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DESCRIPTION
Audacity is a free audio recorder/editor/mixer. You can record sounds, play sounds, import and export WAV, AIFF, and MP3 files, and more. Use it to edit your sounds using Cut, Copy and Paste (with unlimited Undo), mix tracks together, or apply effects to your recordings. It also has a built-in amplitude envelope editor, a customizable spectrogram mode and a frequency analysis window for audio analysis applications. Built-in effects include Bass Boost, Wahwah, and Noise Removal, and it also supports VST plug-in effects.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.3.9:

Bug fixes for:

  • Crash, slow launch or excessive CPU/memory use arising from automatic VST support:
    • VST instrument plug-ins should now be correctly ignored
    • VST effects now scanned only at start of first session that detects them, then cached
    • Effects are now not loaded or opened until needed
    • New "Effects" tab in Preferences to enable/disable VST effects and enable VST rescan on next launch
  • Default View Mode now works
  • Chains now always apply their stored parameters rather than those last used in Effect menu
  • Non-MP3 files imported via drag or Recent Files caused crash if filter in file open window set to MP3
  • AAC exports (using the optional FFmpeg library) silenced
  • Generating audio always fitted the project in the window; fit now done only if generating in new track
  • View menu items/shortcuts incorrectly disabled when playing or recording
  • DTMF generator defaulted to zero duration on open
  • Unwanted interactions between linked audio and label tracks
  • (Windows XP)  Failure to launch on some machines due to "incorrect configuration" issue
  • (Windows)  Crash importing a stereo file while a screen reader such as JAWS is running
  • (Mac OS X) :
    • Audio Units effects applied to all tracks in project even if not selected
    • QuickTime importer now handles files greater than 16-bit or 64000 Hz
  • Various other interface bugs
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
RELATED LINKS
    Optional Downloads:
  • LAME MP3 encoder - Allows Audacity to export MP3 files.
  • VST Enabler - Allows Audacity to load VST plug-ins.
  • Plug-Ins - Download additional effects and filters.

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Developer:Dominic Mazzoni
Downloads:119,783
  - Version d/l:7,275
Multimedia & Design:Audio
License:Free
Date:01 Sep 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
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Audacity User Reviews (99 posts)Write A Review
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Nov 9 2009
*****

JON555  This is such an awesome app. I've been using it since the 10.4 Tiger days and it's always worked flawlessly. Feature rich and free as well! My only complaints are that the UI as well as the application's icon itself looks a pretty dated/ugly. But those are minor tid-bits and should not stop anyone from downloading this fantastic app.

Keep up the good work devs!  
(Version 1.3.9)

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Oct 29 2009
*****

FIREMIN  Audacity has been the audio app I keep coming back to when I want to fiddle with a file. Has worked fine for me on every 10.x OS including Snow Leopard. Imports and exports a range of formats. I've found it very useful for adjusting a files audio level so it plays louder on a phone, or even just to trim down a file to the bit I want.   
(Version 1.3.9)

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Sep 1 2009

MARK EVERITT  Seems to work fine for me. I'm running Snow Leopard. I also didn't have any issues with previous versions under Leopard. Have you tried deleting the preferences for Audacity in your user library? Just a guess.  
(Version 1.3.9)

praisebury
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Sep 1 2009

MAC MAIL  Won't launch, won't quit. Had to force quit. Trash the whole darn thing to trash. Crap!  
(Version 1.3.9)

praisebury
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Sep 1 2009

SAMCURBAIN  When can we expect full VST3.0 support? Desperately needing this  
(Version 1.3.9)

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Jul 17 2009

JBMELBY  Version 1.3.8 will not launch on my Mac Pro running 10.5.7. V 1.3.7 works fine.  
(Version 1.3.8b)

praisebury
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Jul 17 2009

MATHEW  Same with me. 1.3.8b is useless. Going back to previous version.  
(Version 1.3.8b)

praisebury
+2
Jul 17 2009

MONKEYJUNKEY  Same here. This is really crap. How can you not test a version on a single up-to-date system as a developer? And if you look further below, the last release wasn't stable either.

I know, this is freeware, but even as a developer for freeware you should have a certain standard of testing a release. Really!  
(Version 1.3.8b)

praisebury
+3
Aug 25 2009

THEKIDFROMTHEREDBANK  The nightlys fix this problem:

http://www.audacity.homerow.net/index.php?dir=mac%2F  
(Version 1.3.8b)

praisebury
+1

Jun 26 2009
*****

BARTON FINK  A create software to change and convert audio files.

Nice work!  
(Version 1.3.7b)

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Feb 1 2009

GALE (AUDACITY TEAM)  Unfortunately, importing AIFFs (other than created by Audacity) may cause a freeze on some Mac systems. We have already committed a possible fix for this to our source code.

If you could help us test the fix, please go here:

http://audacity.homerow.net/index.php?dir=mac

and install the build at the bottom of the file list. Let us know if this fixes it for you.

Alternatively you could convert the AIFF files to WAV in iTunes, and then import the WAVs:

# Open iTunes > Preferences

# Click on the leftmost "General" tab

# Click the "Import Settings" button half way down on

the right

# In the "Import Using" dropdown, choose "WAV Encoder"

# Click OK and OK

# Control-click over the file you want to convert > "Create

WAV version"

Gale   
(Version 1.3.7b)

praisebury
+4
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Feb 10 2009

GALE (AUDACITY TEAM)  09 February 2009:

The 1.3.7 Release has been rebuilt with a fix for the problem with AIFF import. Correct builds are available here:

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/beta_mac

Anyone who downloaded 1.3.7 before 09 February are advised to download it again from the above link.

Thanks!   
(Version 1.3.7b)

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0

Jan 30 2009

MONKEYJUNKEY  Thanks to the developer team for finally fixing many bugs that have kept me from using Audacity for a while (e.g. the MP3 export produced wrong times/length and so forth).

But now when I try to open a aiff-file with Audacity the application starts and instantly hangs-up.

Am I the only one with this problem?

Would be great if this could be fixed.  
(Version 1.3.7b)

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Jan 30 2009

DGOMBAU  Yes - I am having the same problem. It is a 2 minute AIFF file created from SonicFire Pro, and I am on a MBP 2.6 with Leopard.  
(Version 1.3.7b)

praisebury
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Jan 31 2009

MONKEYJUNKEY  Ok, they're working on it...

http://audacityteam.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=8506  
(Version 1.3.7b)

praisebury
+2
Feb 2 2009

MONKEYJUNKEY  This release works:

http://audacity.homerow.net/index.php?dir=mac%2Faudacity-nightly-2009.02.02-03.15%2F

Or check for newer nightlys here:

http://audacity.homerow.net/index.php?dir=mac  
(Version 1.3.7b)

praisebury
+1

Dec 19 2008

LARAINE  All I wanted to do was clip the beginning and end off something my husband recorded onto a DVD for me (from satellite radio) and put onto a DVD for me. I had already stripped the audio using MPEG_Streamclip, but if there was any way to edit the length on that program I couldn't work it out. Anyway, I had worked out (in iTunes) where I wanted my AIFF file to start and end. Audacity did the job beautifully, even if I had to make a few attempts to get it to accept the times I typed in. I don't expect to need the program again, however. I wouldn't have needed it in the first place if EMI had had the decency to reissue the CD. I have been trying for years to buy it second-hand without success.   
(Version 1.3.6b)

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