# New release of dataset "Bengalese Finch Song Repository" + update to vak tutorial

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**Created:** [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")\
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**Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.vocalpy.org/t/new-release-of-dataset-bengalese-finch-song-repository-update-to-vak-tutorial/46/1 "2022-10-06T01:15:35Z")

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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:

> **[Bengalese Finch Song Repository](https://nickledave.github.io/bfsongrepo/)**
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> On Figshare: DOI, Dataset license: License: CC BY 4.0, License for code for this site / associated scripts: License: MIT. About this dataset: This is a collection of song from four Bengalese finche...

I also updated the `vak` tutorial on automated annotation that used sample data from this dataset to use the .wav and .csv files:

> **[Automated Annotation](https://vak.readthedocs.io/en/latest/get_started/autoannotate.html)**
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> vak lets you automate annotation of vocalizations with neural networks. This tutorial walks you through how you would do that, using an example dataset. When we say annotation, we mean the the kind...

I’m working hard on something with @yardenc but am still working on `vak` dev too in the meantime! More soon