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

Features of Audacity include:

  • Ability to record through microphone or mixer, or recordings from cassettes, minidisks or LPs.
  • Import and export multiple formats with the ability to edit and/or combine the produces tracks.
  • Support for multiple sound depths
  • Easy, graphical editing of sound files with cut, copy, paste and delete.
  • Full range of keyboard shortcuts to manipulate the sound files.
  • Access to multiple sound effects.
  • Plugin support
  • Several analysis modes for interrogating sound files

Audacity

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How to install audacity software in Ubuntu?

I am new to Ubuntu and trying to install audacity on Ubuntu. I tried these commands & didn't work. sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:audacity-team/daily && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install audacity && sudo apt-get -f install can anybody…
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Invisible audacity session running won't let me start audacity

When I run audacity I get the following error message: The system has detected that another copy of Audacity is running. Running two copies of Audacity simultaneously may cause data loss or cause your system to crash.Use the New or Open…
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Where to get Audacity Stable?

I'm on Ubuntu 14.04. According to the help menu in Audacity, it is version 2.0.6-alpha-May 31 2014, and it has bugs and occasionally crashes in the middle of recording. Losing an hour of recording/edits is not cool. Is there a ppa download for the…
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How can Audacity help me determine vocal range and voice type?

Is there a way to use Audacity to record someone sing a song and then have a look at what musical notes a person has hit? Here is a list of what type of singers exist: Soprano: C4 – C6 Mezzo-soprano: A3 – A5 Contralto: F3 – F5 Tenor: C3 –…
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Use native Unity menus in Audacity

When using Audacity in Ubuntu, you'll find that the menu bar is placed inside the window, and not in the usual location. This means it takes up more space than it should, and it makes it impossible to use the Alt menu to search for menubar items. I…
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Pre defined voice software for Ubuntu 12.04

I make videos or at times translate videos to local languages. Currently, I record using Audacity and simply export as mp3. It is a bit difficult to make my voice sound better in Audacity. Is there any software which can give a predefined male voice…
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Audacity menu options grayed out

These options should be available. The track is stopped not paused and I can use the options they just look grayed out and the options I can't use look like I can use them. I've only had this issue with Ubuntu, my Windows PC doesn't have this issue.…
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Why does Audacity doesn't work properly in Ubuntu 14.10?

I have audacity running well on a laptop with ubuntu 15.04 but on another computer with Ubuntu 14.10, it simply doesn't work, vlc and clementine work well with sound but when I try to record or play sound with audacity in Ubuntu 14.10, audacity…
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Audacity weird error

I use Ubuntu Studio 18.04.2 LTS (64 bit Linux) and Audacity 2.3.1 Each time I try to record a new track, with another track already recorded, the software crashes and gives me an errors message and report (which I can not to ulpoad here, because I…
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How to Make Raw Data Recognizable in Audacity

I want to import a file from Zynaddsubfx. Here are the steps I am taking in Audacity: File Import Raw Data I pick the file I want, from Zynaddsubfx, which is a .xmz file. The file is imported, but it lasts about a mili-second and all I hear is white…
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Failed to Download Package Files

I have been trying to update my system in order to install Audacity. I got most of the updates to work but not the security updates for some reason. Now every time i try and download audacity from the software centre it comes up with the message…
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audacity finds no audio devices

I was recording in audacity with a headset and when I playback the recording, I can’t hear anything I went to this website Ubuntu 23.04: No audio after starting Audacity and followed these 4 steps Create a new ALSA configuration file. Open Terminal…
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unable-to-record-speaker-output-using-audacity-in-Ubuntu 23-04

In Ubuntu 23.04 Audacity will not record at all and there none of the listed options shown work to record audio. ALSA is the only alternative and including my microphone listed in sound settings is not even shown in the audio input options.
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Can't compile Audacity from source on Ubuntu 20.04

Trying to build Audacity v2.4.2 on Ubuntu 20.04 from source. Following instructions from http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Building_On_Linux What I've done so far: Installed all dependencies Cloned and built wxwidgets 3.1.3 with gtk2 Tested…
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