Smaart SPL (v9) Release Notes

9.6.0

New Features

• Added a calibration prompt when SPL metrics are selected for a non-calibrated input
• Added scroll mechanism for SPL metric selection
• Added text entry fields for SPL Start and Stop points
• Added the ability to add a note to a log file once logging has ended
• Added Meter Color support to the SPL Webviewer
• Added new SPL Meter Grid config mechanisms
• Added docked SPL meter grid
• Added Checksum for SPL
• Added alarm threshold to meters showing metrics that have alarms set
• Added option to reset SPL metrics automatically when logging starts
• Added Info window to SPL Logs
• Added copy trace data file
• Added Paste functionality to data right-click menus
• Added SPL Compensation Offset 

Under the Hood

• Updated SPL Calibration "set this value to" field to be persistent
• Updated right-click menus
• Updated name of SPL General Settings to SPL History Settings
• Updated SPL Metric Show/Hide boxes for added visibility
• Updated SPL Calibration dialog
• Updated SPL grid line placement
• Updated SPL Meter bar to hide .pdf reports
• Updated SPL calibration progress bar
• Updated look and feel of SPL Logging Config
• Updated SPL meter bar to retain config after being hidden and reshown
• Updated Timer and Capture All to use trace color settings
• Updated Error message for disabled metrics on compensated inputs
• Updated the percentile noise metric calculation to include data before 10 points
• Updated Session Folder naming mechanism
• Added option for Session Folder naming convention
• Updated SPL Report graphing to label highest whole number value crossed
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where certain characters would not display correctly in SPL report fields
• Fixed a bug  that prevented new Session Folders from using names of folders that no longer exist
• Fixed a bug where log input selection will reset to first calibrated input when stopping and starting logging
• Fixed a bug where files can be unselected in the data bar when open and closing a submenu
• Fixed a bug where switching skins with IO Config open was desynchronizing skin components
• Fixed a bug with SPL log generation when certain characters are in the session folder name
• Fixed a bug with SPL meter grid when resizing
• Fixed a bug with renaming traces
• Fixed a deadlock when adding SPL meters to the SPL meter window
• Fixed a bug with inputs available in SPL config

9.5.2

• Fixed a bug where the background window was not dimmed properly when the "About" window was shown and the main Smaart window was windowed
• Fixed a bug where uncalibrated inputs could be set to metrics other than Full Scale
• Fixed a bug where trace names would automatically be accepted after using a modifier key
• Fixed a crash caused by SPL alarms being triggered

9.5.1

• Fixed a bug where "Automatically Collapse When Clicking Outside" would close flyups still in focus if contents were dragged around
• Updated behavior of friendly names for Audient EVO loopback channels

9.5.0

New Features

• Added clock to SPL metrics list

Under the Hood

• Updated SPL alarm display behavior
  
• Updated SPL alarm formatting in SPL Reports
  
• Updated scroll bar contrast
• Updated Leq MAX field behavior to not populate until buffer has been filled
• Launching Smaart a second time now brings the existing program window to the front of the stack in Windows
• Improved behavior when editing fields

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where hot plug would disconnect 10EaZy and stop SPL logging

9.4.1

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where all traces were using Foreground Thickness setting.
  
• Fixed a bug where adding a custom SPL metric while logging would corrupt the log.
• Fixed a bug where Smaart sometimes wouldn't close when installing an update.

9.4.0

New Features

• Added ability to change trace color from trace right-click menu

9.3.1

Bug Fixes

• Fixed graphical issues that occurred on some Apple Silicon Macs

9.3.0

Improvements

• Improved Client Window measurement assignment workflow
  
• Improved window behavior when using more than one computer monitor
  
• Expanded the click area for closing fly-ups
• Added new hotkeys:

Bug Fixes

• Fly-up dialogs no longer close when clicking outside fly-up
  
• Fixed a bug with an artifact "Folder" in the Data Bar

9.2.2

Improvements

• Improved graph behavior while the application window is resized
• More improvements to window behavior when multiple monitors are connected/disconnected

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused the SPL Meters above the SPL History plot to freeze

9.2.0

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash that occurred when clicking the SPL Metric droplist in the SPL History plot

9.2.0

New features

• New graphics rendering engine for SPL mode
• New data library search and sorting functions
• New data archiving function

9.1.7

Improvements

• Reduced minimum allowable meter size for standalone SPL Meters
• Improved behavior when an audio device's channel count changes (Dante)
• Removed hot plug/automatic device detection in the Windows build and replaced with a "Refresh" button in I-O Config

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash that could occur if an API connection was intermittent

9.1.6

Improvements

• Enhanced overall app performance, especially on Apple Silicon.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed various issues with full-screening application windows in macOS.
• Fixed a bug where the input selection for standalone SPL Meters couldn't be changed after restarting Smaart.
• Fixed a crash that occurred in the Windows build when moving cursor focus between text fields.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when Restoring Defaults immediately after Restoring Defaults.

9.1.5

Improvements

• Added option to disable audio device scanning (hot plug)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused SPL logging to silently fail

9.1.4

Improvements

• Disallowed forward slash and backslash in various name input fields

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that triggered a “Runtime error” on some Windows computers

• Fixed a bug where the Skin selection from saved configurations was being ignored

9.1.2

Bug Fix

• Fixed a bug where SPL logging might fail if the default Alarm was enabled

9.1.1

Improvements

• Increased default API command timeout to prevent erroneous timeout responses

• Tabbing out of the Generate SPL Report -> Operator field now puts focus on the Company field

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where clicking full screen button (+) in the macOS build would not make the program exit full screen mode

9.1

New Features

• New Audient® EVO device control integration

Improvements

• Improved visual performance while resizing the application window

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where the visibility state of the Input Meters window was not persistent in the Windows build
  
  
• Fixed a bug where pressing hotkeys repeatedly would open multiple copies of various dialogs

9.0.3

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where the Input Meters would not remain showing after restarting Smaart in Windows.

9.0.2

New Features

• New v9 API SDK available

Bug Fixes

• Fixed various crashes and bugs in the client window and API.

9.0.1

GUI Improvements

• Background dimming component is now closed if the skin manager is called into focus.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed the formatting of SPL Reports in the Windows build.