Software-update: Ocenaudio 3.21.4

Versie 3.21.4 van Ocenaudio is uitgekomen, een geluidsbewerkingsprogramma van Braziliaanse bodem met versies voor Windows, Linux en macOS. Het heeft uitgebreide mogelijkheden, zoals ondersteuning voor vst-plug-ins en het uitvoeren van een bewerking op verschillende plekken in een bestand tegelijk. Het openen en opslaan van bestanden gebeurt op de achtergrond, zodat het programma beschikbaar blijft. Verder is er een spectrumanalyzer aanwezig en het programma gaat zeer efficiënt om met geheugen. Het vergelijkbare Audacity heeft nog meer mogelijkheden en daardoor is Ocenaudio, zeker voor de beginnende gebruiker, net wat makkelijker te gebruiken. De changelog sinds versie 3.21.0 kan hieronder worden gevonden:

Changes in Ocenaudio version 3.21.4

Adds SoundTouch as the default speed-change engine, with a smoother transitionAdds a safeguard against audio device failures on openImproves editing during playback, which no longer restarts the transportImproves the preview gain adjustment while the file is playingImproves the toolbar time display during playbackFixes a continuous CPU usage caused by the menu state updateFixes failures loading, instantiating and closing VST2 and VST3 plug-insFixes noise and dropouts when changing the playback speedFixes the marking of possibly clipped samplesFixes Normalize, which now follows the visible level guidesFixes the sidebar, which did not appear on the first click after a resizeFixes hangs when stopping a recording and when switching the output device on WindowsOther bug fixes and improvements

Adds SoundTouch as the default speed-change engine, with a smoother transition

Adds a safeguard against audio device failures on open

Improves editing during playback, which no longer restarts the transport

Improves the preview gain adjustment while the file is playing

Improves the toolbar time display during playback

Fixes a continuous CPU usage caused by the menu state update

Fixes failures loading, instantiating and closing VST2 and VST3 plug-ins

Fixes noise and dropouts when changing the playback speed

Fixes the marking of possibly clipped samples

Fixes Normalize, which now follows the visible level guides

Fixes the sidebar, which did not appear on the first click after a resize

Fixes hangs when stopping a recording and when switching the output device on Windows

Other bug fixes and improvements

Changes in Ocenaudio version 3.21.3

Fixes recording without pre-roll, which inserted the take about 0.2 s before the cursor and pushed the material immediately before it to after the recordingFixes the toolbar popovers in full screen on macOS: they now follow the toolbar when the menu bar is revealed, and the bar animation no longer stalls while a popover is openFixes terms that were still shown in English in translated languages, among them the speed engine names and the group names in the shortcuts tableFixes the Windows installer, whose internal plug-in shipped without identification and could therefore be treated as unknown by the systemOther bug fixes and improvements

Fixes recording without pre-roll, which inserted the take about 0.2 s before the cursor and pushed the material immediately before it to after the recording

Fixes the toolbar popovers in full screen on macOS: they now follow the toolbar when the menu bar is revealed, and the bar animation no longer stalls while a popover is open

Fixes terms that were still shown in English in translated languages, among them the speed engine names and the group names in the shortcuts table

Fixes the Windows installer, whose internal plug-in shipped without identification and could therefore be treated as unknown by the system

Other bug fixes and improvements

Changes in Ocenaudio version 3.21.2

Adds stereo recording from a pair of device inputs, chosen in the recording routing, with the meter split across both channelsAdds a safeguard against an audio device that brings the program down: the next time the program opens, it is quarantined instead of being opened againImproves the preview of the gain visual tools — fade in/out, ramp and ducking can now be adjusted while the passage plays, without restarting playback on every changeImproves preset handling in VST2 plug-ins: switching is much faster, the plug-in editor follows the chosen preset, and the preset takes effect on Apply even without pressing PlayImproves recording on Linux with PipeWire and PulseAudio, which keeps the input open for the session and preserves the routing made in the graph from one take to the nextImproves the routing popover on smaller screens, with scrollable content and a size measured against the space available below the point where it was openedImproves the recording cursor with pre-roll, which takes over at the first recorded audio instead of appearing ahead after a freezeImproves the file names suggested when saving the tracks produced by Ocen AI and by duplication, which now inherit the name of the source fileFixes the gain applied to a selection, which ended up applying to the whole file when clicking outside it, on macOS and LinuxFixes PCM export inside containers such as MP4, which produced a file with no audio while still reporting successFixes effect previewing on mono files, which came out distorted with both built-in effects and VST2 plug-insFixes distorted previewing in Audio Unit plug-ins on macOSFixes an unexpected shutdown when previewing noise reductionFixes unexpected shutdowns when starting and stopping playback and when opening and closing audio devices on Windows, with WASAPI and with ASIO, including when the driver fails during probingFixes recording with pre-roll, where the cut point drifted after the punch and the start of the take came out with pitch variation and clicksFixes language switching, which now takes effect immediately, and parts of the interface that stayed in English even with the translation availableFixes the preferences window, which now opens on the same screen as the main windowFixes previewing in Dynamics Processing when switching between Hard Limiter and the other tabsFixes icons and indicators cut off on Windows when the screen uses fractional scaling, such as 125% and 150%Fixes the installer being blocked by Windows, caused by an internal installer component that shipped unsignedOther bug fixes and improvements

Adds stereo recording from a pair of device inputs, chosen in the recording routing, with the meter split across both channels

Adds a safeguard against an audio device that brings the program down: the next time the program opens, it is quarantined instead of being opened again

Improves the preview of the gain visual tools — fade in/out, ramp and ducking can now be adjusted while the passage plays, without restarting playback on every change

Improves preset handling in VST2 plug-ins: switching is much faster, the plug-in editor follows the chosen preset, and the preset takes effect on Apply even without pressing Play

Improves recording on Linux with PipeWire and PulseAudio, which keeps the input open for the session and preserves the routing made in the graph from one take to the next

Improves the routing popover on smaller screens, with scrollable content and a size measured against the space available below the point where it was opened

Improves the recording cursor with pre-roll, which takes over at the first recorded audio instead of appearing ahead after a freeze

Improves the file names suggested when saving the tracks produced by Ocen AI and by duplication, which now inherit the name of the source file

Fixes the gain applied to a selection, which ended up applying to the whole file when clicking outside it, on macOS and Linux

Fixes PCM export inside containers such as MP4, which produced a file with no audio while still reporting success

Fixes effect previewing on mono files, which came out distorted with both built-in effects and VST2 plug-ins

Fixes distorted previewing in Audio Unit plug-ins on macOS

Fixes an unexpected shutdown when previewing noise reduction

Fixes unexpected shutdowns when starting and stopping playback and when opening and closing audio devices on Windows, with WASAPI and with ASIO, including when the driver fails during probing

Fixes recording with pre-roll, where the cut point drifted after the punch and the start of the take came out with pitch variation and clicks

Fixes language switching, which now takes effect immediately, and parts of the interface that stayed in English even with the translation available

Fixes the preferences window, which now opens on the same screen as the main window

Fixes previewing in Dynamics Processing when switching between Hard Limiter and the other tabs

Fixes icons and indicators cut off on Windows when the screen uses fractional scaling, such as 125% and 150%

Fixes the installer being blocked by Windows, caused by an internal installer component that shipped unsigned

Other bug fixes and improvements

Changes in Ocenaudio version 3.21.1

This version was withdrawn shortly after release because an internal installer component shipped without a digital signature, and Windows could block it during installation. Please use version 3.21.2 or later.

This version was withdrawn shortly after release because an internal installer component shipped without a digital signature, and Windows could block it during installation. Please use version 3.21.2 or later.

Source: Tweakers.net