The year started off right, with perhaps our biggest software update yet, the release of Audio Hijack 3. Audio Hijack 3 is a huge leap forward for our audio recording tool, and it really has to be seen to be believed. Suffice it to say that if you've ever used Audio Hijack or Audio Hijack Pro, you should definitely have a look at Audio Hijack 3. Get more details and grab the free trial right from our site.
You can also read February's very popular “Evolution of Audio Hijack” post, which details how we got to the final design for our new application. There are many pretty pictures to see, as well as some not-so-pretty ones.
In March, I spoke at NS Conference 7 in Leicester, England. That talk, entitled “Feedback Driven Development”, is now available online. It covers a lot of how we do things here at Rogue Amoeba, including listening to what users like you want.
The summer saw two major updates to Audio Hijack 3, with version 3.1 and version 3.2. These updates brought back some features folks familiar with Audio Hijack Pro 2 had been missing, like the ability to pause, stop, or cut recording based on silence (“Silence Monitoring” ) as well as file actions for handling recordings after they've been made. There were also some major new features, including powerful changes to the Time Shift block to assist you when you're transcribing audio, as well as improving the processes for importing and exporting Sessions so you can share your Audio Hijack configurations with ease.
We also unveiled a companion book for Audio Hijack, “Take Control of Audio Hijack”, written by audio expert Kirk McElhearn. It's a great sidekick for Audio Hijack, sure to help you get the most out of our audio recorder. It offers detailed instructions for common tasks, as well as an in-depth look on some key features.
Interested? Get details and a free sample of the book right here.
When you're ready, you can purchase the book through our store.
July featured a momentous occasion for perhaps one of our most recognizable employees. In fact, if you've written in for support in the past half-decade, it's extremely likely you were assisted by our man Chris Barajas. We were delighted to celebrate his fifth anniversary with the company.
MacOS 10.11 (El Capitan) shipped on September 30th, and our software was ready when it did. You can always ensure you have our latest versions by choosing “Check for Update” right inside the app, or by downloading from rogueamoeba.com.
In November, we welcomed our new designer, Neale Van Fleet. We were sad to see former designer Christa leave, but Neale picked up right where she left off. His first work could be seen just a month later, with some improvements he made to the aforementioned Airfoil Satellite. Much more is coming!
We closed out the year with some incredible praise. The new Audio Hijack was selected as iMore's “Mac App of the Year”, and we were tremendously honored. We followed that up by being awarded a Golden Apple from AppleVis and being included on several lists of top apps for the year. It's safe to say that Audio Hijack 3 is our most critically-acclaimed software release ever! If you haven't made time to check it out
yet, or you still haven't upgraded from an older Audio Hijack, don't hesitate.
That was 2015 for Rogue Amoeba. It was a darned good year!
