# Audacity Support

## Getting started

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Downloading &#x26; Installing Audacity</strong></td><td>Learn how to install Audacity on your computer</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/-Mi6Nt7YbT2TjByXCxb-">/pages/-Mi6Nt7YbT2TjByXCxb-</a></td><td><a href="/files/Igx3nSCECR92GUyt2MtN">/files/Igx3nSCECR92GUyt2MtN</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Installing FFmpeg</strong></td><td>FFmpeg is required to import/export M4A &#x26; more</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/8JndTA9vmNWUULDVwGcu">/pages/8JndTA9vmNWUULDVwGcu</a></td><td><a href="/files/EE9Sl3QG7KR8wnlvMOcP">/files/EE9Sl3QG7KR8wnlvMOcP</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Editing audio</strong></td><td>Learn the basics of editing audio and applying effects</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/-Mi6dr92TY5VPs-MJ_UV">/pages/-Mi6dr92TY5VPs-MJ_UV</a></td><td><a href="/files/VxMt2jfr9uQZ5vCOQlzn">/files/VxMt2jfr9uQZ5vCOQlzn</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Noise reduction and removal</strong></td><td>Learn how to repair noisy audio recordings</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/-MiIOIsoEeOJc-YpoZTS">/pages/-MiIOIsoEeOJc-YpoZTS</a></td><td><a href="/files/5AI4257IRHbEqd9lt9fj">/files/5AI4257IRHbEqd9lt9fj</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Recording audio</strong></td><td>Learn how to record yourself with Audacity</td><td><em>Related:</em> <a href="/pages/-Mi6dj28EcnUGJOSO4vc"><em>Recording desktop audio</em></a></td><td><a href="/pages/-Mi6dg41_-q7hRqZa5yO">/pages/-Mi6dg41_-q7hRqZa5yO</a></td><td><a href="/files/xZwEqQfVJtuWKn4IkN6F">/files/xZwEqQfVJtuWKn4IkN6F</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Troubleshooting Audacity problems</strong></td><td>No sound? Error -9997? Find troubleshooting steps to common issues</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/0Q6LWTfHGNRRUvAQbjsd">/pages/0Q6LWTfHGNRRUvAQbjsd</a></td><td><a href="/files/qAaskqUz6X8LhKTnwrU8">/files/qAaskqUz6X8LhKTnwrU8</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## New in Audacity 3.4

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Watch the release video
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<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Music View</strong></td><td>A new view that makes music making a breeze</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/Pw3PKxhJeRhhx2UqGzTb">/pages/Pw3PKxhJeRhhx2UqGzTb</a></td><td><a href="/files/iGDetDUMzZIm8k6mO5o1">/files/iGDetDUMzZIm8k6mO5o1</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Time Stretching</strong></td><td>Quickly change the speed of clips</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/jPBeWO5TT6sflTeABJ1K">/pages/jPBeWO5TT6sflTeABJ1K</a></td><td><a href="/files/x7sAm4H5v2j4vBcQ1pxq">/files/x7sAm4H5v2j4vBcQ1pxq</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Aligning music to beats and measures</strong></td><td><em>See also:</em> <a href="/pages/Wtesqdsw8ihd79HPPKO8"><em>Making audio loops</em></a></td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/5WkrvzvUfs9tUC3bwUBi">/pages/5WkrvzvUfs9tUC3bwUBi</a></td><td><a href="/files/m4bluSySD3S64q83gmWJ">/files/m4bluSySD3S64q83gmWJ</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Featured

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Download plugins</strong></td><td>A directory of a wide range of free plugins you can use in Audacity</td><td><a href="https://plugins.audacityteam.org"><em>plugins.audacityteam.org</em></a></td><td><a href="/spaces/klCVENFte0GRy5IqVz0W">/spaces/klCVENFte0GRy5IqVz0W</a></td><td><a href="/files/Igx3nSCECR92GUyt2MtN">/files/Igx3nSCECR92GUyt2MtN</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Sharing audio online</strong></td><td>Learn how to share audio with our new sister service, <a href="https://audio.com"><em>audio.com</em></a></td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/5HhHf3jswOWdZBrAYwZ1">/pages/5HhHf3jswOWdZBrAYwZ1</a></td><td><a href="/files/6YqtsnPgPzSPkGMZDWfw">/files/6YqtsnPgPzSPkGMZDWfw</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Contribute to this site

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Check out [Contributing to Audacity](/~/revisions/3SXRVNgNNXfugJQShK9n/community/contributing.md) if you want to add or change some pages.
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