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Cassette tapes, the dominant music format before CDs and streaming, are generally expected to last around 30 years even under ideal conditions, since their magnetic coating gradually loses lubrication and can detach over time. However, actual longevity depends heavily on how tapes were stored, with many well-kept cassettes from the 1970s and 80s still playable today.
Muse Group has released Audacity 4, a major update to the long-running free audio editor that introduces non-destructive editing, overlapping and splittable clips, refreshed effects, and a redesigned home screen for project organization. The release also brings a new visual theme system aligning Audacity with Muse's other apps like MuseScore and Audio.com.
The open-source audio editor Audacity has released version 4.0, bringing a redesigned user interface alongside improvements to its editing tools. The software remains free, cross-platform on desktop, and supports common formats like WAV, AIFF, FLAC and MP3, along with over 100 sound effects and features such as auto-ducking for podcast mixing.
Muse Group has released Audacity 4.0, the free open-source audio editor's biggest update since Version 3.0 five years ago. The release adds a redesigned interface with dark mode, expanded non-destructive editing that allows overlapping clips, multi-clip trimming and grouping, a new envelope tool for automation, and a one-click splitting tool.
Audacity 4.0 has shipped with a rebuilt Qt-based interface, a new clip-editing model, customizable workspaces, native high-DPI rendering, and a new AUP4 project format. Official Windows builds also gain ASIO playback and recording support alongside broader changes to how the app handles recording, playback, plugins, and projects.
Audacity has released version 4.0, rebuilding its application interface on the Qt framework and introducing a redesigned clip-editing model. The update adds features like multi-clip selection and editing, clip grouping, freer clip placement across mono and stereo tracks, a dedicated splitting tool, smarter paste handling, and expanded snapping and alignment options.