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|Name=Audacity
 
|Name=Audacity
|Short description=Audio editor
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|Short description=Audio editor and recorder
|Full description=Audacity is a cross-platform multitrack audio editor that lets you record sounds directly or import Ogg, WAV, AIFF, AU, IRCAM, or MP3 files. It features a few simple effects, all of the editing features you should need, and unlimited undo. The GUI is built with wxWidgets and the audio I/O currently uses PortAudio.
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|Full description='''Audacity is a cross-platform multitrack audio editor that lets you record sounds directly or import Ogg, WAV, AIFF, AU, IRCAM, or MP3 files.'''
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It features a few simple effects, all of the editing features you should need, and unlimited undo. The GUI is built with wxWidgets and the audio I/O currently uses PortAudio.
 
|Homepage URL=http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
 
|Homepage URL=http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
|Is GNU=No
 
 
|User level=beginner
 
|User level=beginner
|VCS checkout command=svn checkout http://audacity.googlecode.com/svn/audacity-src/trunk/ audacity-read-only
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|VCS checkout command=svn co http://audacity.googlecode.com/svn/audacity-src/trunk/ audacity
 
|Computer languages=C++
 
|Computer languages=C++
 
|Documentation note=Manual, Tutorial and Tips available from: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/
 
|Documentation note=Manual, Tutorial and Tips available from: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/
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|IRC general=irc://chat.freenode.net/audacity
 
|Related projects=Ambisuite
 
|Related projects=Ambisuite
|Keywords=audio,sound,C++,mp3,ogg,editor,wav,au,AIFF,OSS,audacity,sound file,IRCAM,audiokonverter
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|Keywords=audio, sound, mp3, ogg, editor, wav, au, AIFF, OSS, sound file, ircam, audiokonverter
|Version identifier=1.3.14
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|Version identifier=2.0.6
|Version date=2011/12/11
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|Version date=2014/09/29
|Version status=beta
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|Version status=stable
|Version download=http://audacity.googlecode.com/files/audacity-minsrc-1.3.14-beta.tar.bz2
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|Version download=http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/
|Last review by=Andrew Engelbrecht
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|Version comment=http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Release_Notes_2.0.6
|Last review date=2012/02/03
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|Last review by=Calinou
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|Last review date=2014/10/31
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
|Submitted date=2011-04-01
 
|Submitted date=2011-04-01
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|Status=
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|Is GNU=No
 
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{{Project license
 
{{Project license
 
|License=GPLv2
 
|License=GPLv2
 
|License verified by=Andrew Engelbrecht
 
|License verified by=Andrew Engelbrecht
|License verified date=2002-12-13
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|License verified date=2012-02-03
 
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{{Person
 
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|Role=Maintainer
 
|Role=Maintainer
 
|Email=audacity-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
 
|Email=audacity-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
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|Resource URL=
 
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{{Software category
 
{{Software category
|Audio=editor, mp3, ogg-vorbis, waveform-manipulation
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|Audio=editor, mixing, mp3, ogg-vorbis, waveform-manipulation
 
|Interface=x-window-system
 
|Interface=x-window-system
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|Programming-language=C++
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|Runs-on=Windows, BSD, OS X
 
|Use=editing
 
|Use=editing
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|Uitoolkit=wxwidgets
 
|Works-with=audio
 
|Works-with=audio
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|Works-with-format=mp3, ogg-vorbis
 
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|Prerequisite description=libogg
 
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|Featured date=2012/02/04
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Revision as of 16:13, 31 October 2014


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Audacity

http://audacityteam.org/
Audio editor and recorder

Audacity is a cross-platform multitrack audio editor that lets you record sounds directly or import Ogg, WAV, AIFF, AU, IRCAM, or MP3 files.

It features a few simple effects, all of the editing features you should need, and unlimited undo. The GUI is built with wxWidgets and the audio I/O currently uses PortAudio.





Licensing

License

Verified by

Verified on

Notes

License

GPLv3

Verified by

Andrew Engelbrecht

Verified on

3 February 2012

Notes

Audacity is released under the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).

Individual source files may be available under other licenses as specified in those files or an accompanying file. In particular, many source files are available under GPL version 2 (GPLv2) or (at your option) any later version, and this is the default license used where no other license is specified.

Documentation is distributed under a Creative Commons-Attribution license. (CC-BY 3.0)

Following are the full license texts of the * GNU General Public License Version 2 (GPLv2), * GNU General Public License Version 3 (GPLv3), and * Creative Commons-Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY 3.0)

licenses.




Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)Role
Audacity Developer Team Maintainer


Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
BugMailing List Info/Archivehttp://www.audacityteam.org/contact#feedback
Debian (Ref)https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/audacity
DeveloperMailing List Info/Archivehttp://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/audacity-devel
UsersMailing List Info/Archivehttps://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/audacity-users


Software prerequisites

KindDescription
Weak prerequisitelibvorbisenc
Required to usewxWidgets
Required to uselibsndfile
Weak prerequisitelibvorbis
Required to useexpat
Weak prerequisitelibmp3lame
Weak prerequisitelibmad
Weak prerequisitelibogg




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