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Audacity User's Manual


This manual is a work in progress. It relates to the current Beta release (1.3.12) not 1.2.5 or 1.2.6! Audacity Beta is the basis for our upcoming 2.0 stable release.


New users may want to look at:

  • Audacity for the Impatient - Schematic diagram of Audacity with quick links to the main parts of the interface.
  • Getting Started - Quick help to get you recording, importing files, editing and exporting your work in no time.
  • Tutorials - walk-throughs of common tasks in Audacity.


Using Audacity

Foundations

Help with Advanced Issues

Reference

Project Window

Menu Bar

Audacity* File Edit
View Transport Tracks
Generate Effect Analyze
Window* Help
Items with * are Mac only.
  • Sub Menus and Details

Toolbars

Control Device Edit
Meter Mixer Selection
Tools Transcription
  • Details for the Tools Toolbar

Preferences

Devices Playback Recording
Quality Interface Tracks
Import/Export Projects Libraries
Spectrograms Directories Warnings
Effects Keyboard Mouse
List of all keyboard shortcuts

Miscellaneous


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