Make It More Like AdobeXD

I know this might be a bit weird at first, but if you ever created a vector graphic, there is one simple principle:

Nothing is set into stone. This means, everything is just a setting/value, everything can be restored to default, every change can just be reset or altered. It is purely digital. Add effect (for a selection), remove it. Audacity is more analog, add a fadeout > make the change for good. If you save the file and open it again, that’s what you have now. No going back to the original. That’s what needs to change in my opinion. EVERY CHANGE must be saved additionally to the original and therefore be made possible to remove in order to restore the original version of that specific segment.

Non-destructive editing is something pretty much every change since 3.1 has been about, yes.

  • 3.1: non-destructive cuts
  • 3.2: non-destructive effects
  • 3.4: non-destructive time stretch
  • 3.5: non-destructive pitch shift
  • 3.6: non-destructive master effects

Non-destructive fades are missing as a dedicated feature, however, you can use envelopes to achieve that, too.