Fission 1.6.9

Released on 8/31/10

CPU usage during playback has been reduced.
24-bit mono files are now properly supported.
The LAME MP3 engine, used for pasting/dropping files into an MP3 document, has been updated to 3.98.4
A long hang which could occur when closing large documents in certain circumstances has been fixed.
A crash caused by buggy QuickTime components failing to provide a file extension has been fixed.
A glitch occurring when fading to the end of a file has been corrected.
A bug caused by certain characters in the name of an iPhone ringtone has been fixed.
A bug where the waveform was not show correctly at certain zoom levels has been fixed.

Fission 1.6.8

Released on 10/27/09

A problem with fades placed at the very end of MP3 and AAC files, introduced in version 1.6.7, has been corrected.

Fission 1.6.7

Released on 10/22/09

Fission now requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later.
An extremely rare crash that could occur while pausing playback has been fixed.
A bug that could lead to audio corruption when applying fades in stereo AIFF, WAV, and CAF files has been corrected
A problem which would cause faded sections to not respect gain changes or normalizations in AIFF, WAV, and CAF files has been fixed.

Fission 1.6.6

Released on 08/28/09

A serious crashing bug that could occur when a fade was set has been fixed.

Fission 1.6.5

Released on 08/26/09

A Split at Playhead toolbar button is now included for easier splitting.
Files can now be dragged to Fission's Dock icon right from iTunes.
Fades are smoother, as they're applied directly to the waveform data in Apple Lossless, AIFF, WAV, and CAF files.
Fission now has full compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
A bug where Fission would run a redundant spotlight query for metadata, resulting in decreased performance at startup, has been fixed.
NUL bytes are now removed from filenames when saving, fixing a bug which would truncate filenames of files with badly-formed titles.
Improved window flushing should reduce or fully prevent flicker in certain circumstances.
If Fission is hidden at startup, the Welcome Window is no longer improperly shown.
A bug where QuickTime would refuse to export to certain filenames containing colons has been worked around.
A bug with saving partial Apple Lossless frames has been fixed.
A bug where Fission would not allow aborting the save of a very long AAC file has been removed.
Fission no longer offers to install Smart Crash Reports.
When decoding errors from corrupt files occur, silence is now produced instead of garbage data.
A bug where custom registration window errors would display incorrectly has been fixed.
Fission now checks for updates weekly, instead of every 15 days.
Software update check now sends the processor architecture to the server.

Fission 1.6.2

Released on 01/27/09

Looped playback is now properly gapless.
A bug with the new scrubbing indicator and waveform scrolling has been fixed.
Parsing of WAV files has been improved.
Runaway memory usage when using Smart Split or applying a cue sheet to very large files has been corrected.
CAF files can now be opened by dragging them to the Fission application icon.
The Shift-arrow key combination now behaves correctly in all cases.
A crash when opening a cue sheet and then canceling the open file sheet asking to locate the audio file has been fixed.
Registration information is now written to disk immediately when entered.
All preferences are now written to disk immediately after being changed.
The application name and version are now shown in the Registration window.
Several small bug fixes and memory leak fixes are included.
Normalization now works correctly on files with corrupt packets.

Fission 1.6.1

Released on 11/18/08

Fixed a rare crash that could occur after intensive editing
Fixed a drawing-related crash on Tiger when using the I and O keys to create a selection

Fission 1.6

Released on 10/27/08

Built-in iPhone ringtone saving
Better support for ID3v2.4 tags in MP3s
Added support for CAF (Core Audio Format) files
Added "Set Playhead" command
Added "Insert Silence" command
Can now save files with arbitrary file extensions
Added "Clip Number" field to inspector
Clicking in the timeline will move the playhead when using the Inspect tool
Pressing the return key in the editor moves the playhead to the beginning of the document
Now uses the Sparkle updater
UI tweaks
Fixed memory leaks
Added 512x512 icon for Leopard
No longer loses track/disc total tags in certain AAC files
Better handling of extremely large audio files
Better parsing of sample rate from Apple Lossless files
Fixed erroneous parsing of 32kHz AAC files
Improved calculation of the bitrate of AAC files
Detects and warns about certain improperly formed MP3 files
Fixed problem where gain slider would sometimes fail to appear when running in Spaces on Leopard
Made normalization and gain changes more accurate
Removed error when attempting to normalize silence
Clicking cancel when saving a cue sheet no longer saves the cue sheet anyway
Inspector keeps focus on the selected field when switching clips
Fixed bug which could sometimes lose tags when copy/pasting
Fixed bug which could sometimes cause erroneous spikes to appear at the beginning of MP3/AAC files
Playback now immediately follows audio output device changes
Fixed an endless progress panel occurring when using Smart Split on extremely large files
Now displays an error for malformed AIFF/WAV files instead of attempting to import them with QuickTime
Improved error reporting when loading MP3s
Pressing the arrow keys after pressing the I/O keys no longer cancels the selection operation

Fission 1.5.2

Released on 10/18/07

10.5 support
Reduced CPU usage during playback
Fixed a case where ID3 tags could be read incorrectly
Drag and drop saves no longer overwrite existing files
Gain button no longer appears when no selection exists
Fixed memory leak in autocomplete
Fixed certain Inspector fields not updating their value immediately
Open panel now allows selection of any file readable by QuickTime
Eliminated blip occurring after a fade at the very end of the file
Smart Split no longer gets slow or crashes when performing a large number of splits
Now shows the correct inspector for WAV files
Fixed some enabled but unconnected controls in the inspector for QuickTime imports
Minor bug fixes and GUI enhancements

Fission 1.5.1

Released on 5/8/07

Moved autocomplete query to separate thread to eliminate slowdowns
Fixed audio glitch when cutting the end of an MP3 or AAC with automatic fades turned on
Fixed shift-click to extend the selection
Fixed nonfunctional gain slider in certain circumstances
Fixed I and O keyboard shortcuts
Save panel now grays out QuickTime controls when not selected
Adds a '1' to the end of the first clip when saving multiple clips with the same name
Cue Sheets now save Album Title where appropriate

Fission 1.5

Released 4/23/07

Supports Cut/Copy/Paste/Paste Into for audio
Can drag audio files into document to add them to the existing audio
Inline gain control of selections
Support for opening/applying/saving cue sheets
Added recent files popup to Welcome window
Fixed a case where AIFF/WAV tags could be written incorrectly
Fixed bug where demo limitation fades destroyed normalization applied to file
Added Zoom to Selection command
Throttled waveform drawing to avoid monopolizing graphics resources
Reorganized Inspector, added Next/Previous Clip buttons
Autocomplete in certain Inspector fields
Changed Cut to Remove, to better accommodate new Cut/Copy/Paste abilities
Changed audio device ordering in preferences to match System Preferences
Added Album Artist tag to Inspector
Normalization now stops just short of full volume to avoid triggering clipping warnings
Fixed keyboard loop in document window, particularly when using full keyboard access
No more unsaved changes warnings after saving Original Audio
The / character is now accepted in imported/exported filenames
Fixed case where normalization could cause clipping if left/right channel volumes differed significantly
Added native support for certain specialized AAC/ALAC files

Fission 1.1.1

Released on 11/28/06

Improved AAC recording compatibility with iPod Shuffle 2G
Activated/Fixed Trash warning
Added a hidden preference to disable the smart split limiter
Now accepts unknown but QuickTime-readable files

Fission 1.1

Released on 11/21/06

Native WAV support
Normalize command
Looped playback
Smart Split now has a "number of splits" text display
Document Summary shows original file's format and number of channels
Shift click extends selection
Clicking a clip's tab selects it even when not in inspect mode
Nicer save panel when saving imported audio
Improved VoiceOver support
Added I, O keyboard shortcuts for setting selection
Added Copy/Paste Info commands to manipulate all tags simultaneously
Revert is now much faster
Added Save Selection command
Added proxy icon in clip tabs which can be dragged directly into the Finder
Added keyboard shortcuts to move, expand, and contract the selection using arrow keys
Set Selection keyboard input is smarter
The Welcome window can be closed
Browse Files (from the Welcome window) is in the File menu
Smart Split has a Remove Preset options
Settings in save panel are now properly disabled for components that don't have any settings
Fade toolbar icons have been updated
The default save location is now the same as the original file
Fixed exporting to WMA using the Flip4Mac plugin
Preserves Bookmarkable attribute of AAC files
Aliases are selectable in open panel
Splits no longer spontaneously move when clicked
Minor hash marks fall on sane locations
Smart Split will refuse to create more than 100 splits
AIFF inspector only shows tags which AIFF supports
Document save/undo state no longer gets confused when undoing a complex sequence
Cutting across a split no longer joins the two clips
Left/right arrow keys move consistent amounts when playback is paused
No longer allows invalid file extensions when saving

Fission 1.0

Released on 9/18/06

Initial release