Release Notes

Version 3.0AS (1633)

Changes since version 3.0AR, the previous version:

Startup - Fixed problem that sometimes generated an error message and prevented program from starting
Import Screen - Fixed problem that sometimes prevented songs from being imported

Version 3.0AR (1632)

Changes since version 3.0AQ, the previous version:

Import Screen - Fixed problem that caused the EZ Play DJ to crash or when a attempt was made to import songs
Import Screen - Reenable defaulting import path to location of most recent imported song
Import Screen - Fixed problem with Up One Level button that occurred when going up one level from the Desktop, My Documents, or My Music folder

Version 3.0AQ (1631)

Changes since version 3.0AP, the previous version:

Options Screen - Added an option for more buttons on the Main Screen. This affects Dance, Instructor, Student, Dance List, and Playlist buttons.
Maintain Playlist Screen - Fixed problem that prevented edits to Title or Author of a song from being updated on the screen
About Screen - Added a check to see if the EZ Play DJ is the latest version
System Configuration Screen - Added a system config settings file to the files copied when the Export Diagnostics is pressed
Error Message Screen - Added more system information to the bottom of the screen
Installation - Reset the Import File Path to the default location when the EZ Play DJ is installed

Version 3.0AP (1623)

Changes since version 3.0AO, the previous version:

Options Screen - Added more options for the number of songs on the Select Song Screen
System Configuration Screen - Fixed problem that crashed program when Select Sound Card button was pressed
System Configuration Screen - Added two more files to those copied when the Export Diagnostics is pressed

Version 3.0AO (1620)

Changes since version 3.0AN, the previous version:

Startup - Fixed problem that sometimes caused screen to be grey, jumbled, and unusable
Import Screen - Fixed problem that sometimes crashed program when attempt was made to import songs
Tempo Screen - Removed one decimal place from MPM and BPM
About Screen - Added License ID to the screen

Version 3.0AN (1613)

Changes since version 3.0AM, the previous version:

Main Screen - Fixed problem that prevented rewind button from working
Tempo Screen - Updated beats per minute for NDCA and DSA and beats per measure for CLRG
Tempo Screen - Added option for 6 beats per measure to accommodate jigs
Tempo Screen - Provided for more decimal places for MPM and BPM

Version 3.0AM (1611)

Changes since version 3.0AL, the previous version:

Startup - Fixed problem that under certain conditions prevented history database from being updated to current version
Startup - Fixed problem that sometimes crashed program when the color of text was being set
Main Screen - Fixed problem that sometimes prevented the speed lock feature from working
Main Screen - Fixed problem which sometimes didn't remove artist name from screen when song ended
Select Song Screen - Fixed problem that sometimes prevent playing of songs in Network Read Only mode
Record Screen - Fixed problem that sometimes stopped recording from CD after just one track
Record Screen - Fixed problem that prevented (since 1 April 2020) the EZ Play DJ from retrieving song titles and artist names from the Internet
Import Screen - Fixed problem that sometimes crashed program when songs were imported

Version 3.0AL (1607)

Changes since version 3.0AK, the previous version:

Installation - The Installation Program and the EZ Play DJ itself are both now signed with a a digital code signing certificate to provide more security

Version 3.0AK (1605)

Changes since version 3.0AJ, the previous version:

Main Screen - Fixed problem that caused exported song files not to be the right file type
Cursor Selection - Fixed problem that could occur on this form if skin is changed
Skin Management Screen - Added ability to create, edit, import, and export skins
Dance List Maintenance Screen - Fixed problem that prevented dance list from being renamed
Options Screen - Made button labels larger
System Config Screen - Made button labels larger

Version 3.0AJ (1604)

Changes since version 3.0AI, the previous version:

Installation - Added check to prevent installation while EZ Play DJ is running
Desktop Logo - Replaced program icon with a new one
Startup - Tempi are reloaded if they are missing
Startup - Fixed problem with starting the program up twice
Startup - Added option to exit program without resetting music location if location is inaccessible
Startup - Fixed problem that sometimes caused 'nDancer' error message at startup
Main Screen - Added option to shut down computer when program is exited
Main Screen - Fixed problem with enabling and disabling export start and stop buttons
Main Screen - Fixed problem with missing pause button for first song played
Select Song Screen - Disallowed deleting a song while it is in the playlist on the Main Screen
Options Screen - Fixed problem which sometimes prevented the Options Screen from being opened
Options Screen - Fixed problem with font size on two of the buttons
Tempo Screen - Fixed problem which sometimes prevented the Tempo Screen from being opened
Select Skin Screen - Fixed problem which prevented the current skin from showing as selected when screen is first opened
System Config Screen - Tempi are now reloaded when the Reset button is pressed
Set Skin Screen - Fixed problem with setting new skin on Main Screen
About Screen - Added build number and cleaned it up

Version 3.0AI (1593)

Changes since version 3.0AH, the previous version:

Startup - Replaced bad cursor file that sometimes caused error messages at startup.
Tempo Screen - Improved wording of CW listbox entries.
Tempo Screen - Fixed problem loading previous settings that caused error message when screen was opened.
Tempo Screen - Fixed problem with beats per measure buttons that caused an error the first time one was pressed.

Version 3.0AH (1590)

Changes since version 3.0AG, the previous version:

Main Screen - Fixed problem with color on a scroll control for editing the play list.
Main Screen - Fixed problem with scrolling the play list when only two songs were to be scrolled.
Main Screen - Made improvements to Help File and brought it up to date.
Startup - Changed default skin back to Black and Gold.
Startup - Fixed problem with cursor error that sometimes prevented starting the program.
Select Song Screen - Fixed problem with skin not changing on this screen until after restarting the program.
Select Song Screen - Fixed problem with display of Move Page buttons.
Album Maintenance Screen - Fixed problem with album location on screen not changing after it was moved by a cut and paste.
Album Record Screen - Fixed problem that cause an extra button to appear at the bottom of the screen sometimes.
Options Screen - Fixed problem with coloration of buttons.
Options Screen - Improved little screen that pops up when the About button is pressed.
Playlist Song Screen - Fixed problem with display of Move Page buttons.
Tempo Screen - Added DanceSport Australia (DSA) tempi, updated WDSF tempi, and deleted DVIDA tempi.
Tempo Screen - Fixed problem with display of certain Irish dance names and made list box more readable.

Version 3.0AG (1589)

Changes since version 3.0AF, the previous version:

Main Screen - Improved behavior of Maximize/Restore button.
Startup - Changed default skin.
Tempo Screen - Tempi were updated, WIDA tempi were added.
System Config Screen - Fixed problem with Reset Button setting default skin.
Select Skin Screen - Fixed problem with the Select Skin scroll buttons.
Cursor Select Screen - Fixed problem with when the screen can or cannot be opened.

Version 3.0AF (1588)

Changes since version 3.0AE, the previous version:

Main Screen - A problem with turning the delay on and off was fixed.
Startup - An error message referring to the '4way cursor' was eliminated.

Version 3.0AE (1586)

Changes since version 3.0AD, the previous version:

Main Screen - A feature was added to enable scrolling of the playlist up and down.
Main Screen - More options were provided for selecting the mouse cursor.
Main Screen - The Options button is now colored red if there are setting on the Options screen that might cause problems.
Select Song Screen -- Song settings can now be edited from this screen.
Song Settings Screen - A problem with playback when song start or end time is changed while the song is playing was fixed.
Import Screen -- A problem with the button for navigating to the Desktop was fixed.
Options Screen - An option to import mp3 song ratings information for some ratings systems was added.
System Config Screen -- A button was added to reset system settings.
System Config Screen -- A button was added to export diagnostic information into a folder on the Desktop.
System Config Screen -- A problem with all of the buttons labeled Default was fixed.
All Screens -- Error messages are now logged to a disk file.

Version 3.0AD (1585)

Changes since version 3.0AC, the previous version:

Main Screen - A feature to lock speed as percent change, mpm, or bpm was added.
Main Screen - A message that popped up when the Rewind button was pressed was eliminated.
Main Screen - A message that popped up when the speed control (MPM or BPM) was pressed before the first song was played was eliminated.
Main Screen - Button labels for the Search function were cleaned up.
Import Screen - A problem that caused the wrong button to turn red after a song was imported was fixed.
Import Screen - Support for .asf files was removed.
Options Screen - Equalization with three settings -- Bass Boost, Treble Boost, and Both (Loudness) -- was added.
Options Screen - Button coloring and message popups were enhanced to reduce chance for errors.
Options Screen - A missing button to enable and disable global volume control was restored.
Options Screen - Two more buttons are now disabled when in Network Read Only mode.
Song Settings Screen - The option to override global equalization with song specific settings was added.
Tempo Screen - Dance organization (e.g., NDCA) is left unchanged if possible when dance style (e.g., International) is changed.

Version 3.0AC (1584)

Changes since version 3.0AB, the previous version:

Main Screen -- A message that sometimes popped up when the program was started which said 'File already exists' has been eliminated.
Main Screen -- A message that sometimes popped up when a dance, instructor, student, or album button was pressed which said 'Unable to get most recent page' has been eliminated.
Import Screen -- A message that sometimes popped up when when reading MP3 tags has been eliminated.
Instructor and Student Maintenance Screens -- A message that sometimes popped up when adding a button or editing a button label has been eliminated.
Instructor and Student Maintenance Screens -- The need to exit the maintenance screen then open it again to see changes has been eliminated.

Version 3.0AB (1583)

Changes since version 3.0AA, the previous version:

Main Screen -- The history database is now backed up when the program is exited.
Main Screen -- History functionality is now more robust.
Main Screen -- The procedure for turning the mouse cursor on or off has been simplified.
Main Screen -- The indicator icon that shows the lock mode of an album has been changed from a dot to a lock.
Select Song Screen -- A problem that caused the Add to Top/End button to malfunction was fixed.
Import Screen -- The import folder is now set to the C drive if the previously used import folder cannot be found.
Import Screen -- The import screen now has the same number of buttons as does the Select Song Screen.
Import Screen -- There is now easier navigation to the folder one level up, drives, desktop, my documents, and my music.
Import Screen -- A problem that caused import of an mp3 to fail if there was no embedded title was fixed.
Import Screen -- Loading of songs onto the screen has been speeded up.
Import Screen -- Song file types .aif, .aiff, .wmv, and .asf were added.
Import Screen -- Reading and writing of mp3 song tags (title, artist) has been fixed.
Album Maintenance Screen -- A problem with setting the lock mode was fixed.
Album Maintenance Screen -- The indicator icon that shows the lock mode of an album has been changed from a dot to a lock.

Version 3.0AA (1582)

Changes since version 3.0Z, the previous version:

Keyboard Screen -- A problem that caused an error message to appear when a character was entered following a space was fixed.
History Screen -- A problem that prevented copying and pasting songs from the History Screen to the Main Screen was fixed.

Version 3.0Z

Changes since version 3.0Y, the previous version:

Main Screen -- A problem that sometimes prevented the main screen from being displayed properly when a button was double clicked was fixed.
Import Screen -- A problem that prevented the screen from appearing for some users was fixed.

Version 3.0Y

Changes since version 3.0X, the previous version:

Main Screen -- A problem that sometimes prevented the main screen from appearing was fixed.
Main Screen -- A problem that prevented a song of over 100 minutes from playing was fixed.
Main Screen -- A problem with the appearance of the fast forward and rewind buttons immediately after the skin is changed was fixed.
Select Song Screen -- A problem that sometimes prevented the screen from opening up was fixed.
Import Screen -- A problem that sometimes caused an error message when importing songs was fixed.
Config Screen -- A problem with the control for setting font size for dance buttons was fixed.
Config Screen -- A control for setting font size for titles and artists was added.
Startup -- The Database Check was eliminated.

Version 3.0X

Changes since version 3.0W, the previous version:

Import Screen -- A problem that caused import to crash on a bad song file was fixed.
Startup -- A problem that sometimes prevented the program from starting up after an upgrade was fixed.

Version 3.0W

Changes since version 3.0V, the previous version:

Select Song Screen -- Problems witn the Pick Button and the Push Pin Button were fixed.
Song Settings Screen -- A problem with editing Title and Artist was fixed.
Tempo Screen -- A problem with loading the screen on a computer with a low resolution monitor was fixed.
Tempo Screen -- A problem with background color was fixed.

Version 3.0V

Changes since version 3.0U, the previous version:

Main Screen -- Performance of the shut down process was improved.
Main Screen -- A problem that caused an error message to pop up during export of a song was fixed.
Select Song Screen -- A problem that caused the Push Pin button and others to be set incorrectly was fixed.
Options Messages -- Conversion to some non-working file types (oog, aac, flac) was disabled.
Import Screen -- A problem that sometimes caused import to quit working was fixed.
Splash Screen -- The splash screen was eliminated.

Version 3.0U

Changes since version 3.0T, the previous version:

Main Screen -- A problem with column headers was fixed.
Tempo Screen -- A button to reset the speed to its original unadjusted speed was added.
Select Song Screen -- A problem with setting minimum rating for songs to appear on the screen was fixed.
Error Messages -- The EZ Play DJ version number was added to the error message popup.

Version 3.0T

Changes since version 3.0S, the previous version:

Select Songs Screen -- A problem that prevented some songs with Russian titles from being played was fixed.

Version 3.0S

Changes since version 3.0R, the previous version:

Maintain Albums Screen -- A problem that prevented an album from being recorded was fixed.

Version 3.0R

Changes since version 3.0Q, the previous version:

Main Screen -- A problem with editing the currently playing list was fixed.
Select Song Screen -- A problem that slowed doen the opening of the screen was fixed.
Import Screen -- A problem that caused the system to crash when an attempt was made to access a file or folder for which permission is denied by Windows was fixed.
Stability -- A problem that caused periodic crashes on some PCs was fixed.
Skins -- A problem with loading skins into the program was fixed.

Version 3.0Q

Changes since version 3.0P, the previous version:

Main Screen -- Work was done on a problem with editing the currently playing list.
Stability -- More work was done on a problem that caused periodic crashes on some PCs.
Skins -- Work was done on a problem with loading skins into the program.

Version 3.0P

Changes since version 3.0O, the previous version:

Select Song Screen -- A problem with editing the title and artist was fixed.
Import Screen -- A problem with importing large files was fixed.
Help Screen -- A problem that prevented the Help Screen from being opened was fixed.
Stability -- More work was done on a problem that caused periodic crashes on some PCs.

Version 3.0O

Changes since version 3.0N, the previous version:

Select Song Screen -- A problem with button coloring was fixed.
Tempo Screen -- A problem with the display of the tempo range was fixed.
Tempo Screen -- A problem with using the mouse to make a selection was fixed.
Mac -- More preparatory work was done to make the program run on a Mac.

Version 3.0N

Changes since version 3.0M, the previous version:

Select Song Screen -- More work was done to speed up opening the screen.
Stability -- More work was done to prevent periodic crashes on some PCs.
Mac -- Some preparatory work was done to make the program run on a Mac.

Version 3.0M

Changes since version 3.0L, the previous version:

Select Song Screen -- Work was done to speed up opening the screen.
Stability -- More work was done to prevent periodic crashes on some PCs.

Version 3.0L

Changes since version 3.0K, the previous version:

Tempo Screen -- A problem was fixed which prevented the dance type from being changed.

Version 3.0K

Changes since version 3.0J, the previous version:

Main Screen -- A problem was fixed which caused the speed control not to work for MPM and BPM.
Stability -- Work was done to prevent periodic crashes on some PCs.

Version 3.0J

Changes since version 3.0I, the previous version:

Character Sets -- The ability to work with Russian (and possibly other) character sets was added.
Database Update -- Automatic update of the database from EZ Play DJ 1.2 format to the current format was enaabled.
Main Screen -- A problem was fixed which caused the first button press to do nothing.
Record Screen -- A problem with canceling the recording of songs from CDs was fixed.
Record Screen -- An error message that sometimes appeared when recording from CDs was eliminated.
Song Files -- A problem with some imported wav files and recorded CD tracks being playable only in the EZ Play DJ was fixed.
Song Files -- A problem with some songs having the wrong length saved was fixed.
Font Sizes -- Font size on the Edit and Search parts of the Main Screen was fixed.

Version 3.0I

Changes since version 3.0H, the previous version:

Main Screen -- Fast Forward and Reverse buttons were fixed for Windows 8 touch screen.
Main Screen -- Search and Edit scrolling controls were fixed for Windows 8 touch screen.
Main Screen -- Songs that incorrectly had a play time of 4:15 stored in the database were fixed.
Keyboard Screen -- A problem that caused an error message when the screen was opened was fixed.

Version 3.0H

Changes since version 3.0G, the previous version:

Maintenance Screens -- Quick navigation was added to the maintenance screens for dances, albums, and play lists.
Main Screen -- Quick navigation was fixed for albums and play lists.
Main Screen -- Playlist button coloring was fixed.
Main Screen -- A problem that occasionally set song length incorrectly, to 4:15, was fixed.
Main Screen -- A problem that occasionally caused error message during fast forward was fixed.
Main Screen -- A problem that caused speed lock on main screen to fail was fixed.
Song Settings Screen -- A problem that caused error message after manual calibration of tempo was fixed.

Version 3.0G

Changes since version 3.0F, the previous version:

Record Screen -- A problem that prevented CD tracks from being loaded more than one at a time was fixed.

Version 3.0F

Changes since version 3.0E, the previous version:

Tempo Screen -- NDCA International Tempi for professional competition was updated to reflect recent changes.

Version 3.0E

Changes since version 3.0D, the previous version:

Font Sizes -- It is now possible to make font sizes bigger or smaller, if they are not correct for the resolution and size of the monitor.
Immediate Fade -- Immediate Fade allows you to fade down to a lower volume, then when you are ready, increase volume back to its original level. The lower level can now be set to one of the following levels -- 25%, 10%, or 0% of full volume.
Main Screen -- The logo is always displayed, and can be set to be in color or in black and white.
Main Screen -- A problem with the color of the Play/Edit/Search/Export tabs was fixed.
Main Screen -- The increment for MPM and BPM was fixed, so that it now conforms to the increment on the Options Screen.
Tempo Screen -- A problem with the buttons in the left side of the screen used for selecting a dance was fixed.
Song Setting Screen -- The rating is now displayed properly.
Keyboard Screen -- A problem with the label on the 'Y' key was fixed.
Fonts -- A font that is not always available in Windows was replaced with one that is.

Version 3.0D

Changes since version 3.0C, the previous version:

Tempo Screen -- There are now many more tempi to choose from: ballroom (DVIDA, NDCA, WDC, WSDF), country (UCWDC), and Irish (CLRG).
Tempo Screen -- The dance categorization (e.g., Ballroom, International, NDCA) is now selected in the list box instead of by using buttons.
Tempo Screen -- Clicking on a dance name in the list will now select it. It is no longer necessary to scroll up or down with the button controls.
Main Screen -- There are now more options for default dance button and column heading sets: ballroom, country, irish, or any combination thereof.
Main Screen -- Instructors and Students are now on separate buttons at the bottom of the screen.
Main Screen -- Clear Playlist is now a separate button. It is not longer necessary to hold down the Stop button 5 seconds to clear the playlist.
Main Screen -- The Help button once again works and brings up the latest help file, not an old one.
Options Screen -- The increment for manually setting MPM or BPM can now be set to .1, .5, 1, or 5 beats.
Options Screen -- There are now half star ratings, so instead of only a 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 star rating a song can be rated 0, .5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, or 5 stars.
Options Screen -- It is now possible to set a minimum rating for songs that appear in Dance Lists (rounds).
Options Screen -- There are now warning messages for some of the riskier option settings.
Maintain Dances Screen -- When songs are sorted by artist the songs with no artist specified are now listed last, not first.
Dance List Screen -- There is now a randomize feature to allow random song sort, sort first by artist then randomly, and sort first by rating then randomly.
Config Screen -- There are now four logo options: black and red, black , custom, and none.
Config Screen -- If the selected sound card (e.g., a USB sound card) is removed, the program will select the default sound card instead of generating an error message.
Program Startup -- An incorrectly initialized delay between songs which sometimes occurred at program startup was fixed.
Song Playback -- Some error messages which popped up occasionally during song playback were eliminated.
Song Playback -- A problem which caused the currently playing song to be rewound when another song was moved up or down in the playlist was fixed.

Version 3.0C

Changes since version 3.0B, the previous version:

Tempo Screen -- In addition to NDCA (National Dance Council of America) tempi on the Tempo Screen there are now WDSF (World DanceSport Federation) tempi and UCWDC (United Country Western Dance Council) tempi.
Tempo Screen -- American 9 Dances have been separated from other American style dances in the list box on the Tempo Screen.
Record Screen -- A problem with converting CD tracks to MP3 files on the Record Screen has been fixed.
Main Screen -- A problem with the Help button on the Main Screen on a Windows 8 PC has been fixed.

Version 3.0B

Changes since version 3.0A, the previous version:

History Screen -- There are now navigation buttons to speed up scrolling all the way to the top or bottom of the screen.
History Screen -- It is now possible to select a song or range of sings on the History Screen and send them to the play list on the main screen. This works only for songs that were added to history after installing this upgrade, so it is recommended that you clear history after installation.
NDCA Tempo Screen -- The Beats per Measure for Merengue was corrected, from 4 to 2 This corrected Measures per Minute for Merengue, which was also incorrect.
Program Freeze before Showing Main Screen -- A bug which is known to have afflicted only one customer was fixed.

Version 3.0A

Changes since version 2.0R, the previous version:

Measures per Minute -- Speed can now be expressed in measures per minute or beats per minute. There are several ways to enter or calculate it.
Windows Tablet -- The program has been tested successfully on a Windows tablet PC running Windows 8.
Playlist Play Time -- The play time for an Editable Playlist can be calculated, taking into account fade settings and pause between songs.
Stereo or Mono Playback for MP3 Files -- MP3 songs (but no other song file types) can now be played in Mono mode instead of the default mode Stereo.
Selectable Audio Card -- If you have more than one sound card in your PC you can now select the one to be used by the EZ Play DJ.
Faster Volume Control Setting -- It doesn't take so long to set the volume on the Song Settings screen.
Program Activation -- Error Message that sometimes appears after Activation has been eliminated.
Edit Playlist -- Scrolling problems on the Edit Playlist section of the Main Screen have been eliminated.
Song Settings Screen -- Error messages that sometimes appear after closing Song Settings screen have been eliminated.
Pick Five -- Duplicate songs in multiple Pick Fives have been eliminated.