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This is a hotfix release. It fixes the following bugs:

• #6322 Fixed a crash on launch on macOS 11 and older.
• #6324 Fixed the update notification looking for alpha versions instead of release versions.
• #6321 Fixed a freeze when using macros on multiple files.

Audacity 3.5 adds cloud saving, beat detection, pitch shifting and more.

Major changes

• Cloud project saving We've introduced a new cloud-saving feature that allows you to save your Audacity projects to audio.com. This allows you to work from any device, share & collaborate with others and restore previous versions if something went wrong.
• Automatic tempo detection Audacity can now automatically detect the tempo of imported loops, and adjust them to be in tempo. Tempo detection is done via both audio analysis and metadata checking. If you want to prepare your loop for automatic tempo detection without relying on audio analysis, both acidizer tempo tags or simply writing "123 bpm" anywhere into the filename work. Automatic tempo detection can be turned off via Preferences -> Import/Export.
• Pitch shifting You now can non-destructively change the pitch of a clip by holding Alt and pressing the Up and Down arrow keys. Alternatively, you can click on the overflow menu (...) and select "Pitch and speed...". When changing the pitch this way, an arrow in the UI indicates how much you've shifted it.

Other changes

Additions

• Added an option to skip plugin scanning to Preferences -> Effects.
• Added an overflow menu, as well as speed and pitch indicators to clips.
• Added subtitle formats for labels. Export to WebVTT and SubRip and import of SubRip files is now supported. (Thanks, Pokechu22 and Larry Bordowitz!)

Changes

• Reworked the plugin manager.
• Improved accessibility. (Thanks, David Bailes!)
• When zooming in vertically (Ctrl+scroll on the vertical scale), the zeroline now remains centered. Moving the vertical zoom off-center still is possible via Shift+scroll on the vertical scale.
• Changed the look of the selection adjust cursors (previously pointing fingers on Windows and macOS, now look like >| everywhere).
• Changed the timeline options button from a green triangle to a settings gear. From it, you can switch between Beats & Measures or hh:mm:ss timeline rulers, set various preferences regarding to looping, as well as playhead behaviors: "Scroll view to playhead" (previously: "Update display while playing") and "Continuous scrolling" (previously: Pinned Play Head).
• Improved BSD support. (Thanks, Brad Smith!)
• macOS: Changed the Audacity.app icon on macOS to fit new design guidelines.
• Reordered some menus.
• Moved OK/Cancel buttons of effects to the bottom.

Removals

There have been a number of removals of niche features to simplify the app. This should make the app a bit less overwhelming to use, and also will speed up future development as fewer things need to be considered.

• Removed the read-only mouse preferences page.
• Removed Printing options.
• Removed Screenshot tool. To make a screenshot, use Win+Shift+S (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+4 (Mac) instead.
• Removed Karaoke view.
• Removed the "solo=none" preference.
• Removed timeline tooltips preference.
• Removed "dragging selection edges" preference.
• Removed some warning dialogs and associated preferences.
• Removed "scrolling left of zero" preference.
• Replaced "Advanced Vertical Zooming" with new always-on behavior.
• Removed some vertical zoom presets.
• Removed EQ XML to TXT converter, which was needed for the Audacity 2.3 -> 2.4 transition. It is now a plugin instead, downloadable at https://plugins.audacityteam.org/additional-resources/eq-curves/eq-xml-to-txt-converter.
• Removed the "Vocal reduction and isolation" effect. As a replacement on Windows and Linux, the Intel OpenVINO plugins work better and on a wider array of content, including mono tracks. The old effect still can be downloaded from https://plugins.audacityteam.org/nyquist-plugins/effect-plugins/filters-and-eq#vocal-reduction-and-isolation

Bugfixes

• Fixed a number of dialogs that were able to grow too large to fit on the screen.
• #2133 Fixed the playback cursor sometimes desynchronizing with actual playback. (Thanks, David Bailes!)
• #3723 #5615 Fixed the GetInfo scripting command.
• #5283 Fixed "Reset configuration" command breaking modules preference page.
• #5389 Fixed stereo tracks randomly splitting into mono.
• #5500 The Export Audio -> (external program) option remembers the command line argument again.
• #5670 #3903 Fixed the Compressor effect sometimes corrupting audio. (Thanks, David Bailes!)
• #5580 #4952 Fixed Timer Record sometimes failing to export. (Thanks, David Bailes!)
• #5681 Fixed incorrect level measurements for mono tracks in Noise Gate effect. (Thanks, Steve Daulton!)
• #5750 When exporting multiple files, the mono/stereo setting is now honored properly.
• #5848 Fixed some effects failing when language is set to German, Korean, Dutch, Slovenian, or Turkish.
• #5868 #1548 Fixed 8 and 9 inputs not working on keyboard inputs which have AltGr+8/9 mean [ and ]. (Thanks, David Bailes!)
• #5858 Fixed Audacity crashing when making a stereo track using keyboard. (Thanks, Joe Souza!)
• #5976 Fixed the "Set default" button not working in the metadata editor. (Thanks, dg-no-9!)
• #5977 Linux: Fixed a memory leak in Wayland by explicitly running on X11. (Thanks, Takahashi, Naoki!)

compared to Beta 2:

• Audio previews for the projects are generated only on demand
• Bug fixes

compared to Beta 1:

• Tweaked the Cloud flow and fixed some bugs related to it
• Added a "Share audio" menu item in the file menu
• Changed the timeline options button from a green triangle to a settings gear. From it, you can switch between Beats & Measures or hh:mm:ss timeline rulers, set various preferences regarding to looping, as well as playhead behaviors: "Scroll view to playhead" (previously: "Update display while playing") and "Continuous scrolling" (previously: Pinned Play Head).

Audacity 3.5 adds cloud saving, beat detection, pitch shifting and more.

Major changes

• Cloud project saving We've introduced a new cloud-saving feature that allows you to save your Audacity projects to audio.com. This allows you to work from any device, share & collaborate with others and restore previous versions if something went wrong.
• Automatic tempo detection Audacity can now automatically detect the tempo of imported loops, and adjust them to be in tempo. Tempo detection is done via both audio analysis and metadata checking. If you want to prepare your loop for automatic tempo detection without relying on audio analysis, both acidizer tempo tags or simply writing "123 bpm" anywhere into the filename work. Automatic tempo detection can be turned off via Preferences -> Import/Export.
• Pitch shifting You now can non-destructively change the pitch of a clip by holding Alt and pressing the Up and Down arrow keys. Alternatively, you can click on the overflow menu (...) and select "Pitch and speed...". When changing the pitch this way, an arrow in the UI indicates how much you've shifted it.

Other changes

Changes

• Added an option to skip plugin scanning to Preferences -> Effects.
• Improved accessibility. (Thanks, David Bailes!)
• When zooming in vertically (Ctrl+scroll on the vertical scale), the zeroline now remains centered. Moving the vertical zoom off-center still is possible via Shift+scroll on the vertical scale.
• Changed the look of the selection adjust cursors (previously pointing fingers on Windows and macOS, now look like >| everywhere).
• Changed the timeline options button from a green triangle to a settings gear. From it, you can switch between Beats & Measures or hh:mm:ss timeline rulers, set various preferences regarding to looping, as well as playhead behaviors: "Scroll view to playhead" (previously: "Update display while playing") and "Continuous scrolling" (previously: Pinned Play Head).
• Improved BSD support. (Thanks, Brad Smith!)
• macOS: Changed the Audacity.app icon on macOS to fit new design guidelines.
• Added an overflow menu, as well as speed and pitch indicators to clips.
• Reordered some menus.

Removals

There have been a number of removals of niche features to simplify the app. This should make the app a bit less overwhelming to use, and also will speed up future development as fewer things need to be considered.

• Removed the read-only mouse preferences page.
• Removed Printing options.
• Removed Screenshot tool. To make a screenshot, use Win+Shift+S (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+4 (Mac) instead.
• Removed Karaoke view.
• Removed the "solo=none" preference.
• Removed timeline tooltips preference.
• Removed "dragging selection edges" preference.
• Removed some warning dialogs and associated preferences.
• Removed "scrolling left of zero" preference.
• Replaced "Advanced Vertical Zooming" with new always-on behavior.
• Removed some vertical zoom presets.
• Removed EQ XML to TXT converter, which was needed for the Audacity 2.3 -> 2.4 transition. It is now a plugin instead, downloadable at https://plugins.audacityteam.org/additional-resources/eq-curves/eq-xml-to-txt-converter.

Bugfixes

• Fixed a number of dialogs that were able to grow too large to fit on the screen.
• #2133 Fixed the playback cursor sometimes desynchronizing with actual playback. (Thanks, David Bailes!)
• #3723 #5615 Fixed the GetInfo scripting command.
• #5283 Fixed "Reset configuration" command breaking modules preference page.
• #5389 Fixed stereo tracks randomly splitting into mono.
• #5500 The Export Audio -> (external program) option remembers the command line argument again.
• #5670 #3903 Fixed the Compressor effect sometimes corrupting audio. (Thanks, David Bailes!)
• #5580 #4952 Fixed Timer Record sometimes failing to export. (Thanks, David Bailes!)
• #5681 Fixed incorrect level measurements for mono tracks in Noise Gate effect. (Thanks, Steve Daulton!)
• #5750 When exporting multiple files, the mono/stereo setting is now honored properly.
• #5848 Fixed some effects failing when language is set to German, Korean, Dutch, Slovenian, or Turkish.
• #5868 #1548 Fixed 8 and 9 inputs not working on keyboard inputs which have AltGr+8/9 mean [ and ]. (Thanks, David Bailes!)
• #5858 Fixed Audacity crashing when making a stereo track using keyboard. (Thanks, Joe Souza!)
• #5976 Fixed the "Set default" button not working in the metadata editor. (Thanks, dg-no-9!)
• #5977 Linux: Fixed a memory leak in Wayland by explicitly running on X11. (Thanks, Takahashi, Naoki!)

This is a hotfix release. It fixes the following issues:

• #5568 Fix a crash when opening projects with zero-length clips.
• #5032 When exporting a file, the sample rate of the tracks is now considered, and last-used sample rate is remembered.
• #5555 Copy-pasting now pastes into audio again by default. This can be changed via Preferences -> Track Behavior -> Always paste audio as new clips.
• #5549 Mix and render now also resets the gain for the resulting track.
• #5571 Fix clips shifting to the right when effects are applied to them.
• #5106 Fix clicks occurring when overdubbing a project with muted tracks.
• #5533 Fix files being exported without a file extension in rare cases.
• #5539 Show all sample rates possible for MP2 exports.
• #5518 Fix pasting into labels.
• #5543 Fix a crash when clearing loops.
• #5529 Fix copying when "select all audio if selection required" is enabled.
• #5598 #5552 Fix GTK detection and compilation for wxWidgets 3.2.4.
• #5551 Fix Nyquist-related crashes.
• #5604 Fix EQs in macros.
• #5511 Fix a crash when closing Audacity.
• #5476 Fix builds on armhf.

This is a hotfix release. It fixes the following bugs:

• #5467 Fix 24-bit recording.
• #5488 Fix a crash with .aup importing.
• #5471 #5483 Fix crossfading of clips and tracks.
• #5473 Exporting multiple files honors sample rate settings again.
• #5480 #5417 Fix crashes related to external program exports.
• #5479 #5476 Fix BSD and ARM builds.
• #5498 Ctrl+J is now a standard shortcut for joining clips.
• #5389 Stereo tracks no longer randomly split into mono.
• #5007 When exporting a file, the file extension is now always added (except for custom FFmpeg and external program exports).
• #5516 Fix a crash when exporting Opus with older CPUs that don't support AVX.

Audacity 3.4 adds a musical view, time stretching and a new exporter.

Major changes

• Music workflows Audacity now features several music related features, such as switching between hh:mm:ss time and Beats & Measures, and time-stretching clips to align them to a song's tempo.
• Time stretching Hold Alt (macOS: Option) while hovering over the top third of a clip edge to stretch it.
• New exporter Audacity now features a new export window with easier access to options such as sample rate and custom mapping (for 5.1 or 7.1 audio). Additionally, the "Browse" button uses the native file browser now!

Other changes

• For MP3, Audacity now always uses Joint Stereo mode, which always delivers the best possible quality.
• #4720 Simplified pasting logic.
• Simplified stereo tracks. Left and right channels now always have synchronized clip starts and ends, and the same sample rate in both channels.
• #5014 Added cursors trimming and stretching left and right, and changed the I-beam cursor to be less similar to either.
• #4448 When importing audio, the project sample rate no longer changes.
• #5204 The spectrogram colors are now perceptually uniform, and the colormap has gotten a name: Roseus. It also can be used for dataviz outside of Audacity, see https://github.com/dofuuz/roseus for more info! (Thanks, Myungchul Keum)
• New defaults: The Time Signature toolbar now gets shown, the solo button is set to multi-track mode, time tracks have a wider starting range.
• #5291 Unsquished the Audacity logo found in some places of the app.
• #2330 Clicking on the border of two clips no longer merges them.
• #2530 Overdubbing on Windows fails with WASAPI with default Recording device.
• #443 Built-in Opus support.

Libraries

• lib-time-and-pitch implements a time stretching algorithm originating in Staffpad.
• Audacity now uses Conan 2.
• Continued extracting code into libraries and modules, especially in the context of importing and exporting.

Bug fixes

• #3778 --nogap metadata no longer is ignored.
• #4410 fixed a crash with LV2 plugins (thanks jfroyall!).
• #2471 #4798 fixed some crashes related to macros.
• #4769 fixed a crash when pasting in certain configurations.
• #4677 Accessibility: GUI can be disabled again for VST2 plugins (thanks, David Bailes!).
• #4988 Accessibility: Restored window control IDs, improving NVDA compatibility (thanks again, David Bailes!).
• #4872 fixed a crash on launch on OSX 10.9 (thanks, René Bertin!).

Audacity 3.4 adds a musical view, time stretching and a new exporter.

Major changes

• Music workflows Audacity now features several music related features, such as switching between hh:mm:ss time and Beats & Measures, and time-stretching clips to align them to a song's tempo.
• Time stretching Hold Alt (macOS: Option) while hovering over the top third of a clip edge to stretch it.
• New exporter Audacity now features a new export window with easier access to options such as sample rate and custom mapping (for 5.1 or 7.1 audio). Additionally, the "Browse" button uses the native file browser now!

Other changes

• For MP3, Audacity now always uses Joint Stereo mode, which always delivers the best possible quality.
• #4720 Simplified pasting logic.
• Simplified stereo tracks. Left and right channels now always have synchronized clip starts and ends, and the same sample rate in both channels.
• #5014 Added cursors trimming and stretching left and right, and changed the I-beam cursor to be less similar to either.
• #4448 When importing audio, the project sample rate no longer changes.
• #5204 The spectrogram colors are now perceptually uniform, and the colormap has gotten a name: Roseus. It also can be used for dataviz outside of Audacity, see https://github.com/dofuuz/roseus for more info! (Thanks, Myungchul Keum)
• New defaults: The Time Signature toolbar now gets shown, the solo button is set to multi-track mode, time tracks have a wider starting range.
• #5291 Unsquished the Audacity logo found in some places of the app.
• #2330 Clicking on the border of two clips no longer merges them.
• #2530 Overdubbing on Windows fails with WASAPI with default Recording device.
• #443 Built-in Opus support.

Libraries

• lib-time-and-pitch implements a time stretching algorithm originating in Staffpad.
• Audacity now uses Conan 2.
• Continued extracting code into libraries and modules, especially in the context of importing and exporting.

Bug fixes

• #3778 --nogap metadata no longer is ignored.
• #4410 fixed a crash with LV2 plugins (thanks jfroyall!).
• #2471 #4798 fixed some crashes related to macros.
• #4769 fixed a crash when pasting in certain configurations.
• #4677 Accessibility: GUI can be disabled again for VST2 plugins (thanks, David Bailes!).
• #4988 Accessibility: Restored window control IDs, improving NVDA compatibility (thanks again, David Bailes!).
• #4872 fixed a crash on launch on OSX 10.9 (thanks, René Bertin!).

This is a hotfix release. It fixes the following bugs:

• #4618 Fixed EQ not scaling properly when resizing the window.
• #4743 Fixed the audio.com upload flow.