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GSnap is a free autotune VST plugin from GVST, which can be used to correct the vocalist’s. Audacity has cross-platform support for LADSPA, LV2, Nyquist and Vamp plug-ins, and platform-specific support for VST and Audio Unit plug-ins.

Plug-Ins and Libraries

You can download and install plug-ins or libraries to add extra functionality to Audacity. Plug-ins can give you extra effects, or more audio generation and analysis capability. Adding libraries can allow you to import or export additional audio formats.

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Plug-In Installation

To install new LADSPA or Nyquist plug-ins, place them in the Plug-Ins folder inside the Audacity installation folder. On Windows computers, this is usually under 'Program Files'. On Mac OS X, it is usually under 'Applications'. On Linux, you can use various plug-in locations. Restart Audacity, then the addded plug-ins will appear underneath the divider in the 'Effect', 'Generate' or 'Analyze' menus.

Wtyczki LADSPA

Audacity has built-in support for LADSPA plug-ins. These plug-ins are mostly built for Linux, but some are available for other operating systems too. Audacity includes some sample LADSPA effects. Windows users can install an additional set of over 90 LADSPA plug-ins. There is a similar set of LADSPA plug-ins for Mac. More information and many LADSPA plug-ins for Linux can be found on the LADSPA web site.

LV2 Plug-Ins

Audacity has built-in support for LV2 plug-ins, which are an extensible successor of LADSPA effects. LV2 plug-ins are mostly built for Linux, but Audacity supports LV2 on all operating systems. To install LV2 plug-ins, place them in the system LV2 location then restart Audacity.

Wtyczki Nyquist

Audacity ma wbudowane wsparcie dla niezależnych platformowo wtyczek Nyquist. Możesz pobrać dodatkowe Wtyczki Nyquist, lub stworzyć swoje własne używającJęzyka programowania Nyquist.

Wtyczki VST

Audacity can load VST effects (but not VST instruments) on all operating systems. The VST Enabler is no longer required. Enable 'Rescan VST effects' in the Effects Preferences and restart Audacity when you want to add new effects. See 'How do I install VST plug-ins?' for more information.

VST effects can be found on many plug-in sites such as:

  • Hitsquad: Windows, Mac
  • KVR Audio: Windows, Mac
  • Open Directory (Windows, Mac).

The VST Plug-ins page on the Audacity Wiki contains further help for VST plug-ins, and lists a large number of VST plug-ins that have been reported to work well in Audacity.

Audio Unit Plug-Ins

On Mac OS X only, Audacity loads Audio Unit plug-ins from system plug-in directories. Audacity will not recognize any Audio Units in its own 'plug-ins' folder.

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The LAME MP3 encoding library allows Audacity to export audio in the popular MP3 format. To install the LAME library, please read our LAME FAQ.

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The FFmpeg import/export library allows Audacity to import and export many additional audio formats such as AC3, AMR(NB), M4A and WMA, and to import audio from video files. Audacity 2.0.6 and later requires FFmpeg 1.2 to 2.3.x (or libav 0.8 to 0.10.x). To install FFmpeg, please read our FFmpeg FAQ.

You can download and install plug-ins to add extra functionality to Audacity. Plug-ins can give you extra effects, or more audio generation and analysis capabilities.
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Installing Nyquist plug-ins

Nyquist plug-ins provide most of the optional effects underneath the divider in the Effect menu. They are also used to provide some of Audacity's built-in audio generators and analysis tools. A wide range of additional Nyquist effect, generation and analysis plug-ins can be obtained from Download Nyquist Plug-ins on our Wiki.

To add a new Nyquist plug-in, place it in the Audacity 'Plug-Ins' folder: Users<username>AppDataRoamingaudacityPlug-Ins

If you are a privileged user and you need to install a plug-in for use by multiple user accounts on the same PC you may also install Nyquist plug-ins to the Plug-Ins folder in the directory where Audacity is installed.

This is usually: C:Program FilesAudacity or, C:Program Files (x86)Audacity on 64-bit machines.

To enable the new effects into Audacity so they are available in the menu, use the Plug-in Manager: Effects, Generators and Analyzers dialog.

Some Nyquist plug-ins could crash while processing very long audio selections (typically an hour or more). This is due to the plug-in using a large amount of memory and is a known issue in Audacity's current Nyquist implementation. Try using the plug-in on shorter selections instead.


Installing VST plug-ins

Audacity supports almost all VST effect plug-ins on Windows including 'shell' VST's that host multiple VST effects.

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To install new VST effects, place them in the Audacity 'Plug-Ins' folder: Users<username>AppDataRoamingaudacityPlug-Ins

Advanced options:
  • Windows Registry key HKCUSoftwareVSTVSTPluginsPath
  • Windows Registry key HKLMSoftwareVSTVSTPluginsPath
  • All paths specified by the 'VST_PATH' environment variable

If you are installing plug-ins that come from Steinberg (including iZotope plug-ins) the installer usually automatically places these in its own plug-ins folder: C:Program FilesSteinbergVSTPlugins (or C:Program Files (x86)SteinbergVSTPlugins on 64-bit systems).

If you are a privileged user and you need to install a plug-in for use by multiple user accounts on the same PC you may also install VST plug-ins to the Plug-Ins folder in the directory where Audacity is installed.

This is usually: C:Program FilesAudacity or, C:Program Files (x86)Audacity on 64-bit machines.

All the directories where you can place VST plug-ins are searched recursively, which means that plug-ins that are inside their own folder in that directory should still be found by Audacity.}}

You can enable new VST effects in Audacity by using the Effect > Add / Remove Plug-ins... menu item. This opens the Plug-in Manager: Effects, Generators and Analyzers dialog where you can select and Enable the new effects then click to load them. Next time you launch Audacity the enabled effect(s) will be cached and you will not need to re-enable them.

The list of effects in the dialog will include any detected VST instrument (VSTi) plug-ins (such as synths) and any real-time VST effects that are capable of changing audio data while it's being written to disk. Neither of these are yet supported and they will not load even if you enable or re-enable them in the dialog.

Why do some VST plug-ins not work or display incorrectly?

Audacity will by default display VST effect plug-ins with a full graphical interface where the plug-in supplies this.

VST instruments (VSTi) (such as synths) and real-time VST effects (that change the audio data while it's being written) are not yet supported. These will not load even if you enable or re-enable them in the Plug-in Manager: Effects, Generators and Analyzers dialog. VST 3 plug-ins are not supported.

If any plug-in displays incorrectly, you can use the Manage button in the effect's dialog then choose Options... to open the VST Effect Options for that effect. Then remove the checkmark from the 'Enable graphical interface' checkbox and click . When you reopen the effect it will display a simpler tabular interface.

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On Windows Audacity is a 32-bit application so will not see 64-bit versions of VST plug-ins, even on 64-bit operating systems.

If you experience a problem with a specific VST effect plug-in in Audacity, please contact us.


Installing LADSPA plug-ins

The LADSPA plug-in architecture was originally developed on Linux. Audacity supports LADSPA effects on Windows as well as GNU/Linux. You can download and install a set of over 90 LADSPA plug-ins for Windows. You can then choose which LADSPA plug-ins to enable in the Plug-in Manager: Effects, Generators and Analyzers dialog.

To add a new LADSPA plug-in, place it in the Audacity 'Plug-Ins' folder: Users<username>AppDataRoamingaudacityPlug-Ins

If you are a privileged user and you need to install a plug-in for use by multiple user accounts on the same PC you may also install LADSPA plug-ins to the Plug-Ins folder in the directory where Audacity is installed.

This is usually: C:Program FilesAudacity or, C:Program Files (x86)Audacity on 64-bit machines.

Audacity will also load LADSPA plug-ins from the path specified by the LADSPA_PATH environment variable.

Then use Effect > Add / Remove Plug-ins... to enable the LADSPA effects and load them into Audacity, For details see Plug-in Manager: Effects, Generators and Analyzers.


Installing LV2 plug-ins

LV2 is a more advanced evolution of the LADSPA plug-in architecture which was originally developed on Linux. Audacity supports both LV2 effects on Windows as well as GNU/Linux. There are not yet many pre-compiled LV2 plug-ins for Windows, though it may be possible to compile some Linux LV2 plug-ins for other operating systems.

To add a new LV2 effect, place its complete '.lv2' folder (not the files alone) at the top level of any of the following searched for locations:

  • Users<username>AppDataRoamingLV2 (or Documents and Settings<username>Application DataLV2)
  • Program FilesCommon FilesLV2 (or Program Files (x86)Common FilesLV2 on 64-bit systems)
Search paths where Audacity looks for LV2 plug-ins may also be specified by setting the LV2_PATH environment variable. The path listed below is legitimate.
  • %APPDATA%LV2;%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%LV2;%COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)%LV2

Then use Effect > Add / Remove Plug-ins... to enable the LADSPA LV2 effects and load them into Audacity, For details see Plug-in Manager: Effects, Generators and Analyzers.


Installing Vamp plug-ins

Vamp plug-ins are usually for analyzing audio so will appear under Audacity's Analyze Menu. You can do interesting things like attempt to track beats, note pitches, chords or frequencies. Any Vamp plug-ins whose output is suitable for a label track should work in Audacity on Windows. To add a new Vamp analysis tool, add the plug-in's DLL, DYLIB or SO file and any supplied category or RDF files to any of the Vamp search locations then enable the tool in the Plug-in Manager: Effects, Generators and Analyzers dialog.

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If you discover a specific plug-in that misbehaves in Audacity, please email our feedback address. Please include any available Debug report that Audacity generates.