The free multiplatform digital audio workstation, Audacity, has been updated to version 2.0.
Here’s what’s new in Audacity 2.0:
- Many effects significantly improved, especially Equalization, Noise Removal and Normalize.
- Vocal Remover now included plus GVerb on Windows and Mac.
- VAMP analysis plug-ins now supported.
- Improved label tracks with Sync-Lock Tracks feature in the Tracks Menu. Multiple clips per track.
- Tracks and selections can be fully manipulated using the keyboard. Many more keyboard shortcuts.
- New Device Toolbar to manage inputs and outputs.
- Timer Record feature.
- New Mixer Board view with per-track VU meters.
- Automatic Crash Recovery in the event of abnormal program termination.
- Fast “On-Demand” import of WAV/AIFF files if read directly from source.
- FLAC now fully supported.
- Added support for optional FFmpeg library for import/export of AC3/M4A/WMA and import of audio from video files.
Audacity 2.0 is free and open source. It’s available now for Linux, Mac & Windows.
via Podcasting News
cool!
Very good update.
I wouldn’t call it a DAW.
This is fantastic news! Audacity is one of those unsung treasures. Even though I have other more expen$ive tools, I use Audacity often for things it does better than any other program! And the more I learn it the more I appreciate the depth of thought that has gone into it.
Can’t wait to try the new features!!!
This is one of those times when my daily checking of Synthtopia really pays off!!!
I use Audacity all the time, but recording live sometimes has a wierd delay that is all over the map.