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Audacity� is free, open source, cross-platform software for recording and editing sounds.

Audacity is available for Windows�, Mac�, GNU/Linux� and other operating systems. Learn more about Audacity... Also check our Wiki and Forum for more information.

The current release of Audacity is 2.0.2. It replaces all previous 1.2, 1.3 and 2.x versions. See New Features for more information.

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August 24, 2012: Audacity 2.0.2 Released

The Audacity Team is delighted to announce the release of Audacity 2.0.2 for Windows, Mac, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. It replaces all previous 1.2, 1.3 and 2.x versions. A significant bug that caused clicks on split lines has been fixed, and there are improvements to several toolbars and to some Nyquist effects. See the 2.0.2 Release Notes for detailed changes.

New Features in Audacity 2.0

Audacity 2.0 is our current release series. It has dozens of new features, developed in the previous 1.3 series. It replaces all previous versions, especially 1.2.6 and 1.3.14. See New Features in 1.3 for changes during the 1.3 series. See Release Notes for changes in the 2.0 series.

Some of the major changes in 2.0.0 over 1.2.6 are:

• 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.