire Doggiebox documentation is now online as well. Have fun, -ben -- Ben Kennedy, chief magician zygoat creative technical services 613-228-3392 | 1-866-466-4628 http://www.zygoat.ca

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Version 1.0.2 released
by Ben Kennedy 11 Apr '03

11 Apr '03

Hi all, Doggiebox version 1.0.2 now posted for download. New since 1.0.1: - Added a master volume slider for controlling the output level (useful to eliminate clipping on exported tracks). - Considerably improved the accuracy and performance of the playback position indicator. - Improved the export dialog to remember the most recently chosen file format. - Added menu commands for playing and exporting the current selection. - Added support for two new sound file formats: FastTracker 2 import and Portable Voice Format import/export. - Fixed a bug where pops or clicks were sometimes heard when using custom drum kits. - Fixed a bug where sometimes no sounds would be audible until a song was saved and re-opened (mostly occurred when creating new songs). - Fixed a compatibility problem using exported files with BIAS Deck/Peak. - Fixed a problem where sound files with uppercase filename extensions were not recognized. This incorporates all of the changes from the two betas released over the past couple of weeks (thanks to those who tested). The Doggiebox web site: http://www.doggiebox.com Download 1.0.2 now: http://www.doggiebox.com/distribution/Doggiebox.sit -ben -- Ben Kennedy, chief magician zygoat creative technical services 613-228-3392 | 1-866-466-4628 http://www.zygoat.ca

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1.0.2 beta cycle
by Ben Kennedy 27 Mar '03

27 Mar '03

Greetings all, The first Doggiebox 1.0.2 beta release is available this afternoon to registered users, downloadable at http://www.doggiebox.com/distribution/ Doggiebox-1A10.sit. Please note two things: 1. Subsequent beta builds will be announced (and discussed) on the Doggiebox general discussion list, doggiebox(a)lists.zygoat.ca. 2. The beta program is available to all licensed users. If you have not yet registered your copy of Doggiebox, doing so will allow you to use this and subsequent pre-release builds. This build (1A10) includes some bug fixes and minor improvements; details are included in the accompanying release notes. Version 1.0.1 is still the current release for all users, also available on the web site as usual. regards, -ben -- Ben Kennedy, chief magician zygoat creative technical services 613-228-3392 | 1-866-466-4628 http://www.zygoat.ca

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Doggiebox 1.0.1 now available
by Ben Kennedy 04 Mar '03

04 Mar '03

Greetings all, Doggiebox version 1.0.1 is ready for download at http://www.doggiebox.com. New in this version: - Added command-H key equivalent to hide the application, by popular demand. :) - Fixed bug where tempo icons were sometimes being drawn upside-down in the pattern properties sheet. - Brought the user's guide up to date with the current feature set. - Implemented registration incentives for non-licensed users. (Also, the web site has received a face lift, wheee!) The licence cost will remain at $29 USD until version 1.1, by which time there should be even more fun and useful features. Work in the immediate and near future will now focus on: - undo functionality - better control over exporting, to alleviate clipping problems - drag-and-drop editing - dynamics controls - enhanced sequencing/structuring tools, as recently discussed here on the list Enjoy, -ben -- Ben Kennedy, chief magician zygoat creative technical services 613-228-3392 | 1-866-466-4628 http://www.zygoat.ca

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Doggiebox news, and 1A7 (1.0g) now online!
by Ben Kennedy 31 Jan '03

31 Jan '03

Greetings all, I am pleased to announce Doggiebox build 1A7, hopefully the last build in the "pre-release" series! You'll notice a bit of a revamped look in this one; here are what's new and changed: - At long last, there are document icons! Many thanks to Scott Bremner for graphic design. - The preferences dialog has been revamped, with several new options. - There is now support for multi-line bar layout, with a user- specified number of bars per line. - It is now possible to choose whether to create a new untitled song on startup. - It is now possible to disable the playback position indicator. - The behaviour of selection highlighting and the insertion point has been changed slightly, to more closely match the behaviour of a text editor: when one or more bars are selected, the insertion point disappears. - Added recognition for AIFF sound files ending in ".aif" (in addition to ".aiff"). - The drum kit editor will now post an alert when trying to import a sound of an unsuitable sample rate. - Drums are now assigned a default sound and icon in the absence of any being defined in the drum kit editor. - Fixed bug where drum sounds would not play back when auditioned in the drum kit editor. - Registration key system introduced, along with a revised About box and application icon. Download now from http://www.zygoat.ca/products/doggiebox/download.php Please note that this one is distributed as an Installer package, which you should be able to double-click to automatically install into your / Applications (or wherever) folder. If you run into any problems with it, please let me know. As usual, all problem reports and feature suggestions are welcome, particularly to this mailing list; if all goes well, we will announce the "1.0 final" next week. Late last fall we ran a short survey of Doggiebox users, and all respondents were eligible to be randomly chosen to win free Doggiebox licences. The response was great and we drew five names at random from the database; congratulations to: Rob Hunter (San Diego, CA, USA) Paul Norman (Cambridge, MA, USA) Robert Koble (Clifton, NJ, USA) Etienne Beaupré (Montreal, QC, Canada) Gavin Mahan (San Diego, CA, USA) Thank you to everyone who provided feedback! -ben -- Ben Kennedy, chief magician zygoat creative technical services 613-228-3392 | 1-866-466-4628 http://www.zygoat.ca

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New build 1A6 is up
by Ben Kennedy 28 Dec '02

28 Dec '02

Hey all, 1A6 (aka 1.0f) is available for download! Here's what's new: * Resolved incompatibility with Mac OS X 10.2.3. * Introduction of a long-awaited playback position indicator. * Fixed bug where drum sounds were not playing while editing the song. * Fixed a crash that would occur when loading a song whose drum kit is not available, and the load is subsequently canceled or a substitute kit is not specified. * Plus a handful of miscellaneous UI improvements (export audio dialog, zooming, remembering window positions). http://www.zygoat.ca/products/doggiebox/distribution/Doggiebox.sit Hope everyone is enjoying the Christmas (or holiday-of-choice) break! -b -- Ben Kennedy, chief magician zygoat creative technical services 613-228-3392 | 1-866-466-4628 http://www.zygoat.ca

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Doggiebox 1A5, with full export support!
by Ben Kennedy 16 Dec '02

16 Dec '02

Greetings all, Build 1A5 is up! http://www.zygoat.ca/products/doggiebox/download.php As mentioned earlier this week on the list, there are a couple of bug fixes regarding drum precedence (hi hats now close where they should), plus a problem with saving drum kits that would trash all the drum icons. The biggest news for this release though is that export-to-AIFF (and in fact, about a dozen other file formats too) is now a reality, so you can start using your beats in other apps like ProTools and whatnot! Woo hoo! As usual, please report any strangeness, weird behaviour, bugs, etc. Much of the underlying rendering code has changed since the last release. Also, I've compressed the archive with DropStuff 7.0, which seems to have yielded about a 10% file size reduction. I hope that isn't indicative of a file which is incompatible with older versions of StuffitExpander. If you have problems with the archive, please let me know. enjoy, -ben -- Ben Kennedy, chief magician zygoat creative technical services 613-228-3392 | 1-866-466-4628 http://www.zygoat.ca

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