Audacity Forum

The basic steps are that you just install the new version over the top of the old version to update it. Your customization should remain intact (not affected). However, if you have important settings that you don't want to lose, then it's a good idea to back them up first. Backing up keyboard shortc...

radiowizard wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 06, 2021 3:08 pm

Is the previous version available?

Yes, Audacity 2.4.2 is available from FossHub: https://www.fosshub.com/Audacity-old.html

Also, Audacity 3.0.1 is scheduled for release later this month. Worth giving that a go when it comes out.

Audacity doesn't appear in my list of softwares for microphone privacy : only GarageBand and GuitarPro. So I can't select the tickbox. I didn't find how to add Audacity to this list. There's a suggestion from billw58 here: https://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?p=416963#p416963 By default, Ap...

Firstly, Audacity's default settings of using "32-bit float" for tracks, and "16-bit" as the default for WAV export, works very well in the vast majority of situations. I am not asking for a detailed explanation of the internal workings, but in a real world situation, how does th...

waxcylinder wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:28 am

Isn't that what we have apply Macro to files for ?

No. That's for applying a macro to multiple audio files.
Msv264 wants to apply a macro to multiple Audacity projects, and as far as I'm aware, that can't be done with a macro.

Which begs the question: why, them, do we have an Exit command available to Macros? So that you can tell Audacity to exit when the macro has completed (could be useful for macros that take a very long time to complete). In other words, the "Exit" command can be useful as the final command...

jademan wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:15 am

Might you be referring to Punch and Roll Record ?

Not specifically. You can simply

1. Create a new track from "Tracks menu > Add New" (mono or stereo to suit the number of recording channels being used)
2. Press "R" to start recording into that track.

a) there is an Exit command available to Macros b) It will exit and close Audacity c) you will need to Save Project first to a unique unused name - as otherwise you get the saving dialog d) you'll need to use the Save Project 2 unless you carefully delete any pre-existing project that may be overwr...

The best way is to build Audacity from the source code.
See: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=111755

Other than that I'd recommend waiting for the version in Mint to be updated.

Sorry, I should have clarified that it is Cut Preview as a macro command. I realised that I had changed the C key to a 2 step macro (zero crossing, then cut preview). I still can't reproduce the problem. The macro works fine for me with those two commands. When the "Audacity 3.0.1 release cand...