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.

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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.

1. Macros command replaces Chains
2. New Tools menu
3. Increased legibility of trackname display
4. Scriptables added to the Extra menu
5. Help Buttons
6. Half-wave option for collapsed tracks
7. Bug Fixes

#Additional new features

Macros command replaces Chains

The old Chains command (for batch processing and effect automation) has been replaced by an extended Tools 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

• 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.

• • Re-setting the parameters for commands in macros has been simplified, now double clicking 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 by using the Shrink button. This reduced 'Macro Palette' dialog can only apply macros, not edit them. It is likely to be useful as a tool for effects automation.
  • Many more commands are now available to Macros. Previously the commands were mostly effects. Now nearly all menu items are included.

New Tools menu

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

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• 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.

New Scriptables sub menu

New Extra > Scriptables I and Extra > Scriptables II submenus in the Extra menu

• 24 New functions in these menus
  • These are likely to be particularly useful to VI users.
  • Actions that are currently done by mouse that can now be done by keyboard.
  • These function too are available from Macros.

Click Scriptables I and Scriptables II to learn more.

Help Buttons

Help buttons have been added to the Macros full and reduced dialogs, to some error message dialogs and to some other dialogs that did not previously have them.

Half-wave option for collapsed tracks

For collapsed tracks there is now an option settable in Preferences to show the upper half of the wave display only in order to show a little more detail.

Increased legibility of trackname display

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

Bug Fixes

• There will undoubtedly be some

Indeed there are some bug fixes. As of end March, Wiki:Next_Release shows 45 2.2.2 bugs that are DEVEL - FIX MADE or better for 2.3.0

==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