Audacity 3.7.1

Audacity is a multi-track audio and sound editor. It can also record from various input devices, up to 24bit wavelength, using ALSA or JACK with latencies up to 384kHz. All common audio formats and encodings such as WAV, AIFF, AU, FLAC, OGG Vorbis, GSM, MP2, MP3, AC3, M4A/M4R (AAC) and WMA are supported. Audio layers allow cutting, editing, and applying or layering a wide range of effects. And Audacity is also cross-platform.

Tags desktop audio editing recording music c cpp python
License GNU GPL
State stable

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3.7.113 Dec 2024 19:45 minor feature:
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3.5.125 Apr 2024 11:36 cleanup: This is a hotfix release. It fixes the following bugs: #6322 Fixed a crash on launch on macOS 11 and older. #6324 Fixed the update notification looking for alpha versions instead of release versions. #6321 Fixed a freeze when using macros on multiple files.
3.5.022 Apr 2024 14:23 major feature: Major changes Cloud project saving We've introduced a new cloud-saving feature that allows you to save your Audacity projects to audio.com. This allows you to work from any device, share collaborate with others and restore previous versions if something went wrong. Automatic tempo detection Audacity can now automatically detect the tempo of imported loops, and adjust them to be in tempo. Tempo detection is done via both audio analysis and metadata checking. If you want to prepare your loop for automatic tempo detection without relying on audio analysis, both acidizer tempo tags or simply writing "123 bpm" anywhere into the filename work. Automatic tempo detection can be turned off via Preferences - Import/Export. Pitch shifting You now can non-destructively change the pitch of a clip by holding Alt and pressing the Up and Down arrow keys. Alternatively, you can click on the overflow menu (...) and select "Pitch and speed...". When changing the pitch this way, an arrow in the UI indicates how much you've shifted it. Other changes Additions Added an option to skip plugin scanning to Preferences - Effects. Added an overflow menu, as well as speed and pitch indicators to clips. Added subtitle formats for labels. Export to WebVTT and SubRip and import of SubRip files is now supported. (Thanks, Pokechu22 and Larry Bordowitz!) Changes Reworked the plugin manager. Improved accessibility. (Thanks, David Bailes!) When zooming in vertically (Ctrl+scroll on the vertical scale), the zeroline now remains centered. Moving the vertical zoom off-center still is possible via Shift+scroll on the vertical scale. Changed the look of the selection adjust cursors (previously pointing fingers on Windows and macOS, now look like everywhere). Changed the timeline options button from a green triangle to a settings gear. From it, you can switch between Beats Measures or hh:mm:ss timeline rulers, set various preferenc
3.4.217 Nov 2023 17:05 minor feature:
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3.3.312 Oct 2023 15:02 minor feature: This is a hotfix release. It fixes the following bugs: #4618 Fixed EQ not scaling properly when resizing the window. #4743 Fixed the audio.com upload flow.
3.3.129 Apr 2023 03:22 minor feature: Effect preview progress related to progress dialogs when previewing effects, and a minor inconsistency in button tooltips.
3.1.217 Nov 2021 10:25 minor feature: Data loss on joining clips. Joining clips using the Join command (Ctrl+J) can cause data in preceeding clips to be silenced. In WaveTrack::Join(), the initial value of t should be PlayStartTime of the first clip, not SequenceStartTime.
3.0.530 Sep 2021 10:45 minor feature: . Convert to C locale decimal point for stable parsing. Review Add recommendations.
3.0.425 Aug 2021 17:25 minor feature: Revert "Equalization effects ignore and remove any amplitu de envelope". This reverts commit 58adb94.
3.0.327 Jul 2021 18:05 minor feature: The Windows version of Audacity is now 64-bit (Note: 32-bit plug-ins will not work on 64-bit Audacity). . (Note: 32-bit plug-ins will not work on 64-bit Audacity). We have improved the default spectrogram colors. We now provide an official binary for Linux in the form of an AppImage. Update checking: Audacity can now check to see if there is a newer version available. Error reporting: allows users to send us the details of a serious error. Multiple.
3.0.018 Mar 2021 01:00 major feature: Audacity 3.0.0 is a major update on our previous Audacity 2.4.2. Changed format (.aup3) in which Audacity projects are saved, now based on SQLite. Old storage files will open seamlessly, but be converted to the new .aup3 format automatically. Improvements to the Noise Gate effect and add a new analyzer, Label Sounds , that can label sounds and silences. Macros can be imported and exported now.. We also fixed over 160 bugs that had been accumulating over the years.
2.4.227 Jun 2020 10:45 minor feature: Correct placement of i18n-hint comments for plurals, no dummies needed . find-duplicates.pl handles multi-line msgids. . Use i18n context if wxWidgets version 3.1.3 or later. . two typos for translated strings, now that strings are unfrozen. . Substitute, don't concatenate in user-visible strings. . Rewrite TranslatableString::operator== without dangerous looking casts. . some misplaced i18n-hint comments. . Remove some macro _ in NumericTextCtrl substitute-don't-concatenate. . Remove a few macro _. . Don't internationalize "e" (introducing numeric exponent). . Consistently compare to translation of "Command" in KeyView.cpp. . Change XO to XXO in many more places, with no effects at all. . Various changes related to internationalization. . Explanation of XXO() macro's purpose. . Be careful of static initialization of arrays of FileType. . Remove inclusions of wx/filedlg.h. . Replace wxFileDialog with FileDialogWrapper in two places. . Internationalize file type choices for Nyquist as we do in C++. . Finish the job of commit 7638dd0, for i18n of file dialog masks. . Replace last wxProgressDialog with ProgressDialog; remove all wx/prog . . Rewrite sort comparisons for plugin menus. . Replace various calls to _ with XO. . More work on i18n (22 less _ calls),, less use of wx headers. . Keep EXPERIMENTAL_VOICE_DETECTION compilable. . Keep EXPERIMENTAL_OD_DATA compilable. . Only add values if they were found. . Remove some unused functions and forward declarations. . Remove some unused forward declarations and #include directives. . Remove duplication of enum definition. . Simplify AButton. . Remove some unused things. . Add and correct various comments. . Update Czech Translation. . Remove 27 various macro _. . Don't internationalize logged strings; -29 macro _ calls. . Remove 56 macro _ calls and a few i8n mistakes. . Sufficient width of text control boxes (don't hard-code char width). . Simplify Loudness effect UI with a notebook.
2.4.122 May 2020 17:45 minor feature: Begin 2.4.1 development. . More version number updates. . : Cross-project paste should duplicate block files. . comments. . Allow actions to use branches other than master. . CMake build of modules. . module build on Windows. . Update CMake for FreeBSD. . BUILD_LEVEL 2; Ready for release.
2.4.018 May 2020 08:05 minor feature: Audacity now runs on Mac Catalina. A new Time Toolbar showing current record/playback time has been split from the Selection Toolbar. It can be resized large. Presets for more effects can be imported and exported. A new Multi-View mode for tracks. In this mode both spectrogram and waveform views are shown at the same time. Opus available as a new audio export format on Windows and Linux. Easier to convert labels between point labels and range labels. New Loudness Normalization effect. New RMS measurement analyzer. New Noise Gate effect. New Spectral Delete effect. 2237 - Equalization effects have no Import or Export for curves. 2261 - Graphic EQ sliders have no frequency labels. 2265 - Track heights are reset to default on project re-opening. 2303 - Playback does not start at the saved cursor position on reopening a saved project. 2314 - Zoom in fail when playing.
2.3.323 Nov 2019 18:25 minor feature: Equalization effect now split into two effects, Filter Curve and Graphic EQ. Presets (using manage button) now active/working. Can now have two points at same frequency for steep steps. . Presets (using manage button) now active/working. Can now have two points at same frequency for steep steps. 'What you hear is what you get' for exports. Formerly the solo button. preferences could lead to differences in which tracks were exported. Leading silence (blank space) not skipped over in exports. Quality setting on AAC/M4A exports. Some confusing functionality removed (better achieved in other ways) Removed Nyquist Workbench (use built-in nyquist features) Removed Vocal Remover (use Vocal Reduction) Removed On-Demand aliased files (copy files instead) Removed 'Normalize on Load' (Normalize as needed on export, instead) . Removed Nyquist Workbench (use built-in nyquist features). Removed Vocal Remover (use Vocal Reduction). Removed On-Demand aliased files (copy files instead). Removed 'Normalize on Load' (Normalize as needed on export, instead). 2112 - Crash when opening Equalization settings in a Macro. 2127 - Crash deleting a track while in Record/Pause state. 2176 - Crash when attempting to time shift multiple tracks. 2141 - Tabbing between labels stopped working. 2200 - Refusal to export some large (4GB) files on size grounds.
2.3.209 May 2019 06:45 minor feature: Options and preferences: Microfades are now an opt-in feature. They were always on in 2.3.0. The advanced vertical zooming option is now available in the View- Zoom menu. . Microfades are now an opt-in feature. They were always on in 2.3.0. The advanced vertical zooming option is now available in the View- Zoom menu. Regular interval labels now support range labels.
2.3.111 Mar 2019 10:42 major bugfix: Support for 64-bit macOS. Linux is back. About 25 bugs fixed (since 2.3.1) Options and preferences: Microfades are now an opt-in feature. They were always on in 2.3.0. The advanced vertical zooming option is now available in the View- Zoom menu. Regular interval labels now support range labels.
2.1.031 Mar 2015 02:45 major feature: Audacity 2.1.0 replaces all previous versions. For a long time, we have wanted Real-Time Preview for effects. It seemed nearly unachievable without major restructuring. But with Audacity 2.1.0, we have it in LADSPA, VST, and Audio Unit (OS X) effects. Much improved Noise Reduction effect replaces Noise Removal. Lots of other improvements to effects, including: VST: FXB preset banks, hosting multiple plugins. All effects can now be used in Chains, and can be sorted on name, publisher, or class. Most Nyquist effects now have Preview button. Redesigned Meter Toolbars show a lot more information in smaller area. Spectral Selection in Spectrogram view.
2.0.514 Jul 2014 14:27 hidden: A wide range of bugfixes and feature additions were applied with release 2.0.5.