What's New
A short note for each release. Sparkle shows the latest of these when you update in the app.
0.9.0-beta.16
Added
- What's New in About, and a changelog page on the site
Fixed
- backsample now checks for updates on its own
0.9.0-beta.15
Added
- Trial and license reminders over the waveform
- A note if you received a free early-supporter license
- Pre-1.0 installs earn a free license at launch
- Click-to-activate license links (
backsample://)
Fixed
- Paste (⌘V) and Cut
- License errors no longer clip
0.9.0-beta.14
Changed
- Capture gain range is now ±20 dB
- Help tip on the capture gain row
0.9.0-beta.13
Fixed
- Launch at login shows the window again
- Permission and Getting Started screens stay a fixed size
0.9.0-beta.12
Changed
- Taller default window after Get Started
Fixed
- Shortcuts keep working after closing Settings
- Toggling the level meter while paused no longer sticks freeze
0.9.0-beta.11
Added
- Window → Show backsample after closing the window
Fixed
- Traffic-light close still works after reopening from the Dock
- Closing from fullscreen no longer traps you in a black space
0.9.0-beta.10
Changed
- Default buffer is 5 minutes for new installs
0.9.0-beta.9
Added
- Soft fade when switching output devices, so splices don’t click
Changed
- New-device gain applies before the first samples
- Long exports no longer stall capture
Fixed
- Retention-edge hold eases in instead of jumping
- Home, select-all, and paused follow no longer show a blank hole
0.9.0-beta.8
Added
- Closing the window hides it; capture keeps running in the menu bar
- Redesigned Getting Started
Changed
- Faster audition on long selections
- Live-follow re-arms when you scroll back to the live edge
- Taller default waveform strip
Fixed
- Capture no longer restarts when the window hides
0.9.0-beta.7
Added
- Shift-click from the insert marker to make a selection
Changed
- Space auditions the selection first
- Thinner dashed playhead
0.9.0-beta.6
Fixed
- Waveform sleeps when the window is fully covered
0.9.0-beta.5
Fixed
- Waveform keeps moving when the app is visible but unfocused
0.9.0-beta.4
Fixed
- Waveform keeps moving when another app is frontmost *(see beta.5)*
0.9.0-beta.3
Fixed
- Waveform keeps moving when the window is visible but not key *(see beta.5)*
0.9.0-beta.2
Added
- Click to drop a playhead, then Space to play from there
- Shift-click to extend a selection
- Live-follow toggle
Changed
- Themes renamed Matinee → Daybreak, Witching Hour → Eclipse
- Neutral playhead color so it stays visible on every theme
Fixed
- Zoom no longer resets when the buffer size changes
0.9.0-beta.1
Added
- Launch at login (on by default; toggle in Settings)
Changed
- Apple Silicon only
- Smoother waveform (Metal, 60 fps)
- Finer zoom on long buffers
Fixed
- Arrow-key nudge scales with zoom
- Copy waits until you paste before writing a file
1.0.0
Added
- First backsample app: onboarding, About, copy, and save
Changed
- Rebranded from BacksampleExample to backsample