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Audacity 2.0 Released

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Re: Audacity 2.0 Released

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Post by AndyKelley »

Summary of release notes:

* Many effects significantly improved, especially Equalization, Noise Removal and Normalize. Vocal Remover now included plus GVerb on Windows and Mac. VAMP analysis plug-ins now supported.

* Improved label tracks with Sync-Lock Tracks feature in the Tracks Menu. Multiple clips per track. Tracks and selections can be fully manipulated using the keyboard. Many more keyboard shortcuts.

* New Device Toolbar to manage inputs and outputs. Timer Record feature. New Mixer Board view with per-track VU meters.

* Automatic Crash Recovery in the event of abnormal program termination.

* Fast "On-Demand" import of WAV/AIFF files if read directly from source. FLAC now fully supported. Added support for optional FFmpeg library for import/export of AC3/M4A/WMA and import of audio from video files.

This hardly seems to justify a leap from 1.3. That and the fact that selection and playback still work in the most counter-intuitive way imaginable.

Re: Audacity 2.0 Released

#42

Post by shaydoc »

omegant wrote: post #37
shaydoc wrote: post #36

I love audacity, it started me and my bro off on our music recording road. My bro recently produced his album with it! "Shaky Horse" http://declandoherty.bandcamp.com/

Nice songs, I would love to see them a bit more produced though. The guitars are beatifully recorded but the voice is somewhat more irregular. Keep the good job!

thanks for taking the time to have a listen, I agree with you on getting them produced a bit better also!

Re: Audacity 2.0 Released

#43

Post by mbrubeck »

AndyKelley wrote: post #41

Summary of release notes: * Many effects significantly improved, especially Equalization, Noise Removal and Normalize. Vocal Remover now included plus GVerb on Windows and Mac. VAMP analysis plug-ins now supported. * Improved label tracks with Sync-Lock Tracks feature in the Tracks Menu. Multiple clips per track. Tracks and selections can be fully manipulated using the keyboard. Many more keyboard shortcuts. * New De…

> This hardly seems to justify a leap from 1.3.

Audacity uses even/odd version numbering for stable/unstable release branches, like the Linux kernel once did: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_versioning#Odd-number...

So when Audacity 1.0 was released, new feature development moved to the 1.1 branch, while the 1.0 branch received only bug fixes. When the 1.1 branch was considered "finished" it became the new stable version 1.2.0, and the 1.0 branch was abandoned. Then new feature development moved to the 1.3 branch, which has now been released as the new stable version Audacity 2.0.

If I remember right, many of the major changes between the 1.1/1.2 series and the 1.3/2.0 series were under the hood, such as support for new versions of Portaudio and wxWidgets (which added compatibility for newer hardware and operating systems), improvements to the file format, and enhancements to the importers.

Re: Audacity 2.0 Released

#44

Post by freebullets »

mbrubeck wrote: post #43
AndyKelley wrote: post #41

Summary of release notes: * Many effects significantly improved, especially Equalization, Noise Removal and Normalize. Vocal Remover now included plus GVerb on Windows and Mac. VAMP analysis plug-ins now supported. * Improved label tracks with Sync-Lock Tracks feature in the Tracks Menu. Multiple clips per track. Tracks and selections can be fully manipulated using the keyboard. Many more keyboard shortcuts. * New De…

> This hardly seems to justify a leap from 1.3. Audacity uses even/odd version numbering for stable/unstable release branches, like the Linux kernel once did: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_versioning#Odd-number... So when Audacity 1.0 was released, new feature development moved to the 1.1 branch, while the 1.0 branch received only bug fixes. When the 1.1 branch was considered "finished" it became the new sta…

Why not release it as 1.4?

Re: Audacity 2.0 Released

#45

Post by mbrubeck »

freebullets wrote: post #44
mbrubeck wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> This hardly seems to justify a leap from 1.3. Audacity uses even/odd version numbering for stable/unstable release branches, like the Linux kernel once did: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_versioning#Odd-number... So when Audacity 1.0 was released, new feature development moved to the 1.1 branch, while the 1.0 branch received only bug fixes. When the 1.1 branch was considered "finished" it became the new sta…

Why not release it as 1.4?

Since there's no "right" answer for version numbers, it's hard to answer questions like this. If the developers feel that 2.0 is a good number for their new release, then who are we to argue with them? (And why should we care in the first place about what number appears in an about box somewhere..?)

It's been eight years since Audacity 1.2 was released (and at least six years since 1.3 development began), and the code has seen pretty major changes in that time even though they happened gradually and not all are obvious from looking at the UI. I think it's fair to call 2.0 a major upgrade from 1.0 and 1.2.

Or to look at it another way: If you haven't changed the major version number after ten years of development, then you'll probably never change it. And if you're never going to change that number, it's redundant and you might as well drop it. (This is roughly what the Linux kernel did when it switched from 2.6.x.y to 3.x.y after fifteen years of 2.x releases.)

Re: Audacity 2.0 Released

#46

Post by tommorris »

genu1 wrote: post #10

To all my Mac users out there: What are you using to record Skype calls? Anyone know if Audacity 2 will allow Mac users to record system audio?

WireTap Studio. I got it with one of those MacHeist or whatever bundles a few years back.

Re: Audacity 2.0 Released

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Post by j_s »

callmeed wrote: post #5
mark_l_watson wrote: post #4

I use Audacity all the time: with customers' permission, I will record short bits of our Skype calls if I think that later I might want to refer back to directions, requirements, etc. This saves needless note taking. Great app!

Sorry, but I haven't used Audacity in a while ... how exactly do you record Skype calls with it? Is there some sort of integration with the app or your sound card?

How To Enable “Stereo Mix” in Windows [Vista+] (to Record Audio) http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/39532/how-to-enable-stereo-mi...

I payed for Pamela long ago; now the free version records 15 minutes. (Don't know if I can still recommend them though, now tying in TrialPay for some reason.) http://www.pamela.biz/en/products/

Re: Audacity 2.0 Released

#50

Post by akira2501 »

leviathant wrote: post #28
VMG wrote: post #24

it works great but some visual polish wouldn't hurt...

Agreed. I was really hoping that with 2.0, there would be at least some attempt at refining the interface. Compare the interface to Reaper (The Cockos team has three main contributors, right?), Cubase or Vegas, or if you want to get shiny, Propellerheads or Line6. A fresh coat of paint goes a long way.

Sorry to be snarky; but, compare $0 (Audacity) to $225 (reaper), $500 (cubase), $600 (vegas), $130 (Propellerheads).
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