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Audacity 3.0.0

March, 17th 2021 - 39.41 MB - Open Source

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Audacity 3.4.2
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Mac OS X 10.7 or later
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audacity-macos-3.0.0.dmg
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What's new in this version:

New Features:
MP3 exports and imports without padding:
- Audacity now supports LAME's gapless playback info, allowing MP3s to be exported and imported without additional padding
- Other applications that support the LAME tag, for example audio player applications, will be able to read MP3 files exported by Audacity without the padding

Fixed:
- In less than a month we have fixed a further 41 bugs in this maintenance release

Key P1 bugs fixed:
- Crash when importing (or editing) to a disk with insufficient disk space available
- WAV Export runs 6 to 7 times slower than on 2.3.3
- Macros with Nyquist effects don't apply saved parameters
- Mix Stereo down to Mono fails if space at start of track
- With an empty rules list in "Extended Import" prefs - Tab or Home crashes Audacity

Key P2 bugs fixed:
- Undocking meter toolbars while playing/recording results in a frozen meter
- A region label gets split on inserting audio when Sync-lock is turned on
- Time toolbar displays incorrect time if project rate isn't 44100
- Time toolbar: Opening and closing preferences resets format to hh:mm:ss
- Nyquist Effects do not display a Progress Dialog if run from a Macro.
- Real-time effects - Enable checkbox has no effect
- Mix and Render to New Track selects left channel of new stereo track
- Audacity 2.3.3 config with Spectral Selection toolbar corrupts lower dock in 2.4.x and can crash
- Possible crash when clearing text field in Gain dialog