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Audacity for Mac

Audacity 1.2.0

  -  2.84 MB  -  Open Source

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

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of Audacity 1.2.0.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of Audacity for Mac or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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What's new in this version:

- New cross-fade effects.
- Fix problem where samples were drawn in the wrong position when zoomed all the way in.  This caused the drawing tool to move a different sample than the one under the cursor.
- Don't use id3v2.4 tags, which are not yet supported by most players.  (This was fixed in 1.2.0-pre2, but appeared again by accident in 1.2.0-pre3.)
- Correctly display translated messages in the status bar.
- When the cursor is on-screen, the Zoom In button now zooms to the area around the cursor.
- Mac OS X: Fixed audio problems on the Apple PowerMac G5.
- Linux/ALSA: Work around a bug in ALSA's OSS emulation that caused Audacity's playback cursor to move too quickly.
- Microsoft Windows: The Audacity source code should now compile out of the box on Windows.
- Many new/updated translations.