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Final update for 1.3.13 (Known Issues will be linked)
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Bug fixes for:
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Bug fixes for:
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* Interface:
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* Interface:
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* Cutting or copying from a track at a given sample rate into a track
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* Cutting or copying from a track at a given sample rate into a track
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at another rate resulted in speed-changed audio.
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at another rate resulted in speed-changed audio.
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* Generating inside a clip could modify the clip length or create
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* Generating inside a clip could modify the clip length or create
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spurious clips.
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spurious clips.
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* Recorded stereo tracks were only half the height of imported or
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* Recorded stereo tracks were only half the height of imported or
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generated stereo tracks. Imported stereo files had a "1" appended
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generated stereo tracks. Imported stereo files had a "1" appended
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to the track name.
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to the track name.
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* Edit > Region Save did not save the cursor position.
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* Edit > Region Save did not save the cursor position.
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* (Windows) Projects crashed when clicking rapidly inside the interface
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* (Windows) Projects crashed when clicking rapidly inside the interface
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or when applying repeated effects towards the end of audio tracks.
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or when applying repeated effects towards the end of audio tracks.
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* (Windows) Some Unicode characters could not be typed into labels,
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* (Windows) Some Unicode characters could not be typed into labels,
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or caused a freeze using some input methods.
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or caused a freeze using some input methods.
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* Numerous other interface fixes including Dependencies dialog,
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* (OS X) Crash when quitting an empty project window, or when closing the
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Keyboard Preferences and spurious lines drawn on waveform.
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main project window while a progress dialog was on screen.
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* Numerous other interface fixes including Dependencies dialog,
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Keyboard Preferences and spurious lines drawn on waveform.
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* Imports and Exports:
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* Imports and Exports:
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* (Windows, OS X) Audacity's optional FFmpeg and LAME libraries were not
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* Support added for later versions of the optional FFmpeg library up to
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detected when other versions of those libraries existed on the system.
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current FFmpeg HEAD. This should significantly improve FFmpeg support
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* Imported ID3v2 metadata tags were removed when exporting without the
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on Linux. FFmpeg downloads for Windows and Mac updated to v0.6. This
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Metadata Editor appearing (for example, when using an export command
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fixes mono AAC files importing as stereo, though current 0.5 versions
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in Chains). Note: As a result of this fix, ID3v1 tags must now be
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of FFmpeg will still work.
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written by exporting using (external program) and an installed LAME.
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* Both FFmpeg and LAME should now be properly detected even when other
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* (OS X) Files imported from iTunes could create invalid characters in the
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versions of those libraries exist on the system.
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.aup project file, causing an error when re-opening the project. Note:
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* New warning (on by default) for importing uncompressed audio files.
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An error "reference to invalid character number" will still occur if
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Better error messages when read-directly uncompressed files are missing.
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re-opening a project created in previous Betas that contains such
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* Imported ID3v2 metadata tags were removed when exporting without the
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characters. To fix the issue, open a back-up copy of the .aup file in a
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Metadata Editor appearing (for example, when using an export command
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text editor, turn off word wrap, then in the line indicated in the error
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in Chains). Note: As a result of this fix, ID3v1 tags must now be
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message, remove the string of characters that starts with &# and ends
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written by exporting using (external program) and an installed LAME.
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with a semi-colon (;).
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* U-Law/A-Law files with WAV headers now use the standard 18 byte fmt chunk,
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so should now be recognised by most telephony applications.
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* Variable bit rate MP3s exported using "MP3 Files" were larger than
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necessary because using the bit reservoir was disabled.
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* (OS X) Files imported from iTunes could create invalid characters in the
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.aup project file, causing an error when re-opening the project. Note:
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An error "reference to invalid character number" will still occur if
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re-opening a project created in previous Betas that contains such
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characters. To fix the issue, open a back-up copy of the .aup file in a
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text editor, turn off word wrap, then in the line indicated in the error
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message, remove the string of characters that starts with &# and ends
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with a semi-colon (;).
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* Other bug fixes:
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* Other bug fixes:
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* Nyquist effects: fixes for crashes, incorrect slider behaviour and better
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* Nyquist effects: fixes for crashes, incorrect slider behaviour and better
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support for backslashes, double quotes and Unicode characters.
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support for backslashes, double quotes and Unicode characters.
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* (Windows and OS X) Processing of VST effects was substantially slower than
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* (Windows and OS X) Processing of VST effects was substantially slower than
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in previous versions of Audacity.
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in previous versions of Audacity.
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* (Linux) Recordings made with the pulse device crashed or stalled when
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* (OS X 10.5 PPC) A first-time installation of Audacity Beta would hang
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using overdub and/or software playthrough.
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on launch if VST effects were detected.
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* (Linux) Play-at-Speed crashed at 0.08 speed or lower if Audacity was
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* (Linux) Recordings made with the pulse device crashed or stalled when
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compiled with libsamplerate.
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using overdub and/or software playthrough.
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* (Linux) Play-at-Speed crashed at 0.08 speed or lower if Audacity was
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configured with libsamplerate.
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Changes and Improvements:
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Changes and Improvements:
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* Control Toolbar renamed to Transport Toolbar.
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* Control Toolbar renamed to Transport Toolbar.
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* Device Toolbar (on by default) now contains all input and output device
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* Device Toolbar (on by default) now contains all input and output device
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choices, including host and recording channels. Input/output choices are
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choices, including host and recording channels. Input/output choices are
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longer in Mixer Toolbar on Windows XP or some older operating systems.
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no longer in Mixer Toolbar on Windows XP or some older operating systems.
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New Transport > Rescan Audio Devices menu item to refresh the device list.
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New Transport > Rescan Audio Devices menu item to refresh the device list.
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* New "Sync-Lock Tracks" feature (turned on in the Tracks menu) to allow
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* New "Sync-Lock Tracks" feature (turned on in the Tracks menu) to allow
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groups of audio and/or label tracks to retain synchronisation when the
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groups of audio and/or label tracks to retain synchronisation when the
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track length changes.
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track length changes.
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* Equalization: New "Manage Curves" dialog for importing and exporting curves.
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* Equalization: New "Manage Curves" dialog for importing and exporting curves.
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* Noise Removal: New "Sensitivity" slider and "Isolate Noise" choice.
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* Noise Removal: New "Sensitivity" slider to adjust the noise threshold, and
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new option to isolate noise.
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* New "Extended Import" Preferences for specifying different importers to
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* New "Extended Import" Preferences for specifying different importers to
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open specific file extensions.
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open specific file extensions.
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* Improved Automatic Crash Recovery with all project changes autosaved.
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* Improved Automatic Crash Recovery with all project changes autosaved.
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* Improved error reporting when read-directly imported files are missing.
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* MIDI tracks can be vertically zoomed, time shifted and display bar lines.
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* MIDI tracks can be vertically zoomed, time shifted and display bar lines.
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* On Windows and Linux, the window Close button and other system close or
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Note: the channel selection buttons are not available in 1.3.13.
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* (Windows and Linux) The window Close button and other system close or
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shutdown commands now quit on closing the last window. File > Close now
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shutdown commands now quit on closing the last window. File > Close now
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always clears to a new, empty project.
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always clears to a new, empty project.
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* (OS X) Simpler installer with top level "Audacity" folder.
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* (OS X) Simpler installer with top-level "Auadacity" folder.
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3. Known Issues in 1.3.13 Beta:
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3. Known Issues in 1.3.13 Beta:
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Please see:
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For known issues at release of 1.3.13, please see:
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http://tinyurl.com/4fagk5m
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http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Release_Notes_1.3.13#known
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Please also check:
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http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Known_Issues
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for details of any issues that have been identified after release of
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this version.
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4. Source Code, Libraries and Additional Copyright Information
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4. Source Code, Libraries and Additional Copyright Information
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@@ -183,7 +205,7 @@ GPL-compatible license. Specifically:
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libvamp: new-style BSD
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libvamp: new-style BSD
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Plug-in interface and support library for audio analysis plug-ins.
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Plug-in interface and support library for audio analysis plug-ins.
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Included with Audacity.
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Included with Audacity.
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libvorbis: BSD-like license.
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libvorbis: BSD-like license.
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Decodes and encodes Ogg Vorbis files. Optional
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Decodes and encodes Ogg Vorbis files. Optional
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First you must download wxWidgets. Audacity 1.3.13 requires wxWidgets 2.8.11
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First you must download wxWidgets. Audacity 1.3.13 requires wxWidgets 2.8.11
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from:
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http://www.wxWidgets.org/
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http://www.wxWidgets.org/
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If you install the RPM, make sure you install the devel RPM as well,
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If you install the RPM, make sure you install the devel RPM as well,
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otherwise you won't be able to compile Audacity from source.
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otherwise you won't be able to compile Audacity from source.
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* Default temporary directory on Mac now accessible in Finder
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* Default temporary directory on Mac now accessible in Finder
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Import / Export:
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Import / Export:
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* Stability improvements in on-demand loading
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* Stability improvements in on-demand loading
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* FFmpeg: support for latest version of library, improved
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* FFmpeg: support for latest version of library, improved
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version checks and error messages, stability improvements
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version checks and error messages, stability improvements
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in custom exporter
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in custom exporter
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Changes in 1.3.6a1:
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Changes in 1.3.6a1:
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Interface:
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Interface:
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* Further improvements to menu navigation and wordings.
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* Further improvements to menu navigation and wordings.
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* All file dialogs are now resizable, and support "Places"
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* All file dialogs are now resizable, and support "Places"
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sidebar on Windows 2000 or later.
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sidebar on Windows 2000 or later.
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* Preferences:
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* Preferences:
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* New "Theme" preference for modifying interface
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* New "Theme" preference for modifying interface
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colours and images, with experimental new default
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colours and images, with experimental new default
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colour scheme.
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colour scheme.
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* New "Smart Recording" preference automatically pauses
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* New "Smart Recording" preference automatically pauses
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recordings that fall below a pre-defined input level.
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recordings that fall below a pre-defined input level.
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Compilation:
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Compilation:
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* Simplified modular builds for Windows, removing
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* Simplified modular builds for Windows, removing
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Changes in 1.3.5:
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Recording / Playback:
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* Several bugs fixed so that latency correction should be better, and more
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* Several bugs fixed so that latency correction should be better, and more
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devices work correctly. Problems with invalid sample rates under Linux
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devices work correctly. Problems with invalid sample rates under Linux
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should be much rarer.
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should be much rarer.
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* Newer version of Portaudio library.
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* Newer version of Portaudio library.
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* New feature to record onto the end of an existing track
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* New feature to record onto the end of an existing track
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(hold Shift while clicking Record).
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(hold Shift while clicking Record).
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* Updated versions of Libogg, Libvorbis, Libflac, Libsndfile and Twolame
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* Updated versions of Libogg, Libvorbis, Libflac, Libsndfile and Twolame
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libraries.
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libraries.
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* Handling of unsupported file formats more informative.
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* Handling of unsupported file formats more informative.
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* Handling of file names with slashes on OS X improved. New dialog
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* Handling of file names with slashes on OS X improved. New dialog
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allows replacement of illegal file name characters on all platforms.
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allows replacement of illegal file name characters on all platforms.
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* Improved scaling and layout for rulers and VU meters.
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* Improved scaling and layout for rulers and VU meters.
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* Envelope fixes/improvements including full control of undo/redo.
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* Envelope fixes/improvements including full control of undo/redo.
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* New keyboard shortcuts and improved menu navigation.
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* New keyboard shortcuts and improved menu navigation.
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* Preferences: More intuitive tab arrangement. New options for
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* Preferences: More intuitive tab arrangement. New options for
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mute/solo and Metadata Editor behavior. Language can now be
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mute/solo and Metadata Editor behavior. Language can now be
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changed without restart.
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changed without restart.
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* Expanded Build Information tab.
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* Expanded Build Information tab.
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Effects:
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Effects:
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* New Vocal Remover plug-in, improvements for Generate effects.
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* New Vocal Remover plug-in, improvements for Generate effects.
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* Fixes when building Audacity with libraries disabled.
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* Fixes when building Audacity with libraries disabled.
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* Improvements to make Mac and Solaris builds easier.
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* Improvements to make Mac and Solaris builds easier.
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Security:
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Security:
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* Full fix for issue CVE-2007-6061 on systems where temporary directories
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* Full fix for issue CVE-2007-6061 on systems where temporary directories
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can be changed by other users (thanks to Michael Schwendt).
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can be changed by other users (thanks to Michael Schwendt).
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Miscellaneous:
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Miscellaneous:
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* Updated translations for many locales.
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* Updated translations for many locales.
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* Several stability improvements.
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* Several stability improvements.
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Changes in 1.3.4:
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* New Welcome Screen with introduction to Audacity
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* New Welcome Screen with introduction to Audacity
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* Enhanced Windows Shell integration, so Audacity shows up in lots of
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* Enhanced Windows Shell integration, so Audacity shows up in lots of
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* New keyboard command: 'Mix and Render to New Track'
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* New keyboard command: 'Mix and Render to New Track'
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* New keyboard shortcut: "Shift-A" starts playback when stopped,
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* Added support for VAMP audio analysis plug-ins.
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* Solo button solos only one track at a time, and a track cannot be both
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* Added 'Snap To' in the Selection Bar.
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* Made keyboard navigation easier when multiple menu items with the
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* Enhanced interface for label editing.
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* Enhanced interface for label editing.
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* Layout of OK/Cancel buttons consistency improved.
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* Layout of OK/Cancel buttons consistency improved.
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* Preferences:
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* Preferences:
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* "Select all audio in project, if none selected" (on by default)
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* "Select all audio in project, if none selected" (on by default)
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* "Beep on completion of longer activities" (system bell, not
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* "Beep on completion of longer activities" (system bell, not
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* Other preferences cleaned up and explanations improved.
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* Other preferences cleaned up and explanations improved.
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* Envelopes: Many fixes when copying / pasting / repeating.
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* Envelopes: Many fixes when copying / pasting / repeating.
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* Many translation updates.
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* Many translation updates.
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* Track height fixed in several cases.
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* Track height fixed in several cases.
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* CleanSpeech mode switching without closing and re-opening fixed.
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* CleanSpeech mode switching without closing and re-opening fixed.
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* Metadata editor added for OGG, FLAC and WAV/AIFF exports, and
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* Import of metadata improved.
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* Muted tracks are no longer audible in the exported mix.
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* Truncate Silence: support for multiple and stereo tracks.
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* added support for keypad letters
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* added support for keypad letters
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* added an amplitude control.
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* Clicks at start / end prevented
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* Clicks at start / end prevented
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* Improvements to saved curves being found
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* Improvements to saved curves being found
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* Preview works correctly
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* 'Merge' command appears in Undo history.
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* Clipping detected more reliably.
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* Clipping detected more reliably.
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* Nyquist plug-ins reviewed and enhanced.
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* Nyquist plug-ins reviewed and enhanced.
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* Better (and more) progress bars.
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* Cancelling effect always restores previous audio.
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* Updated version of portaudio-v19 library.
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Note that Help is no longer built in, but accessible on the Web via links
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- Fixed bug in Windows version, for track menu commands
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