New features in this release

This page is an overview of the key new functionality that has been introduced in Audacity 2.3.0

• Details of all the major changes since 2.2.1 can be found in Release Notes 2.3.0.

Contents

Coming up soon:

• Scripting using Python or Perl
  • Example advanced script using wxPython to create a new toolbar.

Coming up soon:

• Separate resizable Edit and Zoom Toolbars.
  • Resize to two rows for more compact layout.
  • Resize to hide/show new optional zoom tools (for zoom-preset and zoom-preset-set).

Coming up soon:

• Real time adjustment of play-at-speed.
• Spectrogram and Wave of same audio shown in the same track.

Coming up soon (Paul):

• Nyquist Effects now translatable.

Coming up soon:

• Customizable Edit and Tools menus
  • Use a text editor to organize your effects and tools into logical groups that you choose.

Coming up soon (Appendix - Minor Tweaks):

• More dialogs have help buttons
• Better display of Track Name Overlay on Tracks.

1. Macros command replaces Chains
2. New Tools menu
3. Increased legibility of trackname display
4. Scriptables added to the Extra menu
5. Bug Fixes

#Additional new features

Macros command replaces Chains

The old Chains command (for batch processing and effect automation) has been replaced by Tools > Macros....

More importantly we have integrated the functionality so that now can view, edit and apply your macros all from the same single dialog window, simplifying the usage of macros.

Peter 04Mar18: ToDo-1 image of dialog to be provided - once the GUI has stabilized.

Re-setting the parameters for commands in macros has been simplified, now just double clicling on a command in a displayed chain will pop up the parameter settings dialog for that command.

The dialog window can be reduced in size and scope buy using the Shrink button. This reduced dialog window can only apply macros, not edit them. It is likely to be useful as a tool for effects automation.

Help buttons have been added to both the full and reduced dialogs

New Tools menu

A new menu item Tools has been created, with customizable tools.

• Chains feature renamed as 'Macros'.
• Extended documentation on using Macros for presets and other tasks.
• Dialogs have help buttons
• Some new prebuilt macros are available in Tools, and you can configure and add your own.
• Macros are bindable to key presses.
• New Nyquist Prompt in Tools with enhanced capabilities.

Increased legibility of trackname display

Increased legibility of trackname display. the Track Name overlay now has a background.

Peter 27Mar18: ToDo-1 image required.

Scriptables added to the Extra menu

• 17 New functions in the Extra > Scriptables menu
  • These are likely to be particularly useful to VI users.
  • Actions that are currently done by mouse that can now be done by keyboard.

Bug Fixes

• There will undoubtedly be some

==Additional new features== This page New features in this release - appendix gives an overview of further new functionality that has been introduced in this release of Audacity.

Links

> Audacity Release Notes 2.3.0 - detailed release notes for this release of Audacity