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Rocket Broadcaster 1.3.3 now available

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We're pleased to announce our first release of 2020, Rocket Broadcaster 1.3.3. This cumulative update was developed in close collaboration with a number of radio stations, and is focused on improving support for high-end soundcards and adding support for two new metadata formats.

Here's what's new:

Soundcard Compatibility Improvements

Audiophiles will be pleased to hear that we've improved support for high-end soundcards. We've also added support for mono inputs, which is particularly useful if you need to capture many streams from a single soundcard (via multiple instances of Rocket Broadcaster Pro).

  • Added ASIO Support
    • Improved compatibility with high-end soundcards via the ASIO audio API. ASIO can now be chosen in the preferences, and supports up to 96 kHz.
    • Improved support for UAD soundcards.
    • ASIO channel names are now shown, which is especially helpful on soundcards with many inputs.
  • Reintroduced Windows MME and DirectSound audio APIs, to improve compatibility with certain legacy soundcards with older drivers.
  • Added mono input support. This allows you to capture from individual mono inputs on a soundcard, and automatically handles upmixing to stereo if needed.

New Metadata Ingestion

Metadata can now be ingested from more automation and metadata systems:

  • Added Artic Palm CSRDS XML metadata support
  • Added Enco DAD XML metadata support

Other Improvements

  • Fixed saving Shoutcast 2 artwork and "private stream" preferences
  • Increased the max number of saved recordings

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Feedback

Lastly, your feedback is what helps drive Rocket Broadcaster development. If you're looking for a missing feature, or have ideas for how we can make Rocket Broadcaster even better, please let us know!