Audacity Forum

Audacity does not support VST instruments. Assuming that you are referring to "Crisalys VST pattern sequencer synthesizer", that's a VST instrument. Please also note that Windows 7 has now passed it's "end of life" and is no longer supported by Microsoft. Audacity may continue to...

One of the things I do is edit audio podcasts. Some sections of the audio requires boosting 5db, some of it requires lessening it 3db. The current Amplify effect works great if you don't need to change the amount of gain you want or don't want. But if you're needing to change gain (plus or minus) m...

You could use the Envelope tool: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/envelope_tool.html

Should I install it ? "pavucontrol" is the "PulseAudio Volume Control" and is a standard part of a PulseAudio setup. It may not be strictly "necessary" on all systems (you may have some other volume control available), but it is a useful tool, and probably the best vol...

Nyquist plug-ins that worked with older versions of Audacity should work with newer versions of Audacity.

What is the problem that you are seeing?

why does the cursor always appear in the center of the screen, instead of off to the hard left? Because you've enabled "pinned playhead" mode: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/timeline.html#pinned I've managed to get the arrows to work but I have to press the keys very hard. Perhaps yo...

"Filter Curve EQ"
Click the "Manage" button.
Select "Factory Presets > Bass/Treble Boost/Cut"

The new release of Audacity ( Audacity 2.4.1 ) has a new "Loudness Normalization" effect: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/loudness_normalization.html The default settings: "perceived loudness" -23 LUFS is the "EBU R128" broadcast standard. Perhaps worth having a cha...

Perhaps worth contacting Fender to ask if it is compatible with Linux.

I am having a very difficult time getting my RMS levels to pass the ACX requirements. Is there someone out there who I can hire to help me fix this problem by walking me through it in a 1-on-1 Zoom session? If so, would you please email me at The helpers on this forum are volunteers. Due to the lar...