New features in this release

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This page is an overview of prominent new functionality that has been introduced in Audacity 3.0.0

Version 3.0.0 is primarily a release for a unitary, single self-contained, project file.

• Details of all the major changes since 2.4.2 can be found in Audacity Release Notes 2.4.2.

Contents

1. Unitary Project
2. Enhanced Directories preferences
3. Improvements to Macros
   • Import and Export of Macros
   • Comments in Macros
4. Bug Fixes

Unitary Project

For this release a single AUP3 project file with an aup3 extension has been implemented using a SQLite database.

This replaces the sometimes dangerous previous project storage format which used the AUP filed and its associated folder full of little audio clips. This structure caused too many users to lose or damage their projects by moving or deleting the project components. The new single project file structure precludes that happening

Saving backup copies of the project

There is a new backup command for projects: File > Save Project > Backup Project.

This replaced the two previous commands:

• File > Save Project > Save Lossless Copy of Project
• File > Save Project > Save Compressed Copy of Project

Automatic Recovery

TBP

Recovery is different - simpler (no orphans, no missing block-files - all dealt with silently under-the-hood)

Talk about

• Performance
• size occupancy
• using old AUP projects
• Compact Project - Vacuuming bloat removal
• Temporary files WAL & SHL (and vacuuming)
  • don't mess with 'em (you can't on Windows
• Projects can be imported into projects
• New Backup Project command (Save Lossless... and Save Compressed... both removed)
• Projects can be imported into projects

Enhanced Directories preferences

Default folder locations have been added enabling you to specify the folders to be used for each of the Audacity actions: Open, Save, Import and Export.

If you set a default folder for any of those actions Audacity will always offer that folder location when you invoke that action.

If a particular action's default folder is left blank (default setting) then Audacity will offer the last-used location for that action.

The default setting is for all to be blank.

See Directories Preferences for more details.

Improvements to Macros

Import and Export of Macros

Import and Export of Macros has been added to the Manage Macros dialog.

Only one Macro can be imported or exported at a time.

Comments in Macros

Comments can now be added to Macros to enable you to document what is happening in the Macro.

There is a new command "Comment" in the Macro command set, editing its parameters enables you to type the text of your comment.

Bug Fixes

There are likely to be some ...

Here is a small selection of some of the most important.

Key P1 bugs fixed

None

Key P2 bugs fixed

None

==Additional new features== This page New features in 3.0.0 - appendix gives an overview of further new functionality that has been introduced in this release of Audacity.

Links

> Audacity Release Notes 3.0.0 - detailed release notes for this release of Audacity