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Audacity 2.1.0 Manual
Help Resources
- most common questions are answered in the FAQ- Search the Wiki for extra tips and tutorialsVisit the Forum for technical help Using Help Resources
Using Audacity
Quick Help
- Getting Started - Recording, Importing, Editing, Exporting...
Understanding Audacity
- Foundations
- Managing Audacity Projects - Audacity's internal workspace
- Audacity Setup and Configuration
- Toolbars Overview - including how to arrange Toolbars
- Audio Tracks, Waveform view and Spectrogram view
- Label Tracks
- Playing and Recording
- Importing audio and Exporting audio files - For use in other programs
- Navigation Tips, Playback Tips and Audio Alignment Tips
Tutorials
- Editing an Audio File - Import the file, edit and export it
- Your First Recording - Record microphone, guitar, keyboard
- Mixing Voice with Background Music - For podcasts
- Recording Multi-track Overdubs - Record over other tracks
- Copying tapes, LPs and other media to CD or computer
- Recording streaming audio playing on the computer
- Splitting a recording into separate tracks
- Vocal Removal and Isolation
- Looping - make an audio loop with Audacity
- Making Ringtones - For your cellphone
- Burning Audio CDs and How to import CDs
- Exporting to iTunes and Importing from iTunes
- Example Workflows
Help with Advanced Topics
- Sync-Locked Track Groups
- Accessibility - Audacity for the visually impaired
- Latency when recording overdubs
- Chains - for batch processing and effects automation
- Crash Recovery
- Customizing Audacity, Scripting and Simplifying Menus
Reference
Guide to the Project Window
1 Menu Bar
2 Transport Toolbar
3 Tools Toolbar
4 Recording Meter Toolbar
5 Playback Meter Toolbar
6 Mixer Toolbar
7 Edit Toolbar
8 Transcription Toolbar
9 Device Toolbar
10 Timeline
11 Track Control Panel
12 Audio Track
13 Label Track
14 Selection Toolbar
15 Status Bar
Hover over and click on the image to learn more. Skip the image
More Details for the Project Window
LAME MP3 export and FFmpeg import/export libraries for more formats
On-Demand Loading of uncompressed files
Preferences - changing your settings
Preferences are at the bottom of the Edit menu (or in the Audacity menu on Mac).
Many settings can be changed including keyboard shortcuts and the interface language.
Preferences settings can be reset to default at any time.
Index, Glossary and More
- Audacity License
- Information for Developers - join our developer community
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