[phillryu]

Hey guys,

Just wanted to let you guys know, we're releasing Menuet 1.0, an app I've been working on for a while with another MacNN member (ambush). You guys can be among the first to check it out before it hits news sites / update sites this morning. Here's a couple of included skins:



Menuet 1.0 Released, Skinnable and Powerful Remote for iTunes Users

New York, New York (January 18th, 2006) -- For those who enjoy using iTunes to listen to music, there's a new app on the market. Menuet 1.0, released today, is an iTunes controller for both music enthusiasts and iTunes power users.

Menuet adds support for iTunes users to control the app in a variety of ways, including hot keys, click controls, a menu featuring full browse and smart browse options, and a skinnable remote.

Menuet is the only iTunes controller currently on market that supports fully skinnable remotes. Included in version 1.0 is an initial set of ten skins, ranging in style from minimal, to futuristic, to whimsical. Skin support was a focus in Menuet's development, and feedback was taken seriously from community designers to insure powerful and flexible specifications that support most iTunes functions, animations, and more.

"One of our inspirations for Menuet was Panic's fully skinnable MP3 player, Audion, which has remained the bright spot in skinnable Macintosh media players for nearly a decade. Our goal is to eventually create a similar collection of beautiful, usable, and plain cool skins for the iTunes generation," says Phillip Ryu, project manager for Menuet.

Menuet also includes the ability to download and apply high-resolution album art from iTunes Music Store for currently playing tracks through its menu.

Menuet is available for download at www.menuetapp.com. Users can try the application without restrictions during a ten day demo period. Menuet is available for purchase on the website for $12.95, and requires Mac OS 10.4.

Direct Download: Here

Changes since the MacGrab.com Public Beta build:

- Removed Splash Screen
- Added two new skins, Drop by Boromar and Stripes by David Lanham
- Full menu browsing (browse by artist, album, and more)
- Memory leaks patched up
- Hot key related bug fixed

Enjoy!

[Visualize]

I think Boramor will be sad to see that you spelled his name incorrectly. Otherwise great update.

Oh, and could you please add track notifications to radio stations ? Also so that they display the radio stations correctly ? Right now i'm running Quicksilver alongside Menuet for controlling iTunes- which is not a bad thing though.

Edit: Show Track Info via Growl does not work here. I set it to F4 but nothing happens.

[phillryu]

Menuet 1.0.1 is now released.

- Now a universal binary, supporting the new Intel Macs
- New iPod inspired skin with variants by Susumu
- Improvements to Growl's song information display bezel
- Optimization of "Stripes" skin
- Bug fixes related to Growl, registration process, and album art grabber



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[Severed Hand of Skywalker]

I won a copy of the app. I like it a lot.

On a side note, who developed the online contest programming and design, I was impressed by that also.

[phillryu]

I worked with Scott Meinzer (web programmer) and Brian Ball (marketer, AppZapper) on that. You can hear a bit about that here: http://www.cocoaradio.com/

Glad you enjoy the app!

[phillryu]

Menuet 1.0.2 is now released.

- When play controls are activated while iTunes is not running (via hotkeys, click controls, or remote) iTunes will now launch and start playing
- Growl bezels now update information immediately as tracks change
- Fixed mute hotkey behavior (when already muted, activating the mute command will now restore volume)
- Chinese characters bug for Intel Mac users fixed
- Registration process bug for Intel Mac users fixed
- "About" tab and information updated
- New, sharper icon for Menuet in System Preferences

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