Switching between Dark and Light themes in Audacity 4

Demo summary
The presenter demonstrates the new functioning dark and light themes in the Audacity 4 UI and shows how to select track visualization styles.
Step-by-step
- Open the Audacity 4 interface
- Select between the Dark or Light theme
- Choose a clip visualization style on the configuration screen
Options
- Toggle between Dark theme and Light theme
- Select 'Colorful' logic to color each track differently
- Select 'Audacity 3' style for traditional track visualization
Watch out for
- The demonstrated features are specific to the Audacity 4 beta version
Highlights
“it also has a functioning light theme that also looks pretty sleek”
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