Version 1.43.0 (2024-08-05)

  • Recording: When file splitting is active, no samples between files are lost anymore

  • Recording: Fix compatibility issue with older MP3 decoders

  • Improve song update for Opus streams

  • Add more advanced MP3 encoder options:

    • Force minimum VBR bitrate

    • low-/highpass cutoff frequency

    • low-/highpass width

    • Resampling

  • Allow the user to pass floating point values like 0.5 to the -m/-M/-o/-O commands

  • Fix crash when connecting to an icecast server if the description field of the ICY information is empty

  • Fix an issue with Let’s Encrypt TLS certificates

  • Fix an issue that can cause a connection attempt not to be canceled by a single stop button press

Version 1.42.0 (2024-05-25)

  • Add WebRTC (WHIP) support (Thanks to Matt from codec.live)

  • Add setting to define the listeners update interval

  • Include ice-bitrate property to the HTTP header so the icecast status page shows the stream bit rate

  • Fix "Update devices" button

  • Improve VU-meter visibility

  • Let the user select the VU-meter colors and thresholds

  • Use momentary peak for the peak hold bar instead of an average peak

  • Assure that the signal detection still works after a recording failed to start

  • The threshold time for automatic streaming/recording can now be as low as 0.1 seconds

  • The signal detection level is now always based on the stream volume

  • Activating automatic streaming/recording did not work if the threshold time was set to 0 seconds

  • Reduce CPU usage on macOS

  • Pressing CMD+q on macOS now closes BUTT

  • Add a "manual" and "YouTube" button to the settings window for easier access

  • Make it easier for the user to go to the AAC install instructions after selecting the AAC codec

  • Improve the order of GUI element selection when pressing the tab key

Version 1.41.1 (2024-04-25)

  • Important: Fix a bug that could result in a corrupted configuration file after adding a server or stream info

  • Change versioning scheme to account for bugfix-only releases

Version 0.1.41 (2024-03-17)

  • Add support for controlling BUTT via MIDI CC messages

  • EQ and compressor can now be enabled independently for the stream and record path

  • You can now use %N as a placeholder for the current server name in your record file/path

  • Prevent BUTT from being disconnected by the server when using FLAC and the audio signal is 100% silent

  • The signal and silence detection can now by activated/deactivated with a checkbox instead of simply setting the value to 0

  • Add -L parameter to get a list of available audio devices

  • The ICY name and ICY description now support the same placeholders as the record file/path (activate the "expand variables" checkbox)

  • Add Arabic language support (Thanks to Magd)

  • Fix an issue that could lead BUTT to freeze on startup if no internet connection is available

  • Overall stability improvements

Version 0.1.40 (2023-11-24)

  • Support higher bitrates for AAC, Vorbis and Opus

  • Add support for Plexamp on Linux

  • Add Dutch language support (thanks to Timothy)

  • Fix an issue with audio device names that contain special characters

  • Fix possible buffer underflow when the connection to a shoutcast server fails

Version 0.1.39 (2023-09-20)

  • Fix a bug that can cause the listener count to no longer be updated

  • Fix a bug that can cause the split record file function to stop working

  • Fix a bug that can cause butt not to reconnect after a connection loss

  • Fix a bug that can cause undefined behaviour

  • Clear song name if song file is empty

Version 0.1.38 (2023-08-05)

  • Users can now define a custom window title

  • Add option to set a delay between automatic reconnects

  • Add option to use the older Icecast SOURCE protocol instead of the newer PUT protocol

  • Increase robustness of the config file importer

  • Increase robustness of the show listeners function

  • Use green instead of yellow to indicate a valid streaming connection

  • Fix memory leak when using Icecast and showing the number of listeners

  • Fix UI drawing issues

  • Fix issue with the main window size on Windows 11

  • Fix issues with the tray agent on Windows

Version 0.1.37 (2022-12-24)

  • Add support for a second audio device

  • Streaming and recording volume can be set independently

  • Add support for icecast-kh listener statistics

  • Highlight connect and record buttons when active

  • Restore window size if "Remember main window position" is active

  • Increase size of slider knobs

  • Start with default values in case the config file is damaged

  • Always overwrite existing files when recording is started automatically or via butt client

  • Do not stop recording if a butt client sends a disconnect command while butt is offline

  • Fix an issue were butt mistakenly says "Connecting…​"

  • Fix memory leak if "Show listeners" is activate

Version 0.1.36 (2022-10-03)

  • Number of current listeners can be displayed on the LCD (works only with original Icecast and Shoutcast implementations)

  • Fix connection issue with AIS streaming server

  • Fix connection issue with Icecast servers older than version 2.4.0

  • Fix issue with Shoutcast if mountpoint is already in use

Version 0.1.35 (2022-06-19)

  • Gain slider can be disabled to prevent inadvertently changing the volume

  • Audio device initialization can be skipped by holding down CTRL during startup

  • Fix crash if audio device can not be opened

  • Fix crash if no default audio device can be found

  • Fix wrong password detection for certain liquidsoap Shoutcast implementations

  • Fix crash of command client and command server when very long song names are specified

Version 0.1.34 (2022-04-21)

  • Added equalizer presets

  • Added Spanish translation

  • Use 32 bit float for internal audio processing instead of 16 bit integer

  • FLAC can now be broadcasted and recorded as 16 bit or 24 bit

  • WAV can now be recorded as 16 bit, 24 bit or 32 bit

  • Massively improved client/server implementation for butt commands

  • Fixed bug that caused overwriting the first wav samples of a recording

  • Fixed read song name from Music.app for MacOS >= 11.0

  • Fixed record folder creation if folder contains format variables

  • butt commands can now also be sent via UDP

  • Added new fields to the server status message:

    • stream seconds, stream kBytes

    • record seconds, record kBytes

    • volume left/right

    • current song

    • record path

Version 0.1.33 (2022-02-06)

  • Windows: You can broadcast what’s playing on your computer (audio device must support WASAPI)

  • Windows/Linux: New butt-client for controlling running butt instances (Thanks to Hossam)

  • Added support for higher samplerates (88.2 kHz and 96 kHz)

  • Added Portuguese (Brazil) translation (Thanks to Bruno)

  • Added signal and silence detection flags to the status information

  • Time thresholds for signal detection can be changed via control commands (Thanks to Hossam)

  • Format place holders (%Y %m %d etc.) can also be used in the folder name

  • Song title update support for OPUS

  • Fixed wrong file size in wav header

  • Fixed compilation if --disable-ssl or --disable-aac was passed to ./configure

Version 0.1.32 (2021-10-28)

  • Radio.co stations can now be easily added to butt

  • Advanced codec settings for mp3, aac, ogg/vorbis and opus can now be adjusted

  • The recordings folder may now contain environment variables like ~, $HOME and %USERPROFILE%

  • Fixed issue with characters like $,%,&,ยง in the song name

  • Fixed connection issue in case the server domain has IPv4+6 addresses but Icecast is only listening on IPv4

  • Fixed missing song duration information in FLAC recordings

Version 0.1.31 (2021-07-12)

  • A delay can now be added to the automatic song title update

  • Increased equalizer from 5 to 10 frequency bands

  • Fixed positioning issues on multi screen setups

  • Maximum number of supported audio devices has been increased from 100 to 256

Version 0.1.30 (2021-05-14)

  • Added support for IPv6

  • Added French translation

  • Right click on a slider knob brings up an input field where you can type in the slider value with the keyboard

  • The selected audio device can now be remembered by device name instead by device id

  • You can now rescan for new audio devices manually (no butt restart needed anymore after plugging in a new audio device)

  • Holding the shift key during butt startup allows you to start with a fresh configuration file

  • Updated Portaudio to version v19.7.0

  • Windows: Added support for WASAPI audio driver

  • MacOS: Updated FLTK to version 1.3.6

  • MacOS: Native support for Apple Silicon (arm64)

Version 0.1.29 (2021-03-28)

  • Added a new tool (butt Agent) which helps to minimize butt to tray and much more (Big thanks to Ivan Radolovic)

  • Added an indicator to the compressor which lights up if the threshold is exceeded

  • Added "Aggressive Mode" to the compressor. If activated, the signal power for threshold detection is not averraged

  • Added new command line options: -q (quit) -n (split recording) -u <songname> (update song name)

  • Added donation addresses for Bitcoin, Monero and Dash

  • Fixed crash when butt can not find any input channels

  • Fixed crash when reading song names from an UTF-8 formatted file that contains a BOM

  • Fixed issue with icecast-kh14+ when connecting to a mountpoint which is already in use

  • Fixed issue if both checkboxes "start recording after launch" and "start recording when connected" are checked

  • Fixed butt.desktop file. Icon was not shown on GNOME panel

  • Attack and Release compressor labels now have 2 decimal places instead of only 1

  • butt does not send bitrate information to the icecast server anymore if FLAC is used

  • butt now searches for a free command server port if default port is already in use

  • butt can now be started in minimized state

  • The recording file name can now contain any well known date format specifier

  • The window class name has been renamed from FLTK to butt_FLTK

Version 0.1.28 (2021-02-07)

  • Fixed compressor issues

  • Fixed song update when using Strawberry audio player

  • The order of song update from an music app can be changed from "Title - Artist" to "Artist - Title"

  • Increased accuracy of recording split timer

  • VU-meter appearance can be changed to solid colors for better readability

  • Log window can be vertically resized

  • Windows: Changed default installation folder to %LOCALAPPDATA%\butt instead of %LOCALAPPDATA\butt-<version>

Version 0.1.27 (2020-12-26)

  • Fixed loading of AAC codec selection from configuration file

  • Fixed crash when using opus with a samplerate not equal to 48000 Hz

Version 0.1.26 (2020-12-24)

  • Added ASIO support

  • Added support for multi-channel audio devices

  • Added multi-language support (i18n)

  • Added German translation

  • Added option to force reconnection regardless of the server response

  • Added support for Strawberry audio player (Thanks to Stefan S.)

  • Added config parameter to disable dithering (set disable_dithering=1 in cfg file)

  • Fixed possible crash if server is not reachable

  • Fixed possible crash when reconnecting

  • Fixed possible crash when using FLAC and song update

  • Fixed unwanted rounding of compressor values

  • Fixed overwriting of a DSP setting if it was set to -1.0

  • Improved CPU usage

  • Improved mono/stereo handling

  • Improved overall song update implementation

  • Compiles on FreeBSD (Thanks to Per G. and Tobias C. B.)

Version 0.1.25 (2020-10-26)

  • Added the ability to extend the song name with a prefix and a suffix

  • Fixed issue with automatic song update from text files

  • Fixed recording in FLAC

Version 0.1.24 (2020-10-14)

  • VU-meter has been redesigned

  • Fixed issues with usernames that contain special characters

  • The port of the command server can be specified via command line

  • Commands can be received via network

  • It is possible to connect to a particular streaming server when sending the connect command

  • You can ask a butt instance about its current status with the -S command

  • butt can automatically check for updates after launch

  • Update of song name works with FLAC

  • Thresholds for signal detection can be specified

  • Added -h command line option to get an overview of all available commands

  • Updated the manual

Version 0.1.23 (2020-09-27)

  • Fixed crash if the server is not reachable (e.g. unstable internet connections)

  • Fixed issue with transfering song meta data from music apps to butt (MacOS)

  • Improved handling of mic permissions dialog on MacOS

Version 0.1.22 (2020-07-09)

  • Added Dynamic Range Compressor (thanks to Thomas P.)

  • Added ability to check for new versions

  • butt can now be controlled via command line

  • Replaced experimental portaudio version with the stable portaudio version

  • Fixed issue with stereo audio when using the Equalizer (thanks to Thomas P.)

  • Fixed traffic calculation when using OPUS

  • Fixed issue with OPUS encoding under some circumstances

Version 0.1.21 (2020-05-26)

  • Streaming and recording can now be started automatically if an audio signal is present

  • Fixed reconnection issue on unreliable network connections. Should now behave like 0.1.19 again

  • wav recordings can now be up to 4 GB large

  • Removed advanced section from the Audio tab. Buffer time can still be set in the configuration file if you need to

Version 0.1.20 (2020-04-21)

  • Added SSL/TLS support for icecast

  • Recording can now automatically be stopped if the user disconnects from the server

  • Fixed icecast connection issue (mostly occurring on mobile internet connections like 4G/LTE)

  • Fixed wrong password detection for liquidsoap based setups

  • Fixed configuration export on MacOS

  • Fixed logfile selection on MacOS

  • Song name is not updated on reconnect anymore if the manual song name input field has been cleared

  • Upgraded FLTK to version 1.3.5

Version 0.1.19 (2019-12-30)

  • The song name can now be read from the last line instead from the first line of a file

  • Streaming and recording can now be automatically stopped after silence has been detected

  • The last window position can be remembered. Useful when running multiple instances

  • butt can now be started with hidden info window

  • The vu-meter runs smoother and needs less cpu

  • VU-meter peak hold is only active for the red light

  • Closing butt while streaming or recording must be confirmed now

  • Changes are now saved without asking for confirmation when closing the app

  • Removed a new line character from the server name in the title bar

  • Fixed recceiving song information from iTunes/Music in MacOS Catalina

  • Fixed wrong counting of sent bytes when using AAC

Version 0.1.18 (2019-05-12)

  • Added support for automatic recording after starting butt

  • Enabled AAC afterburner (improves audio quality)

  • Fixed issue with configure.ac and s390x architecture

  • Updated the FSF address in COPYING

  • AAC libs are not delivered with the setup files anymore (read the manual on how to activate AAC support again)

Version 0.1.17 (2018-12-27)

  • Added support for FLAC streaming (icecast only)

  • Added 5-band equalizer (thanks to Melchor Garau Madrigal)

  • Added the ability to read song informations from several apps on MacOS and Linux (thanks to Melchor Garau Madrigal)

  • Window title is automatically renamed to the connected server (useful when running multiple instances)

  • Fixed connection issue with airtime

  • Fixed integer overflow when gain is set too high

  • Fixed compilation error on ubuntu 18

  • Changed color of windows icon from black to yellow. So people using Win10 can now find butt in their black taskbar ;-)

Version 0.1.16 (2017-09-17)

  • Fixed compatibility issues with shoutcast v2.5.5.732

  • Replaced portaudio by newest stable version v190600_20161030

  • When using AAC+ the best AAC profile for the current bitrate is selected automatically
    AAC+v2: bitrate < 48kBit/s (aac_aot = 29)
    AAC+v1: 48 kBit/s <= bitrate < 96kBit/s (aac_aot = 5)
    AAC-LC: bitrate >= 96kBit/s (aac_aot = 2)

  • You can force the AAC codec to a specific profile by setting aac_overwrite_aot = 1 and aac_aot to the appropriate aot value {2,5,29} in buttrc

Version 0.1.15 (2016-05-28)

  • Added AAC+ support

  • Added a "Split now" button to instantly start a new recording file

  • Improved look&feel on retina displays on OSX

  • Improved compatibility with proxies/load balancers (thanks to boyska)

  • Fixed handling of newline characters when reading the song name file

  • Fixed evlauation of time/date variables when automatic file splitting is enabled

  • Fixed compatibility with airtime servers

  • Fixed ogg and opus support for ShoutCast

Version 0.1.14 (2014-12-27)

  • Added FLAC support for recording

  • Added Opus support (thanks to oneman)

  • Added logfile support (thanks to mikko)

  • Added support for more variables in the filename (%H %M %S) (thanks to mikko)

  • Automatic file splitting can be synced to full hour now (thanks to mikko)

  • LCD info can automatically rotate every 5 seconds now (thanks to mikko)

  • Added ability to change audio buffer size

  • Uncluttered LCD (thanks to mikko)

  • File extension of record filename gets automatically updated now

  • Dropped support of different samplerate/channels for stream and record

  • Resorted settings elements/widgets

  • Removed possible memleaks

  • Connecting to an unreachable server does not freeze the GUI anymore

  • Fixed icecast and shoutcast meta data handling

  • ;ade update song from file more robust

  • "update song name manually" reacts on Enter button now

Version 0.1.13 (2014-05-02)

  • Has an icon now! - Thanks to Subrat (ipapuna) Nayak

  • Added support for lower bitrates (24k, 16k, 8k)

  • Added support for user defined configuration path e.g. "butt -c <path_to_config>"

  • Added support for user names in Icecast

  • Added gain slider. This slider multiplies the audio input samples with the given factor

  • Added .manifest file to disable the VirtualStore on Windows Vista and higher

  • Added the ability to automatically split the recording every 'n' minutes

  • Added feature for importing and exporting configuration files

  • Compiles with Xcode 5 on OS X Mavericks

  • Compiles with traditional GNU autoconf/automake environment on linux and mingw

  • Improved robustness against faulty config files

  • Improved compatibility to ShoutCast v2 servers

  • Improved look&feel

  • Fixed samplerate issues

  • Fixed mono playback/recording

  • Changed data volume information vom kBytes to MBytes

  • Changed default recording path to users home folder

  • Sends audio information (bitrate etc.) to Icecast server - Thanks to Dominik Durner

  • Reimplemented VU-Meter with peak hold

  • Comes with as an ubuntu package

  • Windows: can be installed as user without admin rights

  • Windows: uninstallation process also removes the configuration file

  • Instead of canceling the automatic song update in case the given file is not readable, butt now tries to reread the file every 5 seconds

Version 0.1.12 (2010-04-10)

  • butt is now able to connect automatically after startup

  • Shortened time between connect attempts (fixes Shouted.FM connection problems)

  • Improved wrong password detection for shoutcast

Version 0.1.11-2 (2008-12-14)

  • Fixed display info after automatic reconnection

Version 0.1.11-1 (2008-11-09)

  • Fixed segfault if there is no '.' in the filename

Version 0.1.11 (2008-10-26)

  • Fixed unintended disconnects

  • Fixed recording problems

  • Removed buffer overrun messages

  • Recording can be now stopped with the stop-button

  • Replaced pcm recording by wav recording

  • Recording as ogg is now possible

  • Added "stay on top" checkbox

  • Fixed possible crash when changing mp3 settings while streaming

Version 0.1.10 (2008-05-25)

  • Removed xrun "led". Instead the msg window informs the user about overruns

  • Added dB values to the vu-meter

  • Fixed bitrate/samplerate selection for ogg

  • Network backend works with non-blocking sockets now

  • libshout is not needed anymore

  • Songname can be updated from a textfile now

  • More samplerates are supported now

  • Fixed samplerate selection problems

  • Fixed crash when connecting to icecast server on MacOS 10.4

  • Fixed crash when changing the server type from shoutcast to icecast

  • Some cosmetic changes (buttons, LEDs)

Version 0.1.9 (2008-04-10)

  • Minor GUI makeup

  • Made butt more verbose

  • Fixed possible segfault when trying to EDIT stream info

  • Fixed automatic reconnection

  • Filenames can be indexed with the %i variable now

  • Renamed "rec not until connected" checkbox to "start rec. when connected"

  • Added orange record icon for "armed" state ("start rec. when connected" = 1)

  • butt starts recording as soon as connected, when in "armed" state

Version 0.1.8 (2008-03-30)

  • Text/bg color can be changed in the [GUI] tab

  • Removed the "Config saved" popup message

  • Added pcm recording

  • Improoved record handling

  • The config menu is more user friendly now

  • Fixed crash when connection loss

  • The user may select the samplerate now

  • The config window can be attached to the main window now

  • Fixed bitrate and codec ShoutCast info

Version 0.1.7rc1 (2008-01-04)

  • butt runs on MacOS 10.4 and 10.5 now!

  • Added recording time to the display info

  • Fixed bug with '&' in the song string

  • Changing the display mode works only when connected now

  • Added a checkbox which lets the user decide if the recording should start right after selecting the output file or when connected

  • Added a msg box which ask the user if he wants to stop the recording when disconnecting

Version 0.1.6 (2007-12-08)

  • Added status symbols to the display

  • Recording runs with a seperate thread now!

  • Added a button for showing/hiding the server password

Version 0.1.5 (2007-11-22)

  • Minor GUI changes

  • Fixed streaming/recording with mp3 320kb/s

  • Fixed segfault in Fl_ILM216.cpp

  • The user may change the display colors now (right click on the display)

  • The "connecting" info on the display updates faster now

  • Changed default display colors to white/blue

Version 0.1.5rc1 (2007-11-16)

  • Replaced ALSA by PortAudio → OSS is supported now

  • Ported butt to Microsoft Windows (tested with win2k and win xp)

  • butt reminds the user about unsaved changes when closing now

  • Starting the recording is possible at any time now

  • Added mono encoding for OGG

  • Improved some GUI stuff

  • Improved CPU usage

Version 0.1.4rc2 (2007-11-03)

  • butt should compile on more machines now

Version 0.1.4rc1 (2007-11-01)

  • Added IceCast support (ogg and mp3)

  • Added ./configure script

  • butt is now able to send the "Current Song" value to the ShoutCast/IceCast server

  • Changed stereo mode from joint-stereo to real-stereo

  • Code cleanup

Version 0.1.3 (2007-10-08)

  • Bugfix: butt crashed if you press "apply" in the server/icy tab without having an server/ICY-entry

  • Bugfix: butt crashed if you change the bitrate without having an ICY-entry

  • Bugfix: there was some uncommented code in the [DEL]-server callback-routine which shouldn’t be uncommented

  • Facelift: if you delete all server/ICY-entries, the input fields in the server/ICY still showed the values of the last server/ICY-entry

Version 0.1.2 (2007-10-07)

  • Added a GUI for configuring butt

  • Comments behind config entries are not allowed anymore.

  • Removed the network init part. It was nonsense

  • Fixed mono playblack

  • Fixed recording problems

  • ICY entries can now be empty without causing butt to crash

  • butt shows the real port in its "connecting to…​"-info line now and the "pseudeo" port in parenthesis

  • Fixed a bug which causes pcm data loss in some cases

Version 0.1.1 (2007-09-16)

  • Added recording feature

  • Fixed seg fault on startup when compiled with gcc-4.1.2

  • Fixed seg fault when encoding with high bitrates