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Audacity 3.1.3

Released 23 Dec 2021

This is a patch release. It improves the following aspects:

  • Improved performance. Loading in projects especially should now be up to 50x faster compared to 3.1.0. #2121 #2087 #2065 #2267
  • Added snap guides when resizing clips #2066
  • Added new shortcuts for looping: Shift+L for "Set Loop to Selection", Shift+Alt+L for "Clear Looping Region" #2209
  • Added a new selection region indicator in the timeline (identical in function as the one found pre-3.1, but with updated visuals)​ #2067
  • Changed error messages to look less like a crash report #2178
  • Re-added the Quick Play indicator (green triangle and line) that got lost during 3.1.0 development #2122
  • Fixed Play-at-speed not updating the playback speed dynamically #2149
  • Fixed looping regions being created unintentionally when attempting to use Timeline Quick Play #2182
  • Fixed looping sometimes playing the wrong audio #2103
  • Fixed a bug that could cause data-loss when joining multiple clips #2226
  • Fixed scrub preview visibility #2294
  • Fixed a bug when trying to locate FFMPEG manually #2282
  • Fixed a glitch with Loop Playback #2314
  • Fixed a crash and a macOS-specific bug when renaming sync-locked clips using a dialog box., #2199 #2198
  • Fixed a crash when releasing a clip handle #2147
  • Fixed a freeze when closing Audacity with the logging window open #2114
  • Fixed a crash when loading a saved project using certain compilers #2216
  • Fixed a crash on paste after running macros #2021
  • Fixed a crash when cancelling a nyquist prompt #2239
Release 3.1.3 on GitHub

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