TinnitusTamerX Version History

Mac OS X

Version 3.0.4 build UN

This version is the Universal Binary release of the Tinnitus Tamer.

It contains one minor bug fix: On initial launch the sweep control slider is now disabled, as it should be, if none of the tones are set to sweep.

Version 3.0.3 build BN

Functionally identical to version 3.0.2, but compiled for OS X 10.3.8 or earlier.

Version 3.0.2 build BN

TinnitusTamerX version 3.0.2 is for use with OS X 10.3.9 or later. It contains fixes of a "silent" crash that could occur under certain conditions.

Version 3.0.1 build BL33

TinnitustamerX version 3.0.1 is identical to TinnitusTamerX version 3.0.0, except that this version has been recompiled for compatibility with OS X 10.3.8 or earlier.

If you use OS X 10.3.9 or later you should continue using version 3.0.0.

Version 3.0.0 build BL

This is another feature-update update to the TinnitusTamerX.

1. The tones can now be played in three modes:
    Pure tones - Pure tones are sine waves in the audio frequency range without harmonics.
    Sweep tones - These are pure tones, but their pitch is constantly changing within one octave around the selected frequency, at a rate that is also adjustable.
    Noise tones - This sound is made up of pure tones, where each cycle of the tone is a different random tone within a one octave range above the selected frequency.
2. The File menu now lets you select between a basic tone mode and an advanced tone mode.
    In basic tone mode, the three select tone mode buttons in any row are locked together. Clicking any button in a row activates all three buttons in that row. Basic tone mode is similar to the tone mode control in version 2.5, all three frequencies are played in the same mode, either as a pure tone, a sweep tone, or as noise.
    In advanced tone mode, each of the nine buttons can be selected on its own, allowing each of the three frequencies in a tone sequence to be played in a different tone mode.
3. You can now disable or enable the save alert. This alert was always appeared in previous versions whenever another sound sequence was selected after adjustments in the current tone sequence had been made. The alert dialogue can now be disabled by selecting 'Disable Save Alert' from the File menu. When the save alert has been disabled, you can rapidly switch from one tone sequence to another without the save dialogue popping up. However, any changes that have not been saved using the File menu item "Save Current Tone Sequence' are not saved. To turn the save alert back on, select 'Activate Save Alert' from the File menu.

4. The File menu now has an item that allows you to save the current tone sequence at any time. If no changes have been made to the current tone sequence, the save item is disabled (greyed out)

5. The File menu now has an item that allows you to reset any tone sequence to the default values.

6. A 'Make File from Tone Sequence' item has been added to the File menu. This item is currently disabled. It will be available in a future update.

Version 2.5.1 build AQ

Made some cosmetic improvements. Fixed some minor bugs. Improved help tips in main window. Made corrections and minor improvements in user guide, and on-line help.

Version 2.5.0 build AP

1. The training tones can now be swept tones or pure tones. Swept tones vary their pitch (frequency) by one octave. The centre of the octave is set with the frequency sliders. The rate of sweep can be adjusted form 0.5 Hz to 10 Hz. Some Tinnitus sounds can now be better mimicked using the sweep frequency mode.

2. There are now nine training sets. Each of the sets can be individually optimised by a user. You only have to press one button to switch to a different training set. The TinnitusTamerX remembers the last training set used, and selects that set when opened. The factory default settings for the nine sets give a new user a quick idea of how training set may be set-up.

3. A progress indicator has been added to show you how you progress through a training session.

Other improvements

4. The TinnitusTamerX window has now the new Apple brushed metallic look when used in OS X 10.3 or higher.

5. The length of a training session no longer depends on the tone duration, repeats, and cycle settings. Each training session now runs for ten minutes. The cycle control, which is now redundant has been removed. You can of course use the Play button to run two sessions end-to-end.

6. User who upgrade from a previous version will find that the controls they are used too still work the same as before, but the description below the controls has been improved to make their function easier to understand by new users.

7. The help tips, which appear when the mouse is hovered over a control, button, or text field, have been improved and expanded to make learning easier for new users.

8. The frequency being played is now shown as "low tone", "mid tone", and "high tone" in the divider line below the "adjust overall volume" control, rather than being shown as a number representing the frequency. This makes it easier for new users to identify which training tone is being played. The exact frequency of the low, mid, and high tones show, as before, above the frequency controls.

9. Rather than changing the name of the Play and Pause buttons to indicate status, these buttons now have indicator lights to show when play or pause is selected.

10. To make it easier to identify a control, the numbers above each control are now colour coded as follows:
    The three frequency (pitch) related settings are shown in blue.
    The five volume (loudness) related settings are shown in red.
    The three tone modifying settings (duration, repeats, and sweep) are shown in yellow.

Version 2.0.3 build 2ah

Fixed a bug introduced in 2.0.2 that limited the demo duration to one day. Also fixed a bug that prevented TinnitusTamerX from launching when the preference file was removed from the Preferences Folder.

Version 2.0.2 build 2ad

Fixed another bug that caused TinnitusTamerX to crash on start-up on certain machines using OS X 10.3.5.

Version 2.0.1 build 2ac

Fixed a bug that caused TinnitusTamerX to crash on start-up on certain machines using OS X 10.3.5. The download version is now in .zip format.

Version 2.0 build 2ab

Introduced minor changes to the User Guide, the Help files, and some minor bug fixes in the programme. The download version is now distributed in .dmg format.

Version 2.0 build 2p

Expanded the PDF User Guide with more information than provided by the Help menu. The User Guide opens in, and can be printed from, the Apple Preview application.

Version 2.0

Complete re-write of the application in Cocoa.

Improved ease-of-use. The interface was improved and simplified. The separate play and control windows were combined into a single window. The need to switch to the Control window to change settings was eliminated. All settings can now be changed from the main window.
The programme no longer requires QuickTime to be present on the machine. Tones are generated by the Cocoa CoreAudio foundation. This has improved tone switching transients.

Instead of a folder with several files, TinnitusTamerX now consists only of a Cocoa style application. Once you have un-compressed the download file, you should move the TinnitusTamerX icon into the Applications folder.

This release has no longer a separate User Guide file. The User Guide is now available through the Help menu, and can be printed from the Apple Help Viewer application. The size of the download file is now 220 k.

Version 1.2.1

The programme was carbonized to run on OS X.
The sample tones now work correctly when the play sequence is paused in left-right mode.

Version 1.2.0

The programme no longer needs the external TTsnd file.
Resetting to the Defaults now also resets the short repetition rate, and the rate is properly saved.
The About window and the Purchase window now close automatically when a purchase method is selected.
The frequency sliders in the Control window have been simplified. The main slider acts as the coarse and fine control. The rate at which the slider changes the frequency now depends on the current frequency. The change rate is a percentage (approx. 0.02%) of the frequency rather than a fixed rate, such as 50 Hz.
The fine tune slider has been replaced by a left-right arrow pair. Clicking on an arrow increases or decreases the frequency by 1 Hz
The volume level display has been simplified. It also can turned off by clicking on one of the speaker icons. Clicking the speaker icon a second time turns the volume display back on.
The volume setting in the Tinnitus Tamer are no longer dependent on the system volume settings.
The Control window no longer crashes when a setting is made without first running a sound from the player window.
There is now a 200 msec delay between switching from one ear to the other. As a result the minimum fast switching time is now 0.5 sec.

Version 1 build b9

The programme is no longer in a permanent not-registered status.
The sound sequence no longer get stuck when timing changes are made in the control window during a training session.
An alert window now appears when the about window is clicked in an unregistered copy.
The about window can now be closed by clicking anywhere in the about window after registration.
The Player window is now invisible when the About Window is open.

Version 1 build b8

Initial release for public beta test.

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