November 13, 2007: Audacity 1.3.4 (Beta) Released

-New features
New Welcome Screen with introduction to Audacity.
Enhanced Windows Shell integration, so Audacity shows up in lots of Windows places such as "Open With".
New keyboard command: 'Mix and Render to New Track' (bound to Ctrl+Shift+M).
New keyboard shortcut: "Shift-A" starts playback when stopped, or performs "Stop and Select" when playing.
Added support for VAMP audio analysis plug-ins.
Solo button solos only one track at a time, and a track cannot be both mute and solo.

-Interface
Keyboard shortcuts for making short/long jumps along the timeline.
Added 'Snap To' in the Selection Bar.
Made keyboard navigation easier when multiple menu items with the same first letter exist.
Enhanced interface for label editing.
Layout of OK/Cancel buttons consistency improved.
Preferences:
"Select all audio in project, if none selected" (on by default).
"Beep on completion of longer activities" (system bell, not main output).
Other preferences cleaned up and explanations improved.
Envelopes: Many fixes when copying / pasting / repeating.
Many translation updates.
Track height fixed in several cases.
CleanSpeech mode switching without closing and re-opening fixed.

-Opening/Saving Formats
Metadata editor added for OGG, FLAC and WAV/AIFF exports, and general improvements.
Metadata import improved.
Muted tracks are no longer audible in the exported mix.

-Effects
Truncate Silence: support for multiple and stereo tracks.
Dtmf Generator:
Added support for keypad letters.
Added an amplitude control.
Compressor: variable decay time added.
Equalization:
Clicks at start / end prevented.
Improvements to saved curves being found.
Preview works correctly.
'Merge' command appears in Undo history.
Clipping detected more reliably.
Nyquist plug-ins reviewed and enhanced.
Better (and more) progress bars.
Cancelling effect always restores previous audio.
Several improvement to effects in batch mode.

-Recording/Playback
Improvements to latency correction.
Updated version of portaudio-v19 library.

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