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Audacity: Using the redesigned Graphic Equalizer

Demo summary

The demo shows the improved legibility of the equalizer, including decibel popups when dragging sliders and the ability to draw curves across multiple sliders.

Step-by-step

  1. Open the Graphic Equalizer effect
  2. Drag individual sliders to adjust specific frequency decibel levels
  3. Click and drag your mouse across multiple sliders to draw a custom curve
  4. Select a preset from the top of the interface

Options

  • Use the decibel values on the left and horizontal reference lines for visual guidance
  • View precise decibel changes via the popup that appears while dragging

Tips

  • Drag your mouse across the equalizer to quickly set multiple values at the same time

Highlights

overall legibility is improved

All demos from “How We're Redesigning Audacity For The Future

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  2. 23:030:14Non-destructive clip trimmingThe video shows how users can grab the edges of audio clips to trim them while preserving the underlying audio data for later recovery.AudacityAI Audio Editor
  3. 24:490:17Applying real-time effects stacksThe narrator demonstrates opening the effects panel on a track to stack VST or Audio Unit plugins non-destructively.AudacityAI Audio Editor
  4. 27:300:28Snapping to beats and measuresThe demo shows the new snapping settings and the ruler display for beats and measures, allowing for musical sample alignment.AudacityAI Audio Editor
  5. 34:470:38Customizing the Audacity 4 UIThe narrator demonstrates the new dockable top bar, custom meters, and the button used to toggle specific feature visibility in the interface.AudacityAI Audio Editor
  6. 37:270:27Multi-clip selection and time-stretchingThe demo shows the rebuilt clip system in Audacity 4, where multiple clips are selected and moved or time-stretched simultaneously using new UI handles.AudacityAI Audio Editor
  7. 40:520:38Ripple editing and clip groupingThe narrator demonstrates the new grouping system and ripple editing shortcuts that move all clips on a track or timeline to maintain synchronization.AudacityAI Video Editor
  8. 43:120:38Using the redesigned Graphic EqualizerCurrentThe demo shows the improved legibility of the equalizer, including decibel popups when dragging sliders and the ability to draw curves across multiple sliders.AudacityAI Audio Editor
  9. 47:510:11Sample-level editing with the Pen toolThe narrator shows how the pen tool automatically activates when zooming into the sample level for precise audio corrections.AudacityAI Audio Editor
  10. 49:100:36Splitting clips with the Scissors toolThe demo showcases the new split tool, including the 'S' key temporary trigger and the ability to split across all tracks simultaneously using the Shift key.AudacityAI Video Editor
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  1. 22:520:11Moving audio clips with handles in Audacity 3.1The narrator demonstrates how the addition of visual handles allows users to drag and move audio clips horizontally without switching to a dedicated 'Time Shift' mode.Tantacrul
  2. 23:030:14Non-destructive clip trimmingThe video shows how users can grab the edges of audio clips to trim them while preserving the underlying audio data for later recovery.Tantacrul
  3. 24:490:17Applying real-time effects stacksThe narrator demonstrates opening the effects panel on a track to stack VST or Audio Unit plugins non-destructively.Tantacrul
  4. 27:300:28Snapping to beats and measuresThe demo shows the new snapping settings and the ruler display for beats and measures, allowing for musical sample alignment.Tantacrul
  5. 34:470:38Customizing the Audacity 4 UIThe narrator demonstrates the new dockable top bar, custom meters, and the button used to toggle specific feature visibility in the interface.Tantacrul
  6. 37:270:27Multi-clip selection and time-stretchingThe demo shows the rebuilt clip system in Audacity 4, where multiple clips are selected and moved or time-stretched simultaneously using new UI handles.Tantacrul
  7. 43:120:38Using the redesigned Graphic EqualizerCurrentThe demo shows the improved legibility of the equalizer, including decibel popups when dragging sliders and the ability to draw curves across multiple sliders.Tantacrul
  8. 47:510:11Sample-level editing with the Pen toolThe narrator shows how the pen tool automatically activates when zooming into the sample level for precise audio corrections.Tantacrul
  9. 0:560:14Accessing the Master Effects Channel in AudacityThe narrator demonstrates how to open the effects panel by clicking the effects button on a track and locating the new Master Channel to apply a real-time compressor to the overall mix.Audacity
  10. 0:270:44Apply EQ filters in AudacityThe narrator demonstrates how to select audio and apply Bass Boost, Treble Boost, and Low Roll-off for Speech using the Filter Curve EQ effect in Audacity.GuideRealm
  11. 1:110:20Configure audio compressor in AudacityThe user shows how to navigate to the Compressor effect in Audacity and input specific values for threshold, noise floor, and ratio to normalize the audio.GuideRealm
  12. 0:510:15Prepare audio track in AudacityThe user demonstrates how to trim, zoom, and duplicate an audio waveform in Audacity using keyboard shortcuts and UI handles to prepare for processing.Mike Russell