DSS Player for Mac Change Log

September 6, 2023
DSS Player for Mac v7.7.7

  • Bug fix
    • Fixed the issue where the application would freeze or crash when controlling playback with a footswitch.

December 6, 2022
DSS Player for Mac v7.7.6

  • Specification Change
    • Now compatible with macOS 13.
  • Bug fix
    • Fixed an issue in macOS 13 Ventura where recorder devices could not be recognized by Device Manager.

May 10, 2021
DSS Player for Mac v7.7.5

  • Support Mac with M1 Chip (Requires Rosetta to be installed)
  • Company name has been changed to OMDS.

November 25, 2020
DSS Player for Mac v7.7.4

  • Specification Change
    • Supported macOS 11.0 (Big Sur).
  • Bug fix
    • Fixed the issue that the license key input may not be accepted during the initial startup after the installation of the application.
    • Fixed the issue that the encryption setting on the recorder’s folder could not be confirmed from the app.
    • Fixed the issue that the recording operation does not stop even if the stop button on the RecMic is pressed during direct recording.
    • Fixed the issue that the application is forcibly terminated when the play button is operated continuously during MP3 file playback.

October 9, 2019
DSS Player for Mac v7.7.3

  • Support macOS 10.15 Catalina

August 26, 2019
DSS Player for Mac v7.7.2

  • Fixed the issue that, if you repeatedly playback or stop the file when Noise Cancellation or Tone Control function is active, it may generate loud noise or may become muted.
  • Fixed the issue that, the playback of a file may start with a delay when you control from a footswitch.
  • Fixed the issue that the DSS Player could not properly playback DSS files created by recorders from a third party manufacture.

April 22, 2019
DSS Player for Mac v7.7.1

  • Fix the issue on some PCs that, when you switch the audio output or physically insert/remove the external headphone during file playback, audio output will stop even though the screen continues to playback.

January 11, 2019
DSS Player for Mac v7.7

  • DSS Player For Mac 7.7.0 is now a 64-bit Application.
  • MacOS Mojave 10.14 support.
    • macOS 10.14 requires apps to get your approval before accessing the microphone or camera on your Mac. The software will now ask for access to the microphone when needed.

August 1, 2018
DSS Player for Mac v7.6

  • DS-9500/9000 will be supported in DSS Player for Mac v7.6.0.
  • DS-2600 will be supported in DSS Player for Mac v7.6.0.
  • Direct recording using RM-4000P/4010P/4015P/4100S/4110S will be supported in DSS Player for Mac v7.6.0
  • Fixes
    • Fixed the issue that, the subfolder had been randomly sorted on macOS High Sierra 10.13.
  • Limitations
    • DSS Player does not support Read-Only Mode (Data Loss Prevention) for DS-9500/9000.
    • DSS Player does not support the following setting menus that are supported in ODMS R7.
      • Recipient E-mail
      • Wireless Network
      • Wireless Download
      • E-mail Profile

October 25, 2017
DSS Player for Mac v7.5.4

  • Mac OS High Sierra 10.13 support
  • The issue in DSSPlayer ver 7.5.3 or older versions
  • License number confirmation function does not work in the new OS
    • Due to the change in the OS, the software module which confirms the stored License Number in the software does not work. Therefore, the user will fail to boot the software and will see the following error message whenever the user tries to boot the software. Ver7.5.4 will fix this issue.
  • Recognition of devices connect by USB
    • The change in the latest macOS High Sierra 10.13 requires the users to allow loading the USB Driver when used for the first time. This is due to the new Security Feature implemented in the macOS High Sierra.
    • Follow the steps shown below to load the USB Driver.
      • Select Apple menu > System Preferences and click Security & Privacy.
      • Then click the Allow button shown the lower part of the screen.
      • If you would like to reboot immediately click Restart. If you wou ld like to reboot later manually, click OK.

November 24, 2016
DSS Player for Mac v7.5.3

  • Mac OS Sierra 10.12 support
  • The issues in DSSPlayer ver 7.5.2 or older versions
    • Installation
      • If you attempt to install DSS Player with the installer downloaded from the internet, you may not process the installation on macOS Sierra because new security system called “Gatekeeper Path Randomization” in macOS Sierra blocks it.
    • Language to be displayed
      • DSS Player changes the language to be displayed based on the system language. However, DSS Player always displays English on macOS Sierra regardless of the system language.
    • Fix the issue whereby DSS Player for Mac v7.5.2 does not recognize SD card (4GB or more).

September 5, 2016
DSS Player for Mac v7.5.2 Patch 1

  • Fixes the issue that DSS Player for Mac 7.5.2 does not recognize the SD card (4GB or more).

October 22, 2015
DSS Player for Mac v7.5.2

  • Mac OS 10.11(El Captain) support
    • Installer, SCSI Driver and DeviceManager have been updated to support MacOS X 10.11. Help and Readme have been updated as well.
  • The issue at the installation
    • When the users attempt to install DSS Player on MacOS 10.11, the following error message is displayed then the installation can not be completed. The new module (installation package) is required to fix this error.
  • The issue when Mac OS is upgraded
    • After the users upgrade Mac OS from older versions to 10.11, DSS Player does not recognize the connected device(s). This is because the current USB driver API is not compatible with Mac OS 10.11. The new module (installation package) is required to fix this error.

June 30, 2015
DSS Player for Mac v7.5.1

  • Mac OS 10.10 support

May 31, 2013
DSS Player for Mac v7.4.0

  • Earlier versions of DSS Player for Mac do not support the device setting for DS-7000/3500. With DSS Player for Mac v7.4.0, we have added full support for configuring DS-7000/3500.
  • Earlier versions of DSS Player for Mac do not support the device setting for DS-2500. With DSS Player for Mac v7.4.0, we have added full support for configuring DS-2500.
  • DSS Player for Mac v7.4.0 supports the new device (Hand Controller RS-32).
  • With DSS Player for Mac v7.4.0, we have fixed the bug that prevented updates from succeeding if Olympus Sonority was installed.

November 20, 2013
DSS Player for Mac v7.5.0

  • DSS Player for Mac v7.5.0 supports the new Digital Voice Recorder DS-5500
  • Previous versions of DSS Player for Mac can set only the location of the Download Tray, the location of each folder cannot be specified individually. With DSS Player for Mac v7.5.0, the location of each folder in the Download Tray can be set. In addition, folder aliases (custom folders) can be added to the Dictation Folder.
  • OS X Mavericks (10.9) support

January 16, 2013
DSS Player for Mac v7.3.3

  • DSS Player for Mac v7.3.3 supports the function that can convert a DSS/DSS Pro file to an AIFF file that satisfies the requirements of Dragon Dictate 3. The format for a conversion can be selected in the Preferences dialog. This conversion setting is valid for a conversion of a recorded file from the DSS/DS2 file formats only.

August 31, 2012
DSS Player for Mac v7.3.2

  • DSSPlayer previous versions can not playback some other vendor’s voice file because they have some different DSS header structure (Number of DSS header block). V7.3.2 supports these vendor’s DSS header structure and support playing back all vendor’s DSS files.
  • v7.3.1 could decrypt and playback encrypted files with a 256 bit key, but it could not encrypt DSS Profiles with a 256bit key by the software itself. Now v7.3.2 supports it.
  • Mac OS 10.8 is now supported.
  • For Gate Keeper Apple developer ID is applied to v7.3.2 updater (only). If Gate Keeper is turned ON and the updater is downloaded from a website, it can be updated when the option is on the middle level. To apply the Apple developer ID, DSSPlayer updater is divided two modules, one is for MacOS 10.4 and the other is for 10.5 and later.

June 20, 2012
DSS Player for Mac v7.3.1

  • The layout of the foot switch settings screen was changed to enable settings to be made using the applicable button layout for the relevant model.
  • If play/stop assigned pedal is pushed after operating BOF by FootSwitch, improved to be resume playback.
  • When no Olympus Devices is connected, [Device Setting] menu enabled but it does not work. In V7.3.1, [Device Setting] menu is grayed out when no device is connected with the Mac.

April 3, 2012
DSS Player for Mac v7.3.0

  • Supports the following new devices.
    • DS-7000/3500/2500 (it supports download, upload, changes folder name, date time synchronisation, it cannot set the device menu configuration)
    • Directrec-II(DR-1200/2100/2200/2300) basic operation only, and also cannot cu stomise the buttons.
    • Foot Switch RS-31 (DSS Player Plus) It supports the “Top” pedal of RS-31. A nd it possible to customise in Foot Switch Setting menu.
  • Supports to playback a DS2 256bit encryption file. But, it cannot create and convert in DSS Player.
  • Supports to download and playback of “.wav” files. Index marks and comments can now be acquired and edited.
  • Supports index marks of MP3 files which recorded device. MP3 index marks can now be acquired and edited.
  • On auto-download is enabled in preferences, it cannot download audio files in main window is minimised.
  • When intalling DSS Player V7.2.8 on 32bit Mac platform, device kernel driver is not install normally, and fail to detect device.

August 10, 2011
DSS Player for Mac v7.2.8

  • Support MacOS 10.7
  • Support 64-bit kernel
  • In previous versions, when DSS Player was launched immediately after MacOS returns from sleep, there was a case where starting up was very slow. In this case of v7.2.8, it has improved so that DSS Player may start up immediately in off-line mode. After a while, if Network is established, it will become on-line mode.
  • Fixed a bug in which the playback position of an audio file currently being played reset due to an audio file being downloaded or deleted in the same shared Download Folder.

February 28, 2011
DSS Player for Mac v7.2.6

  • In previous versions, when users set his/her download folder to a network location, and the user uses the Mac off-line, the allocated path of its download folder was rolled back to the default forcibly. In v7.2.6,when it is used off-line, the configured path is kept and download files are stored in the Off-line folder like DSS Player Pro R5. These stored files are uploaded into the network location when it will be able to access the location next time.
  • In previous versions, when a user sets his/her download folder to the network location, sometimes the user could not modify comment, index mark and the other properties of all files which is stored in the network location.
  • When users put a huge sound file into a download folder using Finder, sometimes the file did not appear in the Audio List Window.

June 1, 2010
DSS Player for Mac v7.2.5

  • Supports DS-2800.
  • Enables the user to change USB mode settings for Digital Voice Recorders DS- 5000/5000iD/3400/2400 from within DSS Player.
  • When a new recording is downloaded from another PC to the common shared folder on the network, the play back position jumps back to the beginning of the file.

April 23, 2010
DSS Player for Mac v7.2.4

  • Using old version, your device’s date has returned to “2000” instead of “2010” whenever you synchronised your device date.

November 19, 2009
DSS Player for Mac v7.2.3

  • Sometimes Olympus DVRs have not been recognized on MacOS10.6 because the device driver was not updated correctly. It occurs on some specific PCs. Not at all. If DVRs are not recognised after updating to V7.2.3, it should be recognised after rebooting the PC.

October 9, 2009
DSS Player for Mac v7.2.2

  • Support MacOS 10.6

May 18, 2009
DSS Player for Mac v7.2.1

  • Mac OS 10.5.6 supports the recording function using Direct Recording Window.
  • The device can detect recorded files when the User ID, whose length is less than four characters, is sent to the device.
  • Button function, which has been customized using DS-4000 Administrator Kit, will not be overwritten when new device settings are uploaded to DS-4000.
  • When the index mark or the number of the verval comments after joining exceeds a maximum, the V7.2 crashed.
  • In V7.2, you couldn’t modify author ID after downloading to local folder.
  • Modified some memory leak problem.

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