Documentos de Académico
Documentos de Profesional
Documentos de Cultura
Sí, estos son los mismos comandos que en los menús , los mismos que en "Comandos y accesos directos"
también, solo que se presentan de manera diferente.
Algunos comandos se omiten intencionalmente del Administrador de macros (como "Cerrar:") porque no son
adecuados para su uso en macros.
Esta tabla muestra los elementos de los menús que se pueden programar.
Menú Archivo
El menú Archivo proporciona comandos para crear, abrir y guardar proyectos de Audacity e importar y exportar
archivos de audio.
ID de
secuencia de Acción Parámetros Descripción
comandos
Crea una nueva ventana de proyecto vacía,
Nuevo: Nuevo ninguno para comenzar a trabajar en pistas nuevas o
importadas.
Presenta un cuadro de diálogo estándar
donde puede seleccionar archivos de audio,
Abierto: Abierto... ninguno
una lista de archivos (.LOF) o un archivo de
proyecto Audacity para abrir.
Cierra la ventana del proyecto actual y le
Cerrar: Cerrar ninguno solicita que guarde su trabajo si no lo ha
guardado.
Guardar Guardar
ninguno Varias formas de guardar un proyecto.
proyecto: proyecto
Proyecto Proyecto ninguno Compacte su proyecto para ahorrar espacio
compacto: compacto en disco.
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Archivo: Exportar
Archivo: Importar
Menú de edición
El menú Editar proporciona comandos de edición estándar (Deshacer, Rehacer, Cortar, Copiar, Pegar y Eliminar)
además de muchos otros comandos específicos para editar audio o etiquetas.
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selección se desplaza.
Igual que Eliminar, pero no se desplaza
Dividir
SplitDelete: ninguno ninguno de los datos de audio o etiquetas a
Eliminar
la derecha de la selección.
Reemplaza el audio seleccionado
Silencio: Silenciar audio ninguno actualmente con silencio absoluto. No
afecta a las pistas de etiquetas.
Elimina todo el audio excepto la selección.
Si hay otros clips separados en la misma
Podar: Recortar audio ninguno pista, estos no se eliminan ni se desplazan a
menos que se recorten la longitud completa
de un clip o clips. No afecta a las pistas de
etiquetas.
Cree o elimine clips separados en la pista de audio. Un clip dentro de una pista de audio es una sección separada
de esa pista que se ha dividido para que pueda manipularse de forma algo independiente de los otros clips de la
pista.
ID de
secuencia de Acción Parámetros Descripción
comandos
Divide el clip actual en dos clips en el punto
Separar: Separar ninguno del cursor o en tres clips en los límites de
selección.
Hace un corte dividido en la selección
actual en la pista actual, luego crea una
SplitNuevo: Split nuevo ninguno
nueva pista y pega la selección en la nueva
pista.
Si selecciona un área que se superpone a
uno o más clips, todos se unirán en un clip
Entrar: Entrar ninguno
grande. Las regiones intermedias entre clips
se vuelven silenciosas.
En una región de selección que incluye
silencios absolutos, crea clips individuales
Separarse en los
Separar: ninguno no silenciosos entre las regiones de silencio.
silencios
El silencio se convierte en un espacio en
blanco entre los clips.
Editar: etiquetas
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Los comandos de audio etiquetados aplican comandos estándar del menú Editar al audio de una o más regiones
etiquetadas. Las etiquetas en sí mismas no se ven afectadas.
ID de secuencia
Acción Parámetros Descripción
de comandos
Igual que el comando Cortar, pero opera
CutLabels: Corte ninguno
en regiones de audio etiquetadas.
Igual que el comando Eliminar, pero opera
DeleteLabels: Borrar ninguno
en regiones de audio etiquetadas.
Igual que el comando Split Cut, pero
SplitCutLabels: Corte dividido ninguno
funciona en regiones de audio etiquetadas.
Dividir Igual que el comando Split Delete, pero
SplitDeleteLabels: ninguno
Eliminar opera en regiones de audio etiquetadas.
Igual que el comando Silenciar audio, pero
SilenceLabels: Silenciar audio ninguno
funciona en regiones de audio etiquetadas.
Igual que el comando Copiar, pero opera
CopyLabels: Dupdo ninguno
en regiones de audio etiquetadas.
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Seleccione el menú
El menú Seleccionar tiene comandos que le permiten realizar selecciones de pistas o partes de las pistas en su
proyecto.
ID de secuencia de
Acción Parámetros Descripción
comandos
Seleccionar todo: Todos ninguno Selecciona todo el audio en todas las
pistas.
Seleccione Ninguno: Ninguno ninguno Deselecciona todo el audio en todas las
pistas.
Cursor a la Selecciona desde la posición del cursor
posición
SelCursorStoredCursor: ninguno hasta la posición del cursor
almacenada del
cursor almacenada previamente
Almacenar
Stores the current cursor position for
StoreCursorPosition: posición del ninguno
use in a later selection
cursor
Moves the edges of a selection region
At Zero
ZeroCross: none (or the cursor position) slightly so they
Crossings
are at a rising zero crossing point.
Select: Tracks
Tracks
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
Extends the current selection up and/or
SelAllTracks: In All Tracks none
down into all tracks in the project.
Extends the current selection up and/or
In All Sync-
SelSyncLockTracks: none down into all sync-locked tracks in the
Locked Tracks
currently selected track group.
Select: Region
For modifying, saving and restoring a selection.
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
SetLeftSelection: Left at none When Audacity is playing, recording
Playback or paused, sets the left boundary of a
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Select: Spectral
View Menu
View Menu has commands that determine the amount of detail you see in all the tracks in the project window. It
also lets you show or hide Toolbars and some additional windows such as Undo History.
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
Brings up the History window which can
then be left open while using Audacity
UndoHistory: History... none normally. History lists all undoable
actions performed in the current project,
including importing.
Brings up the Karaoke window, which
Karaoke: Karaoke... none displays the labels in a "bouncing ball"
scrolling display
Mixer Board is an alternative view to the
audio tracks in the main tracks window.
MixerBoard: Mixer Board... none Analogous to a hardware mixer board,
each audio track is displayed in a Track
Strip.
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ShowExtraMenus: Extra Menus none Shows extra menus with many extra less-
(on/off) used commands.
Show Clipping Option to show or not show audio that is
ShowClipping: none
(on/off) too loud (in red) on the wave form.
View: Zoom
Zoom in/out on the horizontal axis. Show more detail or show a longer length of time.
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
Zooms in on the horizontal axis of the
ZoomIn: Zoom In none audio displaying more detail over a shorter
length of time.
Zooms to the default view which displays
ZoomNormal: Zoom Normal none
about one inch per second.
Zooms out displaying less detail over a
ZoomOut: Zoom Out none
greater length of time.
Zoom to Zooms in or out so that the selected audio
ZoomSel: none
Selection fills the width of the window.
Changes the zoom back and forth between
ZoomToggle: Zoom Toggle none
two preset levels.
Advanced
Enable for left-click gestures in the
AdvancedVZoom: Vertical none
vertical scale to control zooming.
Zooming
View: Skip to
Move forward/backwards through the audio
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
When there is a selection, moves the cursor
SkipSelStart: Selection Start none to the start of the selection and removes the
selection.
When there is a selection, moves the cursor
SkipSelEnd: Selection End none to the end of the selection and removes the
selection.
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View: Toolbars
Toolbars can be used to determine which of the Audacity toolbars are displayed. By default all toolbars are
shown except Spectral Selection and Scrub
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
Using this command positions all
toolbars in default location and size
ResetToolbars: Reset Toolbars none
as they were when Audacity was first
installed
Controls playback and recording and
Transport
ShowTransportTB: none skips to start or end of project when
Toolbar
neither playing or recording
Chooses various tools for selection,
ShowToolsTB: Tools Toolbar none volume adjustment, zooming and
time-shifting of audio
Recording Displays recording levels and toggles
ShowRecordMeterTB: none
Meter Toolbar input monitoring when not recording
Playback
ShowPlayMeterTB: none Displays playback levels
Meter Toolbar
Adjusts the recording and playback
ShowMixerTB: Mixer Toolbar none volumes of the devices currently
selected in Device Toolbar
Cut, copy, paste, trim audio, silence
ShowEditTB: Edit Toolbar none
audio, undo, redo, zoom tools
Play-at-Speed Plays audio at a slower or faster speed
ShowTranscriptionTB: none
Toolbar than normal, affecting pitch
Controls playback and recording and
ShowScrubbingTB: Scrub Toolbar none skips to start or end of project when
neither playing or recording
Selects audio host, recording device,
Device
ShowDeviceTB: none number of recording channels and
Toolbar
playback device
Controls the sample rate of the
Selection project, snapping to the selection
ShowSelectionTB: none
Toolbar format and adjusts cursor and region
position by keyboard input
Displays and lets you adjust the
Spectral
current spectral (frequency) selection
ShowSpectralSelectionTB: Selection none
without having to be in Spectrogram
Toolbar
view
Transport Menu
Transport Menu commands let you play or stop, loop play, scrub play or record (including timed and sound
activated recordings).
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
Rescan for audio devices connected to your
Rescan Audio computer, and update the playback and
RescanDevices: none
Devices recording dropdown menus in Device
Toolbar
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Transport: Playing
These commands control playback in Audacity. You can Start, Stop or Pause playback of the audio in your
project.
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
Starts and stops playback or stops a
recording (stopping does not change the
restart position). Therefore using any play
or record command after stopping with
PlayStop: Play/Stop none
"Play/Stop" will start playback or recording
from the same Timeline position it last
started from. You can also assign separate
shortcuts for Play and Stop.
Starts playback like "Play/Stop", but
stopping playback sets the restart position to
the stop point. When stopped, this command
Play/Stop and
PlayStopSelect: none is the same as "Play/Stop". When playing,
Set Cursor
this command stops playback and moves the
cursor (or the start of the selection) to the
position where playback stopped.
PlayLooped: Loop Play none Plays the selection over and over again.
Temporarily pauses playing or recording
Pause: Pause none
without losing your place.
Transport: Recording
These commands control recording in Audacity. You can Start, Stop or Pause recording in your project. You can
either start a recording on your existing track or an a new track.
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
Starts recording at the end of the currently
Record1stChoice: Record none
selected track(s).
Recording begins on a new track at either
Record New
Record2ndChoice: none the current cursor location or at the
Track
beginning of the current selection.
TimerRecord: Timer Record... none Brings up the Timer Record dialog.
Punch and Roll Re-record over audio, with a pre-roll of
PunchAndRoll: none
Record audio that comes before.
Temporarily pauses playing or recording
Pause: Pause none
without losing your place.
Transport: Scrubbing
Scrubbing is the action of moving the mouse pointer right or left so as to adjust the position, speed or direction
of playback, listening to the audio at the same time - a convenient way to quickly navigate the waveform to find
a particular event of interest. Speed changes are made by rotating the mouse wheel while scrubbing.
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
Scrubbing is the action of moving the
mouse pointer right or left so as to adjust
Scrub: Scrub none the position, speed or direction of
playback, listening to the audio at the
same time.
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Transport: Cursor to
These commands let you move the cursor to the start or end of the selection, track or any adjacent Clip that you
may have
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
Moves the left edge of the current
CursSelStart: Selection Start none selection to the center of the screen,
without changing the zoom level.
Moves the right edge of the current
CursSelEnd: Selection End none selection to the center of the screen,
without changing the zoom level.
Moves the cursor to the start of the
CursTrackStart: Track Start none
selected track.
Moves the cursor to the end of the
CursTrackEnd: Track End none
selected track.
Previous Clip Moves the cursor position back to the
CursPrevClipBoundary: none
Boundary right-hand edge of the previous clip
Next Clip Moves the cursor position forward to
CursNextClipBoundary: none
Boundary the left-hand edge of the next clip
Moves the cursor to the beginning of
CursProjectStart: Project Start none
the project.
Moves the cursor to the end of the
CursProjectEnd: Project End none
project.
This submenu lets you manage and set various options for transport (playing and recording) in Audacity
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
Sound
Sets the activation level above which
SoundActivationLevel: Activation none
Sound Activated Recording will record.
Level...
Sound
Activated Toggles on and off the Sound Activated
SoundActivation: none
Recording Recording option.
(on/off)
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Tracks Menu
Tracks Menu provides commands for creating and removing tracks, applying operations to selected tracks such
as mixing, resampling or converting from stereo to mono, and lets you add or edit labels.
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
Allows you to resample the selected track(s)
Resample: Resample... none
to a new sample rate for use in the project
Removes the selected track(s) from the
RemoveTracks: Remove Tracks none project. Even if only part of a track is
selected, the entire track is removed.
Ensures that length changes occurring
Sync-Lock anywhere in a defined group of tracks also
SyncLock: none
Tracks (on/off) take place in all audio or label tracks in that
group.
Tracks: Mix
Tracks: Mute/Unmute
Tracks: Pan
Pans left right or center audio tracks in the project
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
PanLeft: Left none Pan selected audio to left speaker
PanRight: Right none Pan selected audio centrally.
PanCenter: Center none Pan selected audio to right speaker.
Commands that provide an automatic way of aligning selected tracks with the cursor, the selection, or with the
start of the project.
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
Aligns the selected tracks one after
Align End to
Align_EndToEnd: none the other, based on their top-to-
End
bottom order in the project window.
Align the selected tracks so that they
Align_Together: Align Together none start at the same (averaged) start
time.
Aligns the start of selected tracks
Align_StartToZero: Start to Zero none
with the start of the project.
Aligns the start of selected tracks
Start to
with the current cursor position or
Align_StartToSelStart: Cursor/Selection none
with the start of the current
Start
selection.
Start to Aligns the start of selected tracks
Align_StartToSelEnd: none
Selection End with the end of the current selection.
Align_EndToSelStart: End to none Aligns the end of selected tracks
Cursor/Selection with the current cursor position or
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Generate Menu
Generate Menu lets you create audio containing tones, noise or silence.
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
Selecting this option from the Effect
Menu (or the Generate Menu or Analyze
Menu) takes you to a dialog where you
can enable or disable particular Effects,
Add / Remove Generators and Analyzers in Audacity.
ManageGenerators: none
Plug-ins... Even if you do not add any third-party
plug-ins, you can use this to make the
Effect menu shorter or longer as required.
For details see Add / Remove Effects,
Generators and Analyzers.
Shows the list of available Audacity
built-in effects but only if the user has
Built-in: Built-in none
effects "Grouped by Type" in Effects
Preferences.
Shows the list of available Nyquist effects
Nyquist: Nyquist none but only if the user has effects "Grouped
by Type" in Effects Preferences.
Generate: Built-in
Shows the list of available Audacity built-in effects but only if the user has effects "Grouped by Type" in Effects
Preferences.
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
Chirp: Chirp... double StartFreq, (default:440)
Generates four different types of tone
waveforms like the Tone Generator, but
double EndFreq, (default:1320)
additionally allows setting of the starting
double StartAmp, (default:0.8)
and ending amplitude and frequency.
double EndAmp, (default:0.1)
Sine
Square
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Sawtooth
Square, no alias
enum Interpolation,
(default:Linear)
Linear
Logarithmic
string Sequence,
(default:audacity)
Generates dual-tone multi-frequency
DtmfTones: DTMF Tones... (DTMF) tones like those produced by the
double Duty Cycle, (default:55)
keypad on telephones.
double Amplitude, (default:0.8)
White
Noise: Noise... Pink Generates 'white', 'pink' or 'brown' noise.
Brownian
Sine
Square Generates one of four different tone
Sawtooth waveforms: Sine, Square, Sawtooth or
Tone: Tone...
Square, no alias Square (no alias), and a frequency between
1 Hz and half the current project rate.
enum Interpolation,
(default:Linear)
Linear
Logarithmic
Generate: Nyquist
Shows the list of available Nyquist effects but only if the user has effects "Grouped by Type" in Effects
Preferences.
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
int pitch, (default:0)
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double click-track-dur,
(default:0)
enum click-type,
(default:Metronome)
Metronome
Ping (short)
Ping (long)
Cowbell
ResonantNoise
NoiseClick
Drip (short)
Drip (long)
Effect Menu
Audacity includes many built-in effects and also lets you use a wide range of plug-in effects.
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
Selecting this option from the Effect Menu
(or the Generate Menu or Analyze Menu)
takes you to a dialog where you can enable
or disable particular Effects, Generators
Add / Remove and Analyzers in Audacity. Even if you do
ManageEffects: none
Plug-ins... not add any third-party plug-ins, you can
use this to make the Effect menu shorter or
longer as required. For details see Add /
Remove Effects, Generators and
Analyzers.
Repeat Last Repeats the last used effect at its last used
RepeatLastEffect: none
Effect settings and without displaying any dialog.
Shows the list of available LADSPA
LADSPA: LADSPA none effects but only if the user has effects
"Grouped by Type" in Effects Preferences.
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Effect: Built-in
double DuckAmountDb,
(default:-12)
double InnerFadeDownLen,
(default:0)
track is heard.
double ThresholdDb,
(default:-30)
double MaximumPause,
(default:1)
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(default:0.2)
louder parts less than the quieter
double ReleaseTime, parts. Make-up gain can be applied
(default:1)
to either method, making the result
bool Normalize, (default:True)
as loud as possible without clipping,
bool UsePeak, (default:False)
but not changing the dynamic range
further.
enum Type, (default:Hard
Clipping)
Hard Clipping
Soft Clipping
Soft Overdrive
Medium Overdrive
Hard Overdrive Use the Distortion effect to make
Cubic Curve (odd the audio sound distorted. By
harmonics) distorting the waveform the
Even Harmonics frequency content is changed, which
Expand and Compress will often make the sound "crunchy"
Leveller or "abrasive". Technically this effect
Distortion: Distortion... Rectifier Distortion is a waveshaper. The result of
Hard Limiter 1413 waveshaping is equivalent to
applying non-linear amplification to
bool DC Block, (default:False)
the audio waveform. Preset shaping
double Threshold dB, functions are provided, each of
(default:-6)
which produces a different type of
double Noise Floor, distortion.
(default:-70)
double Parameter 1,
(default:50)
double Parameter 2,
(default:50)
size_t FilterLength,
(default:8191)
bool InterpolateLin,
(default:False)
enum InterpolationMethod,
(default:B-spline)
Adjusts the volume levels of
FilterCurve: Filter Curve...
particular frequencies
B-spline
Cosine
Cubic
size_t FilterLength,
(default:8191)
bool InterpolateLin,
(default:False)
enum InterpolationMethod,
(default:B-spline)
Adjusts the volume levels of
GraphicEq: Graphic EQ...
particular frequencies
B-spline
Cosine
Cubic
double LUFSLevel,
Loudness (default:-23)
Changes the perceived loudness of
LoudnessNormalization:
Normalization... double RMSLevel, the audio.
(default:-20)
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number of times.
double RoomSize, (default:75)
double Reverberance,
(default:50)
A configurable stereo reverberation
double HfDamping, effect with built-in and user-added
(default:50)
presets. It can be used to add
double ToneLow, (default:100)
ambience (an impression of the
Reverb: Reverb...
double ToneHigh, space in which a sound occurs) to a
(default:100)
mono sound. Also use it to increase
double WetGain, (default:-1)
reverberation in stereo audio that
double DryGain, (default:-1)
sounds too "dry" or "close".
double StereoWidth,
(default:100)
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double PitchHalfStepsStart,
(default:0)
double PitchHalfStepsEnd,
(default:0)
double
PitchPercentChangeStart,
(default:0)
double
PitchPercentChangeEnd,
(default:0)
double Threshold,
(default:-20)
Truncate Detected
Silence Automatically try to find and
Truncate
TruncateSilence: Compress Excess eliminate audible silences. Do not
Silence...
Silence use this with faded audio.
bool Independent,
(default:False)
Effect: Nyquist
Percent
dB
None
LinearIn
LinearOut
ExponentialIn
ExponentialOut
LogarithmicIn
LogarithmicOut
RoundedIn
RoundedOut
CosineIn
CosineOut
SCurveIn
SCurveOut
ConstantGain
ConstantPower1 Use Crossfade Tracks to make a
ConstantPower2 smooth transition between two
CustomCurve overlapping tracks one above the
Crossfade other. Place the track to be faded
CrossfadeTracks:
Tracks... double curve, (default:0)
out above the track to be faded
enum direction, in then select the overlapping
(default:Automatic)
region in both tracks and apply
the effect.
Automatic
OutIn
InOut
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enum pitch-type,
(default:PitchTempo)
PitchTempo
LQPitchShift
Yes
No
Sine
Triangle
Modulates the volume of the
Sawtooth
selection at the depth and rate
Tremolo: Tremolo... InverseSawtooth selected in the dialog. The same
Square as the tremolo effect familiar to
guitar and keyboard players.
int phase, (default:0)
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Reduction (default:RemoveToMono)
center-panned audio from a
and stereo track. Most "Remove"
Isolation... RemoveToMono options in this effect preserve
Remove the stereo image.
Isolate
IsolateInvert
RemoveCenterToMono
RemoveCenter
IsolateCenter
IsolateCenterInvert
Analyze
double low-transition,
(default:0)
double high-transition,
(default:0)
Analyze Menu
The Analyze Menu contains tools for finding out about the characteristics of your audio, or labeling key feature.
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
Selecting this option from the Effect
Menu (or the Generate Menu or Analyze
Menu) takes you to a dialog where you
can enable or disable particular Effects,
Add / Remove Generators and Analyzers in Audacity.
ManageAnalyzers: none
Plug-ins... Even if you do not add any third-party
plug-ins, you can use this to make the
Effect menu shorter or longer as required.
For details see Add / Remove Effects,
Generators and Analyzers.
ContrastAnalyser: Contrast... none Analyzes a single mono or stereo speech
track to determine the average RMS
difference in volume (contrast) between
foreground speech and background music,
audience noise or similar. The purpose is
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Analyze: Nyquist
No special notes for Nyquist
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
Attempts to place labels at beats which are
much louder than the surrounding audio. It's
a fairly rough and ready tool, and will not
necessarily work well on a typical modern
BeatFinder: Beat Finder... int thresval, (default:0)
enum measurement,
(default:peak)
peak
avg
rms
before
after
around
between
Tools Menu
The Tools Menu contains customisable tools.
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
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ManageTools: Add / Remove none Selecting this option from the Effect
Plug-ins... Menu (or the Generate Menu or
Analyze Menu) takes you to a dialog
where you can enable or disable
particular Effects, Generators and
Analyzers in Audacity. Even if you do
not add any third-party plug-ins, you
can use this to make the Effect menu
shorter or longer as required. For
details see Add / Remove Effects,
Generators and Analyzers.
Creates a new macro or edits an
ManageMacros: Macros... none
existing macro.
Displays a menu with list of all your
Macros. Selecting any of these
Apply Macro: Apply Macro none Macros by clicking on it will cause
that Macro to be applied to the current
project.
Screenshot: Screenshot... string Path, (default:)
A tool, mainly used in documentation,
to capture screenshots of Audacity.
enum CaptureWhat,
(default:Window)
Window
FullWindow
WindowPlus
Fullscreen
Toolbars
Effects
Scriptables
Preferences
Selectionbar
SpectralSelection
Timer
Tools
Transport
Mixer
Meter
PlayMeter
RecordMeter
Edit
Device
Scrub
Play-at-Speed
Trackpanel
Ruler
Tracks
FirstTrack
FirstTwoTracks
FirstThreeTracks
FirstFourTracks
SecondTrack
TracksPlus
FirstTrackPlus
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AllTracks
AllTracksPlus
enum Background,
(default:None)
Blue
White
None
enum overwrite,
NyquistPlug- Nyquist Plug- (default:Disallow)
A Nyquist plug-in that simplifies the
inInstaller: in Installer... installation of other Nyquist plug-ins.
Disallow
Allow
No
Yes
TextOnly
OneBefore
TwoBefore
ThreeBefore
OneAfter
TwoAfter
ThreeAfter
enum verbose,
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(default:Details)
Details
Warnings
None
dB
Linear
enum fileformat,
(default:None)
None
Count
Time
enum channel-layout,
(default:SameLine)
SameLine
Alternate
LFirst
Yes
Errors
None
Displays a menu with list of all your Macros. Selecting any of these Macros by clicking on it will cause that
Macro to be applied to the current project.
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Extra Menu
The Extra menu provides access to additional Commands that are not available in the normal default Audacity
menus.
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
PlayAtSpeed: Play-at-Speed none Extra commands related to play at speed
Full Screen
FullScreenOnOff: none Toggle full screen mode with no title bar
(on/off)
Extra: Transport
Extra: Tools
Extra commands to select the tool, for example time-shift, envelopes, multi-tool.
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
SelectTool: Selection Tool none Chooses Selection tool.
EnvelopeTool: Envelope Tool none Chooses Envelope tool.
DrawTool: Draw Tool none Chooses Draw tool.
ZoomTool: Zoom Tool none Chooses Zoom tool.
MultiTool: Multi Tool none Chooses the Multi-Tool
Cycles backwards through the tools, starting
from the currently selected tool: starting
PrevTool: Previous Tool none from Selection, it would navigate to Multi-
tool to Time Shift to Zoom to Draw to
Envelope to Selection.
Cycles forwards through the tools, starting
from the currently selected tool: starting
NextTool: Next Tool none from Selection, it would navigate to
Envelope to Draw to Zoom to Time Shift to
Multi-tool to Selection.
Extra: Mixer
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Extra: Edit
Extra commands related to editing
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
Deletes the selection. When focus is in
Selection Toolbar, BACKSPACE is not a
DeleteKey: Delete Key none
shortcut but navigates back to the previous
digit and sets it to zero.
DeleteKey2: Delete Key2 none Deletes the selection.
Extra: Play-at-Speed
Extra: Seek
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Extra: Device
Extra commands related to selecting a device
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
Displays the Select recording Device dialog
for choosing the recording device, but only
Change
if the "Recording Device" dropdown menu
InputDevice: Recording none
in Device Toolbar has entries for devices.
Device...
Otherwise, an recording error message will
be displayed.
Displays the Select Playback Device dialog
for choosing the playback device, but only
Change
if the "Playback Device" dropdown menu in
OutputDevice: Playback none
Device Toolbar has entries for devices.
Device...
Otherwise, an error message will be
displayed.
Displays the Select Audio Host dialog for
Change Audio choosing the particular interface with which
AudioHost: none
Host... Audacity communicates with your chosen
playback and recording devices.
Displays the Select Recording Channels
Change
dialog for choosing the number of channels
InputChannels: Recording none
to be recorded by the chosen recording
Channels...
device.
Extra: Selection
Start
Selection to
SelEnd: none Select from cursor to end of track
End
Increases the size of the selection by
extending it to the left. The amount of
Selection
SelExtLeft: none increase is dependent on the zoom level. If
Extend Left
there is no selection one is created starting
at the cursor position.
Increases the size of the selection by
extending it to the right. The amount of
Selection
SelExtRight: none increase is dependent on the zoom level. If
Extend Right
there is no selection one is created starting
at the cursor position.
Set (or Extend) Extend selection left a little (is this a
SelSetExtLeft: none
Left Selection duplicate?)
Set (or Extend) Extend selection right a litlle (is this a
SelSetExtRight: none
Right Selection duplicate?)
Decreases the size of the selection by
Selection contracting it from the right. The amount of
SelCntrLeft: none
Contract Left decrease is dependent on the zoom level. If
there is no selection no action is taken.
Decreases the size of the selection by
Selection contracting it from the left. The amount of
SelCntrRight: none
Contract Right decrease is dependent on the zoom level. If
there is no selection no action is taken.
Extra: Focus
Extra commands to set focus, usually focus on one track
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
Move backward through currently focused
Move
toolbar in Upper Toolbar dock area, Track
Backward from
PrevFrame: none View and currently focused toolbar in
Toolbars to
Lower Toolbar dock area. Each use moves
Tracks
the keyboard focus as indicated.
Move forward through currently focused
Move Forward toolbar in Upper Toolbar dock area, Track
NextFrame: from Toolbars none View and currently focused toolbar in
to Tracks Lower Toolbar dock area. Each use moves
the keyboard focus as indicated.
Move Focus to
PrevTrack: none Focus one track up
Previous Track
Move Focus to
NextTrack: none Focus one track down
Next Track
Move Focus to
FirstTrack: none Focus on first track
First Track
Move Focus to
LastTrack: none Focus on last track
Last Track
Move Focus to
ShiftUp: Previous and none Focus one track up and select it
Select
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ShiftDown: Move Focus to none Focus one track down and select it
Next and Select
Toggle Focused
Toggle: none Toggle focus on current track
Track
Toggle Focused
ToggleAlt: none Toggle focus on current track
Track
Extra: Cursor
Extra: Track
Extra: Scriptables I
These commands were originally written for scripting Audacity, e.g via a Python script that uses mod-script-
pipe. The commands though are also present in the menu, available from macros, and available from within
Nyquist using (AUD-DO "command")
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
double Start,
(default:unchanged)
double End,
(default:unchanged)
double High,
(default:unchanged)
SelectTracks: Select Tracks... double Track, Modifies which tracks are selected. First
(default:unchanged)
and Last are track numbers. High and
Low are for spectral selection. The Mode
parameter allows complex selections, e.g
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Set
Add
Remove
string Name,
(default:unchanged)
Set Track double Gain, Sets properties for a track or channel (or
SetTrackAudio:
Audio... (default:unchanged)
both). Can set pan, gain, mute and solo.
double Pan,
(default:unchanged)
Linear
dB
enum Color,
(default:unchanged)
Color0
Color1
Color2
Color3
enum VZoom,
(default:unchanged)
Reset
Times2
HalfWave
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double VZoomHigh,
(default:unchanged)
double VZoomLow,
(default:unchanged)
bool SpecPrefs,
(default:unchanged)
bool SpectralSel,
(default:unchanged)
enum Scheme,
(default:unchanged)
Color (default)
Color (classic)
Grayscale
Inverse Grayscale
Get
GetPreference: string Name, (default:)
Gets a single preference setting.
Preference...
string Name, (default:)
Sets a single preference setting. Some
Set settings such as them changes require a
SetPreference: string Value, (default:)
enum Color,
(default:unchanged)
double Start,
(default:unchanged)
double Time,
(default:unchanged)
Modify an envelope by specifying a track
or channel and a time within it. You
double Value,
SetEnvelope: Set Envelope... cannot yet delete individual envelope
(default:unchanged)
double Start,
(default:unchanged)
Modifies an existing label. You must give
SetLabel: Set Label...
double End, it the label number.
(default:unchanged)
bool Selected,
(default:unchanged)
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SetProject: Set Project... string Name, Sets the project window to a particular
(default:unchanged)
location and size. Can also change the
caption - but that is cosmetic and may be
double Rate, overwritten again later by Audacity.
(default:unchanged)
int X, (default:unchanged)
int Y, (default:unchanged)
Extra: Scriptables II
Like Scriptables I, but these ones are less commonly used from the menu.
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
double Start,
(default:unchanged)
double End,
(default:unchanged)
enum RelativeTo,
(default:unchanged)
ProjectStart
Project
ProjectEnd
SelectionStart Selects audio. Start and End are time. First
Selection and Last are track numbers. High and Low
SelectionEnd are for spectral selection. FromEnd allows
selection from the end, which is handy to
Select: Select...
double High, fade in and fade out a track. The Mode
(default:unchanged)
parameter allows complex selections, e.g
double Low, adding or removing tracks from the current
(default:unchanged)
selection.
double Track,
(default:unchanged)
double TrackCount,
(default:unchanged)
enum Mode,
(default:unchanged)
Set
Add
Remove
SetTrack: Set Track... string Name, Sets properties for a track or channel (or
(default:unchanged)
both). Setting one channel of a stereo track
can lead to interesting results. That's most
bool Selected, used when setting relative sizing of the two
(default:unchanged)
channels. SpectralPrefs=1 sets the track to
bool Focused, use general preferences, SpectralPrefs=1
(default:unchanged)
per track prefs. When using general
bool Mute, (default:unchanged)
preferences, SetPreferences can be used to
bool Solo, (default:unchanged)
change a preference and so affect display of
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enum Display,
(default:unchanged)
Waveform
Spectrogram
Linear
dB
enum Color,
(default:unchanged)
Color0
Color1
Color2
Color3
enum VZoom,
(default:unchanged)
Reset
Times2
HalfWave
double VZoomHigh,
(default:unchanged)
double VZoomLow,
(default:unchanged)
bool SpecPrefs,
(default:unchanged)
bool SpectralSel,
(default:unchanged)
bool GrayScale,
(default:unchanged)
JSON
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LISP
Brief
string Text, (default:Some Used in testing. Sends the Text string back
Message: Message...
message)
to you.
string Command, (default:Help)
string Filename,
(default:name.aup3)
double ToX,
(default:unchanged)
enum RelativeTo,
(default:unchanged)
Panel
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App
Track0
Track1
Help Menu
The Help Menu lets you find out more about the Audacity application and how to use it. It also includes some
diagnostic tools.
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
A brief version of help with some of the
QuickHelp: Quick Help... none
most essential information.
Manual: Manual... none Opens the manual in the default browser.
Check for Checks online to see if this is the latest
Updates: none
Updates... version of Audacity.
Brings a dialog with information about
About Audacity, such as who wrote it, what
About: none
Audacity... features are enabled and the GNU GPL v2
license.
Help: Diagnostics
A set of diagnostic tools
Scripting Id Action Parameters Description
Audio Device Shows technical information about your
DeviceInfo: none
Info... detected audio device(s).
MIDI Device Shows technical information about your
MidiDeviceInfo: none
Info... detected MIDI device(s).
Launches the "Audacity Log" window, the
Log: Show Log... none log is largely a debugging aid, having
timestamps for each entry
Selecting this will generate a Debug report
Generate which could be useful in aiding the
CrashReport: none
Support Data... developers to identify bugs in Audacity or
in third-party plug-ins
Enumera todos los archivos de audio WAV
Comprobar o AIFF de los que depende su proyecto y le
CheckDeps: ninguno
dependencias ... permite copiar estos archivos en el
proyecto.
Sin Menú
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