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Audacity 1.3.3 Beta


New Audacity version 1.3.3,
Import, Import of audio from QuickTime (mov, aac, m4a) files now supported on OSX. Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) wave files can now be imported.

Export, Metadata can be added to OGG files. Improved Export option selection. Additional export options added to MP3 and FLAC file formats. Command line exporter now supported on Windows and OSX.

Effects, EQ effect, Responsiveness improved. Several enhancements added. Batch support added. New Auto Duck effect. Added previewing to AudioUnit effects. Much improved Noise Removal effect. Effects previewing can now be canceled. New DTMF Tone Generator effect. Additional options available in Noise effect. Improved the Tone Generation effects.

Other features, New built-in screen capture utility. Major speed improvement in Spectrogram rendering. Increased support for drag and drop on OSX. Support added for building against wxWidgets 2.8.x. Can now open multiple Audacity Projects at once from Explorer on Windows. Improved main window sliders. New support for snapping while selecting and sliding. Improved track focus handling and visual feedback. Speed improvements and handling of resizing/zooming in tracks. Spectrum view can now be zoomed. New internal file cache to improve handling of project files over networks. Also, Many improvements to language specific translations. Numerous stability improvements.

What is Audacity?
Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to: Record live audio. Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs. Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, and WAV sound files. Cut, copy, splice, and mix sounds together. Change the speed or pitch of a recording.

Audacity 1.3.3 is an unstable, beta version of Audacity. Users who want a completely stable, finished program should be using Audacity 1.2. Audacity 1.3 has hundreds of new features, but some features may be incomplete or confusing, it is more likely to crash, and you are more likely to lose data. You can install both Audacity 1.2 and 1.3 on the same machine.


Audacity 1.3.3 is available in many languages, but most translations are incomplete. Words and phrases which have not been translated yet will appear in English.

License: Free  File Size: 2.6 MB