Salon Son et Image 2012

BitPerfect is pleased to announced that we will be exhibiting at Salon Son et Image 2012, Canada's premier high-end audio show this week from Friday (March 23rd) through Sunday (March 25th).

Come and listen to BitPerfect as it struts its stuff with Light Harmonic's extraordinary new DaVinci DAC, Classé Audio CP-800 and CA-2300 electronics and Wilson Audio's new Sophia 3 speakers.

Be sure to call in and say hi and ask about the amazing new developments at BitPerfect!

New Version (1.0.2)

BitPerfect 1.0.2 has been released to the App Store. This version changes the behaviour of the optimal bit depth selection such that it matches the source file when appropriate. It also includes some bug fixes:

• Fix BitPerfect not handing control to iTunes for unsupported media (eg: radio)
• Correctly interpret Sound Check info from other sources (iVolume for instance)
• Do not play unselected files in playlists

Please contact us if you have any questions, comments or bug reports!

New Version (1.0.1)

BitPerfect 1.0.1 has been released to the App Store. This version includes two bug fixes:

• Fix a problem with BitPerfect choosing the wrong bit depth or sample rate with certain DACs.
• Fix a problem with bit depth limiting on certain DACs.

Please contact us if you have any questions, comments or bug reports!

New Version (1.0)

We are proud to announce the BitPerfect 1.0 has been released to the App Store! BitPerfect 1.0 includes many new features as well fixes for bugs present in previous versions.

New Features:

• Brand new 64-bit playback engine
• Higher quality sample rate conversion options powered by SoX
• Optional dithering
• New minimal iTunes interaction mode for improved sound quality
• Options to control individual track playback via iTunes Comments
• Advanced optimization options
• A manual!

Please contact us if you have any questions, comments or bug reports.

Pricing:

BitPerfect 1.0 and future versions will be priced at US$9.99, however this new price will not take effect until April 1st 2012.

New Version (0.32)

BitPerfect 0.32 has been released to the App Store. This version includes some new features as well as fixes for issues in previous versions.

New Features:

• Improve handling of corrupt files (play as much as possible)
• Add configurable maximum upsampling rate
• Make volume slider in BitPerfect menu use a decibel scale (when possible)
• BitPerfect volume now matches expected levels when adjusting slider in iTunes
• Reduce occurrences of skipping and stuttering for users of optical DACs
• Auto select default device if the preferred device is not present or hasn't been set

Minor changes and bug fixes:

• Show menu automatically on first load
• Uncheck "Use Maximum Device Buffer Size" by default
• Add log message for CPU overload
• Fix potential crash on 32-bit systems when the buffer size is too big
• Fix distortion on certain devices (ex: EMU-0404)
• Fix gapless playback problem on nuForce Icon HD
• Fix attempting to upsample over the maximum supported rate (192 kHz)
• Fix crash on complex DACs
• Fix sample rate read incorrectly on certain files
• Fix Integer Mode problems on certain DACs (Light Harmonic, Calyx)

Thanks to Larry from Light Harmonic for the test device that allowed me to fix Integer Mode problems on the DaVinci DAC.

Please contact me with any questions, feedback or bug reports. Enjoy!

New Version (0.31)

BitPerfect 0.31 has been released to the App Store. It includes a couple of fixes for issues discovered just after the release of 0.30.

• Fix not switching tracks on shuffled playlists
• Fix slight gapless playback glitch on complex devices

Please contact me with any questions, feedback or bugs!

Enjoy!

New Version (0.30)

BitPerfect 0.30 has been released to the app store. This version includes many fixes to further improve interoperability with iTunes, address Integer Mode problems and it relaxes system requirements to allow 32-bit machines to take advantage of BitPerfect.

• 32-bit Support About dialog Sound quality optimizations for complex DACs (ex: Metric Halo, Wyred4Sound) 
• Reduce chances of skipping/stuttering while performing tasks in iTunes
• Allow iTunes to play DRM protected files
• Give iTunes control of unsupported files
• Queue next track as early as possible (helps with gapless playback over wireless networks)
• Fix not setting sample rate correctly on certain DACs (ex: Metric Halo, Wyred4Sound)
• Fix Integer Mode producing static on certain DACs (ex: Metric Halo, QB-9)
• Fix choosing correct sample rate when the unsupported rate is less than the maximum supported by the DAC
• Fix copy+paste shortcuts for Device Info
• Fix not closing windows with CMD+W 

Please contact me with any questions, feedback or bugs! 

Thanks to the folks at Metric Halo for helping get BitPerfect working perfectly on those devices. 

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