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Audacity 3.6.0

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Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

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What's new in this version:

Major changes:
Master effects:
- Audacity now features master effects. Master effects are effects which apply to the entire project at once. More information can be found at Using master effects & realtime effects.
- New compressor and limiter
- A new compressor and limiter has been added, replacing the previous versions. A gain reduction history has been added to these effects when they're used as a realtime effect.
- Factory Presets suitable for a wide range of use cases for these effects have been provided by Vladislav Isaev and Marek Iwaszkiewicz, available via the Presets & Settings button.

New themes:
- Audacity now features new and improved dark and light themes. You can switch between themes via Preferences -> Interface. The theme previously used still is around as the Classic theme, and themes even older than that can be optionally installed as custom themes from here.
- Updated instructions on creating custom themes can be found here.
- Increased performance
- Audacity is now quite a bit snappier than before, especially when working on larger projects and on larger screens.

Other changes:
- Added FFmpeg 7 support
- You now can paste audio files into Audacity using Ctrl+V
- Alternative waveform colors are now themeable by custom themes.
- Removed the track name overlay preference and the "blend themes" preference
- Scripting: Added GetInfo: Type=Selectio
- Added an Extras > Export > Export Selected Audio option
- Import Raw: Added support for offsets larger than 2 GB
- Redesigned the "what's new" dialog
- Added an option to the View menu to show/hide RMS in waveforms
- OpenVINO AI effects can now be downloaded from audacityteam.org/download/openvino

Fixed:
- When recording to a new track, the track is now scrolled back into view again
- The macro manager no longer shows parameterless actions as editable
- Pressing Esc in some preference dialogs no longer saves them
- Fixed stray orange lines in the high contrast theme
- Fixed the quality slider for Ogg export on Linux
- Fixed a bug which could open a project with the wrong sample rate
- Various compiler warning fixes and OpenBSD build fixes

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