Switch Versions

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You are under no obligation to upgrade; if you are happy with your current version we suggest you keep using it.

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Build Version Logs Follow:
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Version 2.01

• Added missing hot key descriptions to Shortcut Keys section in Help
• Fixed M4A file producing distorted WAV
• Fixed Command Line file extension substitution
• Fixed "switch.exe filename.mp3" command line argument not adding file to list if Switch already launched
• Fixed various issues with MIDI files
• Fixed program skipping every second song
• Fixed long MSV files causing Switch to hang (and crash)
• Fixed Output folder combo box not displaying full drop-down list for Windows 2000 users
• Fixed audio tag issue for WMA to MP3 conversions
• Fixed issues with Switch main window on 120 dpi
• Fixed incorrect install message
• Fixed problem with Convert Audio Stream Wizard and Soundtap on Vista
• Fixed Ctrl+E shortcut thinking MP3 file is a video
• Uploaded 2009-03-02

• Fixed German-language version not opening German 'Thanks' page on website after software installation
• Fixed issue of Help pages displaying English text
• Uploaded 2009-02-18

Version 2.00

• Fixed F9 shortcut not starting playback.
• Fixed missing 'Toolbox' button on the toolbar.
• Fixed double "(F3)" string in popup-hint for Konvert button.
• Fixed odd repaint of Konvert button if resizing window.
• Fixed Append Number to Filename
• Fixed drop down list not remembering list of paths
• Fixed 'Output Folder' combo box losing all items in popup menu after restart
• Uploaded 2009-02-17

Version 1.52

• Fixed Status bar not updating status when items were removed from listview
• Fixed truncation of text in "Output to the same folder as source files" label
• Fixed check for Intel Mac running PowerPC version of software
• Fixed bug causing 20% of MP3 conversions to crash Switch
• Uploaded 2009-01-14

Version 1.51

• Fixed Status bar not updating status when items were removed from listview
• Fixed truncation of text in "Output to the same folder as source files" label
• Fixed MP3 conversions intermittently crashing Switch
• Uploaded 2009-01-12

Version 1.50

• Fixed DVF file missing component
• Fixed ID3 tags only changing the first item selected in the listview
• Fixed WMA normalization
• Fixed outputting to same folder as source files
• Fixed AIFF files ignoring settings
• Fixed RM to MP3 conversion
• Fixed conversion to M3U failure if the "mp3el" component is not installed.
• Fixed Switch not installing MP3 codec automatically at installation time
• Fixed inability to change output folder on Windows 98 and 2000
• Fixed Switch not copying ID3v2 tag if ID3v1 is disabled
• Fixed license downgrade bug (allowed use of Plus features beyond free trial)
• Uploaded 2008-12-23

Version 1.42

• Improved components installation on Windows Vista
• Fixed bug on Windows 98 where combo output file box was not appearing
• Uploaded 2008-08-04

Version 1.41

• Added the ability to duplicate a directory hierarchy while transcoding files
• Fixed LLaunchSwitch() behaviour when software not already installed
• Fixed unreliable -hide command
• Fixed "Output Folder" combo box not storing previous path
• Fixed MP3 Tag issue
• Fixed conversion not working if output folder is empty
• Fixed bug with particular MP3 file type not converting
• Fixed bug causing crashes when converting OGG files with "COVERART" tag
• Fixed bug causing crashes with some FLAC files
• Fixed WAV file bug crashing Switch
• Fixed APE encoding issue
• Fixed MPC encoding issue
• Fixed wrong-sized columns
• Fixed poor handling of file names
• Fixed slowness when Select All is used
• Reduced time taken when adding large folders of files
• Uploaded 2008-07-31

Version 1.40

• A checkbox message box is now shown when a file is not supported
• Added support for MPC encoding and decoding
• Fixed bug when converting from certain ogg files
• Fixed bug with 16-bit little endian raw files not being correctly converted from or to
• Uploaded 2008-07-07

Version 1.33

• Fixed bug where mpc decoder would not download and install properly
• Fixed problem where launching Switch from another NCH application would not load the files from within that application into Switch
• Fixed Help documentation files that were displaying in French instead of English
• Fixed issue where only one prompt for What to Do was shown when converting multiple files that may need multiple overwrites
• Uploaded 2008-04-02

Version 1.32

• German language release of Switch v 1.32
• Uploaded 2008-01-21

• Registration dialog now works on Mac OS X 10.5
• Can now convert from MPC
• Help file is now Mac appropriate
• Added "Output to same folder as source files" option
• Uploaded 2008-01-17

Version 1.31

• Fixed major bug in audio tags which was causing crashes when converting wav files with badly formatted tags
• Uploaded 2007-12-18

Version 1.30

• Added support for encoding and decoding .ape, .mpc and .spx files
• Added command line support for the AIFF, APE, APX, AU, MPC and WMA formats
• Added checkbox for option to output converted files to source file folder (this is a reinstated feature which was removed several versions ago due to architectural issues)
• Added progress dialog for preprocessing required before adding folders
• Changed default Output format to MP3 instead of M4A
• List of files queued for conversion now scrolls automatically to show the file being converted
• Vast performance improvement when adding a large number of files at once e.g. 2000+
• Fixed conversion dialog, which was not correctly displaying the sequential number of the files being converted
• Fixed conversions to m3u, pls and rss, which were all were being reported as failures even if they were successful
• Fixed bug in dss32.dll which caused crash on some DSS files
• Fixed DSS file conversion, which was not working - even for older dss files
• Fixed progress dialog not progressing when loading folders
• Fixed some Help files in English version which were being displayed in French
• Fixed divide by zero bug
• Menu option "View internal file information" was incorrectly formatting the strings due to bad langtag action
• Removed broken FLAC encoder options (11025, 64000, 88200)
• Uploaded 2007-12-11

Version 1.29

• Bracketed LoadFile code to prevent crashes
• Codec name lookup was accessing memory outside bounds of WaveCodecs array
• Fixed mp3 tag issue causing Windows Media Player to see file as corrupt
• Safety code to cope with id3v2 tags written in little endian
• Uploaded 2007-10-11

Version 1.28

• Fixed some licence registration issues
• Uploaded 2007-10-05

Version 1.27

• Fixed installation of related programs issues
• Uploaded 2007-10-02

Version 1.25

• Fixed problem with not converting to wma until wma settings dialog had been opened and ok'd
• Fixed crashes when wmvcore.dll is not present due to audio tags
• Fixed stack corruption caused by Ogg id tags
• Fixed problem with adding a folder only adding a single item
• Fixed Small GUI text errors
• Explorer context menu items now being removed on uninstallation of Switch
• Proper error handling for crashes inside dss decoder dll
• Uploaded 2007-09-21

Version 1.24

• Fixed wav conversions, which were only being converted to 8 bps regardless of the setting selected
• Uploaded 2007-08-06

Version 1.23

• Fixed problems when conversion of DRM files is attempted
• Fixed heap corruption in audiotags.cpp that was causing unpredictable crashes
• Fixed file deletion from list view (was deleting all files between first selected and last selected)
• raw/vox file conversion now cancels when Cancel button is clicked
• Wave codec settings dialog now modal
• Low hard drive warning level input box added to Options
• Uploaded 2007-07-26

Version 1.22

• Fixed bug causing program crash for some users when selecting wav settings dialog
• Fixed problem with conversions when using the WMA Version 1 Codec
• Fixed program hanging when trying to convert WMA files over 7 MB
• Fixed codecs and formats in wav settings dialog that were mixed up
• Uploaded 2007-07-13

Version 1.20

• Alphabetised output format combo box
• When playing the last played track, decoding is no longer required
• Added option to alert user when running low on HDD space
• Added alert when user doesn't have permission to write to the specified directory
• Progress Dialog overhaul for batch conversions
• Added optional extra commands to the explorer context menu including 'Convert with Switch' (open switch with selected files) plus up to three customised commands - configurable within switch settings
• Added option to normalize recordings during conversion
• Added ability to read and write WMA tags
• Customised ACM dialog which support high quality wav encodings
• Au settings dialog now supports conversions to: aLaw, uLaw, PCM16, PCM8, Mono/Stereo and a bigger range of sample rates
• AIFF settings dialog now supports options for Sample rate and Mono/Stereo
• Added native GSM 6.10 encoding to wav format
• Decode .moh files from IMS back to original music and voice
• Convert all files in a playlist (.pls and .m3u)
• Uploaded 2007-07-06

Version 1.13

• Fixed various bugs
• Added wav and mp3 tagging
• Registration dialog changed due to incorrect text
• Uploaded 2007-05-07

Version 1.12

• Extra related programs added to the launch menu and Related Program window
• Lame encoder component added into installation
• Bug fixes
• Dragging and dropping of folders into the window improved
• Ability to set the temp folder through the command line added
• Removed the 'Are You Sure?' prompt when removing files from the list
• Removed 144kbps option from the mp3 encoder
• Help links updated
• Saving to .wma file's options added
• Uploaded 2007-01-16

• Lots of GUI updates to make the interface behave more intuitively, and more like the Windows version
• HTML Help added
• Uploaded 2007-02-01