Hi, my name is Martin Keary and this video,
I'm going to take you through the major new features we've introduced in Audacity 3.2.
For those who use Audacity for audio production, such as podcasters or voice over artists,
we're proud to announce that Audacity now supports real-time effects for
VST, audio units, LV2 and LADSPA.
For those not familiar with the power of real-time effects, let me explain:
in previous versions, if you applied an effect to a track, it would altered the audio in a way
that couldn't be modified later. If you were unhappy with the effect you applied and wanted
to change it, you'd need keep undoing until it was removed and then reapply the effect again.
This limited Audacity's effectiveness for larger projects containing multiple tracks,
where it's only natural to need to tweak effects throughout the production process.
But now, with the addition of real-time effects, you can make changes at any point.
To apply them, simply select this Effects button, which opens a sidebar that lets you
specify the effects you want to use. And if you want to add effects to a different track,
just select it and the sidebar will update accordingly. Using this sidebar,
you can rearrange effects, mute them or remove them at any point in your project.
If you are new to the world of real-time effects, this option to 'get more effects' will take you
to our new online manual, where we've provided links to some of the most popular free plugins.
All you'll need to do is install them and they'll then appear in this list.
In combination with non-destructive editing, which we included in our last release,
Audacity is now a highly capable and powerful audio production tool.
Apart from realtime FX, you'll notice that we've also done some work to tidy up the interface too.
Many of the audio settings which were displayed in these dropdowns have been combined into one
Audio settings button and we've combined these four components for metering and volume settings
into two smarter components that take up far less space.
And if you look closely, you'll see another new feature that we're proud to introduce to Audacity:
the ability to share your audio files for free, using our new online service:
audio.com. This feature allows you to quickly export and share your audio using a special link.
With these new capabilities, Audacity can now be your one-stop solution for recording audio,
polishing projects and sharing your work with others. And we're only just getting started.
There are many more major improvements coming to Audacity very soon. If you want
to stay notified about what's coming next, make sure to subscribe to this channel.
Thanks very much and take care!