What does mixed down mean in Audacity?

Mix down to Stereo or Mono: This is Audacity’s default behavior and means that if your project contains only mono tracks panned to center, they will be mixed upon export to a file containing a single mono channel. The audio will still play equally out of both speakers on most systems.

Can Audacity be used as a mixer?

Mono tracks show in both track meters, as in the Meter Toolbar. You can select a Mixer Board track by clicking its instrument image (or the Audacity logo if no instrument image is available). Selection of a track in Mixer Board is indicated by the blue background.

How do I use custom mix in Audacity?

The Advanced Mixing Options dialog appears if you have chosen “Use custom mix” in the Import / Export section of Preferences. Use this dialog to export multi-channel (surround sound) files or to make customized assignments between Audacity tracks and the channels in the exported file.

How do I combine two audio files in audacity?

To mix explicitly, select all the tracks you want to mix together then choose either Tracks > Mix > Mix and Render or Tracks > Mix > Mix and Render to New Track (shortcut Ctrl + Shift + M).

What does it mean to mix audio tracks in audacity?

Mixing Audio Tracks. Mixing refers to the process of combining multiple Audacity tracks which play simultaneously into a single track. Audacity mixes automatically when playing or exporting, but it can also physically mix selected multiple tracks together into one within the project.

Is there a way to mute All tracks on Audacity?

None: A third option in Tracks Preferences, the ” None ” setting, removes the Solo button from all tracks, leaving just a Mute button which silences whichever track or tracks it is applied to.

How do you solo more than one track on Audacity?

To solo more than one track, hold Shift down while clicking the Solo button on the additional tracks to be soloed. On the additional tracks that are soloed, the Solo button overrides the Mute button.

Is there a way to download audacity for free?

Audacity is free software. To build Audacity yourself, download the source code. You may copy, distribute, modify and/or resell Audacity, under the terms of the GNU GPL. You can find links to other useful Open Source audio and audio-visual applications, that you can download and use, in the Audacity Wiki.