Audacity windows 7 x64

This is a hotfix release. It fixes the following bugs:

• #8426 Incorrect results when applying effects to multiple clips
• #8425 Truncate Silence fails to work properly when there is more than one silent part

This is a patch release. It contains the following changes:

• #8290 Fixed a crash when applying some effects across multiple tracks if one track is empty.
• #8157, #8155 Fixed some crashes emanating from the Mixer window.
• #7672 Returned the «Residue» option in noise reduction. (Thanks, Christopher Rooney!)
• #7809 Modules are now allowed to stick around when patch releases like this one are published. This means you likely won’t need to update the OpenVINO again during 3.7.x.
• #7076 When adding a realtime effect to a track, the effect settings are now opened immediately.
• #7819 Added an infobox when saving a project in a new version breaks compatibility with an old one.
• #7740 Added a preference to turn off automatic tempo detection.
• #4169 When duplicating tracks, the duplicated tracks now have independent realtime effect instances.
• #7700 Fixed range-selection beyond the edge of a clip being destructive.
• #8013, #8008, #8004, #8009, #8003, #8005, #8071 Improved stability of cloud saving.
• #7410 Fixed pasting content from a clip at the beginning of itself being offset in time.
• #4231 macOS: Fixed AUSoundIsolation.
• #6342 Fixed audacity continuing to scroll after letting go of the scrollbar.
• #8110 Fixed black stripes appearing when zooming in while in the envelope or multi-tool.
• #8043 Added a new «get effects» button next to the Upload Audio button.
• #8211 Added UUID instance support. See this page for further info: https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/introducing-a-uuid-system-in-audacity-here-s-what-you-need-to-know/128561
• #7154 Fixed label texts using the wrong color in dark themes. (Thanks, GovindaMadhava!)
• #8261 Fixed tracks being incorrectly drawn on high zoom levels using high precision trackpads.
• #7902 Linux: Fixed FFmpeg loading in the Ubuntu 22.04 AppImage.

This is a patch release. It fixes the following bugs:

• #7797 Effects can be applied to time-stretched clips.
• #7620 Moving or renaming the installation directory no longer re-enables disabled modules.
• #7652 Opening the «Adjust Playback Speed» dialog doesn’t crash Audacity anymore.

Changes in version 3.7.0

The 3.7.x series is primarily maintenance releases while we’re working on Audacity 4.0. 3.7.0 fixes the following bugs:

• #6233, #7397, #6900 Improved Linux compatibility.
• #6702 Improved contrast in the light theme.
• #7008 MP3 exports: Renamed «Insane» to «Excessive».
• #7570, #7452 Improved non-standard character handling for cloud saving.
• #7486 Renamed «Split cut/delete» to «Cut/delete and leave gap».
• #7293 Pasting clips no longer moves clips on other tracks if «editing clips can move other clips» is enabled.
• #7312, #7382 Fixed database compacting not working properly sometimes.
• #6851 Improved startup speed on systems with many audio devices.
• #7186 Multi view: Fixed the hitbox of the x being misaligned with the visuals. (Thanks, Kurtsley)
• #7468 macOS: Fixed VST presets path.
• #7571 Adding, removing, replacing and reordering of effects now is undoable.
• #7573 Closing a project upon turning a realtime effect stack on and off doesn’t crash Audacity anymore.
• #7610 Canceling a stereo track mid-operation no longer crashes Audacity.
• #7385 Importing Opus files using libopus no longer shifts the audio data.

Changes in version 3.6.4

This is a patch release. It fixes the following bugs:

• #7310 Fixed another crash when exiting Audacity. (Thanks, Joe Souza!)
• #7312 Fixed projects not being compacted on close.

This is a patch release. It fixes the following bug:

• #7266 Fixed a crash when exiting Audacity. (Thanks, Joe Souza!)

This is a patch release. It adds a «Legacy» effects section containing the old Limiter, Compressor and Classic Filters.

It also fixes the following bugs:

• #6995 Fixed a hang after undoing.
• #6912 Fixed the zero line going missing.
• #6927 Fixed envelope appearance for clips offset from 0.
• #6955 Fixed Audacity turning white on some systems.
• #6857 Fixed the pitch indicator disappearing on Linux when hitting double digits.
• #6941 Fixed cutting not putting clips into the clipboard.
• #6926 Fixed pasting sometimes resetting the clip name.
• #6751 Fixed the track header UI breaking when resizing channels in a stereo track.
• #6847, #6846 Fixed LV2 plugin detection on macOS and Windows.
• #3679 Fixed Labeled Audio operations.
• #6924, #6989 Fixed Cloud projects sometimes not opening.
• #7060 Fixed a bug regarding stereo-to-mono splitting.
• #7055 Fixed a bug causing tracks with master effects sometimes only exporting silence.
• #7025, #7133 Fixed multi-channel OGG and Wavpack import.
• #7018 Fixed a crash after recording long sessions.
• #7126 Fixed a crash when failing to load a cloud project.
• #7093 Fixed Audacity maxing out the CPU when minimized.
• #7124 Fixed the «editing clips can move other clips» preference desynchronizing multiple tracks.

Other changes:

• #6736 The time track range now is a single dialog.
• #6929 Reverted the behavior of selection change when importing a clip to the previous behavior.

This is a hotfix release. It fixes the following bugs:

• #6889 Fixed a crash when exporting multichannel audio.
• #6882 Fixed a crash when pasting mono clips into stereo tracks.
• #4763 (Accessibility) Made more values available when using the plain UI of plugins. (Thanks, David Bailes!)
• #6855 Prevented incompatible versions from opening projects created in 3.6.x.
• #6892 Fixed the dark theme sometimes having white corners in buttons.

Major changes

• Master effects
  Audacity now features master effects. Master effects are effects which apply to the entire project at once. More information can be found at Using master effects & realtime effects.

• New compressor and limiter
  A new compressor and limiter has been added, replacing the previous versions. A gain reduction history has been added to these effects when they’re used as a realtime effect.
  Factory Presets suitable for a wide range of use cases for these effects have been provided by Vladislav Isaev and Marek Iwaszkiewicz, available via the Presets & Settings button.

• New themes
  Audacity now features new and improved dark and light themes. You can switch between themes via Preferences -> Interface. The theme previously used still is around as the Classic theme, and themes even older than that can be optionally installed as custom themes from here.
  Updated instructions on creating custom themes can be found here.

• Increased performance
  Audacity is now quite a bit snappier than before, especially when working on larger projects and on larger screens.

Other changes

• Added FFmpeg 7 support.
• You now can paste audio files into Audacity using Ctrl+V.
• Alternative waveform colors are now themeable by custom themes.
• Removed the track name overlay preference and the «blend themes» preference.
• Scripting: Added GetInfo: Type=Selection. (Thanks, Jonatã Bolzan Loss!)
• Added an Extras > Export > Export Selected Audio option.
• Import Raw: Added support for offsets larger than 2 GB.
• Redesigned the «what’s new» dialog.
• Added an option to the View menu to show/hide RMS in waveforms.
• OpenVINO AI effects can now be downloaded from audacityteam.org/download/openvino/

Bugfixes

• #6340 When recording to a new track, the track is now scrolled back into view again.
• #3825 The macro manager no longer shows parameterless actions as editable. (Thanks, Davi Nonnenmacher!)
• #6138 Pressing Esc in some preference dialogs no longer saves them.
• #4504 Fixed stray orange lines in the high contrast theme.
• #5626 Fixed the quality slider for Ogg export on Linux. (Thanks, Devpriya Nalin!)
• #6875 Fixed a bug which could open a project with the wrong sample rate.
• Various compiler warning fixes and OpenBSD build fixes. (Thanks, Brad Smith!)

This is a hotfix release. It fixes the following bugs:

• #6322 Fixed a crash on launch on macOS 11 and older.
• #6324 Fixed the update notification looking for alpha versions instead of release versions.
• #6321 Fixed a freeze when using macros on multiple files.