From 199d33461498d7ca3460bccce7642a94edc11353 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steve Daulton Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 22:49:34 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Create README.md --- README.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..91c087738 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +[![Audacity](https://forum.audacityteam.org/styles/prosilver/theme/images/Audacity-logo_75px_trans_forum.png)](https://www.audacityteam.org) +========================= + +[**Audacity**](https://www.audacityteam.org) is an easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. Developed by a group of volunteers as open source. + +- **Recording** from any real, or virtual audio device that is available to the host system. +- **Export / Import** a wide range of audio formats, extendible with FFmpeg. +- **High quality** using 32-bit float audio processing. +- **Plug-ins** Support for multiple audio plug-in formats, including VST, LV2, AU. +- **Macros** for chaining commands and batch processing. +- **Scripting** in Python, Perl, or any language that supports named pipes. +- **Nyquist** Very powerful built-in scripting language that may also be used to create plug-ins. +- **Editing** multi-track editing with sample accuracy and arbitrary sample rates. +- **Accessibility** for VI users. +- **Analysis and visualization** tools to analyze audio, or other signal data. + +## Getting Started + +For end users, the latest Windows and macOS release version of Audacity is available from the [Audacity website](https://www.audacityteam.org/download/). +