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Audacity doesn’t do video (it’s an audio application), though if you have FFmpeg installed you can import the audio stream from many video formats into Audacity.

Audacity is good to go and easy to use. Audacity lacks some of the features of some of the higher-end Digital Audio Workstations like Logic or Pro Tools, but for a free tool, it is extremely robust. Added features can be nice, but it may take aware from Audacity’s stream-lined process.

Audacity, largely being audio-editing software, cannot support the import and export of MP4 files but MP3 files. For the ones who are looking to edit their videos, thus require a different program to import or export their MP4 files into the interface.

HitFilm Express is the “audacity” for video editing. Why do I need a video editor in my arsenal?

Audacity, the well-known open-source audio-editing software, has been called spyware in a report, with privacy policy changes revealing the tool is collecting data on its users and sharing it with other firms, as well as sending the data to Russia.

Importing M4A (AAC) and MP4 files M4A(AAC) and MP4 files can be imported into Audacity on Mac as shipped. Then drag and drop files from Apple Music/iTunes into the Audacity window, or use File > Import > Audio to import files from the location stated in Apple Music/iTunes.

To build Audacity yourself, download the source code. You may copy, distribute, modify and/or resell Audacity, under the terms of the GNU GPL. You can find links to other useful Open Source audio and audio-visual applications, that you can download and use, in the Audacity Wiki.

The first thing you have to do is enable the Stereo Mixer. You can do this by right-clicking on the volume icon on your icon tray and click Sound. Then go to the Recording tab and enable the Stereo Mixer. Then, open Audacity, and in the recording section choose Stereo Mix, and then you can start recording from your computer.

Audacity on Windows is only available as a 32-bit application that may be used on 32-bit or 64-bit systems. For macOS Audacity 2.4.2 is 64-bit. For Windows 7 and earlier, legacy versions of Audacity are available on the Legacy Windows downloads page.

Audacity is an open-source audio editing software that can be downloaded for Windows, Mac, and Linux. I don’t have a strong editing background but was able to quickly grasp the main concepts of how to work the program, and make my audio sound just the way I wanted.