Wavmark
WavMark
An open-source, multi-platform graphical tool for marking word onsets
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Overview
WavMark is designed for precise scoring and timing of participant responses during verbal tasks, especially Free Recall. However, it can be used for many kinds of audio annotation. WavMark displays an audio recording as a self-scrolling waveform on the screen which automatically keeps up with audio playback.
Download
File | Type | |
WavMark.mpkg | Mac OSX installer | |
WavMark.msi | Windows installer | |
WavMark.jar | Multi-platform executable | 0.1 |
WavMark.jar | Multi-platform executable | 0.1 |
Getting Started
Try opening the sample audio file in this zipped directory. If you don't change the directory structure, wordpool words to choose from should automatically appear in the wordpool display. Check the menu for actions and keybindings available to the user.
System Requirements
WavMark is written in pure Java, and should run on all platforms with a Java SE Runtime Environment, version 5 or higher (including Mac, Linux, Windows, Solaris, and others). Most computers come with Java pre-installed, so you can probably run the installers above without worrying about system requirements. If it turns out you don't have Java, you can download it free here.
Bugs and Feature Requests
Please report all bugs to: You can also email that address to request that new features be incorporated into the next release of the program.
Development
License
WavMark is free and open-source software, released under the GNU General Public License, version 3. We encourage other groups to modify and improve the program.
Developer Documentation
Documentation can be found in the source jar above, and online here. Additionally, a development guide can be found here.
Testing Configurations
The following configurations are regularly used in testing:
Operating System | Java versions |
Mac OS 10.6 | Java 6 |
Mac OS 10.5 | Java 5, 6 |
Ubuntu Linux 10.11 | Java 6 |
Windows 7 | Java 6 |
Windows XP | Java 5, 6 |