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| {{Infobox Software
| | crapper--- Turdcity bloated interface , poor sound quality , crap saving. Turdcity as become a big turd. ---crapper |
| | name = Audacity
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| | logo =
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| | screenshot = [[Image:audacity-linux.png|250px]]
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| | caption = Popular open source audio editor
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| | maintainer = Dominic Mazzoni
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| | released = {{start date and age|2000|05|28}}
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| | stable_release = 2.3.2 (13 May 2019)
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| | operating_system = Windows, Mac OS/X, Linux/BSD
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| | use = Digital Audio Editor
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| | license = GPL
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| | website = [https://www.audacityteam.org/ audacityteam.org]
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| }}
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| = Introduction =
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| '''Audacity''' is a free, easy-to-use popular open source audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.
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| == Features ==
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| === Recording ===
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| Audacity can record live audio through a microphone or mixer, digitize recordings from cassette tapes, vinyl records, and minidiscs. With some sound cards, it can also capture streaming audio.
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| * Record from microphone, line input, or other sources.
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| * Dub over existing tracks to create multi-track recordings.
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| * Record up to 16 channels at once (requires multi-channel hardware).
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| * Level meters can monitor volume levels before, during, and after recording.
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| * Intel Mac support
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| === Import and Export ===
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| Import sound files, edit them, and combine them with other files or new recordings. Export your recordings in several common file formats.
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| * Import and export [[WAV]], [[Audio Interchange File Format|AIFF]], [[AU]], (Ogg) [[Vorbis]], and [[Free Lossless Audio Codec|FLAC]] files.
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| * Import [[MPEG]] audio (including [[MP2]] and [[MP3]] files) with libmad.
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| * Export MP3s with the optional [[LAME]] encoder library.
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| * Create WAV or AIFF files suitable for burning to CD.
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| * Import and export all file formats supported by libsndfile.
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| * Open raw (headerless) audio files using the “Import Raw” command.
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| * Note: Audacity does not currently support [[Windows Media Audio|WMA]], [[Advanced Audio Coding|AAC]], or most other proprietary or restricted file formats.
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| === Editing ===
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| * Easy editing with Cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete.
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| * Use unlimited Undo (and Redo) to go back any number of steps.
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| * Very fast editing of large files.
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| * Edit and mix an unlimited number of tracks.
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| * Use the Drawing tool to alter individual sample points.
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| * Fade the volume up or down smoothly with the Envelope tool.
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| === DSP Effects ===
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| * Change the pitch without altering the tempo, or vice-versa.
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| * Remove static, hiss, hum, or other constant background noises.
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| * Alter frequencies with Equalization, FFT Filter, and Bass Boost effects.
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| * Adjust volumes with Compressor, Amplify, and Normalize effects.
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| * Other built-in effects include:
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| ** Echo
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| ** Phaser
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| ** Wahwah
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| ** Reverse
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| === Sound Quality ===
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| * Record and edit 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit (floating point) samples.
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| * Record at up to 96 kHz.
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| * Sample rates and formats are converted using high-quality resampling and dithering.
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| * Mix tracks with different sample rates or formats, and Audacity will convert them automatically in realtime.
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| === Plug-ins ===
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| * Add new effects with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LADSPA LADSPA plugins].
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| * Audacity includes some sample plugins by Steve Harris.
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| * Load VST plugins for Windows and Mac, with the optional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Studio_Technology VST] Enabler.
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| * Write new effects with the built-in Nyquist programming language.
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| == Screenshots ==
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| * [https://www.audacityteam.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Audacity-220-Windows-normal.png Audacity Windows] screenshot of the main editor window under Windows.
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| * [https://www.audacityteam.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Audacity-2-2-0-on-Linux.png Audacity Linux] screenshot of the main editor window under Linux.
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| = Development API =
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| * Check out current and future [https://www.audacityteam.org/community/developers/ Development]
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| * To build Audacity yourself, download the [https://www.audacityteam.org/download/source/ Source Code]
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| == Optional components ==
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| * libmad
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| * libsndfile
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| * libvorbis
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| == External links ==
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| * [https://www.audacityteam.org/ Audacity Home Page]
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| [[Category:Audio Editors]]
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