multi-platform open-source digital audio recording and editing application

Audacity is a free and open-source digital audio editor and recording application software, available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and other Unix-like operating systems. As of December 6, 2022, Audacity is the most โ€ฆ Wikipedia
Factsheet
Developers Muse Group
The Audacity Team
Initial release May 28, 2000; 25 years ago (2000-05-28)
Stable release 3.7.7 (11 December 2025)
Factsheet
Developers Muse Group
The Audacity Team
Initial release May 28, 2000; 25 years ago (2000-05-28)
Stable release 3.7.7 (11 December 2025)
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Audacity
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Audacity ยฎ | Free Audio editor, recorder, music making and more!
Audacity supports all major audio formats, allowing you to convert WAV to MP3, FLAC, Ogg and much more. ... Elevate your productions with a vast selection of third-party plugins, including VST3, Nyquist and more. ... Visualize frequencies in Audacity's Spectogram view or use scientific Vamp analyzers to make discoveries.
Discussions

Any good basic Audacity tutorials for beginners?
Here is a good one: https://youtu.be/yzJ2VyYkmaA If you need a more structured format, Larry Hudson puts on an Audacity course several times a year. Larry is a working voice actor, so he approaches it from that perspective. I believe his next one starts on January 10. You can find him through his VO Heaven Workouts group on Zuckbook, or at voheaven dot com More on reddit.com
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Anyone know how to use audacity properly?
Audacity is a surprisingly powerful tool for certain applications, but you'll probably need a modern DAW if you want to efficiently mix and master anything. More on reddit.com
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June 13, 2022
Learning How to Edit Audio Through Audacity and Struggling
google "free daw" More on reddit.com
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January 3, 2024
audacity tutorials | AppleVis
hi is there any audio podcasts on how to use audacity i'm having trouble figuring out how to select pieces of audio More on applevis.com
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November 17, 2013
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YouTube
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Audacity Tutorials for Beginners - YouTube
Audacity tutorial series for complete beginners. You'll be an Audacity audio editing expert by the end of this video playlist.
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Buzzsprout
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Audacity Tutorial for Podcasters: How to Setup, Record, and Edit a Podcast
In this guide, you'll learn how to record, edit, and export your podcast episodes using Audacity - free software available for both Mac and Windows.
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Wikihow
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4 Ways to Use Audacity - wikiHow
June 16, 2025 - In Audacity, set your preferences as shown: ... Confirm connection. Check to make sure your outputs and inputs are properly routed by first selecting Start Monitoring from the popup menu below the input meters (by the microphone icon), then playing your instrument. The LR input meters should respond. If the meters are hitting 0dB, use the Input Volume Slider to lower the input level so that the meters only approach 0 during the loudest sections.
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Audacity
manual.audacityteam.org
Audacity Manual
1 Menu Bar 2 Transport Toolbar 3 Tools Toolbar 4 Edit Toolbar 5 Audio Setup Toolbar 6 Sharing & Effects Toolbar
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Audacity
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Tutorials for Audacity - Audacity Manual
From Audacity Development Manual ยท Jump to: navigation, search ยท โ–  Return to the Reference Manual ยท โ–  How to use Audacity ยท โ–  Audacity Support - many of the tutorials have been moved to the Audacity Support site ยท โ–  Searching the Manual ยท
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Audacity
support.audacityteam.org โ€บ basics โ€บ recording-desktop-audio
Recording desktop audio | Audacity Support
Audacity can record computer audio (including sound from YouTube, Spotify and more). ... Click on Audio Setup and select Windows WASAPI as the Host. ... Select the output you want to use (the device you're using to listen) as the input.
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University of California, Santa Cruz
guides.library.ucsc.edu โ€บ DS โ€บ Resources โ€บ IntroToAudacity
Intro to Audacity - Tutorials + Resources - Library Guides at University of California, Santa Cruz
October 7, 2025 - Recording Meter Toolbar: Click Start Monitoring before recording, watch the bars and if they start to turn red, youโ€™re audio is too loud and at risk for clipping (the same is true for the Playback Meter Toolbar to the right of it). Audacity, like most other audio (and video) editing platforms, is organized around โ€œtracks,โ€ which represent layers of sound.
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Reddit
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r/audioengineering on Reddit: Learning How to Edit Audio Through Audacity and Struggling
January 3, 2024 -

Hi! I am tryong to learn a new skill that I have a lot of interest in. It was suggested that a good free program to start with is Audacity. I have followed a couple of tutorial videos but I am struggling with the program quite a bit, it feels clunky and I am not the most technically savy person when it comes to these programs.

Do you have any tips/ tricks that made using this program more manageable?

Also, is there another more beginner friendly program y'all might recommend?

Thank you in advance for all your help and information _^

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CafeSaxophone
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Recording - Audacity photo tutorial | CafeSaxophone Forum
December 16, 2013 - I don't know if this will help or hinder people trying to use Audacity, but here is a photo list of how to do it. First open Audacity, then go to File in the top left hand corner Then drop down to Import and slide across to Audio Now you need ...
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Audacity
support.audacityteam.org โ€บ basics โ€บ audacity-editing
Editing audio | Audacity Support
This page is an introduction tutorial to editing in Audacity. It covers how to import files, making cuts, rearranging clips, and applying effects!
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AppleVis
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audacity tutorials | AppleVis
November 17, 2013 - 3. If you need to reposition these markers, press space to stop playback, then comma to move the playback position back (or the app will just play your selection) and try again. There are commands to move your selection around which you can find in Audacity's keyboard reference (on google) or in the edit > move selection menu.
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Quora
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What is Audacity? Is it a good program for beginners in audio editing? - Quora
Answer: Audacity is feckin' great. I've used it for years. I remember when the Windows version had its own build of FFMPeg wrapped into the code. Yes, as someone who has used macOS X 10.3, Windows 10 and Ubuntus from versions 12.01 to 21, I would recommend it for a beginner to audio editing. No...
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SUNY Geneseo
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Audacity Quick Guide
Select โ€œOKโ€ to apply the effect. ... Use the Selector tool to select a segment of noise that you wish to remove from the track.
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Dani Voice Overs
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Audacity Tutorial Guide: The Basics. Includes Video
November 19, 2025 - In this first episode, we will ... us understand and make a better use of Audacity. What is sound? What is amplitude and wave length? We will give you all the key info in this three-minute video. With this knowledge, weโ€™re ready to take our first steps in the wonderful ...
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Roblox Developer Forum
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Audacity โ€“ Tutorial and How-TOs [Simplified] - Bulletin Board
April 13, 2019 - About Me My name is 01damage, and I have recently showed interested in music composition. I have done research about the fundamentals of composing music, software (includes DAWs, synths and plugins) and more. [Audacity link] Table of Contents What is Audacity Features included with Audacity How to make music on Audacity [1] What is Audacity Audacity is a versatile digital audio workstation (DAW).