Songbird Blog » beta 2 http://blog.songbirdnest.com Play music. Play the Web. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:55:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Songbird 1.1 Beta 2 is Available for Testing http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2009/02/25/songbird-11-beta-2-is-available-for-testing/ http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2009/02/25/songbird-11-beta-2-is-available-for-testing/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:00:15 +0000 Georges Auberger http://blog.songbirdnest.com/?p=855 Tightening with wrench

Songbird 1.1 Beta 2 is now available for download!

Here are the most noteworthy and complete features we’d like to call out in this Beta and get your feedback on:

  • Watch Folders
    You can choose to watch a folder hierarchy for changes and the content will auto-magically be imported in your library. If a file is removed from the watched folder, the corresponding track will be deleted from your Library.
  • Better Sorting
    Library sorting supports unicode collation and better handling of leading definite and indefinite articles such as “The” and “a”.
  • Replay gain support (normalization)
    If a track’s metadata contains replay gain (including iTunes-specific) information, Songbird will adjust the playback gain appropriately.
  • MP3 Store (Beta)
    We’ve partnered with 7digital to bring you the highest quality MP3s (320kbps). You can easily search, purchase, organize and get recommendations directly into Songbird. The UK store is fully stocked, but the US and other European stores are still continuing to populate a complete catalog of music. We’re still working out the kinks for this Beta 2 release, so if you find an issue, please let us know.

The Beta 2 release notes contain additional details about this build including a list of known issues.

As always, please file any issues, bugs, or crashes you find in Bugzilla so that we can address them before the final release.

Bloggers & Press: This release is not our final release and is not ready to be reviewed. Since we’re still landing code we suggest postponing any review of the Songbird Player until our final build. If you’re interested in reviewing the final build contact us at: press [at] songbirdnest [dot] com. We’ll be more than happy to give you access to it prior to its release. Thanks for the care and attention you’ve shown Songbird over the past year.
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