Audacity 4 Beta: FIRST LOOK at the New UI & Features!

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Koytek Wattenberg Media·696 views · Jun 2026

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1. 0:130:29Switching between Dark and Light themes in Audacity 4The presenter demonstrates the new functioning dark and light themes in the Audacity 4 UI and shows how to select track visualization styles.Audacity· AI Audio Editor
2. 1:430:35Recording audio and using track metersLeo records a live audio clip to demonstrate the new per-track input and output meters in the Audacity 4 interface.Audacity· AI Audio Editor
3. 2:480:45Drawing and selecting without mode switchingThe demo shows how Audacity 4 allows users to draw waveforms and select audio without manually switching between tool modes using F-keys.Audacity· AI Audio Editor
4. 3:461:25Editing audio with the new Split toolThe presenter uses the new Split tool to click and isolate a spike in the audio, then deletes it using the ripple delete function.Audacity· AI Audio Editor
5. 5:110:45Non-destructive clip movement and restorationThe demo illustrates non-destructive editing by moving clips to new tracks and dragging clip boundaries to make deleted audio reappear.Audacity· AI Audio Editor
6. 5:560:24Color coding audio clipsThe user selects an audio clip and changes its color to yellow to demonstrate the improved clip organization system.Audacity· AI Audio Editor
7. 6:460:34Closing gaps on all tracks with ripple deleteThe presenter demonstrates the 'delete and close gap on all tracks' feature to keep multiple tracks in sync during edits.Audacity· AI Video Editor
8. 7:250:21Grouping clips in Audacity 4Leo demonstrates how to select multiple clips and group them so they can be moved and edited as a single unit.Audacity· AI Audio Editor
9. 8:060:36Adjusting volume and panning in track headersThe demo shows the redesigned track headers, specifically how to use the volume slider and the panning knob.Audacity· AI Audio Editor
10. 10:560:44Using Spectral View and vertical rulersThe demo shows how to toggle the spectral view on a track and add a vertical ruler to identify specific frequencies.Audacity· AI Audio Editor