Advanced Settings

When checked, VoceVista remembers the files that were open at shutdown and reopens them on the next launch.

When loading a compressed file (Mp3, Ogg, …), VoceVista first decompresses it into a temporary uncompressed file for fast scrolling and editing. This setting limits how many decompressed files are kept in the temp folder. Reopening a file that is still cached skips decompression entirely, which is much faster.

A drop-down with two commands. The label also shows the current size of the cache folder in parentheses (or empty if nothing is cached).

The amount of detail written to the log file: None, Errors, Warnings, Messages, Events, or Debug (most verbose). Raise it when troubleshooting; lower it again to keep the log file small.

Set the UI language. Changing the language requires an application restart for every string to update.

The file format that File  New uses, and the default format suggested in save dialogs.

The MP3 LAME-encoder preset used when exporting MP3 files:

Show the timeline above the spectrogram instead of below it.

These visibility toggles refine which markers are drawn where, on top of the per-marker-type visibility set in the Markers menu.

The time range used for new empty documents. Default: 10 seconds.

By default, the timeline range starts at 10 seconds and grows as the recording grows. Setting a value here pins the timeline to that length at all times.

The number of Note Sliders used for new empty documents and for existing documents loaded for the first time.

What the spectrogram does when the time cursor reaches the end of the visible range during recording or playback.

Show the small icons that switch the spectrogram between vertical and horizontal frequency axes (the same toggle is on the Acoustic Analyzer View page).

Draws horizontal background lines on the spectrum at this dB interval. The default of 10 dB is a useful coarse grid.

The dynamic range shown on the spectrum when Normalize Spectrum is enabled (see Acoustic Analyzer View).

When checked, toolbars can be undocked and floated as separate windows. When unchecked, they are pinned to their docking positions.

The size of toolbar icons: Extra Small, Small, Normal, Large, or Extra Large. Useful on high-DPI displays where the default size feels too small.

Show category headers inside right-click context menus, which clarifies what each section is for at the cost of menu height.

How often the Statistics Pane recomputes its measurements during playback or recording. Lower this on slow computers.

When checked, the Statistics Pane computes its values across the full spectrum-analysis time window rather than just the cursor instant.

The number of seconds of silence appended to the file each time recording is stopped. Useful for keeping takes visually separated on the timeline.

When checked, the program starts recording into a new empty file at launch. The same effect can be triggered by passing /record on the command line.

Allows the program to run continuously without filling the disk: when the recording reaches this length, it is discarded and a new recording starts. Useful for long unattended monitoring sessions.

When checked, closing an unsaved file does not prompt for confirmation. Saves time when working with throwaway recordings; risky when working with takes you care about.

When checked, opening the Open Web Link dialog automatically pastes a URL from the clipboard if one is found. Saves a click when you copy a link before opening the dialog.

When checked, the OS file manager opens to show the exported file after each export. Unchecked keeps focus on VoceVista.

When checked, the test signal plays continuously during recording.

The output device used for the test signal. Pick a separate device from your main playback device when you want the test signal in one place (e.g. a small speaker pointed at the singer) and the recording playback elsewhere.

The frequency of the test signal in Hertz. The current implementation plays a square wave at maximum amplitude.

The ratio of the up phase to the total period of the square wave. 0.5 produces a symmetric signal; smaller values produce a short up spike followed by a longer down period — useful for varying the harmonic content of the test tone.

Show the green vertical line that indicates the current playback position. Turning it off is mostly useful when taking screenshots.

Show the small toolbar at the top of the Vowel Chart with quick toggles for the most common chart options.

Overlay a grid of harmonics on the vowel chart for reference.

Annotate the chart with the vowel positions corresponding to each harmonic.

Annotate the chart axes with note names for the first two vocal-tract resonances (fR1 and fR2).

Whether the fR1 / fR2 axes use a linear or logarithmic scale.

When checked, the fR1 / fR2 axes are forced to the same scale, which keeps vowel-chart shapes recognizable when the window is resized.

When checked, hovering over a vowel position in the chart synthesizes the corresponding sound through the Wave Output Device.

Four separate fields — fR1 Min (Hz), fR1 Max (Hz), fR2 Min (Hz), fR2 Max (Hz) — set the lower and upper bounds of the two resonance axes on the vowel chart.

Choose which low-level audio API VoceVista uses for capture and playback. The default is the cross-platform PortAudio backend; RtAudio and Qt Audio are available as fallback options when a device misbehaves under PortAudio. Changing the backend takes effect after restarting the program.

When checked, the DirectSound API is available for input. DirectSound performs automatic sample-rate conversion in software, which is convenient when the device’s hardware rate doesn’t match the recording rate.

When checked (and WASAPI support is available), you can record "what you hear" by selecting your output device as the input source. Disabling Loopback hides such devices from the input list.

When checked, the ASIO API is available for low-latency input and output. The same toggle exists on the Recording Settings page.

The approximate time between a sound arriving at the microphone and its appearance on the screen. Lower values mean the analyzer feels more responsive; values that are too low can cause clicks or gaps in the recording when the computer cannot keep up.

Same as the recording latency, but for playback. Lower values reduce the lag between actions (changing playback position, toggling a filter) and the audible response. Values that are too low can cause audible clicks during playback.

The fade-in / fade-out time applied at the boundary of selections and takes during playback. A small fade prevents clicks at edit points; too much fade audibly softens the transitions.

When checked, the operating system is prevented from sleeping while VoceVista is recording or playing. Long unattended recordings won’t be cut short by power-management policies.

The FFT size used by the frequency-filter engine. Larger sizes give sharper filter cut-offs at the cost of higher latency. The values are powers of two from 1024 up to 65536.

The sampling rate at which the tone generator synthesizes samples.

The latency of the tone generator’s output. A lower value makes the program feel more responsive when you slide a slider’s pitch in real time.

When the Input Level Meter is enabled, VoceVista continuously records from the input device so the meter can move. Turn this off to suspend that recording.

The same toggle is on the right-click context menu of the level meter on the toolbar.

The dynamic range displayed on the meter.

How often the Input Level Meter is redrawn. Lower this if the meter takes too much CPU on a slow computer.

The duration over which the peak indicator is held. With a 3-second peak history, the meter shows the maximum value seen in the last 3 seconds before decaying.

The number of multisample-antialiasing samples used when rendering the spectrogram and other visualizations. Higher values smooth edges at the cost of GPU work.