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**Author:** [@nicholdav](https://forum.vocalpy.org/u/nicholdav)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2022, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/how-to-use-the-vocalpy-forum/14 "2022-03-20T20:54:40Z")
Welcome to the forum for VocalPy :speech\_balloon: :python:! This is a positive, inclusive, and constructive community space. It’s a place for asking questions, reporting bugs, connecting with others in the community, di… --- ## [About the Announcements category](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/about-the-announcements-category/12)
**Author:** [@nicholdav](https://forum.vocalpy.org/u/nicholdav)\ **Replies:** 0
:loudspeaker: News and announcements from the vocalpy team: new releases, workshops, events, and more! --- ## [Forum Acusticum 2023 proceedings paper on VocalPy](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/forum-acusticum-2023-proceedings-paper-on-vocalpy/81)
**Author:** [@nicholdav](https://forum.vocalpy.org/u/nicholdav)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/forum-acusticum-2023-proceedings-paper-on-vocalpy/81 "2025-12-19T17:02:17Z")
As long as I’m sharing things, I thought I’d post a proceedings paper from Forum Acusticum 2023 on VocalPy. You can access here in the VocalPy project: It should be available on the EAA site with FA proceedings shortl… --- ## [We have a blog! And a post on VocalPy version 0.10.0](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/we-have-a-blog-and-a-post-on-vocalpy-version-0-10-0/107)
**Author:** [@nicholdav](https://forum.vocalpy.org/u/nicholdav)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/we-have-a-blog-and-a-post-on-vocalpy-version-0-10-0/107 "2025-07-18T16:36:47Z")
Hi all, just sharing that there is now a VocalPy developer blog and a post about the latest release of VocalPy: …ignoring some newer patch releases that fix actually important things like the citation to the software! … --- ## [Vak 1.0.0a1 released!](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/vak-1-0-0a1-released/55)
**Author:** [@nicholdav](https://forum.vocalpy.org/u/nicholdav)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/vak-1-0-0a1-released/55 "2023-03-06T02:52:50Z")
Hi all, just letting you know that we have released the first alpha version of vak version 1.0! We have switched to Lightning as a backend, and we are adding new models and datasets. You can test out the alpha by pip i… --- ## [SciPy 2023 talk + proceedings paper on vak](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/scipy-2023-talk-proceedings-paper-on-vak/80)
**Author:** [@nicholdav](https://forum.vocalpy.org/u/nicholdav)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 1:22am UTC](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/scipy-2023-talk-proceedings-paper-on-vak/80 "2023-09-21T01:22:28Z")
Hey all, just wanted to share a talk I gave at the SciPy 2023 conference on vak, and an accompanying proceedings paper with @yardenc as co-author. We haven’t made much noise about this on social media because version 1.… --- ## [Crowsetta accepted as a pyOpenSci package, published in JOSS, version 5.0.0 released](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/crowsetta-accepted-as-a-pyopensci-package-published-in-joss-version-5-0-0-released/58)
**Author:** [@nicholdav](https://forum.vocalpy.org/u/nicholdav)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/crowsetta-accepted-as-a-pyopensci-package-published-in-joss-version-5-0-0-released/58 "2023-04-13T13:42:15Z")
Hi all, Proud to announce that Crowsetta has been accepted as a package at pyOpenSci :tada: and published in JOSS :rocket: pyOpenSci review is here if you’re interested: crowsetta: A Python tool to work with any format… --- ## [Vak 0.8.0 + TweetyNet 0.9.0 released; vak 1.0 in development](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/vak-0-8-0-tweetynet-0-9-0-released-vak-1-0-in-development/53)
**Author:** [@nicholdav](https://forum.vocalpy.org/u/nicholdav)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/vak-0-8-0-tweetynet-0-9-0-released-vak-1-0-in-development/53 "2023-02-16T16:58:10Z")
Hi all! Just a heads up we released vak version 0.8.0 last week. The main feature this adds is the ability to run eval + learncurve with and without post-processing transforms that clean up the model output before con… --- ## [Vak version 0.7.0 released!](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/vak-version-0-7-0-released/51)
**Author:** [@nicholdav](https://forum.vocalpy.org/u/nicholdav)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 2:33am UTC](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/vak-version-0-7-0-released/51 "2022-12-05T02:33:51Z")
Hi all, just letting everyone know we released vak version 0.7.0. :star\_struck: vak · PyPI :star\_struck: The release notes are here: Release 0.7.0 · vocalpy/vak · GitHub Highlights include: vak can now match audio… --- ## [Crowsetta version 4.0.0 released!](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/crowsetta-version-4-0-0-released/33)
**Author:** [@nicholdav](https://forum.vocalpy.org/u/nicholdav)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/crowsetta-version-4-0-0-released/33 "2022-06-25T17:02:38Z")
Hi all, A new version of crowsetta is released, 4.0.0. High level: the new version helps take a big step towards an app that can work with many different formats for annotating I hope it’s also just useful in gener… --- ## [Vak version 0.5.0 released!](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/vak-version-0-5-0-released/35)
**Author:** [@nicholdav](https://forum.vocalpy.org/u/nicholdav)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/vak-version-0-5-0-released/35 "2022-06-30T02:49:59Z")
Hi all, Just a heads up that vak version 0.5.0 is released: You should be able to pip install or get it through the conda-forge channel now. Big addition here is the ability to continue training models, contributed b… --- ## [Released: vak 0.6.0 and tweetynet 0.8.0 🐦](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/released-vak-0-6-0-and-tweetynet-0-8-0/38)
**Author:** [@nicholdav](https://forum.vocalpy.org/u/nicholdav)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/released-vak-0-6-0-and-tweetynet-0-8-0/38 "2022-07-09T20:42:39Z")
This release mainly consists of on-going maintenance / clean-up work to get ready for bigger changes (bigger changes discussed here: Engine + core/cli re-design · Issue #359 · vocalpy/vak · GitHub – currently me just ta… --- ## [New release of dataset "Bengalese Finch Song Repository" + update to vak tutorial](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/new-release-of-dataset-bengalese-finch-song-repository-update-to-vak-tutorial/46)
**Author:** [@nicholdav](https://forum.vocalpy.org/u/nicholdav)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/new-release-of-dataset-bengalese-finch-song-repository-update-to-vak-tutorial/46 "2022-10-06T01:15:35Z")
Hi all, Just sharing that I released a new version of this dataset, with .wav audio and annotations in .csv files, so that it’s easier to use: I also updated the vak tutorial on automated annotation that used sample d… --- ## [Important announcement: we have vak and vocalpy stickers!](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/important-announcement-we-have-vak-and-vocalpy-stickers/39)
**Author:** [@nicholdav](https://forum.vocalpy.org/u/nicholdav)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/important-announcement-we-have-vak-and-vocalpy-stickers/39 "2022-08-16T12:44:46Z")
Got some stickers printed!!! That’s how you know you’re an official open source software community, if you have stickers :stuck\_out\_tongue\_winking\_eye: If anyone will be at GRC Neural Mechs. of Acoustic Communcation I’… --- ## [Giving a talk at "Bridging Brains and Bioacoustics" seminar June 24th @ 16:00 CEST](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/giving-a-talk-at-bridging-brains-and-bioacoustics-seminar-june-24th-16-00-cest/30)
**Author:** [@nicholdav](https://forum.vocalpy.org/u/nicholdav)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/giving-a-talk-at-bridging-brains-and-bioacoustics-seminar-june-24th-16-00-cest/30 "2022-06-10T15:44:14Z")
Hi all! This an event announcement, not a software announcement (hopefully will have one of those in the next week :slightly\_smiling\_face: ) I’ll be giving a talk on TweetyNet, vak, and friends at the next Bridging Bra… --- ## [Welcome to the VocalPy forum! 🎉](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/welcome-to-the-vocalpy-forum/16)
**Author:** [@nicholdav](https://forum.vocalpy.org/u/nicholdav)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/welcome-to-the-vocalpy-forum/16 "2022-04-16T16:40:17Z")
Welcome to the forum for VocalPy :speech\_balloon: :python:! This is a place for the community to get to know one another, ask questions, swap stories, and generally be helpful. If you are new here, please read this ori…