September 29th, 2018: Audacity 2.3.0 Released

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Audacity 2.3.0 replaces all previous versions for Windows and macOS.
(The current release for Linux is Audacity 2.2.2. Additional information on the Linux download page.)

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• Many new features, and over 90 bugs fixed (since 2.2.2).

 

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We are still compiling Audacity as 32-bit. Whilst MacOSX works with 32-bit, it would prefer a 64-bit version of Audacity.    We are working on a 64-bit version for Mac for 2.3.1.  On Windows you may find that recording is disabled until you change Windows permissions for the microphone!  This affects all versions of Audacity, and many other audio programs.

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New in Audacity 2.3.0:

• New feature – “Punch and Roll Recording”
• Pinned-play-head can now be repositioned by dragging
• Play-at-speed now can be adjusted whilst playing.
• Toolbars controlling volume and speed can now be resized for greater precision
• Macros (formerly ‘Chains’) substantially extended
  • New Macro palette
  • Macros can be bound to keyboard keys
• New commands
  • New ‘Tools’ menu
  • New ‘Scriptables’ commands
• Nyquist gains AUD-DO command
• Nyquist effects are now translatable and translated
• More dialogs have help buttons now
• Increased legibility of trackname display
• Half-wave option for collapsed tracks
• Sliding Stretch
• Dialog (option) for entering labels

See: 2.3.0 New Features for longer descriptions and links on how to use the new features.

Bug Fixes

Over 90 bugs that were in 2.2.2 fixed, including:

• Windows: Queen Mary 1.7.1 Vamp plug-ins crash Audacity on opening Plug-in Manager – bug #1244
• Inconsistent behavior when recording with a selection defined – bug #1839
• Ctrl + M does not open label for editing – bug #1852
• Vertical Zoom in by clicking in the vertical Scale, or context menu, in waveform views is inconsistent – bug #1810
• Deletion of all tracks cannot be undone – bug #1845
• Timer Record with a selection present can get a truncated recording with data loss – bug #1851
• Duplicate shortcuts can be created – bug #1786
• Labels longer than 260 characters are now supported – bug #1905
• Using Spectrogram Settings in TCP or using Preferences causes Audacity to reset Project Rate to default rate in Quality Preferences – bug #1977
• Cut Preview should play all selected/sync-locked tracks, respecting Mute/Solo during preview – bug #231

See also: 2.3.0 Release Notes

Jan 20th, 2016: Audacity 2.1.2 Released

Audacity 2.1.2 replaces all previous versions.

We’ve made several improvements to the spectrogram view of tracks which are particularly valuable for vocal work. Thanks to Paul Licameli.

• New option ‘Spectral Reassignment’. This algorithm deduces a ‘finer’ spectrogram for vocal work.
• Improvements to Pitch (EAC) – cleaner (sharper) display.
• Spectrogram Settings are now available per-track.

We put a lot of work into upgrading the key wxWidgets library we use from version 2.8.12 to version 3.0.2. This fixes many bugs in Audacity on Linux. Thanks particularly to Martin Steghöfer, Leland Lucius, David Avery.

Because there was so much work involved in moving to wx3 we were unable to make many of the other changes we wanted to make for 2.1.2.  Fuller details on the changes since 2.1.1 can be found in the 2.1.2 Release Notes.

July 15, 2015: Audacity 2.1.1 Released

Audacity 2.1.1 replaces all previous versions.

• The most visible new feature is scrubbing and seeking, including backwards play. Updates to Quick-Play also help with finding a precise position in the audio.
• You can now install plug-ins without restarting Audacity or add and remove any effect or generator from the menus.
• Over 50 bugs have been addressed with this release. Edits are now processed much faster in longer projects of a few hours duration.
• Effects now have presets. A new Limiter replaces the Hard Limiter effect. There’s a new version of Vocal Removal, a cross-fade effect for combining clips on the same track and ‘classic filters’ available as an opt-in effect.

There’s also been lots of work behind the scenes, including VI usability enhancements and upgrade to new libraries. Fuller details on the changes since 2.1.0 can be found in the 2.1.1 Release Notes.

March 29, 2015: Audacity 2.1.0 Released

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! Thanks to Leland Lucius for these great new capabilities!
• Much improved Noise Reduction effect replaces Noise Removal. Thanks to new contributor Paul Licameli!
• Lots of other improvements to effects, also thanks to Leland, including:
  • VST: FXB preset banks, hosting multiple plug-ins
  • 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. Thanks, Leland Lucius and James Crook!
• Spectral Selection in Spectrogram view. Thanks to Paul Licameli!

Audacity 2.1.0 also has lots of other improvements and bug fixes. Many thanks to all the QA folks for helping hone these, especially Gale Andrews, Steve Daulton, Peter Sampson, and Bill Wharrie. See the 2.1.0 Release Notes for details.

New Forum: We are also very happy to announce a new Forum, Special Interest Groups (a result of discussions at AU14), with subforums for Education, Audiobooks, Audio Technology, Making Music, and Podcasting.

September 29, 2014: Audacity 2.0.6 Released

Audacity 2.0.6 replaces all previous versions.

Improvements:

• better user interface for Keyboard Preferences
• streamlining of several Menus
• LV2 now supported on all platforms, and improved VST settings interface
• translations updated, including adding Tamil language
• other improvements, including to import/export and ease of installation on Mac OS X

Bug Fixes:

• user interface bug fixes to Region Restore, dragging selections, and many others
• effects bug fixes to add missing effects to Chains, fix accuracy of Analyze > Contrast, fix accuracy of Noise Removal attack and decay, and improve speed of Nyquist effects on OS X and Linux
• other bug fixes to Timeline after Loop Play, Transcription Toolbar, and Linux build issues

See 2.0.6 Release Notes for all the details.

July 14, 2014: Audacity Unconference (AU14) Update

The first-ever Audacity Unconference (AU14) was a great success. Everyone remarked how informative, convivial, and energizing it was. We had excellent tutorials about amazing things that can be done with Audacity, as well as hints at astonishng progress on major new features and capabilites to come. See What happened at AU14 for an overview and links to details, including videos.

June 05, 2014: Audacity Unconference (AU14)

Meet developers, support team members and users at the Audacity Unconference. 11-12 July 2014 at UCLan, Preston, UK.

March 13, 2012: Audacity 2.0 Released!

The Audacity Team is elated to announce the release of Audacity 2.0 for Windows, Mac, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. Audacity 2.0 replaces all previous versions. It is derived from version 1.3.14, but is no longer a Beta version, and has major improvements over 1.2.6. See New Features and Release Notes for detailed information.