Wavespark Audio Release Notes

February 2026

2026/02/26

What’s new:

Added an option Allow project updates without preloading in My account -> Organization settings that allows players that do not have enough storage space to preload the upcoming project, to empty the storage before uploading the project on the scheduled publish date.
Added a feature to calculate and display the size of each project in the Project List and in the project editing view.
Improved project download process when storage space is not enough. Now, the project download is aborted rather than being constantly restarted.

Known issues:

The proper functioning of removable storage devices is not guaranteed if they are not formatted in ext4. It is recommended to use this format.

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November 2025

2025/11/13

What’s new:

Added the ISRC code of tracks in the Broadcast type logs, with possible filtering in the logs search bar. Useful for tracking and identifying broadcast tracks.
Added a new Configuration: Date and Time log (type System), stored when the player's Date and time configuration changes.
Added a new System filter to display only configuration change logs and future system activities of the player.
Added a function to export logs in CSV format, taking into account the filters applied in the Logs view.
Updated calendar and associated editing tools to ensure perfect consistency between Wavespark and AP420.

Fixed issues:

Fixed various issues related to log filters.
Correction of the Wavespark technical support email address (support@wsystem.com).

Known issues:

The proper functioning of removable storage devices is not guaranteed if they are not formatted in ext4. It is recommended to use this format.

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September 2025

2025/09/04

What’s new:

Added a new Logs feature in the Player view, including:
- Displaying the player's broadcast logs such as:
  - Title, artist, album and duration of the track played,
  - Name and URL of the webradio played,
  - Name and type of the program associated with the playback,
  - Playback context of the title played (scheduled or fallback),
  - No playback.
- Displaying the project's publication logs,
- Displaying logs according to a defined time zone (player's time zone, user's web browser, or UTC),
- Automatic upload of the player logs in Wavespark every hour,
- Feature to upload the latest logs on-demand.
- Filtering logs by:
  - Criticality level,
  - Log type,
  - Date and time.
- A search tool in the content of the displayed logs.

Fixed issues:

Fixed an issue in the Players view that displayed incorrect Project data after scrolling through the list.

Known issues:

The proper functioning of removable storage devices is not guaranteed if they are not formatted in ext4. It is recommended to use this format.

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February 2025

2025/19/02

What’s new:

Added a new Pro plan including the following features:
- EBU128 normalization option in the new Organization Settings page:
  - Automatic normalization of audio files when downloading,
  - Customizable normalization settings:
    - Normalisation Target Level (LUFS)
    - Normalize Loudness Range Target (LUFS)
    - Normalize True Peak (dB)
- Status of track normalization in track lists:
  - No indicator: the track is not normalized,
  - Gray indicator: the track is in progress of normalization,
  - Blue indicator: the track is normalized,
  - Red crossed-out indicator: the track is not normalized, an error occurred during the normalization process.
- Notification of the normalization progress in the top banner,
- Display of normalization errors in:
  - The notification area of the top banner,
  - The track detail window.
Added a new user account and organization settings page, accessible via the Settings button in the user profile menu:
- User settings :
  - Display user profile information (name, email, role),
  - Change user interface language (English or French),
  - Change user account password.
- Organization settings :
  - Display organization profile information (ID, name, number of registered players, type of plan subscribed)
  - Upgrade organization plan (Standard, Pro, Premium),
  - Enable automatic normalization when importing new audio files, +Configure audio normalization settings.
Added track details feature in media library:
- Title name,
- Artist name,
- Album name,
- Genres,
- Duration,
- Upload date,
- Audio file name,
- Audio file size,
- Status of the audio normalization.
Redesigned About page:
- Added date and time of the last update of Wavespark audio,
- Added a button to consult the release notes of Wavespark audio,
- Added a clickable link to the Waves System website,
- Added a button to send an email to the Wavespark audio technical support.
Redesigned the plan subscription window,
Redesign of the Current page of the Billing section,
Improved the selection of an item in the Players, Groups, Tracks and Users lists. Selection can now be made by clicking on any part of the item line, except for clickable items.
Added new email notifications when:
- Registration of a new account,
- Upgrade to the Pro plan,
- Availability of a new invoice,
- Scheduled expiration within 30 days of the payment method,
- Payment failure.

Fixed issues:

Fixed minor issues.

Known issues:

The proper functioning of removable storage devices is not guaranteed if they are not formatted in ext4. It is recommended to use this format.

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September 2024

2025/09/10

What’s new:

Improved project naming method to prevent two project to have the same name.

Fixed issues:

Fixed some scrolling and display issues in the playlist track list.
Fixed a Project states issue in Players list view.
Fixed an issue that removed scheduled firmware update after the activation of player's service.
Fixed minor issues.

Known issues:

The proper functioning of removable storage devices is not guaranteed if they are not formatted in ext4. It is recommended to use this format.

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August 2024

2025/08/27

What’s new:

What’s new:

Added new features to control and configure a AP420 player from Player state detail view (firmware 0.51.0 or higher required):
- Viewing the current player states (date and time, playback, continuum, storage and firmware version) (firmware 0.51.2 or higher recommended),
- Viewing network parameters,
- Configuring date and time settings (NTP and time zone),
- Configuring audio settings (Volume, line level and advert program gain).
Added additional data to know the player's project status:
- Internal, the project was created or modified from the CMS of the player,
- Wavespark's project name, the project was published from Wavespark and is strictly identical to the project in Wavespark,
- Wavespark's project name with a broken link icon, the project was published from Wavespark but modified since it was last published in the player.
Added a checksum feature when upload new audio files to avoid track duplication in the media library.
Added a feature to upload audio files directly into a playlist, a music program or an advert program. From the Add tracks button or with a drag and drop method.
Added French translation of Wavespark for web browsers configured in this language.
Added new features in Billing:
- Balance management for the credited accounts,
- Discount management for accounts that benefit from special discounts.
Improved the phone number input tool in the add/update Payment Identity form.
Improved scrolling of the track list into the playlist.
Connection of the AP420 player to the Wavespark audio service more robust.
Improved English translation texts.

Fixed issues:

Fixed a connection latency issue to Wavespark audio after a network disconnection of a AP420 player.
Fixed an issue that allowed the hidden files to be uploaded in the media library.
Fixed an issue that prevented handling a large amount of elements in the content of the music and advert programs.
Fixed an issue that prevented to setup the storage device of the AP420 player from Player state detail view.
Fixed an issue in the track deletion function into the media library.
Fixed an issue that prevented to drag and drop new tracks out of the droppable zone.
Fixed various visual issues.

Known issues:

The proper functioning of removable storage devices is not guaranteed if they are not formatted in ext4. It is recommended to use this format.

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17 April 2024

2025/04/17

What’s new:

Added features to control and configure a AP420 player form Wavespark audio by clicking on the Player state cell (firmware 0.51.0 or higher required):
- Selection of the storage device of the player,
- Formatting the removable storage devices in ext4 file system to ensure system robustness against storage media corruption,
- Reboot of the player,
- Shutdown of the player.
Improved the process of assigning services to the players. The service activated for a player will be automatically re-activated for this one if this player is re-registered in the same organization.

Fixed issues:

Fixed issues with progress bar display during firmware and project updates.
Fixed issues with filters in Players view.
Fixed an issue that could display players multiple times Players view.
Fixed an issue with the URL sent for password reset.
Fixed an issue that crashed players with a firmware version 0.49.3 when a project update was published. Now only players with a firmware version 0.50.1 or higher are allowed to accept project updates.

Known issues:

The proper functioning of removable storage devices is not guaranteed if they are not formatted in ext4. It is recommended to use this format.

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