Audacity is an easy to use multitrack audio editor and recorder
The new version Audacity 3.3 has already been released And in this new release some interesting features are presented, among which the improvements in the tools stand out, as well as the addition of new effects, reproduction improvements and more.
For those unfamiliar with Audacity, you should know that this is one of the programs most emblematic of Free Software, with which we can perform audio recording and editing digitally from our computer. This application is cross-platform so it can be used on Windows, MacOS, Linux and more.
Audacity in addition to allowing us to record multiple audio sources it can also allow us to post-processing all kinds of audio, including podcasts, by adding effects like normalization, cropping, and fading in and out.
Main new features in Audacity 3.3
In this new version of Audacity 3.3, it is highlighted that the integrated Bass & Treble, Distortion, Phaser, Reverb and Wah effects are now compatible with real-time operation, in addition to the addition of a new Shelf Filter effect that increases or reduces frequencies below or above a certain frequency.
Another of the changes that stands out in this new version is that itThe bottom toolbar has been redesigned: the “Snap” panel It is now separate from the "Selection" panel, plus the Time Signature panel has been added.
In addition to this, it is also highlighted that in Audacity 3.3 support for the FFmpeg 6 package (avformat 60) was added, as well as that a test version of the "Rhythms and times" line (Beats and Bars) was added and Zoom behavior has been greatly improved
Of the other changes that stand out from this new version of Audacity 3.3:
- The project sample rate has been moved to the audio settings (Audio Settings -> Audio Settings).
- Added a new line “Linear (dB)” (“Linear (dB)”), which allows you to change the volume of the sound in the range from 0 to -∞ dBFS.
- When copying clips between projects, the ability to copy smart clips or just the visible part is provided.
- A Delete button has been added to the Cut/Copy/Paste panel.
- Audacity no longer alternates tracks unnecessarily.
- Linux playback now handles output latency better (less stutters).
- The EQ effect no longer resets clip names.
- Audacity no longer crashes when trying to load projects with plugins that have since been removed.
- Resampling a track no longer clips it.
- Moved from Breakpad to Crashpad.
Finally if you are interested in knowing more about it, you can check the details In the following link.
How to install Audacity 3.3 on Ubuntu and derivatives?
For those interested in being able to try this new version, they should know that at the moment the application package has not yet been updated within the third-party repositories, we can choose at this time to download the AppImage file, which we can obtain with the following command
wget https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases/download/Audacity-3.3.0/audacity-linux-3.3.0-x64.AppImage
Now let's give it execute permissions with:
sudo chmod +x Audacity-3.3.0/audacity-linux-3.3.0-x64.AppImage
And we can run the application either by double clicking on the downloaded file or on the same terminal with the command:
./Audacity-3.3.0/audacity-linux-3.3.0-x64.AppImage
Install Audacity from Flatpak
Another method with which we can install this audio player in our beloved Ubuntu or one of its derivatives is with the help of Flatpak packages and type the following command in a terminal:
flatpak install --from https://flathub.org/repo/appstream/org.audacityteam.Audacity.flatpakref
Finally, you can open this audio player on your system by searching for its launcher in your application menu.
In case of not finding the launcher, you can run the application with the following command:
flatpak run org.audacityteam.Audacity
If you already had the player installed by this means and you want to check if there is an update to it, you can do it by typing the following command in a terminal:
flatpak --user update org.audacityteam.Audacity