{"id":945,"date":"2024-07-17T00:09:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T00:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/audacity-3-6-released-new-master-effects-and-ffmpeg-7-support-enhances-open-source-audio-editing\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T06:25:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T06:25:45","slug":"audacity-3-6-released-new-master-effects-and-ffmpeg-7-support-enhances-open-source-audio-editing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/audacity-3-6-released-new-master-effects-and-ffmpeg-7-support-enhances-open-source-audio-editing\/","title":{"rendered":"Audacity 3.6 Released: New Master Effects and FFmpeg 7 Support Enhances Open-Source Audio Editing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>Audacity 3.6 open-source, free, and cross-platform audio editor has been released today as a major update introducing several new features, a fresh new look, and various improvements.<\/p>\n<p>Coming almost three months after <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/audacity-3-5-released-with-cloud-saving-beat-detection-pitch-shifting-and-more\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Audacity 3.5<\/a><\/strong>, the Audacity 3.6 release introduces master effects, which are effects that apply to the entire project at once, a new compressor and limiter effects that feature gain reduction history when they\u2019re used as a real-time effect, and new and improved dark and light themes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can switch between themes via Preferences -&gt; Interface. 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