Release Notes 2.3.0/Issues

This page provides a detailed list of issues for Audacity 2.3.0

Related article(s): Release Notes 2.3.0

Known Major Issues at Release

None

Known Issues

Accessibility Issues and Localization Issues are tracked separately.

• RepeatableAll bugs happen on all platforms, Mac, Linux and Windows.
• Repeatable bugs are ones that we know how to make happen.
• MoonPhase and CometReturns bugs are bugs that are seen rarely, and we don't know how to make them happen (makes it harder for us to debug them).
• Enhancements are not actually bugs, but are places in Audacity where we have consensus about what Audacity should do that it does not currently do.

ID	P	Severity	Summary (18 tasks) ⇒	ID
2734	P2	RepeatableAll	Apply macro may not create the macro-output folder in the source directory	2734
2201	P3	Repeatable	Linux: Audacity does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification	2201
1314	P3	Repeatable	Linux: Audacity doesn't remember being extended across multiple displays	1314
1826	P3	Repeatable	Linux: Dropout detection fails to detect dropouts on Linux	1826
1834	P3	Repeatable	Linux: Help -> Quick Help dialog produces an empty second dialog	1834
2361	P3	Repeatable	Linux: High-dpi displays are not supported	2361
2675	P3	Repeatable	Linux: Malformed tool tips in Mixer Board	2675
1713	P3	Repeatable	Linux: MIDI: Note track playback requires additional set up	1713
2674	P3	Repeatable	Linux: Mixer Board sliders slow to respond when multiple tracks	2674
276	P3	Repeatable	Linux: PULSE-AUDIO issues. Freeze repeatedly starting/stopping streams	276
2678	P3	Repeatable	Linux: Source will not build if path contains a space character	2678
1071	P3	Repeatable	Linux: Ubuntu Unity: Crash accessing non-RTP effect in another project when a non-RTP effect is already previewing	1071
1209	P3	Repeatable	Linux: Vertical ruler shows no numbers at extreme zoom level with non-linear Track spectrogram frequency	1209
2385	P3	Repeatable	Linux: wxgtk3: Background fails to update with i3 Window manager	2385
335	P3	Repeatable	Linux: wxWidgets locale translations not being used	335
306	P3	Repeatable	Linux: xrun glitches when recording with software playthrough, caused by too demanding PortAudio latencies	306
2355	P3	Repeatable	Mac: Moving focus within the toolbar with tabbing gets stuck at playback meter.	2355
2171	P3	RepeatableAll	Toolbars are not repainted on theme change until close and reopen Audacity.	2171

This table has notes with some user help and explanations of impact of these bugs.

ID	cf_releasenotetext
2734
2385
2674
2675
335
1209
2171
2355	Go to System Settings and open Keyboard/Shortcuts setting and set the Keyboard Access to "all controls". Control+F7 will toggle this setting as well.
1071	GROUP: Effects and Analysis (Linux) On Ubuntu with the Unity interface enabled in audacity.desktop, previewing a built-in or Nyquist effect or generator in one project then opening the same effect or generator in another project will cause a crash. There may sometimes be a crash if opening any built-in or Nyquist effect or generator in another project when such an effect is already previewing.
1314	GROUP: Interface (Linux) Audacity currently does not support being extended across multiple displays, so that Audacity is visibly straddled between monitors. If Audacity is quit when the greater part is on the primary monitor, Audacity reopens centred on the primary monitor. If Audacity is quit when the greater part is on the secondary monitor, Audacity reopens on and at left of the secondary monitor.
1834	Group: Interface On Linux if you have no local Manual installed, when you use Help > Quick Help you get two dialogs (instead of the single one expected). One of these dialogs is empty.
1713	GROUP: MIDI (OS X and Linux) Note track playback requires additional setup on Mac and Linux. See these pages on the wiki for Mac and Linux
1826	GROUP: Playback and Recording (Linux) Dropout detection may not work.
2201	Group:Linux Audacity does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification
276	GROUP:Miscellaneous platform-specific issues (Linux) A playback or recording freeze, recording dropouts or fast playback may occur when using PulseAudio. Freezes may be caused by repeatedly starting and stopping playback or recording in quick succession (or by holding down the Play or Record button).
306	GROUP:Playback and Recording (OS X and Linux) PortAudio's default latency values which are used when recording with software playthrough are much lower than Audacity's default "Audio to buffer" setting. This may cause playthrough or recording glitches when recording with software playthrough enabled, especially when using pulse on Linux. Workaround for Linux: record from an (hw) device instead if software playthrough is required.
2361	Linux: High-dpi display is not supported. Workaround: Set Desktop font scaling small enough to make Audacity usable
2678	When building from source, ensure that the source tree path does not contain any space characters.