Audacity v1.3.5 beta now available

The Audacity Team has announced the release of Audacity v1.3.5 beta for Windows, Mac and Linux/Unix. Changes include improvements and new features for recording, import/export and the user interface. Because it is a work in progress and does not yet come with complete documentation or translations into foreign languages it is recommended for more advanced users. For all users, Audacity 1.2.6 is a stable release, complete and fully documented. You can have Audacity 1.2.6 and 1.3.5 installed on the same machine.

Changes in Beta version 1.3.5

Recording / Playback:

• Several bugs fixed so that latency correction should be better, and more devices work correctly.
• Problems with invalid sample rates under Linux should be much rarer.
• Newer version of Portaudio library.
• New feature to record onto the end of an existing track (hold Shift while clicking Record).

Import / Export:

• Updated versions of Libogg, Libvorbis, Libflac, Libsndfile and Twolame libraries.
• Handling of unsupported file formats more informative.
• Handling of file names with slashes on OS X improved.
• New dialog allows replacement of illegal file name characters on all platforms.

Interface:

• Improved scaling and layout for rulers and VU meters.
• Envelope fixes/improvements including full control of undo/redo.
• New keyboard shortcuts and improved menu navigation.
• Preferences:
  • More intuitive tab arrangement.
  • New options for mute/solo and Metadata Editor behavior.
  • Language can now be changed without restart.
• Expanded Build Information tab.

Effects:

• New Vocal Remover plug-in, improvements for Generate effects.

Compilation:

• Fixes when building Audacity with libraries disabled.
• Improvements to make Mac and Solaris builds easier.

Security:

• Full fix for issue CVE-2007-6061 on systems where temporary directories can be changed by other users.

Miscellaneous:

• Updated translations for many locales.
• Several stability improvements.