ScenicSound Manager 0.9.4 (beta)

What's new in 0.9.4

• New in Settings: choose between the Dark and Light themes — picking one previews it instantly across the whole app, OK keeps it, Cancel switches back. No restart needed. (The light theme is a first cut; polish is coming.)
• Tag labels now automatically use dark or light text based on the tag's color, so bright tags (yellow, lime) are finally readable.
• Playback and toolbar icons now match the color of the button they sit on (some previously rendered black).
• Adding a track or playlist to the scene that's currently playing no longer blasts it into the mix — it arrives with play mode off, ready to flip on when the moment's right. Adding to a stopped scene still defaults to on.
• Fixed: a repeating scene track no longer jumps back to full volume each time it loops — it stays at the level you set on its slider.

Installation

1. Download the zip below, unzip it, and drag ScenicSound Manager.app into your Applications folder.
2. Install VLC if you don't already have it — the app uses it for audio playback (it will prompt you with a download link if it's missing).
3. First launch: macOS will refuse to open the app because it isn't code-signed yet. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down, and click "Open Anyway", then confirm. You only have to do this once.
   • On macOS Sonoma (14) or earlier you can instead right-click the app and choose Open.

Upgrading from an older version? Back up your library first (File → Back Up Database…) so you can roll back to the old version if anything goes wrong, then quit the app before replacing it in Applications. The app also snapshots your database automatically before upgrading its format, but your own backup is the sure thing.

Feedback

Found a bug or have a suggestion? Please use the
feedback form — takes a minute, no
account needed. (If you're a GitHub user, opening an issue works too.)

Or come chat: the ScenicSound Manager Discord
is the place for questions, ideas, and beta discussion.

Stream Deck plugin (optional)

Have an Elgato Stream Deck? The ScenicSound Manager Stream Deck plugin gives you physical buttons for scenes, playlists, and soundboard sounds. Grab the newest release from that page and make sure remote control is enabled in the app (Settings… → Enable remote control — on by default).