diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt index 1262508d7..9a1f21794 100644 --- a/README.txt +++ b/README.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ bug reports and patches at: Personal support with Audacity is not provided by e-mail, but on our Forum: http://audacityteam.org/forum/ . -Audacity is copyright (c) 1999-2013 by Audacity Team. This copyright notice +Audacity is copyright (c) 1999-2014 by Audacity Team. This copyright notice applies to all documents in the Audacity source code archive, except as otherwise noted (mostly in the lib-src subdirectories). @@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode . "Audacity" is a registered trademark of Dominic Mazzoni. -Version 2.0.5 +Version 2.0.6 Contents of this README: 1. Licensing -2. Changes since version 2.0.4 +2. Changes since version 2.0.5 3. Known Issues at Release 4. Source Code, Libraries and Additional Copyright Information 5. Compilation Instructions @@ -57,76 +57,69 @@ to http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html or write to ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -2. Changes since version 2.0.4: +2. Changes since version 2.0.5: Bug fixes for: - * Shaped dither was corrupted and too loud on all stereo exports except FLAC. + * Interface: + * Region Restore did not restore the region after using Preferences. + * Dragging selections with the keyboard or Selection Toolbar digits + was very slow. + * (Windows) Help > About Audacity crashed when run in Magyar language. + * (OS X) Some full and reduced Menu Bar items were not translated. + * (OS X and Linux) Fixed various interface crashes. - * Keyboard Preferences: some Edit and Align commands for different sub-menus - showed the same name. + * Effects: + * Reverb and Paulstretch were missing from Chains. + * Analyze > Contrast could report very inaccurate rms levels. + * Noise Removal: Attack and decay times were half as long as set. + * (OS X and Linux) Nyquist effects ran much more slowly than on Windows. - * Recordings stopped with "Stop and Set Cursor" shortcut could not be undone. - - * In locales that use comma for decimal separator: - * Text boxes with slider in Nyquist effects only produced whole numbers - when using comma to enter a fractional number. Text boxes without - slider still have this problem. - * Built-in generators produced silence after running a Nyquist effect. - - * (Windows) When first changing to Windows WASAPI host, the input volume slider - in Mixer Toolbar was enabled when it should have been permanently disabled. - - * (Windows) On some machines, launching Audacity then recording from the current - Device Toolbar input would not record until the input was reselected. - - * (OS X) Frequent crashes occurred on importing audio files on some machines. - - * (OS X) Files did not open using Finder "Open with", double-clicking the - file or dragging the file to the Audacity icon. - - * (Linux 64-bit) Fixed a crash when using Equalization. - - * (Linux) It was not possible to open an effect or other dialog then navigate - through the dialog using TAB. - - * (Linux) The Play shortcut did not play a read-directly WAV, AIFF or FLAC - import if the warning for importing uncompressed files appeared. + * Click or drag on the Timeline after Loop Play continued to loop. + * Transcription Toolbar did not play slower than 0.1x speed. + * (Linux) Audacity did not build if python 2 was not available. Changes and Improvements: - * Tracks Menu: - * The separate commands that aligned track start or end with the cursor or - with selection start are combined into "Cursor/Selection Start" commands. - * "Align and Move Cursor" renamed to "Move Selection when Aligning". + * Interface: + * Edit Menu: "Cut" and "Delete" are now in the top level of the menu. + * Transport Menu now includes "Play/Stop" and "Play/Stop and Set Cursor" + (use Keyboard Preferences to create shortcuts for "Play" and "Stop"). + * Tracks Menu now includes "Mix and Render to New Track". + * Track Drop-Down Menu now has Move Track To Top and Move Track To Bottom. + * New right-click menu choice "Delete Label" to remove single labels. + * "Snap To" now offers choice of snap to the "closest" or "prior" position. + Note: the previous "Snap To On" keyboard shortcut will no longer work. + * "Snap To" settings are now independent for each project. - * Label Tracks: - * Labels Editor now allows empty labels to be saved on closing the editor. - * TAB and SHIFT+TAB when the label track has focus now always move forwards - or backwards respectively to the nearest label. + * Effects: + * Truncate Silence: redesigned with simpler option "Truncate Detected + Silence" to shorten to the specified length without compressing silence. + * VST effects: New "Settings" dialog lets you specify buffer size (for + faster processing) and enable buffer delay compensation (to prevent + inserted silence). Compensation may cause a crash in a few plug-ins. + * VST effects now support standard FXP presets. + * LV2 effects are now supported on all platforms (textual interface only). - * (Windows) On a very few machines, the Windows WDM-KS low latency audio host - introduced in Audacity 2.0.4 caused Audacity to hang or the computer to - crash. WDM-KS has been removed from 2.0.5 until it can be safely enabled. - - * (Windows and OS X) Screen reader improvements for Install VST Effects dialog. - - * (OS X) Audio Unit plug-ins detected by Audacity on launch are now not loaded - until chosen from the Effect menu. This should speed up launch and avoid - crashes at launch due to misbehaving Audio Units. - - * (Linux) Update to PortAudio r1910 fixes memory and other bugs under ALSA. - - * (Linux) Applied fix for wxGTK 2.8.12 bug which resulted in loss of Audacity's - menu bar (or visual corruption under Unity) on Debian-based systems. + * Import or export using FFmpeg now requires FFmpeg 1.2 or later (or libav + 0.8 or later). For recommended downloads of recent FFmpeg please visit: + http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#ffdown . + * New Tamil translation (largely complete). + * (Windows) FLAC exports can now exceed 2 GB in size. + * (OS X) Easier Audacity installation using the DMG: drag the Audacity folder + to the /Applications shortcut, + * (OS X) Audacity 2.0.6 will not officially support OS X 10.10 Yosemite when + released (in particular, Apple Audio Units may not open in Audacity). + * (Linux) Self-compiled builds of Audacity now search for system LADSPA + effects in /usr/lib/ladspa, . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -3. Known Issues in 2.0.5: +3. Known Issues in 2.0.6: -For known issues at release of 2.0.5, please see: - http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Release_Notes_2.0.5#known +For known issues at release of 2.0.6, please see: + http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Release_Notes_2.0.6#known Please also check: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Known_Issues @@ -190,6 +183,9 @@ GPL-compatible license. Specifically: Decodes and encodes Ogg Vorbis files. Optional separate download. + lv2: a merging of the lilv (ISC license), lv2 (LGPL), msinttypes, serd (ISC), + sord and sratom libraries to support LV2 plug-ins. + portsmf: BSD-like license. library for reading and writing midi files. Included with Audacity @@ -282,7 +278,7 @@ ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 5. Compilation instructions -First you must download wxWidgets. Audacity 2.0.5 requires wxWidgets 2.8.12 +First you must download wxWidgets. Audacity 2.0.6 requires wxWidgets 2.8.12 from: http://www.wxWidgets.org/ . @@ -333,6 +329,72 @@ or ask at: 6. Previous Changes going back to version 1.1.0 + +Changes in version 2.0.5: + +Bug fixes for: + + * Shaped dither was corrupted and too loud on all stereo exports except FLAC. + + * Keyboard Preferences: some Edit and Align commands for different sub-menus + showed the same name. + + * Recordings stopped with "Stop and Set Cursor" shortcut could not be undone. + + * In locales that use comma for decimal separator: + * Text boxes with slider in Nyquist effects only produced whole numbers + when using comma to enter a fractional number. Text boxes without + slider still have this problem. + * Built-in generators produced silence after running a Nyquist effect. + + * (Windows) When first changing to Windows WASAPI host, the input volume slider + in Mixer Toolbar was enabled when it should have been permanently disabled. + + * (Windows) On some machines, launching Audacity then recording from the current + Device Toolbar input would not record until the input was reselected. + + * (OS X) Frequent crashes occurred on importing audio files on some machines. + + * (OS X) Files did not open using Finder "Open with", double-clicking the + file or dragging the file to the Audacity icon. + + * (Linux 64-bit) Fixed a crash when using Equalization. + + * (Linux) It was not possible to open an effect or other dialog then navigate + through the dialog using TAB. + + * (Linux) The Play shortcut did not play a read-directly WAV, AIFF or FLAC + import if the warning for importing uncompressed files appeared. + + +Changes and Improvements: + + * Tracks Menu: + * The separate commands that aligned track start or end with the cursor or + with selection start are combined into "Cursor/Selection Start" commands. + * "Align and Move Cursor" renamed to "Move Selection when Aligning". + + * Label Tracks: + * Labels Editor now allows empty labels to be saved on closing the editor. + * TAB and SHIFT+TAB when the label track has focus now always move forwards + or backwards respectively to the nearest label. + + * (Windows) On a very few machines, the Windows WDM-KS low latency audio host + introduced in Audacity 2.0.4 caused Audacity to hang or the computer to + crash. WDM-KS has been removed from 2.0.5 until it can be safely enabled. + + * (Windows and OS X) Screen reader improvements for Install VST Effects dialog. + + * (OS X) Audio Unit plug-ins detected by Audacity on launch are now not loaded + until chosen from the Effect menu. This should speed up launch and avoid + crashes at launch due to misbehaving Audio Units. + + * (Linux) Update to PortAudio r1910 fixes memory and other bugs under ALSA. + + * (Linux) Applied fix for wxGTK 2.8.12 bug which resulted in loss of Audacity's + menu bar (or visual corruption under Unity) on Debian-based systems. + + Changes in version 2.0.4: Bug fixes for: