Raven Pro Retirement, Transition to Raven Workbench

By Michael Pitzrick | May 14, 2026

We will be retiring Raven Pro, transitioning to Raven Workbench this year After over 20 years of supporting Raven Pro, a leading software tool for audio analysis and passive acoustic monitoring, we have made the decision to retire the application. As technology continues to evolve and the field of conservation and research advances, we are…

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Linux Installation of Workbench

By Michael Pitzrick | May 4, 2026

Introduction This article discusses how to install the four Raven Workbench apps in Ubuntu. We have not tested installation on other Linux distributions. Install Raven Workbench With the Files App Install Raven Workbench With Terminal 5. You can now open Raven annotate by clicking on Raven_Annotate.desktop on your Desktop. Uninstall Raven Workbench With Terminal

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Spectrogram Theory

By Michael Pitzrick | September 26, 2025

Introduction Spectrograms are produced by a procedure known as the short-time Fouriertransform (STFT). The articles and videos below will give you a deeper understanding of how Raven converts your digital audio recordings into plots in the spectrogram, selection spectrum, and spectrogram slice views, as well as the theoretical limits to time and frequency resolution. Discussion…

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Error Opening Selection Table

By Michael Pitzrick | September 17, 2025

DESCRIPTION Raven users sometimes report that they cannot open their selection Tables in Raven. The solution depends on the observed symptom. SOLUTIONS Raven displays an error dialog stating “insert wording of error dialog”. (insert screenshot of error message) You accidentally selected “Open Sound Selection Table” from the “File” menu. Select “Open Selection Table”. The solution…

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