Beatler and Lion

Posted by Rupert at 10:13 am

There has been quite a bit change in the last 7 days, not just Beatport re-launching their new site but also the release of Mac OS X Lion.

A few fixes are required in order for Beatler to run happily under Lion. These fixes are included in version 1.5.2 of Beatler which is available now to non Mac App Store users via the in-app update process.

If you are using the Mac App Store version of Beatler, the 1.5.2 update has been submitted and is currently in review by Apple. So hopefully it should be available in the next couple of days.

Update 1 – The MAS version has now been approved.

Beatler and the New Beatport Site

Posted by Rupert at 8:39 am

With Beatport launching their new site they have moved a few things around. Which means Beatler can’t access some important URLs.

Please check out the following forum post for a workaround…

http://getsatisfaction.com/cancelmonday/topics/the_new_beatport_site_beatler

There shall be a new release in the next day or so containing this fix.

Beatler 1.5.1 Now Available

Posted by Rupert at 9:09 pm

Just a short post to let you know that Beatler 1.5.1 is now available via the Mac App Store and the in-app update process.  This release provides the following fixes:

[FIXED] Scoller position for the tracks table view was not going back to the top when selecting a different release.
[FIXED] Of Interest un-viewed indicator image alignment.
[FIXED] Restored PPC support.
[FIXED] Beatler could playback 2 tracks at once for a short period when scanning/jumping quickly through tracks.
[FIXED] The Of Interest option for checking for updates every hour has been removed. This is because releases are only added to the system once a day and this was causing some issues where Beatler would not always detect new releases.
[FIXED] The Mac App Store version of Beatler was limiting the number of items that could be imported when syncing with your Beatport crate.

[FIXED]

Beatler now in the Mac App Store for just $9.99

Posted by Rupert at 9:56 am

Beatler is now available through the Mac App Store for the great price of $9.99, so what are you waiting for go grab yourself a copy!

P.S. If a you are a Mac OS X 10.5 user or you own a PPC machine don’t be upset as we will still continue to release the app via our own store.

Beatler 1.5.0 Now Available

Posted by Rupert at 9:27 am

We are very pleased to announce the release of Beatler 1.5.0.  This release brings a whole new look and feel to the application including a new icon and a streamlined user interface.

The other major feature included in this release is the ability to quickly and easily share the contents of your crates with others.

Here is the complete change log for this release:

[FEATURE] New look and feel!
[FEATURE] New hot key for showing/hiding Beatler.
[FEATURE] Added support for tagging artwork for .m4a files.
[FEATURE] Crate sharing feature which allows you to upload and share your crates with the world!
[FEATURE] Beatler now supports <a href=”http://www.alfredapp.com/”>Alfred</a> custom searches.
[FIXED] Source list item expand state is now restored after restarts.
[FIXED] Genre hiding now works as expected after more than one item is hidden.
[FIXED] Source list item expand state is now restored after restarts.
[FIXED] Cancel button was missing from the crate sync progress dialog.
[FIXED] Table automatically scrolls to current selected item when a releases of interest filter is reset.
[FIXED] Downloaded tracks now get tagged correctly with the relevant file system “Where from” information.

Beatler’s new face

Posted by Rupert at 12:34 pm

Beatler has got a new face, it’s still the same great app but much more pleasing to the eye!

Beatler’s getting a new icon

Posted by Rupert at 12:16 pm

We’ve been working on a few changes here and first up is Beatler has got a brand new icon! Check it out…

It’s good to share (crates)

Posted by Rupert at 1:32 pm

We all like to share right?  Well the forthcoming 1.3.0 release of Beatler contains a new crate sharing feature which will allow you to share your Beatler crates with the world.   Check out the following screencast for a small glimpse of how this all works…

Feedback forum is now open!

Posted by Rupert at 12:51 pm

We’ve just got our feedback forum up and running.  So if you have any question, feature requests or dreaded bug reports, head on over to our forum site and share your thoughts with us.

Beatler 1.2.0 Now Available

Posted by Rupert at 8:33 am

Beatler 1.2.0 is now available for download.  Here is the change log for this release:

[FEATURE] New Of Interest Releases filter control which allows you to filter releases by artist, label or genre.
[FEATURE] Implemented BeatBot, which is accessible via the right-click context menu in all track views.
[FEATURE] Implemented export/import of crates.
[FEATURE] Added track length column to all track views.
[FEATURE] Re-designed crate summary view and have added WAV charges to the total crate value.
[FEATURE] Crates in the source list can now be sorted by name or date added.
[FEATURE] It’s now possible to use the trackpad scroll gesture to scan the player forward and backward when the mouse is over the player view.
[FEATURE] Added player scan forward/backward hot keys.
[FIXED] Items in your crate will now show the correct price when your currency location changes i.e. $ -> £.
[FIXED] When adding a release to a crate, if the crate already contains any tracks in the release, the tracks will be automatically removed.
[FIXED] Added missing tooltip on the “Add Crate” Button.
[FIXED] Sorting of tracks by track number now works as expected.
[FIXED] The Preferences view did not load the setting for the “Play next release” hot key.
[FIXED] Beatler did not always correctly handle all territory restrictions, which resulted in errors when uploading a crate.
[FIXED] The Top Downloads progress indicator used to keep running when the network connection was unavailable.
[FIXED] The Back/Forward navigation menu items in the artist and label detail views were not always enabled.
[FIXED] The Of Interest table sort order was not restored after a restart of Beatler.
[FIXED] Changed the handling of HTTP cookies to avoid clashes with other applications.