Audacity version history

- First public beta release of Audacity 4 - Contains potential bugs and unfinished features - Users advised to avoid using for important work - Feedback and bug reports encouraged

- Fixed exceptions when pasting into new tracks and improved tone generation - Improved preset loading for Distortion effect and fixed sample rate preservation - Added AltGr modifier support and silence truncation options - Enhanced UI for HiDPI displays and fixed multichannel FLAC import

- Fixed broken waveform scrolling and selection introduced in 3.7.6 - Added checksum to WavPack export

This is a patch release. It contains the following changes: * #9742 Added FFmpeg 8 support * #9565 Added middle-mouse drag panning over track panel (Thanks, Anders Jenbo (@AJenbo)) * #9863 Added "Import from audio.com" dialog to import audio files from audio.com * #9838 Fixed unstable cloud audio uploads * #9576 Allowed export as OGG/Opus when exporting with FFmpeg * #9929 Fixed 16-bit FLAC import * #9897 Library updates: libcurl to 8.17.0, wavpack to 5.7.0 ## New Contributors * @AJenbo made their first contribution in https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/9565 * @kgramhans made their first contribution in https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/9510 * @teetow made their first contribution in https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/9975 **NOTE:** When we first published the changelog, we accidentally included Spectrogram Wavelet analysis (Thanks, Klaus Gram-Hansen (@kgramhans)) as if it were already shipped. That one is not quite ready yet, so it is not enabled in this release. Sorry for the confusion! If you're curious and want to play with the experimental wavelet-enabled build, you can grab it here: https://github.com/audacity/a

## Notable changes since alpha-1 * Allow track range selection using shift enter by @embarc-gabriel in https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/9600 * Record anywhere by @grliszas14 in https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/9540 * Export loop region by @grliszas14 in https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/9489 * Paste behaviour preferences by @luapmartin in https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/9612 * Add setting to configure whether clicking on ruler should trigger playback by @embarc-gabriel in https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/9707 * Create loop region only when control key is pressed by @embarc-gabriel in https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/9712 * Smoother playhead by @saintmatthieu in https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/9613

## Windows ARM64 beta In this release, we added support for Windows ARM64. At this time, it comes with the following caveats: * Audacity for WoA requires Windows 11 or later. Windows RT is not supported. * Plugins (VST, OpenVINO, etc.) are not supported. * It requires an [WoA-version of FFmpeg](https://github.com/tordona/ffmpeg-win-arm64/releases), the regular installer does not work. * It was not thoroughly tested with all features and workflows due to a lack of devices – your feedback is welcome. ## Other changes: * #8942 Windows on ARM support (Thanks, Vasanth K (@vask2108) and Linaro!) * #9121 FLAC importer now supports 32-bit PCM (Thanks, Dr. K. D. Murray (@kdm9)!) * #8851 Fixed crash when rendering spectrum view (Thanks, Hailey Somerville (@haileys)!) * #9097 Fixed lost focus when registration window was closed * #8932 Fixed crash on wav import (when audio file is up to 7 ms long) * #4444 Fixed crash when using Macro Wizard * #9100, #8890 Updated libopus to 1.5.2, updated libcurl to 8.12.1, updated libpng to 1.6.50

This is a patch release. It contains the following changes: * Added a new welcome/what's new screen. * OpenVINO effects are now available on macOS. More about that can be found [in this blogpost](https://www.audacityteam.org/blog/openvino-mac/). * OpenVINO effects can now be found via the Get Effects button. (NB, this is a slow rollout - you may not see it there just yet at the time of release) * OpenVINO effects have been recategorized into their own category in the Effect menu. This also goes for the transcription and music generator feature, previously found in the Generate and Analyze menus, respectively. * #6890 Fixed a crash when closing a large unsaved project * #8709 Fixed a crash when using real-time effects that activate delay compensation * #8494 Fixed issue where Studio Fade Out creates a new clip when applied at the end of a clip * #8442 Fixed incorrect waveform rendering on clipped audio * #8559 Fixed unintended deletion of a clip when joining two clips with pitch adjustment * #3003 Effect preview now works when the track is muted * #8666 Fixed possible incorrect calculations in the Hamming window derivative (Thanks, @witw

This is a hotfix release. It fixes the following bugs: * #8426 Incorrect results when applying effects to multiple clips * #8425 Truncate Silence fails to work properly when there is more than one silent part

This is a patch release. It contains the following changes: * #8290 Fixed a crash when applying some effects across multiple tracks if one track is empty. * #8157, #8155 Fixed some crashes emanating from the Mixer window. * #7672 Returned the "Residue" option in noise reduction. (Thanks, Christopher Rooney!) * #7809 Modules are now allowed to stick around when patch releases like this one are published. This means you likely won't need to update the OpenVINO again during 3.7.x. * #7076 When adding a realtime effect to a track, the effect settings are now opened immediately. * #7819 Added an infobox when saving a project in a new version breaks compatibility with an old one. * #7740 Added a preference to turn off automatic tempo detection. * #4169 When duplicating tracks, the duplicated tracks now have independent realtime effect instances. * #7700 Fixed range-selection beyond the edge of a clip being destructive. * #8013, #8008, #8004, #8009, #8003, #8005, #8071 Improved stability of cloud saving. * #7410 Fixed pasting content from a clip at the beginning of itself being offset in time. * #4231 macOS: Fixed AUSoundIsolation. *

This is a patch release. It fixes the following bugs: * #7797 Effects can be applied to time-stretched clips. * #7620 Moving or renaming the installation directory no longer re-enables disabled modules. * #7652 Opening the "Adjust Playback Speed" dialog doesn't crash Audacity anymore.