VoceVista Video 5.9.0

February 23, 2025

This release of VoceVista Video Pro includes a number of new features, application improvements, and fixes for known issues.

New Features

There are a number of new features for the application including:

Improvements to the sound generator
The ability to import web links directly
The ability to change the sampling rate, bit depth, and channel format (stereo/mono) for recordings
The display of note names in the Vowel Chart alongside the frequency values

Load the file you want to use.
Locate the point you want to match and click in the spectrogram to select it.
If the smoothed short-term spectrum is not visible, right-click in the Short-term View window on the right and select Smoothed Short-term Spectrum.
In the Generate Sound dialog box, select the Resonances tab at the top.
Select Match smoothed spectrum from the drop-down in the lower middle of the dialog box.

On the Generator window, click Manager Profile, and then Import / Export.

Copy the URL for the web page that contains the file or the direct path to that file.
Select File > Open Web Link…
Paste the link into the Video Link (URL) field.
Specify where you want to save the file that will be downloaded in the Save into local folder field.
Optional: Edit the name of the file in the File Name field.
Optional: To save the file in a different format, click All formats and select your preferred option.
Read the disclaimer about video links and check the box.

VoceVista Video Pro now enables you to change the sampling rate, bit depth, and channel format (stereo/mono) for recordings.
In the Vowel Chart, note names now appear for the formant frequencies.
We have also added an experimental feature that enables you to import MIDI files as note slider melodies for practice.

The application always maintains milliseconds precision in the column time format.
Formatting of file names.
You can select different chart sizes for the exported spreadsheet.
Improved saving of position of Export Data dialog and other dialogs.

various performance optimizations for Apple Silicon
improve startup performance of the app
improve visual quality of pitch lines and spectrum outlines
improve coverage of factory default settings
update translations
upgrade audio backend R
validate EGG cycle pitch against audio pitch to enhance EGG analysis
improve performance of using filters on long recordings
improve progress reporting and cancel for long operations and when opening multiple files
improve visual appearance of Overtone Slider handles

Fix cursor crosshair getting stuck on Vowel Chart
fix potential crash after using Undo and Delete operations on new recordings
allow setting font and font size for statistics panel
delete cache folder when starting in safe mode or when upgrading to a new app version
fix potential crash when trial mode has expired
fix playback of Overtone Sliders as melodies