Audacity is a free and open-source digital audio editor and recording application software, licensed under GPL-2.0-or-later.
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play one second
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new
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N
open
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O
close
^
W
exit
^
Q
save project
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S
export audio
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E
export multiple
⇧
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L
import audio
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I
undo
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Z
redo
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Y
cut
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X
delete
^
K
copy
^
C
paste
^
V
duplicate
^
D
preferences
^
P
split cut
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⎇
X
split delete
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⎇
K
silence audio
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L
trim audio
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T
split new
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⎇
I
join
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J
detach at silences
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J
add label at selection
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B
add label at playback position
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M
paste text to new label
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⎇
V
cut labeled audio
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X
delete labeled audio
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K
split cut labeled audio
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⎇
X
split delete labeled audio
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⎇
K
silence labeled audio
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L
copy labeled audio
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⎇
C
split labeled audio
⎇
I
join labeled audio
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J
detach labeled audio at silences
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⎇
J
toggle full screen
F11
play to selection
B
play before selection start
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F5
play after selection start
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F6
play before selection end
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F7
play after selection end
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F8
play before and after selection start
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F5
play before and after selection end
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^
F7
play cut preview
C
selection tool
F1
envelope tool
F2
draw tool
F3
zoom tool
F4
time shift tool
F5
multi tool
F6
previous tool
A
next tool
D
delete
⌫
move to previous label
⎇
←
move to next label
⎇
→
cursor left / short seek left during playback
←
cursor right / short seek right during playback
→
selection extend left / long seek left during playback
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←
selection extend right / long seek right during playback
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→
change recording device
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I
change playback device
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O
change audio host
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H
change recording channels
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N
selection to start
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↖
selection to end
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↘
selection contract left
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^
→
selection contract right
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←
move backwards from toolbars to tracks
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^
F6
move forward from toolbars to tracks
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F6
move focus to previous track
↑
move focus to next track
↓
move focus to first track
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↖
move focus to last track
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↘
move focus to previous and select
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↑
move focus to next and select
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↓
toggle focused track
↵
cursor short jump left
,
cursor short jump right
.
cursor long jump left
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,
cursor long jump right
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.
change pan on focused track
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P
pan left on focused track
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⎇
←
pan right on focused track
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⎇
→
change gain on focused track
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G
increase gain on focused track
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⎇
↑
decrease gain on focused track
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⎇
↓
mute or unmute focused track
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U
solo or unsolo focused track
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S
close focused track
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C
select all
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A
select none
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^
A
select at zero crossings
Z
select in all tracks
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^
K
select in all sync-locked tracks
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^
Y
left at playback position
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right at playback position
]
track start to cursor
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J
cursor to track end
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K
toggle spectral selection
Q
previous clip
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⎇
P
next clip
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⎇
N
zoom in
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1
zoom normal
^
2
zoom out
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3
zoom to selection
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E
zoom toggle
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Z
fit to width
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F
fit to height
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^
F
collapse all tracks
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^
C
expand collapsed tracks
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^
X
skip to selection start
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[
skip to selection end
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]
play or stop
␣
play or stop and set cursor
X
loop play
⇧
␣
pause
P
record
R
record new track
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R
timer record
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T
punch and roll record
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D
cursor to track start
J
cursor to track end
K
cursor to project start
↖
cursor to project end
↘
add new mono track
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N
mix and render to new track
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^
M
mute all tracks
^
U
unmute all tracks
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U
repeat last effect
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R
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