Power Studio version 1.16.3

Power Studio version 1.16.3 is now available. This release focuses on playout and live-assist operation, playlist planning and library and track management, with improvements that are visible in everyday broadcast operation. For presenters, producers and engineers, it smooths out the workflow while keeping the full system reliable.

Power Studio users can download version 1.16.3 from the download-page. The full release notes are listed below.

Playout Engine
Fixed issue that caused some sound devices to initialize incorrectly, causing silence or unexpected behavior on some computers.

Added a setting to force the playout engine to fall back to legacy DirectSound drivers, even when WASAPI drivers are available. This improves stability with some 'buggy' sound devices.

Improvements & Bug fixes

• The spacebar no longer triggers pre-listening playout, when using the Tracks Browser's search box
• When a Track is used in a future playlist, it is now no longer possible to change it's audio file
• Improved the speed of the Track-delete function
• Fixed deadlock that may occur when a live/web stream continuously fails
• Fixed issue caused web streams to sometimes play through a live-player, when automation was activated