Audacity is taking part in Google Summer of Code 2022 and this year we’re joined by a contributor on one project:

Waveform Rulers

This project will add the ability to display a logarithmic ruler for amplitude (measured in decibels) while still drawing the waveform according to a linear scale. This is useful because linear waveform graphs are more intuitive than logarithmic graphs, but audio engineers are accustomed to using decibel units to cover the wide range of amplitudes perceptible to humans. The GSoC project will also modify the timeline ruler, adding the option to use the musical units of beats and measures instead of the regular units of hours, minutes and seconds.

Contributor: Michael Papadopoulos
Mentor: Paul Licameli

You can learn more about Michael’s project by reading his introductory blog post and by following his weekly blog for regular progress updates.