SuperMegaUltraGroovy has also introduced a lower-priced personal licensing option for FuzzMeasure to address the needs of hobbyists. Liscio: “FuzzMeasure grew out of a need that I discovered while building a set of loudspeakers for myself, so making it easier for more people to pursue their audio-related hobbies felt like the right thing to do.”
In 2006, Apple first recognized SuperMegaUltraGroovy’s work by awarding FuzzMeasure with an Apple Design Award in the Scientific Computing category.
“When I found out that FuzzMeasure received Apple’s praise for outstanding design and innovation, I knew that I was on the right track by striving to make this technology more approachable,” adds Liscio. “FuzzMeasure 4 represents a major leap in FuzzMeasure’s design and underlying technology, paving the way forward for the next 10 years.“
Almost a year ago, Apple introduced a new programming language called Swift that was designed for safety and performance while also allowing for integration with existing Objective-C code. By leveraging the Swift programming language for new UI features, FuzzMeasure 4 gains new functionality while minimizing the potential for crashes and other common programming errors.
As FuzzMeasure’s development cycle moved on, Swift’s expressiveness led to even more improvements behind the scenes. “Once I warmed up to the language and hit my stride, I wrote almost all of FuzzMeasure’s new code using Swift, including an all-new multithreaded calculation engine for the Waterfall Graph that speeds up its calculation significantly,” Liscio explains. “I’m really excited about what the future holds for FuzzMeasure given the foundation I built for 4.0.”
FuzzMeasure 4 requires OS X Yosemite and is available for purchase here. Pricing starts at $99.99 for personal use, and is $499.99 for commercial use including a one-year Software Maintenance Subscription. Educational pricing information and an upgrade offer for existing customers can be found here.