21 Mar 24


Haven’t used timeshifting in Audacity in a while and wow this is so finicky.

The time shift tool is missing! Yes, that is intentional. Audio clips can now be dragged using the Selection tool (or any other tool) in the “Clip Handle”

by 2097 1 year ago

27 Aug 23

Audacity in the web browser. A free and open source browser based audio editor.

by tobhar 2 years ago saved 5 times

21 Jun 23

Hi Everyone. I am using 2.1.2 on Window 10 and have been using Audacity to record some guitar pieces I am learning. I’m sure what I am trying to is covered somewhere but I must not know the correct terms for finding th

by martz 2 years ago

I am new to Audacity having only previously used SADiE. In SADiE the original audio is never changed and edits are made through an EDL (Edit Decision List). Edits are simply pointers to the main audio track(s). This me

by martz 2 years ago

08 Jun 23

However, the linear scale of +/- 1 is not arbitrary. For 32-bit float PCM audio, the linear scale values correspond with the actual numeric values of the samples, and for 16 / 24-bit integer formats, the integer values are scaled to a range of +/- 1.0, so regardless of the format, the +/- 1 linear scale corresponds to actual numeric values of the audio samples.

by martz 2 years ago


Personally, I like the linear chart when editing dialog. I find it’s linear resolution makes identifying exact words a bit easier for me, so I can cut, paste, or edit a bit faster.

While mastering, the dB scale makes it easier for me to pick out small details, like clicks and deep breaths.

by martz 2 years ago

07 Jun 23






väga head videod digitaalse heli olemuse õppimiseks.

by martz 2 years ago

This first video from Xiph.Org presents the technical foundations of modern digital media via a half-hour firehose of information. One community member called it “a Uni lecture I never got but really wanted.”

by martz 2 years ago

Continuing the “firehose” tradition of maximum information density, Xiph.Org’s second video on digital media explores multiple facets of digital audio signals and how they really behave in the real world.

by martz 2 years ago