Toolbars Overview

The Toolbars provide quick access to many functions in Audacity. In some cases the functions provided by a toolbar are available only through that toolbar.

Name	What it controls
Control Toolbar	Controls playback and recording.
Device Toolbar	Select input and output device.
Edit Toolbar	Cut, copy, paste, trim, silence, undo, redo, zoom
Meter Toolbar	Displays levels for playback and recording.
Mixer Toolbar	Controls the mixer settings of the sound card.
Selection Toolbar	Controls selection points and ranges "by the numbers".
Tools Toolbar	Choose various tools for selection, volume adjustment, zooming and time-shifting of audio.
Transcription Toolbar	Play audio at a slower or faster speed than normal.