On Sunday, January 15th, 2012, our audio time-stretching software was updated. And Audio Speed Changer Pro (ASCP) is now at v1.4.4. The changes are as follows:

• The application now can be controlled using the command line.
• Added a digital signature to both the main executable and the installer program.
• The library for handling ID3v2 tags is upgraded.
• Tested compatibility with the Windows 8 Developer Preview.
• Improved playing back and rewinding of super short audio.
• Fixed a memory leaking bug of the main list control.
• Add Directory now remembers the most recent used path.
• Elaborated the setup script to assign hints to the created shortcuts.
• All the used audio libraries are now up to date.
• A few grammar corrections in the app interface.
• Various minor improvements.

We recommend that you update to this release as soon as possible due to a lot of improvements made.

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Today our batch tempo changer, Audio Speed Changer Pro is updated to the version 1.3. This is a changelog:

• Added output to the uncompressed PCM/WAV file format.
• New program settings: Sequence Length, Seek Window and Overlap Length.
• Added website links into the Help menu.
• Updated the internal audio playback library.
• A few minor improvements in the batch tempo changer’s program code.

This release is highly recommended to upgrade.

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Our product Audio Speed Changer Pro is updated to the version 1.2. Here is the changelog:

• Now there is a total file count on the status bar.
• Added the Add Directory popup menu item.
• Now Audio Speed Changer Pro displays progress when doing volume normalization.
• Updated the internal audio effects library.
• A few internal enhancements in the program code.
• Corrected a few typos in the readme document.

This is a minor release, but it’s highly recommended to upgrade for taking advantage of the newest changes and additional features.

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Our team is proud to introduce the new version of our speed listening software, Audio Speed Changer Pro v1.1. It’s a batch Windows utility that is able to make your audio books and podcasts faster, thus saving your valuable time and money. Here is a brief list of the issues addressed in this release:

• An option for keeping directory structure if the source files are from the same parent directory.
• A menu item for adding all supported files from a certain folder.
• The readme documentation was extended by adding a new paragraph to it.
• Enhanced error diagnostics if loading of the audio subsystem fails.
• Now the Comment field is multiline.
• Updated the internal encoding subsystem.

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Today we made available a new addition to our software product line — a batch utility for changing tempo, pitch (key) and playback rate of audio files. It’s not a replacement of our audio book player for Windows, but a complement in case if you wish to have fast audio on your portable MP3 player, iPod or smartphone. Just try Audio Speed Changer Pro for 30 days, and if you find it useful, then please register it.

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