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Audacity 2.0.1 alpha development Manual

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - most common questions are answered in the FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - most common questions are answered in the FAQ

Using Audacity

Quick Where and How Getting Started - Recording, Importing, Editing, Exporting... Finding the correct effect including generators and analyzers More help - Search the Wiki , ask on the Forum Understanding Audacity Foundations Digital Audio What is an Audacity Project? Audacity Setup and Configuration Playing and Recording Audio Tracks The Waveform Display Editing Selecting Audio Clips - separate audio regions within a track Splitting and Joining Stereo Tracks Sync-Lock Tracks Zooming Undo, Redo and History Mixing Audio Tracks Tutorials Editing an Audio File - Import the file, edit and export it Your First Recording - Connect and record microphone or guitar Mixing Voice with Background Music - For podcasts Recording Multi-track Overdubs - more complex recording Copying tapes, LPs and other media to CD or computer Recording streaming audio playing on the computer Vocal Removal and Isolation Making Ringtones - for your cellphone Example Workflows - Some sample workflows Help with Advanced Topics Accessibility (Audacity for the visually impaired) Audio CDs Batch Processing Crash Recovery Customization Latency when recording Recording Quality Scripting Simplifying Audacity

Reference

The Project Window [[Menu Reference| 1 [[{{{2}}}|{{{3}}}]]   Menu Bar]]   [[Transport Toolbar| 2 [[{{{2}}}|{{{3}}}]]   Transport Toolbar]]   [[Mixer Toolbar| 3 [[{{{2}}}|{{{3}}}]]   Mixer Toolbar]]   [[Edit Toolbar| 4 [[{{{2}}}|{{{3}}}]]   Edit Toolbar]]   [[Device Toolbar| 5 [[{{{2}}}|{{{3}}}]]   Device Toolbar]]   [[Timeline| 6 [[{{{2}}}|{{{3}}}]]   Timeline]] [[Audio Tracks#panel| 7 [[{{{2}}}|{{{3}}}]]   Track Control Panel]]   [[Selection Toolbar| 8 [[{{{2}}}|{{{3}}}]]   Selection Toolbar]]   [[Meter Toolbar| 9 [[{{{2}}}|{{{3}}}]]   Meter Toolbar]]   [[Tools Toolbar| 10 [[{{{2}}}|{{{3}}}]]   Tools Toolbar]]   [[Transcription Toolbar| 11 [[{{{2}}}|{{{3}}}]]   Transcription Toolbar]]   [[Audio Tracks| 12 [[{{{2}}}|{{{3}}}]]   Audio Track]] Hover over and click on the image to learn more. The Project Window Hover over and click on the image to learn more. (1) Menu Bar   (2) Transport Toolbar   (3) Mixer Toolbar   (4) Edit Toolbar   (5) Device Toolbar   (6) Timeline (7) Track Control Panel   (8) Selection Toolbar   (9) Meter Toolbar   (10) Tools Toolbar   (11) Transcription Toolbar   (12) Audio Track

More Details for the Project Window Mac users have two more menus: Audacity Window Arranging Toolbars As well as the Audio Tracks shown in the image there are other kinds of tracks: Label Tracks Time Tracks Note Tracks Details for importing and exporting: On-Demand Loading of uncompressed files Importing Exporting Metadata Editor Preferences Audacity can be customized by changing many preference settings. You will need to use preferences to install the LAME MP3 and FFmpeg libraries. Preferences are also used to change Keyboard Shortcuts. Devices Interface Projects Warnings Playback Tracks Libraries Effects Recording Import/Export Spectrograms Keyboard Quality Extended Import Directories Mouse Resetting Preferences

Index, Glossary and More

Index Glossary of Terms - digital audio terms and file formats Credits

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