Avisoft-SASLab Pro

1 1 Avisoft-SASLab Pro version Sound Analysis and Synthesis Laboratory for Microsoft windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / / 10 avisoft Bioacoustics Sch nflie er Str. 83 16548 Glienicke/Nordbahn GERMANY 2 LICENSE AGREEMENT This is a legal agreement between avisoft Bioacoustics and the buyer. By operating this software, the buyer accepts the terms of this agreement. 1. avisoft Bioacoustics (the Vendor ) grants to the Buyer a non-exclusive license to operate the provided software (the Software ) on ONE computer at a time. 2. The Software is the exclusive property of the Vendor. The Software and all documentation are copyright avisoft Bioacoustics, all rights reserved. 3. The Software is warranted to perform substantially in accordance with the operating manual for a period of 24 months from the date of shipment.

2 4. EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE EXPRESS WARRANTY ABOVE, THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED WITH NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. THE VENDOR EXCLUDES ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 5. The Vendor s entire liability and the Buyer s exclusive remedy shall be, at the Vendor s SOLE DISCRETION, either (1) return of the Software and refund of purchase price or (2) repair or replacement of the Software. 6. THE VENDOR WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES HEREUNDER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF USE, OR LOSS OF DATA OR INFORMATION OF ANY KIND, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE IN NO EVENT SHALL THE VENDOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF THE PURCHASE PRICE.

3 7. This agreement is the complete and exclusive agreement between the Vendor and the Buyer concerning the Software. 3 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .. 18 HARD- & SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS .. 18 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE .. 19 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION .. 20 Getting started .. 20 THE MAIN WINDOW .. 22 File .. 22 Open .. 22 .. 22 File Open .. 23 Close .. 25 Save .. 25 Save .. 26 Rename .. 26 Rename by text module / Define text module > .. 26 Record .. 27 Real Time Spectrogram .. 27 4 Sound card settings .. 28 Playback .. 29 Playback .. 29 Heterodyned playback .. 30 Play through RECORDER USGH / UltraSoundGate Player .. 30 Route UltraSoundGate DIO track (LTC) to the right playback channel .. 31 Configuration > .. 31 .. 31 Save.

4 31 Save .. 31 Reset .. 31 Save mode on exit > .. 32 Save current configuration automatically .. 32 Prompt .. 32 Open mode on start > .. 32 Open last configuration automatically .. 32 Launch Open dialog .. 32 DDE Command Interface .. 33 Specials > .. 33 Previous 33 Next file .. 33 Previous/Next file command .. 34 Auto Browse .. 34 Delete File .. 34 Re-assembling .. 34 Import-Format .. 35 File properties .. 36 Add channel(s) from file .. 36 Add silent channel .. 37 Remove channels .. 37 Add neighbour channels automatically .. 37 Swap channels .. 37 Insert .wav file .. 37 Append .wav file .. 37 Join .wav files .. 37 Join .wav files from a 37 UltraDoundGate DIO .. 38 Shred into numbered .. 39 Envelope .. 39 Save Envelope Curve.

5 39 Copy Envelope Curve .. 39 Envelope Curve Export Parameters .. 39 5 Launch separate Curve Window .. 40 Real Time Spectrum .. 40 Don t work on copies of opened .wav files .. 40 Georeference .wav files .. 40 Edit title .. 43 New Instance .. 43 Marking time sections .. 43 Analyze .. 44 Create spectrogram .. 44 Spectrogram-Parameters .. 44 Spectrogram Overview .. 49 Overview Parameters .. 50 Apply spectrogram window parameters .. 51 Normalize Envelope Curve .. 51 Show Y axis grid .. 51 Frequency cursor .. 51 Step waveform display mode .. 51 Fast Envelope Curve display .. 51 Time axis format .. 51 One-dimensional transformations .. 53 Time signal .. 53 Amplitude spectrum .. 53 Power spectrum (logarithmic) .. 54 Power spectrum (averaged).

6 54 Power spectrum (spectrum level units) .. 54 Power spectrum (level units, averaged) .. 54 Octave Analysis .. 55 Third-Octave Analysis .. 55 Autocorrelation .. 55 Cepstrum .. 55 Cross-correlation (stereo) .. 55 Cross-correlation (2 files) .. 56 Transfer function (2 stereo channels) .. 56 Frequency response, sine sweep 56 Frequency response, sine sweep stereo .. 57 Histogram .. 57 XY Plot .. 57 XYZ Plot .. 57 6 Impulse Density Histogram .. 57 Impulse Rate .. 58 Lorenz plot .. 58 Envelope (analytic signal) .. 59 Instantaneous frequency .. 59 Zero-crossing analysis .. 59 Root mean square (linear) / (logarithmic) .. 59 Envelope .. 60 Gate function .. 60 Gate function (signal/silence duration).. 60 Gate function (interpulse interval) .. 60 Pulse Train Analysis.

7 61 .. 62 Specials > .. 72 Copy energy of marked section .. 72 Copy RMS of marked section .. 72 Copy peak-to-peak of marked section .. 72 Time-delay-of-arrival (TDOA) measurements .. 72 Detect waveform events and create section labels .. 73 Detect and classify waveform events .. 73 Scan for template spectrogram 74 Edit .. 76 Undo .. 76 Redo .. 76 Copy .. 76 Paste .. 76 Cut .. 76 Trim .. 76 Change Volume .. 76 Delete .. 78 Delete with taper .. 78 Insert silence .. 78 Insert silent margins .. 78 Mix .. 78 Reverse .. 78 Info about Clipboard .. 78 Compress > .. 80 7 Remove silent sections .. 80 Settings .. 80 Remove gaps between section labels .. 80 Remove gaps between (section) labels and keep labels .. 81 Expanded view (restored time structure).

8 81 Save segments into numbered .wav files .. 81 Synthesizer > .. 81 Synthesizer (dialog-based).. 81 Synthesizer (graphically).. 81 Insert white .. 82 Insert pink .. 82 Insert time code / pulse train / single .. 82 Filter > .. 82 IIR Time Domain Filter .. 82 FIR Time Domain Filter .. 84 Frequency Domain Transformations (FFT) .. 87 Noise Reduction .. 89 Format > .. 90 Stereo->Mono .. 90 8<-->16 Bit Conversion .. 90 Change Fileheader Sampling Frequency / Time Expansion .. 90 Sampling frequency .. 90 Restore the original time scale of a time-expanded recording .. 91 Time/Pitch .. 91 Tools .. 93 Zoom .. 93 Unzoom .. 93 Zoom Previous .. 93 ZoomIn .. 93 ZoomOut .. 93 Remove Marker .. 93 Set Marker Duration .. 93 Copy Measurement values t1, t2.

9 94 Cursor linkage between .. 94 Labels > .. 94 Insert label .. 94 Insert section 94 Insert section label from marker .. 94 Create section labels from waveform events .. 94 8 Create labels from UltraSoundGate DI .. 96 Georeference labels / .wav files .. 97 Delete all labels .. 98 Filter labels .. 99 (Re-)Number labels .. 99 Label .. 99 Import section labels from .txt .. 99 Import time-frequency labels from .txt .. 99 Export labels into .txt .. 100 Label .. 100 Export label data .. 100 Save labeled sections into numbered .wav files .. 101 Save labeled sections into a single .wav 101 Save labeled sections of same class into single .wav .. 101 Classify labeled sections .. 101 Detect and Classify waveform events .. 106 Classify Element Sequences.

10 106 Section label .. 108 DDE parameters / .. 108 Touch Screen Optimizations .. 108 Calibration .. 110 Batch processing .. 114 Real-time processing .. 121 Metadata .. 123 dXML database records > .. 123 mXML measurements > .. 125 View XML RIFF chunks > .. 126 Select XML .. 126 bext (BWF) > .. 127 Edit .. 127 Batch Edit .. 127 Create .. 127 On new sound file > .. 134 Spectrogram .. 134 One-dimensional transformation .. 134 Pulse Train Analysis .. 134 Remove silent sections .. 134 On program start > .. 134 Real-time spectrograph .. 134 Graphic synthesizer .. 134 Launch Real-time spectrum display .. 134 Launch Real-time processing tool .. 134 Open last sound file .. 134 9 Keyboard Shortcuts and Popup Menu .. 134 THE SPECTROGRAM WINDOW.