Version History
Here you can find the changelog of Neutron Music Player since it was posted on our website on 2016-09-26.
The latest version is 2.23.9 and it was updated on soft112.com on 26 March, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 2.23.9
posted on 2024-03-05
Mar 5, 2024
Version 2.23.9
* New:
- Pseudo-stereo DSP effect: Creates a pseudo-stereo (fake stereo) effect from mono sources (mono/1-channel tracks only). Manage by profile, accessible via Playback -> DSP Effect -> Pseudo-stereo
* Improved overall performance
! Fixed:
- Category Widget not showing up when pressing the 3-dot button in the Media Library screen (bottom left corner)
version 2.23.6
posted on 2024-02-26
Feb 26, 2024
Version 2.23.6
* Support for DoP (DSD) in FLAC
* Set maximum value for [Audio Hardware - Oversampling] to 32x to support devices with max 1.536 MHz PCM
* Improved memory usage when using SFTP (SSH)
* Allow cloud-based tracks to be added into media library
! Fixed:
- misaligned Bode Plot on some specific screen aspects
- silence in 64-bit Processing on Shanling M6 pro 21 DAP
- fast scroller malfunctioning on collections with 50k+ tracks
- controls overlapped when sorting tracks in Landscape view
- various rare crashes
version 2.23.3
posted on 2023-12-21
Dec 21, 2023
Version 2.23.3
! Fixed:
- Bode Plot of individual EQ filters not shown (regression of 2.23.0) when EQ - Cumulative Bode Plot is Off
version 2.22.7
posted on 2023-10-23
Oct 23, 2023
Version 2.22.7
New DSP UI widget mode: Waveform only with/without album art in background
* Use signal for Alarm if music is playing during the Alarm time
* Updated AutoEQ database to the latest (end of Oct 2023)
! Fixed:
- FLAC file playback could break due to bitstream errors inside the file
- playback button does not change state to Stop if streaming to UPnP/Chromecast and breaking it by pressing the icon
- rare crash in UI
- reverted to max 8 I/O channels (compatibility issues if more)
version 2.22.4
posted on 2023-09-11
Sep 11, 2023
Version 2.22.4
* New:
- category option All Songs to switch off All Songs track list for the category entries
- Tile View option will now affect category entries and its albums separately (activate separately for Albums, Artists, Genres,...)
- added Setup options for Years category
- added [+ Queue] to Songs for easier handling of true random playback via Dynamic, Random Queue
- support for OPUS inside M4A
- added Czech translation
- tracks sorting type solely by filename, renamed previous Filename to Path, Filename which is sorting by path and filename (default)
* Differentiate floating-point and integer formats by showing -fp postfix for floating-point format in the track format info bits field
* Updated AutoEQ database to the latest
* Updated network subsystem for better compatibility with servers (network source)
! Fixed:
- Filter DSP: Q giving insufficiently steep slope for Shelf filters (HS, LS)
- CUE file could not be loaded if one of the tracks does not contain INDEX entry
- EQ preset bound to Bluetooth device via Device binding is not selected and set to Line Out with Bluetooth connection being active when started
- Recently Played existing entry not bumped to the top when played again
- Most Played entry not counted if playing from Most Played list
- OS widgets or notifications could show stale info about previous track while some streaming track is being loaded
- bad streaming entry reloading could not be canceled by attempt to play another healthy streaming entry
version 2.22.2
posted on 2023-06-04
Jun 4, 2023
Version 2.22.2
* New:
- support for FLAC inside M4A/MP4/MOV containers
- support for 32-bit Int FLACs
- support for 32-bit Int FLAC for Output To (note: 32-bit Int FLAC is supported since libFLAC 1.4.0 released in 2022 so majority of renderer devices will not support it)
- time label on Queue entry: to show total time of all tracks in the Queue
! Fixed:
- noise in the last 20 seconds of PCM track playback if followed by DSD track with Oversampling = On
- streaming to Chromecast Audio devices with latest firmware (1.56.281627+)
- looping of the first track in the Queue when more tracks were enqueued after the first one and Loop Track List is On
version 2.22.0
posted on 2023-03-31
Mar 31, 2023
Version 2.22.0
* New:
- support for accessing external storage (USB drive and etc) connected via Apple Lightning USB port as well as Document folders of other local apps: Sources - + - File System - + - add permission to access external folder on external drive or another local app's folder
- UI - Optional Features - Recently Added: to disable/enable Playlists -> Recently Added
* Improved:
- album-art lookup for Albums list by using album-art image from the first music track
- stability of resuming playback after audio focus loss and re-gain
! Fixed:
- interrupted playback for 1-2 seconds when resumed after focus loss
version 2.21.1
posted on 2022-08-21
Aug 21, 2022 Version 2.21.1
* New:
- Tempo/BPM Analysis: accessible from top-level settings list (or long-press Album), analyzes BPM of tracks and creates media library - Tempo category;
- Tempo categories are long-pressable and provide +Queue, +Playlist for easier mixing;
- "All Tempo" category which does not group BPM for a more fine grained mixing;
- optional Tempo category in the top-panel;
- [PCM to DSD] - Oversample 8x option: to force 8x oversampling for PCM core that results in a higher resolution of DSP processing (EQ, FRC, Crossfeed, ...) REQUIRES VERY FAST CPU!
- Digest authentication for WebDAV source;
- uninterrupted playback of SFTP sourced track if Internet connection changes between mobile an WiFi or drops completely for a short period (up to 15 seconds).
* Updated FRC/AutoEQ database to the latest.
* Blend bottom and front colors of the Spectrum Analyzer and RMS bars.
* Increased max value of UI - Fast Seek to 60 seconds.
* Bound Audio Hardware - Hardware Volume and Playback - 64-bit Processing to profile.
! Fixed:
- Global Search result cleared if source entry is refreshed;
- synchronized lyrics loading: only one of multiple lines with the same timestamp was displayed;
- Opus stream not recognized as Opus and thus limited to basic streaming metadata only;
- parsing URL when it contains port number and 'at' symbol in the path;
- crash on attempt to delete CUE track, limit CUE track to Remove - Ignore;
- WV file could not be loaded if WVC file is invalid;
- WVC loading from SFTP source.
version 2.20.0
posted on 2022-04-29
Apr 29, 2022 Version 2.20.0
* New:
- PM - Sequential - Rewind Tracklist: to rewind tracklist to the beginning when reached its end
! Fixed:
- noise when switching gapless DSD tracks
- UPnP: incompatibility with devices using [Range: bytes=0-] header in request
- could not clear Chromecast devices from Output To list
- Mono mode not affecting Stereo files if Upmix is Off
version 2.19.5
posted on 2022-03-10
Mar 10, 2022 Version 2.19.5
* New:
- DSD and DSD sub-settings, Oversample, Upmix and Follow Source Frequency settings are managed by Profile now;
- ability to clear/refresh UPnP/Chromecast device list in Output To and Source - + - UPnP/DLNA.
! Fixed:
- AGP affecting FRC preset;
- Ultrasonic Filter misconfigured if Oversampling is active;
- slow UI response (Spectrum Analyzer, Waveform and RMS) during playback.
version 2.18.7
posted on 2022-02-11
Feb 11, 2022 Version 2.18.7
Support for ISO XML metadata descriptor (details: https://neutroncode.com/feature_iso-meta).
! Fixed:
- Profile can not be configured if its name was erased;
- UPnP playlist could reference single track for all entries with the same title;
- SACD image not split into tracks if track's information does not contain text at least title;
- DSD not available if DSP Effect (Device) is active and output goes to USB DAC or UPnP/DLNA render.
version 2.18.6
posted on 2021-12-15
Dec 15, 2021 Version 2.18.6
* New:
- support for DSD over UPnP/DLNA (DSD must be sent as DoP inside 24/32-bit WAV container);
- Output To: new transport format WAV (24-bit [default], 16-bit, 32-bit) for UPnP/DLNA streaming;
- restart UPnP/DLNA Renderer on localhost (127.0.0.1) if LAN/WAN unavailable to allow interaction with other apps.
! Fixed:
- wrong WMA Lossless duration;
- wrong duration of WebM files (incomplete support yet, tags must contain DURATION tag in form hh:mm:ss);
- Streaming entry can not be selected for playback if UPnP/DLNA Renderer was active.
version 2.18.5
posted on 2021-11-05
Nov 5, 2021 Version 2.18.5
* New:
- Audio Hardware - Upmix option;
- DSD256 option for PCM to DSD mode (if DAP supports 705.6 Hz PCM for DoP);
- IPv6 support;
- bind Audio Hardware - Follow Source Frequency to Profile;
- use original APE decoder to support all APE file versions;
- option Network - Prefer Direct: to manage network usage preference (VPN/Wi-Di Direct is preferred by default).
* Updated FRC - AutoEQ database.
! Fixed:
- Wrong artist name could be shown in the album list header if 1-st track has different artist but album has album-artist assigned;
- volume could not be negative for PeakEQ + BW in the Filter GUI, fixed 0 frequency should not be reachable with a slider to avoid error;
- when user closes text window with tap, accept previously made input;
- do not reset Preamp to 0 for Replay Gain normalized track when AGP is Off;
- Mono track has low volume if Audio Hardware -> Mono option is switched on;
- native DSD not audible if Audio Hardware - Mono is On;
- DSD formats (DFF, DSF, ISO) not activated for the file if it has no meaningful filename;
- Oversample 16x could result in original sample rate even if hardware supports higher frequencies;
- Spectrum shows wrong scale if following track's frequency and output frequency is lower than track's.
version 2.17.4
posted on 2021-05-30
May 30, 2021 Version 2.17.4
! Fixed ID3v2 tags could not be read fully if POPM tag present (regression of 2.17.3).
version 2.17.2
posted on 2021-05-16
May 16, 2021 Version 2.17.2
* Support fractional time below 0 for Attack and Release of Compressor DSP.
* Indicate when reached tracklist's start/end when switching with Prev/Next.
* Improved handling of the Shuffle mode when switching Prev/Next.
* Show category icon in Playing Now when Album-Art is visible.
! Fixed:
- Dither and AGP UI could be indicating On state while in reality Off when connecting device and profile deactivates these DSP effects;
- rare crash when disabling local FTP server;
- occasional crash when clearing tracklist with Clear from UI;
- crash if switching tracks quickly while DSP widget is shown and album-art is an icon;
- endless Prev when Shuffle is on;
- occasional crash when deleting tracks from external SD.
version 2.17.1
posted on 2021-05-05
May 5, 2021 Version 2.17.1
* New:
- additional DSP view mode to show graphs on top of album-art image.
! Fixed:
- track list group header could be hidden due to Setup -> Filename option when in albums, all tracks of artist, ...;
- rare crash when trying to set ring tone;
- crash when inside Queue and it gets cleared;
- DSP widget could be duplicated in Landscape mode;
- Top ctrl could stuck when in Landscape mode and Spectrum widget opened;
- more crashes based on bug reports.
version 2.17.0
posted on 2021-04-17
Apr 17, 2021 Version 2.17.0
* New:
- bind individual devices to Profile, EQ or FRC presets.
* Recognize VOB as audio source (Video DVDs).
! Fixed:
- compatibility with some WebDAV servers delivering inconsistent root path;
- large Spectrum view shows incorrectly scaled filter's bode plot;
- playlist not read correctly (regression of 2.16);
- respect Folder - Filename option when pushing tracks from it to Queue or Playlist;
- Follow Source Frequency option could not be applied to the current track after the change;
- crash of SMB connection if incomplete reply;
- workaround to support Subsonic UPnP server.
version 2.16.2
posted on 2021-02-24
Feb 24, 2021 Version 2.16.2
* New:
- Frequency Response Correction (FRC) DSP button in the top panel and bottom panel in the Controls screen (optional);
- tap small DSP plot in DSP config dialog to expand it to a full-screen version;
- Clear queue action for Enqueue for the track.
! Fixed:
- profile change does not set FRC preset correctly;
- Chromecast renderer could not be found inside the complex network.
version 2.16.1
posted on 2021-02-16
Feb 16, 2021 Version 2.16.1
* New:
- Frequency Response Correction DSP (Playback - DSP Effect): to correct FR of the output device, collection of 5000+ AutoEq presets for 2500+ headphones for flattening their FR;
- tap small DSP plot in DSP config dialog to expand it to a full-screen version.
! Fixed:
- crash when Reverse Stereo is activated for > 2 channel output;
- crash if current track is sourced from SFTP not playing and connection changed within that state;
- do not detect dead SFTP connection by issuing keep-alive messages to lower network traffic;
- reset Pith Shifter DSP on every track as workaround for a garbled sound during a long playback;
- garbled Spectrum and RMS when track transitioned from DoP to 176.4 PCM;
- wrong icon displayed for All Folders entry for Folders counter;
- could not play another track list if current track list stopped playing with Playlist Track List Once being switched on;
- empty WPL playlist.
version 2.15.5
posted on 2020-12-10
Dec 10, 2020 Version 2.15.5
* Allow to fallback system default frequency in Audio Hardware - Frequency settings by adding explicit DEFAULT entry.
! Fixed:
- garbled Spectrum, VU meter and Waveform in case of native DSD output with 64-bit Processing switched on;
- could not connect to some streaming servers (regression of 2.15.4).
version 2.15.3
posted on 2020-11-24
Nov 24, 2020 Version 2.15.3
! Fixed:
- fixed AGP is always set to On when restarted;
- Rms widget could become unhidable.
version 2.15.1
posted on 2020-11-14
Nov 14, 2020 Version 2.15.1
* New:
- support for Profiles (profile affects which DSP effects are active, see settings - Profiles).
* Improved compatibility with some WebDAV/HTTP and FTP servers.
* Support ALBUMARTISTSORT tag in Vorbis tags.
! Fixed:
- crash while scanning WebDAV source (HTTPD server);
- Waveform & Rms widgets not restored if Clock mode was active;
- not listed as music player for music files;
- album-art icon could be wrong sometimes when in DSP mode or album-art hidden in Playing Now;
- system background visible under the transparent panels when UI - System Background = OFF.
version 2.15.0
posted on 2020-10-15
Oct 15, 2020 Version 2.15.0
* New:
- DSP visualizer mode: Waveform and RMS widget (via DSP icon in Playing Now, inherited from Neutron Audio Recorder);
- tag editing for MP3,FLAC,OGG,APE,SPEEX,WAV,WV,M4A,MP4 (supported storage: internal, SD [partial support], SMB, SFTP);
- Spectrum, Waveform and Rms visualization for DSD track sent as DSD to hw;
- show album-art icon in place of category icon in Playing Now when album-art is hidden;
! Fixed:
- occasional crash when deleting tracks;
- multi-selected entry is deselected if scrolling the list with selected entries;
- reading of AIFFs with built in ID3v2 tags;
- false-positive detection of database corruption;
- Vorbis tag ALBUMARTIST could not be used if PERFORMER is present.
version 2.14.5
posted on 2020-08-12
Aug 12, 2020 Version 2.14.5
* New:
- option UI - DSP Effect: Button: to rearrange effect buttons in Controls screen;
- option Compressor - Filter: to filter out frequencies from the Copressor's analysis.
* Improved performance/stability of SFTP source scanning and streaming.
* Show multiselect button in the bottom panel if it is active.
* Support variable bitrate indication for Speex format.
! Fixed:
- media library thumbnail does not match Playing Now album art in some cases;
- could not get file from misconfigured FTP server (when it still allows to list root storage folder);
- album art could be black if UPnP/DLNA media server does not provide file extension for album art entry.
version 2.14.4
posted on 2020-07-12
Jul 12, 2020 Version 2.14.4
* New option UI - Spectrum Analyzer:
- Flat: to switch on/off flattening spectrum for a pink noise;
- Scale: to scale the spectrum's response.
Improved:
- Spectrum Analyzer calibration to match real power of frequencies;
- reading of broken DFFs.
! Fixed:
- Compressor DSP UI not live while playback is active;
- interruptions during playback on some iOS devices.
version 2.14.1
posted on 2020-05-26
May 26, 2020 Version 2.14.1
* New:
- support for Public Key authentication type for SSH/SFTP source;
- option User Interface -> Spectrum Analyzer -> Follow Source Frequency: to scale spectrum analyzer window to the frequency of the track (added corresponding icon to a large Spectrum view too).
version 2.14.0
posted on 2020-05-23
May 23, 2020 Version 2.14.0
* New:
- SFTP (FTP over SSH) as new network source type: can replace SMB on Windows 10 with possibility of external access over port 22.
* Moved all playback related settings into own Playback group in the Settings list.
! Fixed:
- source entries not sorted by Title if corresponding option is On;
- not able to set lower than -150 dB for Preamp;
- erroneous behavior of title in Playing Now on some devices;
- album-art images could have wrong size when window resized.
version 2.13.4
posted on 2020-05-03
May 3, 2020 Version 2.13.4
* Support for Tile view for the lists of groups (albums, artists, folders, ...): long-press top-level group header (Artists, Albums, Folders, ...) - Setup - Tile View to activate.
* Improved reconnection routine if network is changed during listening.
! Fixed:
- track info not visible in Playing Now if color set to Black;
- consistency scrolling with grip or ABC lookup could not reach the bottom of the list;
- fixed crash if streaming playlist can not be loaded (regression of 2.13.3).
version 2.13.3
posted on 2020-04-27
Apr 27, 2020 Version 2.13.3
* Support for HLS network streams.
* Improved:
- Network track will not interrupt when connection type changes (WiFi - Mobile).
* Modified Multiselect behavior: if track is selected first then only tracks can be selected, if group (album, folder, artist) is selected first then only groups can be selected or tracks from the Songs.
* Reset default user FPS to 60+ to avoid lagging interface.
! Fixed:
- SMB track is being loaded with delay on start;
- Compressor DSP working incorrectly if Window is set to 1000 ms and then back to 5-10 ms;
- Audio Hardware per-device settings are reset if reset is pressed but canceled modifications;
- Playing Now track info could keep scrolling due to N-buffering of graphics driver;
- EQ filter could become unstable due to frequency close to the max.
version 2.13.2
posted on 2020-04-08
Apr 8, 2020 Version 2.13.2
* New Connection and Controls -> Play on Start option: to auto-start playback when application launched (sub-option: delay of the playback start).
! Fixed:
- some IceCast streams not working (regression of 2.13.0);
- crash on inconsistent SMB/RPC packet.
version 2.13.1
posted on 2020-04-04
Apr 4, 2020 Version 2.13.1
* New:
- 3 additional 16k presets for 40, 50, 60 bands for Parametric EQ;
- support MP3/MP2s of 2Gb+ on 32-bit systems.
! Fixed:
- Opus's Replay Gain;
- UPnP Renderer could start playing local track instead of next remote;
- UPnP Renderer could not keep playing if Loop Track List was active;
- local track starts playing when UPnP Renderer is interrupted by the system;
- slow playlist loading (regression of 2.13.0).
version 2.13.0
posted on 2020-03-05
Mar 5, 2020 Version 2.13.0
* Increased EQ bands to max 60.
* New:
- multi-channel native DSD;
- options in UI - Playing Now:
* Scroll Track: On by default, to auto-scroll long tracks which do not fit the screen;
* Group-switch Mode: to toggle on/off the group switch buttons;
* On-screen Controls: to toggle on/off the buttons on top of album-art area;
- memorize and restore volume of UPnP devices;
- source SMB over VPN;
- lyrics in APE2 tags;
- Replay Gain info in Opus.
* Improved:
- start up time in case of many network sources;
- network stream reloading.
* Behavior change:
- option Connection and Controls - Play on Power Attached will affect playback not only on process start;
- if Guess Metadata is Off fill Album with folder name of the scanned file;
- assigned predefined Preamp to existing EQ presets (must be recreated);
- actions in the top-panel set to the color of buttons;
- split EQ Preset - Lock function to independent locking of EQ bands, and Preamp;
- add source name to the top-level folder in the Folders view to distinguish multiple sources with the same top-level folder name.
Fixed:
- UI could deadlock due to many unavailable network sources;
- AGP - Reset Gain value not saved if set manually;
- empty directory not added and removed from file watching service;
- UI - Spectrum setting values not updated in case of manual entry;
- Replay Gain not loaded in CUE if surrounded with ";
- Replay Gain not read for tracked opened from the File Manager;
- tracks from the playlist could not be matched to tracks of the media library;
- UI plot could be occasionally mispositioned if screen size changed rapidly;
- Library Category widget;
- long-lasting bug when not responding to Play command if suspended in background.
version 2.12.9
posted on 2019-11-01
Nov 1, 2019 Version 2.12.9
* New Media Library option - Guess Metadata: to turn off tags guessing from the filename if they are missing in the file.
* Removed limit for EQ's max gain and Q for manual input.
! Fixed:
- Folder - Setup: Track Nr not working if Filename option active for a folder entry.
version 1.90.5
posted on 2013-12-06
version 2.15.5
posted on 1970-01-01
10 de dez de 2020 Version 2.15.5
* Allow to fallback system default frequency in Audio Hardware - Frequency settings by adding explicit DEFAULT entry.
! Fixed:
- garbled Spectrum, VU meter and Waveform in case of native DSD output with 64-bit Processing switched on;
- could not connect to some streaming servers (regression of 2.15.4).
version 2.14.4
posted on 1970-01-01
2020年7月12日 Version 2.14.4
* New option UI - Spectrum Analyzer:
- Flat: to switch on/off flattening spectrum for a pink noise;
- Scale: to scale the spectrum's response.
Improved:
- Spectrum Analyzer calibration to match real power of frequencies;
- reading of broken DFFs.
! Fixed:
- Compressor DSP UI not live while playback is active;
- interruptions during playback on some iOS devices.
version 2.13.4
posted on 1970-01-01
3 мая 2020 г. Version 2.13.4
* Support for Tile view for the lists of groups (albums, artists, folders, ...): long-press top-level group header (Artists, Albums, Folders, ...) - Setup - Tile View to activate.
* Improved reconnection routine if network is changed during listening.
! Fixed:
- track info not visible in Playing Now if color set to Black;
- consistency scrolling with grip or ABC lookup could not reach the bottom of the list;
- fixed crash if streaming playlist can not be loaded (regression of 2.13.3).
version 2.13.2
posted on 1970-01-01
8 Nis 2020 Version 2.13.2
* New Connection and Controls -> Play on Start option: to auto-start playback when application launched (sub-option: delay of the playback start).
! Fixed:
- some IceCast streams not working (regression of 2.13.0);
- crash on inconsistent SMB/RPC packet.