Is there a way to make audacity listen for keybinds in the background?
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This forum is for Audacity on Windows.Please state which version of Windows you are using,
and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Help menu > About Audacity".
Audacity 1.2.x and 1.3.x are obsolete and no longer supported. If you still have those versions, please upgrade at https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.
The old forums for those versions are now closed, but you can still read the archives of the 1.2.x and 1.3.x forums.
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Frienderman2379
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Is there a way to make audacity listen for keybinds in the background?
I am using audacity 2.4.2 on windows 10 and was wondering if there was a way to make it listen for keybinds in the background, thanks in advance!
Re: Is there a way to make audacity listen for keybinds in the background?
No, Audacity does not support "global key bindings".
Also note that it is potentially risky to record with Audacity in the background as the foreground application will take priority which can starve Audacity of computer resources and mess up the recording.
Also note that it is potentially risky to record with Audacity in the background as the foreground application will take priority which can starve Audacity of computer resources and mess up the recording.
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Re: Is there a way to make audacity listen for keybinds in the background?
So if you are into programming, it is possible to send commands from Python to Audacity via Mod-Script-Pipe.Frienderman2379 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 18, 2021 12:27 pmI am using audacity 2.4.2 on windows 10 and was wondering if there was a way to make it listen for keybinds in the background, thanks in advance!
See here for a discussion of having Python listen for keybinds in the background: https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comment ... ackground/
I hope this helps.