What changed in Soundpad in 2018

Resolved a bug that made the sound list unreadable when sound files contained forbidden characters in their tags.

Introduction of a free open source app by Nikodem Jaworski to enable TTS phrases in Soundpad.

Updated installer to handle the installation differently on Acer Aspire notebooks with Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 and a Realtek audio device.

Fixed autostart option not being shown in certain cases.

Using F2 as hotkey for playing a file was not blocked in the sound category view.

Fixed minor display bug in hotkey dialog when removing a hotkey by pressing Del.

Autostart is now removed upon uninstallation.

Jump backward and forward by special hotkeys and seeking when paused didn't work.

The recording finished notification is played when stopping a recording by command line -rc DoStopRecording() or if the configured maximum recording time is reached.

Command line -rc DoStartRecording() now opens the sound recorder if it was closed.

Revised logic to not repeat the last 10 sounds per category.

Changed hashing to prevent hash collisions on non NTFS file systems.

Fixed issue where saving sound list while a sound is played removed sound name from title.

Volume measurement changes configured value only if above 59 dB.

Access an overview of all configured hotkeys.

Added handling for microphone access denial due to privacy settings.

Added auto scrolling when dragging a sound file to the first or last visible entries.

Drop sound files on the hotbar for quick access.

Command line argument -rc DoPlaySound(index) plays sound file at position 'index'.

Added automatic safe start if the application was not closed properly.

Resolved an issue that caused a crash when performing a ghost drag & drop beneath the last row of the categories.

Index is now defined by the order in the All sounds category.

Fixed issue where Soundpad didn't come back to front when run from superbar.

Export compact sound lists, sound files or preferences.

Fixed freeze when starting sound recorder after driver or system update.

Specify in which category recordings should land.

Organize your sound collection by using categories and set icons for categories.

Resolved occasional sound stuttering when playing back sounds on the microphone on Windows 10 with April 2018 update.

Users can now decline to restart the computer and instead restart Win-Audio through File -> Preferences -> Device -> Restart Win-Audio.

Updated installer to properly install on Realtek audio devices of the type Microphone Array (SST) used in Acer Predator Gaming Laptops.

FLAC and OGG now support unicode file names and tags.

Added launch parameter -rc, that allows to execute certain commands in Soundpad like play or stop a sound.

FLAC and OGG now support unicode file names and tags.

Added launch parameter -rc, allowing execution of certain commands in Soundpad like play or stop a sound.

MP4 will play the first audio stream available if there is more than one.

MP4 will play the first audio stream available if there is more than one.

Resolved regression from v2.6.5 that caused file import from Meowpad to fail.

Resolved regression from v2.6.5 where file import from Meowpad failed.

Moving sounds within the sound list didn't refresh sounds in between.

Rollback should make hotkeys more reliable even when not run as administrator, but had drawbacks in Steam edition and certain Auto Keys elements.

Rollback should make hotkeys more reliable even when not run as administrator, but had drawbacks in Steam edition and certain Auto Keys elements.

Special hotkey to play the selected file didn't trigger Auto Keys.

Special hotkey to play the selected file didn't trigger Auto Keys.

Moving sounds within the sound list didn't refresh sounds in between.

Soundpad remembers minimized state throughout application starts and can start minimized in system tray.

Added special hotkey to play the selected file.

Added special hotkey to play the selected file.

Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian translations added.

Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian translations added.

Soundpad remembers minimized state throughout application starts, allowing it to start minimized in system tray.

Allow hotkeys with the keys F13 to F24.

Allow hotkeys with the keys F13 to F24.

Fixed mouse wheel scrolling issue in the preferences window.

Added special hotkeys to select the previous or the next file.

Hotkeys can now also be used with keys that have no descriptive text, shown as Key + virtual key code.

Hotkeys can now also be used with keys, for which there is no descriptive text in the system. These keys will be shown as Key + virtual key code, e.g. Key136.

Fixed mouse wheel scrolling issue in the preferences window.

Added special hotkeys to select the previous or the next file.

Determines sound playback on speakers, microphone, or both.

Resolved interruption issue with certain Realtek audio drivers.

Improved reliability of hotkeys without needing admin rights.

Distinct directories for sound files remembered and sound list saved periodically.

Automatically presses keys when sounds are played.

Corrected layout in several frames for different text sizes.

Notification sounds for various hotkey actions.

Improved restoration of scroll position and selected sound.

Fixed inaccuracies in Karaoke timing.

Resolved issue with very short sound files not playing correctly.

Improved reliability of hotkeys, now functional without admin rights.

Notification sounds for various hotkey actions and recording events.

Automatically presses keys when sounds are played, with options for setup.

Resolved interruptions caused by certain Realtek audio drivers.

Fixed issue where very short sound files were not played correctly.

Resolved bad layout in frames when system text size is adjusted.

Installer now sets more restrictive permissions to prevent issues.

Determines playback on speakers, microphone, or both when using hotkeys.

Installer now sets more restrictive permissions on registry keys.

Sound list is now saved every 5 minutes if changes occur.

Addressed a problem that caused incomplete installation of Soundpad when Windows is not located in C:\Windows.

Resolved an issue where users encountered access denied errors when setting up Soundpad for a microphone, even when running as administrator.

Resolved an issue where users encountered access denied errors when setting up Soundpad for a microphone, even while running as administrator.

Addressed a problem that caused incomplete installation of Soundpad when Windows is not installed in the default C:\Windows directory.

Improved handling of long file names when downloading sounds to fit the systems path length limit.

Improved handling of long file names when downloading sounds to fit the systems path length limit.

Added Spanish, Italian, Polish, Thai and Japanese translations.

Added Spanish, Italian, Polish, Thai and Japanese translations.