Pending Feature Requests

This locked page is for the use of sysops to transfer feature requests from the Audacity Forum and other sources. They will be reviewed and where appropriate transferred to the Wiki Feature Requests page. For this page, it is best not to summarise, but paste in verbatim, so the context of the suggestion can be understood.

Not yet reviewed

• Autodetect LAME library: In Audacity, I export my recordings to MP3 using the LAME library. Everytime I install it, I have to go to the Preferences menu and show the path to the library. It's always in "Audacity\Plug-ins" directory. Since it is the default place to put plugins, could Audacity automatically detect if the LAME library is in the "Plug-ins"?
  • SteveTF responds: LAME is a bit different to other plug-ins (such as effects plug-ins). If you put it in the main Audacity program folder instead of the plug-ins folder, it will probably be detected automatically. (seems to work with Audacity 1.3.x anyway).

• "Cut in" on a previously recorded track: I know I can record two tracks and merge them but what I'd really like would be a way to set a record starting point so that when the track reaches that point it begins recording over the track. It would be useful when correcting a mistake. For example you could set the playback point a few seconds before the mistake, hit record, play along with the track to get your timing down, and when it reaches the recording point have it record the current input.
  • SteveTF replies: The behaviour that you are asking for is similar to how drop in recording is done on hardware recorders. That method is useful when the number of available tracks is limited, but with Audacity you can have as many tracks as you like, thus allowing a more powerful and flexible method of drop in recording. The way I do drop in recordings is to mark the position of the drop in region with a label, then start recording over the necessary area (beginning before the bad bit and ending after the bad bit). In Audacity 1.3.x, labels mark regions, not just single points. I can then click on the label name to select the bad region and "Split Cut" it, then trim the new take to fill the gap. There is no need to mix these two tracks (unless I want to) as they will automatically be mixed when I export. Some of the advantages of this method are that I can adjust the position of each of the clips to get a seamless join. I can cross fade the new clip into place if I want, and I can adjust the volume, Eq and anything else on the new clip so that it matches the existing audio perfectly.

• Reload from disk: I am using a program to generate .wav files and each time it saves into the same file. It would be very usefull for me to have a button like "reload from disk". A hotkey for it would be useful too

 

Reviewed but not added - intending to delete

These pending FRs were posted here but on review, appear to be inappropriate for the reasons stated (for example, the Beta already supports this feature). Unless reasons for adding them/more explanations of usefulness/purpose are given, they will be deleted.