Tenacity

6.6easy start · #73 of 130
in Audio Editing Software

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Runs where you workyes

Runs on Linux, Mac, Windows.

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Tenacity is ranked #73 of 130 in audio editing software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.

Compared on audio editing software

Free plan: Yes
Supported platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, *BSD, and Haiku
Multitrack editing: Yes
MIDI sequencing: No
Third-party plugins: Yes

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The record

Product: Tenacity is an easy-to-use, cross-platform multitrack audio editor and recorder developed by volunteers as open-source software.
Recording: It records from real or virtual audio devices.
Audio quality: It supports audio processing up to 32-bit float.
Formats: It imports and exports a wide range of audio formats, with FFmpeg available to extend format support.
Plugins and scripting: It supports VST, LADSPA/LV2 and AU plugins, Nyquist scripting, and scripting through named pipes with languages such as Python and Perl.
Editing and accessibility: It offers arbitrary-sample and multitrack timeline editing, keyboard editing, screen reader and narration support.
Intended users: The project describes uses including recording music, editing podcasts, and analyzing signals for academic research.
License: Tenacity is free and open-source software licensed under GNU GPL version 2 or later.
Platforms: The manual says official binaries are provided for Windows and 64-bit Linux; macOS is supported when building from source, with macOS 10.15 as the minimum.
Linux distribution: Linux distribution options listed include Flatpak and AppImage, though AppImages are provided as-is and AppImage-specific issues are unsupported.
Limits: The manual warns that the track area is not hardware accelerated and can use substantial CPU resources; project files may also grow unexpectedly large.
Feature gap: The manual says Tenacity has no way to adjust input or output volume levels because the Mixer Toolbar was removed.
Support: The project directs users to its Matrix channel for real-time help and its Lemmy community for discussions.
Audio formats: It imports and exports a wide range of audio formats, with FFmpeg available to extend format support.

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

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