Audacity 2.0.1 update and Apple’s Podcasts app for iOS – TAP086
Why Audacity 2.0.1 is the most-helpful update and you should get it. And how Apple's Podcasts app for iOS works and will benefit podcasters.
Audacity 2.0.1 is the “most-useful update”
When the Audacity Team pushed the last Audacity 1.3 beta into a final 2.0, it was mostly bug fixes (and some introductions) and a version change. But not many features were enhanced or added in the major update.
Audacity 2.0.1 comes along and fixes several bugs, but also introduces some extremely useful features.
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Keyboard shortcuts for effects and plugins. If you have some favorite plugins, you can stop searching for them from your Effects menu and give them a keyboard shortcut through the Keyboard Preferences.
Plugins can be added to Chains. If you always use the same settings in the same plugins to process your audio (like I do), you can now add those effects and their saved settings inside a chain! This is especially helpful since Chris's Dynamic Compressor doesn't save settings, but you can create a Chain to remember them!
New “Paulstretch” effect. Have you heard when people super-slow down a pop song and turn it into something beautiful (even a Justin Bieber song)?
They usually used the standalone Paulstretch program. Now you can apply the same effect right within Audacity to slow down audio with no pitch change. This does a much better job than Audacity's built-in speed changers.
Read more about what's new in Audacity 2.0.1 from the changelog.
Apple's new Podcasts app for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad
With a recent iOS (Apple's mobile operating system for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad) 6 developer beta, many people had noticed that the podcasts section was removed from the Music app. This led to speculation that Apple would launch a standalone Podcasts app, just like they had for iBooks and Newstand.
The rumors were true and Apple launched the Podcasts app on Tuesday, June 26. I think it's a great idea, but poorly executed.
Here is Apple's email to podcasters announcing the new app.
Dear Podcast Provider,
Podcasts on iTunes Store are now available through Podcasts app, the easiest way to discover, subscribe to
