Software-update: Ocenaudio 3.21.0

Versie 3.21.0 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 voor deze uitgave kan hieronder worden gevonden:

Changes in Ocenaudio version 3.21.0

Adds a new audio system for playback and recording: switching devices takes effect immediately, a device that is unplugged and plugged back in resumes on its own, and cards with many channels are no longer treated as stereoAdds recording of the audio playing on the computer itself, on Windows, macOS and Linux, with the option to end the take automatically after a long silenceAdds a redesigned Sound preferences panel, with devices grouped into sections, channel routing on each device row, live meters and full keyboard navigationAdds a redesigned General preferences panel, with options gathered into collapsible groups and themes in a single placeAdds PipeWire support on Linux, selected automatically when it is the one driving audio on the machineAdds GPU acceleration to the Ocen AI tools on Windows, with device selection and a per-task switchAdds a processing engine choice in Time/Pitch Adjust, between SoundTouch and SignalsmithAdds a button that opens the ASIO driver control panel and a shortcut to the system audio settingsAdds 33 format and container combinations to file opening, across ASF/WMA, AVI, MKV, RM and MP4, and 11 new combinations to savingAdds a warning when audio devices drift out of sync during recordingImproves the level meters, with a configurable dB scale, calibrated response and every input channel identifiedImproves the System Default row, which now shows the name of the device chosen by the system and follows changes made outside the programImproves automatic backend selection on Windows, which now uses WASAPI: the sample rate the system shows is the one the program opensImproves the count-in and the recording session timer in the open files listFixes VST plug-in editor windows that appeared blank on WindowsFixes VST2 and VST3 plug-in failures when given large audio blocksFixes VST plug-in loading on Linux, which did not look in the standard directoriesFixes opening AVI filesFixes detection of .srt subtitles stored next to the audio file on WindowsFixes the track link list, which pointed to the wrong track when a filter was appliedFixes the toolbar controls on macOS 26, including long pressOther bug fixes and improvements

Adds a new audio system for playback and recording: switching devices takes effect immediately, a device that is unplugged and plugged back in resumes on its own, and cards with many channels are no longer treated as stereo

Adds recording of the audio playing on the computer itself, on Windows, macOS and Linux, with the option to end the take automatically after a long silence

Adds a redesigned Sound preferences panel, with devices grouped into sections, channel routing on each device row, live meters and full keyboard navigation

Adds a redesigned General preferences panel, with options gathered into collapsible groups and themes in a single place

Adds PipeWire support on Linux, selected automatically when it is the one driving audio on the machine

Adds GPU acceleration to the Ocen AI tools on Windows, with device selection and a per-task switch

Adds a processing engine choice in Time/Pitch Adjust, between SoundTouch and Signalsmith

Adds a button that opens the ASIO driver control panel and a shortcut to the system audio settings

Adds 33 format and container combinations to file opening, across ASF/WMA, AVI, MKV, RM and MP4, and 11 new combinations to saving

Adds a warning when audio devices drift out of sync during recording

Improves the level meters, with a configurable dB scale, calibrated response and every input channel identified

Improves the System Default row, which now shows the name of the device chosen by the system and follows changes made outside the program

Improves automatic backend selection on Windows, which now uses WASAPI: the sample rate the system shows is the one the program opens

Improves the count-in and the recording session timer in the open files list

Fixes VST plug-in editor windows that appeared blank on Windows

Fixes VST2 and VST3 plug-in failures when given large audio blocks

Fixes VST plug-in loading on Linux, which did not look in the standard directories

Fixes opening AVI files

Fixes detection of .srt subtitles stored next to the audio file on Windows

Fixes the track link list, which pointed to the wrong track when a filter was applied

Fixes the toolbar controls on macOS 26, including long press

Other bug fixes and improvements

Source: Tweakers.net