Audacity

Changes in version 3.7.0

The 3.7.x series is primarily maintenance releases while we're working on Audacity 4.0. 3.7.0 fixes the following bugs:

• #6233, #7397, #6900 Improved Linux compatibility.
• #6702 Improved contrast in the light theme.
• #7008 MP3 exports: Renamed "Insane" to "Excessive".
• #7570, #7452 Improved non-standard character handling for cloud saving.
• #7486 Renamed "Split cut/delete" to "Cut/delete and leave gap".
• #7293 Pasting clips no longer moves clips on other tracks if "editing clips can move other clips" is enabled.
• #7312, #7382 Fixed database compacting not working properly sometimes.
• #6851

Changes in version 3.6.4

This is a patch release. It fixes the following bugs:

• #7310 Fixed another crash when exiting Audacity. (Thanks, Joe Souza!)
• #7312 Fixed projects not being compacted on close.

This is a patch release. It fixes the following bug:

• #7266 Fixed a crash when exiting Audacity. (Thanks, Joe Souza!)

This is a patch release. It adds a "Legacy" effects section containing the old Limiter, Compressor and Classic Filters.

It also fixes the following bugs:

• #6995 Fixed a hang after undoing.
• #6912 Fixed the zero line going missing.
• #6927 Fixed envelope appearance for clips offset from 0.
• #6955 Fixed Audacity turning white on some systems.
• #6857 Fixed the pitch indicator disappearing on Linux when hitting double digits.
• #6941 Fixed cutting not putting clips into the clipboard.
• #6926 Fixed pasting sometimes resetting the clip name.
• #6751 Fixed the track header UI breaking when resizing channels in a stereo track.
• #6847, #6846 Fixed LV2 pl

This is a hotfix release. It fixes the following bugs:

• #6889 Fixed a crash when exporting multichannel audio.
• #6882 Fixed a crash when pasting mono clips into stereo tracks.
• #4763 (Accessibility) Made more values available when using the plain UI of plugins. (Thanks, David Bailes!)
• #6855 Prevented incompatible versions from opening projects created in 3.6.x.
• #6892 Fixed the dark theme sometimes having white corners in buttons.

Major changes

• Master effects
  Audacity now features master effects. Master effects are effects which apply to the entire project at once. More information can be found at Using master effects & realtime effects.

• New compressor and limiter
  A new compressor and limiter has been added, replacing the previous versions. A gain reduction history has been added to these effects when they're used as a realtime effect.
  Factory Presets suitable for a wide range of use cases for these effects have been provided by Vladislav Isaev and Marek Iwaszkiewicz, available via the Presets & Settings button.

• New themes
  Audacity now features new and improved dark and light themes. You can switch between themes via Preferences -> Interface. The theme previously us

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.

Audacity 3.5 adds cloud saving, beat detection, pitch shifting and more.

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.

compared to Beta 2:

• Audio previews for the projects are generated only on demand
• Bug fixes

Audacity 3.5 adds cloud saving, beat detection, pitch shifting and more.

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 file