v4.0.0

2024-06-14 - v4.0.0

New features

• Even better transitions, using both "longtail" logic and the new "sustained endings" feature by @RM-FM, which we could even improve on, in a collaborative work. We are really happy with the results!

• Combined with the existing blankskip handling (whose default is now 5.0 seconds instead of 2.5 s, to avoid false triggers), we are able to handle the greatest variety of possible song endings with great transitions. Be it a cold end, a long fade, a trick ending, an unexpected noise, chord, riff or vocal at the end — we catch them all. Pure listening enjoyment!

• If you’re interested, here’s part of our testing set. Try it out for yourself!
  Songs with difficult endings:

  • Beatles, The - Strawberry Fields Forever
  • Ben Folds Five - Underground
  • Black, Mary - Columbus
  • Darkness on Demand - Quicksand
  • Def Leppard - Let It Go
  • Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down
  • ella_henderson_rudimental_-_alibi_feat._rudimental
  • Global Deejays - Get Up (feat. Technotronic)
  • J.B.O. - Ein Fest
  • Nirvana - Something in the Way _ Endless, Nameless
  • Pink Floyd - Goodbye Cruel World
  • Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
  • radiomonster.fm_-_dropin_01
  • R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
  • robbie_williams_-_angels
  • Stürmer, Christina - Ich lebe
  • test-5-15-5-15-5s
  • testfiles.txt
  • TLC - Waterfalls
  • Toto - Africa
  • Vega, Suzanne - Tom's Diner (vocals only version)
  • Walker, Tom - Leave a Light On
  • Who, The - Won't Get Fooled Again
  • Wonder, Stevie - Another Star

• New "sanity check" that (also) checks if your external cue_file and the Liquidsoap code have matching versions (a suggestion by John Chewter (@JohnnyC1951)), and shuts down otherwise. After your settings, simply use this code:

  # Your settings go here...
  
  # Check Autocue setup, print result, shutdown if problems
  # The check results will also be in the log.
  # Returns a bool: true=ok, false=error. We ignore that here.
  # Set `print=true` for standalone scripts, `false` for AzuraCast.
  ignore(check_autocue_setup(shutdown=true, print=true))
  

Recommendation

• Always use the check_autocue_setup function after your settings, in both standalone scripts and AzuraCast. It will not only check versions, but also set the crossfading duration to a correct value, based on your fade-out setting.

Breaking changes

• New informational boolean value liq_sustained_ending in cue_file result, file tags, and Liquidsoap metadata. It shows whether the "sustained endings" feature has been used to determine the "start next song" overlay point.

• Analysed timings shown on console, in case you manually tag a file or just want to check the results. This output don’t affect normal operation, it is done to stderr:

  Start next times: 257.50/261.30/0.00 s (normal/sustained/longtail), using: 261.30 s.
  Cue out time: 263.20 s