The Story Behind Audacity

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  • @Tantacrul
    @Tantacrul  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1028

    Hey everyone! If you liked this video and want to see more like it, I'd be very grateful if you'd consider becoming a Patron. www.patreon.com/Tantacrul. These videos take an enormous amount of time to create and my patrons are the reason I can do it at all! (Both my Eurovision videos which were taken down 2 years ago are Patreon perks by the way)
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    • @JC20XX
      @JC20XX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Will audacity have it's own channel?

    • @JHaas117
      @JHaas117 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      woah, that last idea of being able to manipulate the 3 dimensional wave-forms in a VR space with haptic type gloves honestly gave me chills. just imagining how that experience might feel, when all of your senses are able to convergence on a single thing you are actively creating sounds honestly magical. I'm really looking forward to where Audacity goes from here.

    • @bazzfromthebackground3696
      @bazzfromthebackground3696 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Depends. Can the discord reteach me audacity?
      It's been like a decade...

    • @TheFoo_Fighter
      @TheFoo_Fighter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      can you please be in charge of every app out there?

    • @realraven2000
      @realraven2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ONe thing I absolutely do not understand is why aduacity creates a new track every time you record a bit - why not allow people to drop in / record over existing audio? Maybe I am just too used to Cubase.... having said that, Cubase ABSOLUTELY needs that karaoke feature!

  • @kadenculp4221
    @kadenculp4221 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3432

    This madman really went from making random youtube videos about music, to being a figurehead of the FOSS community. Damn

    • @syntheretique385
      @syntheretique385 3 ปีที่แล้ว +135

      With some orchestra composition and recording out of the blue for good measure.

    • @craigstephenson7676
      @craigstephenson7676 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      Well he’s also a graphic designer

    • @Cirlotube
      @Cirlotube 3 ปีที่แล้ว +181

      Well. Did you know he actually designed Ubuntu Touch?
      That was a loong ago and its design (unlike Android) is still very much contemporary & up-to-date!

    • @israellai
      @israellai 3 ปีที่แล้ว +118

      @@Cirlotube wait what
      Is this man secretly a god

    • @InventorZahran
      @InventorZahran 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@CirlotubeCan you cite a source for this fact?

  • @Wrswest
    @Wrswest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7118

    2030: Tentacrul is literally just the entire audio software industry by himself.

    • @lemonbread8019
      @lemonbread8019 3 ปีที่แล้ว +263

      2031: Tantacrul takes over the world

    • @winter2400
      @winter2400 3 ปีที่แล้ว +176

      Creating a monopoly and making making money by telling people about it on the internet. Marketing genius

    • @goclbert
      @goclbert 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Tantarific!

    • @pianojay5146
      @pianojay5146 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      sounds like Mycroft Holmes

    • @OninDynamics
      @OninDynamics 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@winter2400 i mean... ads?

  • @luisfernandotapia451
    @luisfernandotapia451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +706

    The original developers are a bunch of lovely boomers. Thank you for everything guys. Audacity is an amazing contribution to humanity.

    • @RepentInReprise
      @RepentInReprise 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      UwU

    • @halidox
      @halidox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      was

    • @danielvmelim.studio
      @danielvmelim.studio ปีที่แล้ว +1

      why "was"? @@halidox

    • @jaredjoe133
      @jaredjoe133 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RepentInReprise oh my God, you are so cool. You made the cringe sound.

    • @RepentInReprise
      @RepentInReprise 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jaredjoe133 LOL

  • @adrianfernandez7930
    @adrianfernandez7930 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1355

    The “global media empire” joke from the previous video really wasn’t a joke

    • @Firepal3D
      @Firepal3D 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      It was foreshadowing

    • @Mr.Marbles
      @Mr.Marbles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      this fucker is gonna take over ableton and FL studio as well. then he changes the conditions to all so that you have to give him 10% of all the music sales where u used these programs. OuO

    • @lfox02
      @lfox02 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Mr.Marbles LoL I'd like to see him try. Except not really, I love my piano roll.

  • @somedumbhoe7123
    @somedumbhoe7123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +306

    See guys, this is why you always start out doing what you love. Tantacrul went from “That guy who criticized musescore” to “Hey, I’m head of Musescore’s design team” to “Hey, now i’m in charge of Audacity” and he can really only go up from here

    • @joestevenson5568
      @joestevenson5568 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      I mean he already worked on some pretty major design projects, like Ubuntu mobile and Paint 3d. He started out doing professional software UI/UX design and is now doing....software UI/UX design. Not a huge mystery how that happened.

    • @somedumbhoe7123
      @somedumbhoe7123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@joestevenson5568 Oh

    • @cheer90099
      @cheer90099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      "I'm now in charge of Spotify. Seriously..."

    • @stevenharder308
      @stevenharder308 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If only the entertainment industry worked like this.

    • @tams805
      @tams805 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@somedumbhoe7123 Yeah, the TH-cam thing is just a hobby for him. He has a professional career as well.

  • @scottonanski4173
    @scottonanski4173 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3439

    Having a horrible logo is the main staple of any open source project. It's like having street cred.

    • @honestlynuts__
      @honestlynuts__ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +186

      Linux, gnu, vim etc. can confirm

    • @yaltschuler
      @yaltschuler 3 ปีที่แล้ว +355

      Except VLC. VLC is too chad to have a bad logo.

    • @meatlejuice
      @meatlejuice 3 ปีที่แล้ว +110

      I love the Audacity logo honestly

    • @bearmandev
      @bearmandev 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      This is so true.

    • @persona83
      @persona83 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      Most open source apps struggle with poor design and bad user experience.

  • @dangerouscolors
    @dangerouscolors 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1196

    audacity and musescore were the first 2 infinity stones. now thantacrul needs the rest

    • @ostrovnyklinok6165
      @ostrovnyklinok6165 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Well the Next is FL Studio...

    • @Undomaranel
      @Undomaranel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      Followed by Blender. Might have to sacrifice a loved one (or a chair), but hey, man's gotta get what he needs.

    • @joyce_rx
      @joyce_rx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@ostrovnyklinok6165 nah, needs to be open source. so garageband or ableton
      edit: ableton live isnt opensource

    • @yuvalne
      @yuvalne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +

    • @illford
      @illford 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@joyce_rx is Ableton open source?

  • @Goodmanperson55
    @Goodmanperson55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +829

    First, Musecore
    Now, it's Audacity
    No piece of free and open source music software is safe from this man.

    • @Tdoshok
      @Tdoshok 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      It's a little known fact that "tantacrul" means "king of all the free things"

    • @wiebemartens1030
      @wiebemartens1030 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Well, if he has the audacity to citicize all music software, he'll have to prove his worth

    • @bootmii98
      @bootmii98 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      LMMS pl0x

    • @mirinewman
      @mirinewman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Next up: He takes over GIMP

    • @analytomaniac
      @analytomaniac 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@bootmii98 I tried out LMMS, It's nice microsoftware but it's UX design sucks really bad.

  • @hugoboyce9648
    @hugoboyce9648 3 ปีที่แล้ว +876

    About unusual uses: I was an intern for a while for a major aircraft engine manufacturer. In one of the maintenance manuals, one of the procedures to diagnose a faulty bearing or gearbox (I can't remember) is literally to record the engine's noise using Audacity, and to look for patterns in the spectrogram view.

    • @paullicameli9855
      @paullicameli9855 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I love ❤️ this!!!

    • @SreenikethanI
      @SreenikethanI 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Such a satisfying comment to see how Audacity can be used to the extreme!

    • @GeorgeTsiros
      @GeorgeTsiros 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      you do know about knock sensors on car engines, right?

    • @sphixy8577
      @sphixy8577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GeorgeTsiros no

    • @sphixy8577
      @sphixy8577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@GeorgeTsiros what is that ?

  • @commodore7331
    @commodore7331 3 ปีที่แล้ว +637

    All this time I though Audacity was made by literally no one and just manifested itself on the internet and everyone kinda just went along with it

    • @MarioLuigi0404
      @MarioLuigi0404 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      Tbf that's kinda how a lot of FOSS stuff likes to present itself. It's a tool made by the people, for the people. It's not tied to any people or for-profit businesses.

    • @pyeltd.5457
      @pyeltd.5457 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's Steve Jobs baby. Not that pesky iTunes and Mac OS X

  • @spacefacts1681
    @spacefacts1681 3 ปีที่แล้ว +577

    It didn't click in my head for a while that he's using a Zoom background of the ISS; I just automatically accepted he lived there

    • @eidrag
      @eidrag 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      "oh, the guy that made this app cool enough to live in space, of course"

    • @8bitwiz_
      @8bitwiz_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I could tell the difference because the Earth wasn't moving at 0.011 rpm.

    • @technophobian2962
      @technophobian2962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@biggusmunkusthegreat Well that's fucked up, hopefully someone with the time to manage it will fork it.

    • @YusuffYT
      @YusuffYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean, his lightning helps you to buy he's in space

    • @gohan5400
      @gohan5400 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@8bitwiz_ based

  • @endingsky8271
    @endingsky8271 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1618

    If I got a dollar for every time tantacrul took over a Open source project, I had two dollars. Which isn't much but it's weird that it happened twice.

    • @MarceldeJong
      @MarceldeJong 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      Background singers: Doofenschmirtz comments on a video!

    • @theunknown4834
      @theunknown4834 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Well now we know he was in the Paint 3D team too lol

    • @klaasbil8459
      @klaasbil8459 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@theunknown4834 But that isn't open source

    • @sfurules
      @sfurules 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@klaasbil8459 I think he meant GPL 2 releases

    • @klaasbil8459
      @klaasbil8459 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sfurules If so, then mentioning Paint 3D is moot

  • @wiesorix
    @wiesorix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +377

    So Audacity realised it was janky and realised Tantacrul would tear it down in some future design video, so they hired him to prevent that? That's what I call planning ahead...

    • @MrtinVarela
      @MrtinVarela 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I know that UI and UX are separate issues, but holy shit the current interface looks like dogshit compared to almost everything else in 2021, at least on windows.
      Not that I would stop using it.

    • @someperson8670
      @someperson8670 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@MrtinVarela @Martín Varela I mean, I won't argue that it doesn't look dated... because it does. But also, it feels like function over form, something a lot of these newer programs lack (also modern looking programs often force you to do stuff in a certain way, and only in that way... which isn't great if the designers are idiots)
      So I think I'll also just deal with the 2000s look..
      Btw, not meant not meant as an attack, more like an addition I guess (tone sadly gets lost over text...)

    • @MrtinVarela
      @MrtinVarela 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@someperson8670 It's hard not to get heat into these discussions so I kind of agree on the sentiment.
      The part where I kindly disagree is that in this particular instance, the interface has a lot of dated gradients and textures where it would be better off without any of that. In that sense modern flat-style interfaces should be easier to maintain because they only need to worry about solid colors.
      In other words: I feel they made active effort into giving a look to the program in a way that it accomplishes the opposite of it's intention: make the program not look cheesy and dated head to toes.

    • @at_oussama
      @at_oussama ปีที่แล้ว

      Muse Group bought the open source software,

  • @daviddotorg
    @daviddotorg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +451

    2024: "I am now in charge of all music. I own all of it. It's all mine"

    • @ThePondermatic
      @ThePondermatic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      His first decree is that all corporate videos must now use covers of Hallelujah that get that descending line right.

    • @whoisthispersonagain
      @whoisthispersonagain 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      “Wow! Now I have ALL the music!”

    • @Nat_the_Chicken
      @Nat_the_Chicken 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      "But of course I'm letting everyone keep using it under the Tantacrul Super Awesome License of Awesomeness, so really it's just a nominal thing."

    • @UmbraVivens94
      @UmbraVivens94 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      the CEO of music

    • @elliottaylor9057
      @elliottaylor9057 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh so youre a musician? Okay. Name every song ever. Go on... do it.

  • @Beak-man
    @Beak-man 2 ปีที่แล้ว +482

    Unusual use case: Audacity supports esoteric audio file formats used in old, pre-smarthphone-era cellphones (e.g. for ringtones) and other telephone systems (like voice-over menus in PBXs). That's how I began using Audacity.

    • @kornaros96
      @kornaros96 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Does it support .nrt?

    • @graealex
      @graealex 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      The reason is probably because it's open source, so it just needs one guy that knows how to program AND has use for the old format, so he can simply implement it himself.

    • @sixstringedthing
      @sixstringedthing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      (like voice-over menus in PBXs)
      Management: okay this is a major company-wide project, so we're going to need input from every business group which IT will communicate to our voice services provider and then they will coordinate the implementation in line with company policies. Some of which may need to be updated and rewritten just a little bit.
      *sweating/shivering intensifies*

    • @GuiSmith
      @GuiSmith ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@sixstringedthingThe moment I read “company wide,” I shivered. It got worse every word. Good job, you could be an office horror writer.

  • @HappyNBoy
    @HappyNBoy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1700

    Tantacruel is just going to slowly take over all creative endeavors... One day it'll all be Disney and Tantacruel.

    • @painthing98
      @painthing98 3 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      Just wait for the inevitable Disney-Cruel merger...

    • @Necris94
      @Necris94 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I like what you did there.

    • @israellai
      @israellai 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      He needs to make Tentacruel his mascot, the moment he takes over Nintendo
      ...unless Disney gets there first

    • @Javier-qk7ms
      @Javier-qk7ms 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yeah, his evil Tentacles reach all over the free audio software.

    • @actualhyena
      @actualhyena 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Adobe pacifist route.

  • @conoroneill8067
    @conoroneill8067 3 ปีที่แล้ว +538

    "Have you seen the Audacity pumpkin."
    "I have. Oh, god, it's terrifying."
    "...I carved that pumpkin."
    I nearly spat coffee all over my laptop.

    • @JV-uq9cf
      @JV-uq9cf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      The slowed down cricket sound that immediately follows is really the cherry on top.

    • @balahaasdf2219
      @balahaasdf2219 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      12:49

    • @derkeksinator17
      @derkeksinator17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm so excited for Audacity VR, lol!

    • @mosesje
      @mosesje 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      same xD

  • @まくぽっち
    @まくぽっち 3 ปีที่แล้ว +676

    As a main Chinese translator for Audacity during 2017 ~ 2020, I’m really happy to see some main community members who I have worked with share their stories and thoughts in an interview!

  • @blacksaltscotland
    @blacksaltscotland 3 ปีที่แล้ว +591

    I had an audible "wtf" when I saw this notification.

    • @Wote89
      @Wote89 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Mine was more of a "wait, what"?

    • @caramelldansen2204
      @caramelldansen2204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      no, Audible is a different service.

    • @Wote89
      @Wote89 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@caramelldansen2204 Eh, give him two years.

    • @cedrick25
      @cedrick25 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@caramelldansen2204 who's gonna tell him

    • @arunkarthikma3121
      @arunkarthikma3121 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I hummed with intrigue as soon as I saw it. It was the most surprised hum I have ever hummed.

  • @YostPeter
    @YostPeter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +290

    One day Tantacrul is going to be in charge of my entire creative workflow and I don't mind one bit.

    • @Tdoshok
      @Tdoshok 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Yup. I'm expecting him to join the Blender and Godot teams in June.

    • @alex15095
      @alex15095 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      he'll replace Linus Torvalds by next quarter

  • @chompers5568
    @chompers5568 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    I used to audacity to clean up the answering machine message that my neighbors son left before he was murdered.
    It's was a simple love you mum,see you tonight.
    I made a copy from the tape and because audacity is free i was willing to give it a try even with having no knowledge of audio engineering.
    I asked on a few forums and because audacity is free so many people had some experience with it.
    Went the message was originally left on the answer machine it would have taken a professional to improve it as much as I did.
    Thanks to the team for helping a mother hear the voice of her murdered son nearly 20 years later.

    • @magusreaver
      @magusreaver ปีที่แล้ว +13

      this made me very sad.

    • @sbp4215
      @sbp4215 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      damn man

    • @concept8192
      @concept8192 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You did a kind thing for them, thank you so much

  • @GreatFlamingEyebrows_
    @GreatFlamingEyebrows_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +392

    This man started with a hilarious angry rant about Sibelius and ended up in charge of audacity

    • @Jwnex
      @Jwnex 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      turns out "complain about stuff enough until they pay you to fix it" is a viable carreer path
      good to know

    • @tituslafrombois1164
      @tituslafrombois1164 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      @@Jwnex Well, the thing is, he didn't just complain. Anyone can complain. No, after he was done complaining, he proved he had the talent and the ability to come up with and implement SOLUTIONS. Complaining about things is easy, offering solutions to the things you complain about is much harder and much more noticeable.

    • @PeterJnicol
      @PeterJnicol 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tituslafrombois1164 Well made point.

    • @FL2070
      @FL2070 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sibelius crashed.

  • @thetree7403
    @thetree7403 3 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    My man is just accidentally becoming fhe god of open source audio

  • @thetylersherman
    @thetylersherman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    When he said "I carved that pumpkin" ... I felt a deep sorrow in his soul

    • @ziggystardog
      @ziggystardog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Sounded like a Walter White loss of soul moment to me.

  • @jelleverest
    @jelleverest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +251

    Martin "hold on, let me take over the entire open source music ecosystem" Keary.
    What an absolute mad lad.

    • @benjaminmiddaugh2729
      @benjaminmiddaugh2729 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ardour and LMMS are still holding out.

    • @nolankanski9116
      @nolankanski9116 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@benjaminmiddaugh2729 boy, I would love a uiux overhaul on lmms
      It always just feels funky and weird to use that app, and I don't really know what I'm doing

    • @Fighter_Builder
      @Fighter_Builder 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nolankanski9116 agreed

    • @wiltedangel
      @wiltedangel 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      im waiting for tantacrul to tackle lmms

  • @pokemonpasta
    @pokemonpasta 3 ปีที่แล้ว +668

    Honestly the most shocking thing in this video is the fact that there's apparently a karaoke mode in audacity?????

    • @masterpig5s
      @masterpig5s 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I might try using it as an auto queue or teleprompter.

    • @UNSCPILOT
      @UNSCPILOT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I've been tinkering in Audacity for years off and on and I had no idea

  • @Ankstek
    @Ankstek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    Audacity as a beginner feels like mspaint, but for audio. Then you dig around a little and realise that you have (at least what it feels like) a full blown version of Photoshop. I'm no audio engineer, but there are many times when Audacity has come in handy for me, both for education, work and for fun. I'm really looking forward to see what the future holds for it! :)

  • @thecorbohole3637
    @thecorbohole3637 3 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    I have never heard a man so professionally and seriously talk about caring pumpkins before

  • @ZytrikX
    @ZytrikX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +321

    IT WAS ALMOST CALLED AUDIO MONKEY?!?! I love that

    • @theybot522
      @theybot522 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I think we are missing the obvious, THEY CHOSE AGAINST AUDIO MONKEY?!?!?!

    • @f5xs757
      @f5xs757 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@theybot522 The AUDACITY of those who petitioned against the name Audio Monkey...

    • @Firepal3D
      @Firepal3D 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Reject audio, embrace monke

    • @TimothyReeves
      @TimothyReeves 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      But I used to have audio player software called Media Monkey. But it only handled audio, so it could have been called....

    • @stanrogers5613
      @stanrogers5613 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Monkey's Audio (a lossless compressor - you may have seen the APE format/file extension) launched at about the same time.

  • @thecountbassy_
    @thecountbassy_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Audacity definitely needs “New All” and “Quit Sibelius” buttons to truly revolutionize the experience.

  • @penguinfun123
    @penguinfun123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +282

    This man is like the disney of music software

    • @Tantacrul
      @Tantacrul  3 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      Haha. Also... ouch!

    • @magnopere
      @magnopere 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Don't do him dirty like that lol

    • @penguinfun123
      @penguinfun123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      He's doing great as long as he doesn't do some sketchy copyright deals or freeze his dead body in a theme park.

    • @JGree
      @JGree 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      but disney is like the opposite of open source

    • @supersonictumbleweed
      @supersonictumbleweed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He's a music princess

  • @certifiedpossum8655
    @certifiedpossum8655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +279

    "I carved that pumkin." The conference on the man is something else

    • @IHateNumbersOnNames
      @IHateNumbersOnNames 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      "Have you seen the audacity pumpkin?"
      *Violently calm reminescing*
      "i carved that pumpkin"

    • @dumpsockpuppet5619
      @dumpsockpuppet5619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      * confidence

    • @eMorphized
      @eMorphized 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bacicinvatteneaca *convergence

    • @boofr
      @boofr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@eMorphized circumvent*

    • @werdwerdus
      @werdwerdus 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      he speaks, looks, and carries himself exactly like Ron Swanson

  • @lucyx3008
    @lucyx3008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    i really like the crazed look in paul licameli's eyes as he describes the "triple synesthesia of sight, sound, and touch" at 14:15, 10/10 mad scientist vibes

    • @magusreaver
      @magusreaver ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ron Swanson's techy brother on good drugs?

    • @tiagobelo4965
      @tiagobelo4965 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Also the menacing delivery of "I carved that pumpkin"

  • @Draidzeven
    @Draidzeven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    YES! YES YES YES! If Audacity pulled a Blender and suddenly turned into an industry standard, that would tear down a bunch of barriers. Looking forward to this.

    • @gayusschwulius8490
      @gayusschwulius8490 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      I'd really welcome this. Fuck Adobe.

    • @kebman
      @kebman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@gayusschwulius8490 Now if they could only fix GIMP so that it's actually usable...

    • @ilokikoval
      @ilokikoval 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@kebman check out GIMP 3! They fixed a lot of stuff, like proper layer controls! I think you will find it an interesting update.

    • @ileutur6863
      @ileutur6863 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@gayusschwulius8490 adobe is not the industry standard for audio, avid is. And fuck them too

    • @monospacev2945
      @monospacev2945 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thing with Blender is an unintuitive steep learning curve.

  • @purplehaze47
    @purplehaze47 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    i did my first recordings in audacity as a teenager, and have subsequently made recording and music production my career
    i genuinely wonder what my life would be like if audacity wasn't around, very glad to see it in safe hands

    • @janglausercomposer
      @janglausercomposer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same here! It was the only audio free application I found for my 1998 iMac with OS 9... good times!

    • @Testgeraeusch
      @Testgeraeusch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i used it to debug the java code that would compile to an .exe that would produce a single .wav file when clicked. That's how i started writing music: hard coded into the .exe. It was horrible, but Audacity helped me keeping track of the waveshaped i needed to generate, when to shift everything slightly to avoid clipping or reduce volume... i still use it nearly everyday for these things. Except now i use a self developed RegEx based syntax for music notation and an .exe a friend of mine had written instead of hard coding every single ostinato as a for-loop...

  • @Zappygunshot
    @Zappygunshot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +201

    It's kind of true to the name 'Audacity' that you stick to the logo in spite of what those claiming to be knowledgeable in the field of logo making tell you. That, and the bold colours that some might consider "ugly" and "unrefined", I don't know, it's just poetic. I'm a fan.

    • @Chris_Cross
      @Chris_Cross 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I just hope they don't make it oversimplified.

    • @jsihavealotofplaylists
      @jsihavealotofplaylists 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@Chris_Cross Agree. Simplified is fine. OVER simplified is awful. But this logo is already simple. Headphones and some audio. Can't simplify that without taking things away.

    • @UnseenEternalStudios
      @UnseenEternalStudios 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I honestly just hope they keep it the same.. lol or at least offer legacy versions if things change drastically

    • @LiEnby
      @LiEnby 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I hate basically every modern logo in existence, so

  • @CupoChinoMusic
    @CupoChinoMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    can't wait for Tantacrul to take over the whole recording industry

  • @EDoyl
    @EDoyl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    "Select the audio for Zoom to Selection to use" is a great sentence. It doesn't make sense but it does but it looks like it doesn't.

    • @AFMTAG
      @AFMTAG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      They could put quotations around "Zoom to Selection" to make it look better, but why fix the jank? Embrace the jank instead!

    • @NabsterHax
      @NabsterHax 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So... a bookmark?

    • @bobzmuda9603
      @bobzmuda9603 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@NabsterHax No, a selection that discretely controls the amount of zoom applied commensurate with the timeline's space. Not a bookmark.

    • @hallamhal
      @hallamhal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      "It doesn't make sense but it does but it looks like it doesn't" is a great sentence. It doesn't make sense but it does but it looks like it doesn't.

  • @Shalalacls
    @Shalalacls 3 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    I don't really use Audacity at even half of its capacity, because I can't, but it's something I love to have on my PC and always find new uses for. I downloaded it in high school to cut my ringtones, then I used it to cut together audio projects for language classes, and just last year I found it extremely useful when my master's linguistics class required us to do spectrogram analysis! Long live Audacity, by someone who barely knows how to use it ❤️

    • @magusreaver
      @magusreaver ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Every fresh install Audacity is part of my install package.

  • @RedMeansRecording
    @RedMeansRecording 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1151

    Dude this is raddddd

    • @numbers7097
      @numbers7097 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@username6338 needs more red

    • @sfulibarri
      @sfulibarri 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      T E R R I F I C

    • @711-m4z
      @711-m4z 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What does red mean?

    • @oh...hi.
      @oh...hi. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@711-m4z mm. red.

    • @711-m4z
      @711-m4z 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@oh...hi. yes

  • @banjoemily3852
    @banjoemily3852 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    My first encounter with audacity was as an undergrad working in a biology lab recording cricket calls. I found this video very relatable

  • @usernamenumber
    @usernamenumber 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Back in the mid 2000s I helped produce a 20 hour long full cast audio drama entirely in audacity. It was a life of pain because audacity is not the tool for that, BUT at the time, with no budget, it was the only reason I was able to do it at all and audacity will always have a soft spot in my heart as a result. Great to hear it's getting some love!

  • @dafunktrunk
    @dafunktrunk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    You gotta love Paul, he's so passionate and funny

  • @tobleroni
    @tobleroni 3 ปีที่แล้ว +515

    “Have you seen the Audacity pumpkin?”
    “I carved that pumpkin.”

    • @moffittmusic
      @moffittmusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Man absolutely radiates Ron Swanson energy in that clip

    • @Kamel419
      @Kamel419 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      that dude was the star of the show

    • @ronnetgrazer362
      @ronnetgrazer362 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      * C R I C K E T S *

    • @YukonHexsun
      @YukonHexsun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I didn't hear shame in that voice. I heard determination, from a man declaring that he indeed carved that pumpkin. His voice is great, the man speaks with clarity and interest. It reminds me of the better words from scientists and such in documentaries.

    • @sabbiewabbiewasabi
      @sabbiewabbiewasabi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      i was looking for this comment HAHHAAH

  • @Blockistium
    @Blockistium 3 ปีที่แล้ว +439

    God, I've never really conceived that actual people with names and faces were involved in the creation of this free tool.

    • @simethigsomethingidfk
      @simethigsomethingidfk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      My brain just figured that audacity was one of those ethereal things that has been around since the dawn of time, that everyone knows/uses, and never changes. Like obs, tor, teamspeak, and probably a few more I'm forgetting.

    • @joshuaSundeep
      @joshuaSundeep 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@simethigsomethingidfk blender

    • @8kcompression770
      @8kcompression770 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      now actual people with names and faces are involved in the destruction of this tool.

    • @eel9
      @eel9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@8kcompression770 ?

    • @ser_igel
      @ser_igel ปีที่แล้ว

      @@joshuaSundeep not really, many people (at least who use Blender) know about Ton Roosendaal, it's like adding Linux to the list
      something like Photoshop suits this list more even while it's not FOSS

  • @nikkoa.3639
    @nikkoa.3639 3 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    Tantacrul really collecting the infinity stones of the FOSS music community

    • @Cobalt985
      @Cobalt985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      LMMS next! :)

    • @UNSCPILOT
      @UNSCPILOT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      One can only hope he doesn't abuse his [open source] powers

    • @recklessroges
      @recklessroges 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@UNSCPILOT Power corrupts absolutely. (So it's only a matter of time.)

    • @nikkoa.3639
      @nikkoa.3639 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@biggusmunkusthegreat At first I was skeptical about the validity of this, but turns out it was true. I'll just see in the future though

  • @philippschmitt4142
    @philippschmitt4142 3 ปีที่แล้ว +472

    I start using musescore for my scores, he becomes chief graphic Designer. I start using audicity for some of my recordings, he works there too. This is... concerning.

    • @jorionedwards
      @jorionedwards 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      He'll own you at this rate.

    • @yuvalne
      @yuvalne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Quick, pick other open-source stuff to work with

    • @philippschmitt4142
      @philippschmitt4142 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@yuvalne im gonna start making some games with unity now

    • @rynabuns
      @rynabuns 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Can you start using Adobe stuff?

    • @electroflame6188
      @electroflame6188 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      QUICK START USING LMMS

  • @ThrillSeekerVR
    @ThrillSeekerVR 3 ปีที่แล้ว +887

    I never knew I’d have this sort of deep connection to an application I use every day. It feels even better launching that app knowing the hands behind it. Thank you!

    • @youallnine
      @youallnine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      didnt expect to see thrill here

    • @ourosaquavaringas6061
      @ourosaquavaringas6061 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@youallnine lol same

    • @___xyz___
      @___xyz___ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ayy sup VR seeker. Remember to check out the new Oculus👍

    • @Kin-bd2vd
      @Kin-bd2vd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      THRILL

    • @kumoyuki
      @kumoyuki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      how does it feel to know that they are making moves to make it un-free?

  • @schulenheimer
    @schulenheimer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    one of the few youtubers who not only complain about stuff but also genuinely tries to fix it

    • @thatanimeweirdo
      @thatanimeweirdo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, I'm eager to see where audacity will end up in a few months/years

  • @NeenanJones
    @NeenanJones 3 ปีที่แล้ว +430

    "It's been used by seismologists to measure earthquakes and cardiologists for heart issues"
    "This guy wanted a reverse audio feature to look for secret UFO messages"
    Glad to see Audacity has a use for everyone!

    • @uranium54321
      @uranium54321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yeah I literally used it as a vocoder bc my video editing software doesn’t have any good free vocoder plugins

    • @thewhitefalcon8539
      @thewhitefalcon8539 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      But has anyone ever found a secret UFO message in an earthquake?

    • @GizzyDillespee
      @GizzyDillespee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I used it to create a "Borg transmission". You know with the noise reduction plugin, how you have to give it a sample of the noise first? Well, you don't have to highlight noise - you can use anything as a sample. You know how you can preview and listen to the sound that the plug-in removes? And then, you keep what remains? Well, you can also keep only what the plug-in removes, and throw away the rest. Then you can normalize and maybe limit the result, to bring the volume up, and then swap its stereo channels, and then layer it with the original audio, so the mix down is the phase interference of the original audio and its abused noise reduction residue. It sounds as if your original audio is intermodulated by the Borg transmission. I'll post an example tomorrow called DMT at the Ballgame, featuring some Rammstein chords, to illustrate what I mean.

  • @markgriskey
    @markgriskey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Audacity has been invaluable in Videogame audio for decades now! I'm glad to hear you are keeping this great software alive!

  • @CasualAlbiniAppreciator
    @CasualAlbiniAppreciator 3 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    Tantacrul - from spiralling into insanity on his YT channel to being an omnipresent music software mogul by 2025. Dream career path if I've seen one, especially if they let you keep the insane bits for channel's sake ;)

    • @kathrynelrod5570
      @kathrynelrod5570 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I want an audacity plugin that just changes every UI button to a magnifying glass

  • @BoopyTheFox
    @BoopyTheFox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Since you're involved now, and you're a UX/UI designer, PLEASE MAKE SOMEONE DEVELOP A PROPER DARK THEME FOR IT.
    Or at least a theme that isn't really dependent on system settings too much, as it can break in many ways (and it does).
    Audacity itself is amazing, FOSS for the win!

    • @zekiahepic
      @zekiahepic 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, audacity as it is sometimes can look a bit dated, hopefully they change this though

    • @alex15095
      @alex15095 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Audacity has worked pretty well for me on Linux with a dark GTK theme

    • @juliahenriques210
      @juliahenriques210 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Nunya Business third this

  • @Hare_deLune
    @Hare_deLune 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    That 'Metro' style dark skin near the end looked amazing!
    One way to get around the controversy of how the app looks is to just make it skinnable, with custom user skins available on the forum, similar to the 'Music Bee' music player app. : D

  • @jeroenl8352
    @jeroenl8352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    5:27 When someone on the internet calls you a 'pretty good guy' you know you've made it

    • @amateurprogrammer25
      @amateurprogrammer25 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      When someone in the _open source community_ calls you a "pretty good guy" you know you've REALLY made it.

  • @asandax6
    @asandax6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +469

    Noob: Audacity is a recording app
    Pro: Audacity is an Audio app
    Legend: Audacity is a wave analysis app (proceeds to analyze satellite signals)

    • @autohmae
      @autohmae 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      If they ever do a remake of the movie Contact, they could use Audacity :-)

    • @nullone3181
      @nullone3181 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      God: Audacity is a terrain editor

    • @bionictryhard2272
      @bionictryhard2272 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nullone3181 Ur mom: Audacity is fart

    • @marchdarkenotp3346
      @marchdarkenotp3346 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@bionictryhard2272 Your username suits you.

    • @d9zirable
      @d9zirable 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@bionictryhard2272 Comedy Award

  • @Sidicas
    @Sidicas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The fact that it's so intuitive, select, copy, paste, insert. Is what makes it so that pretty much anybody can pick it up and start using it. One of the things I love moved about Audacity and why I still support the project.

  • @cupcakegirljen7
    @cupcakegirljen7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I never thought I would learn that Tantacrul would make a video on a DAW program I frequently use now. Especially that he's now closely involved in its development.
    If you're reading this, Tantacrul, you're a freaking madman. And I love it.

  • @chenx97
    @chenx97 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1114

    I just can't believe that audacity will become pretty looking and user friendly

    • @Bobylein1337
      @Bobylein1337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      Yea damn, it will lose all its charme!
      Seriously though, I hope this will all go well because it would be great

    • @Danger-Tater
      @Danger-Tater 3 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      It's already pretty user friendly, I just hope it doesn't become really complex and hard to navigate

    • @Mr.Marbles
      @Mr.Marbles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +103

      yeah its like the "paint" of music. oldschool, and not pretty, but simple as hell, straight forward and free.

    • @LKRaider
      @LKRaider 3 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      @@Mr.Marbles well yeah but Paint costs 200 quid and comes with a whole OS bundled in its installer!

    • @PotaraP
      @PotaraP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I like the old UI design, but it can get confusing

  • @patrickmarkduffy8286
    @patrickmarkduffy8286 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Audacity has one of the more accessible FFT analysis tools going (plot spectrum). It provides a really solid introduction for people looking to visualize sound in a new way, record voice overs/music, analyse sounds, conduct research, mess around with plugins.
    Great stuff.

  • @quidprobro
    @quidprobro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +370

    This man makes music, is the design lead for two of the largest free and open source music/audio applications, and makes TH-cam videos explaining what he's doing. I will never have the work ethic of this man.

    • @xDRAGONSHAGGERx
      @xDRAGONSHAGGERx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@quidprobro if you can find the time to do that... You can find the time to run two successful companies and a TH-cam channel 😂
      But thanks for the tip!

    • @frazzleface753
      @frazzleface753 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well it's not likely that he did it all by himself. What he's done is impressive, but making executive decisions for a whole team of people is not the same as being a polymath with a crazy work ethic.

  • @GeorgisTrying
    @GeorgisTrying 3 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    "I carved that pumpkin." This man cannot be stopped

  • @oicmorez4129
    @oicmorez4129 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I use Audacity, because we used it in the primary school. We have "music classes" and every student needs to learn some audio editing there. Teachers usually teach us Audacity

    • @meriwoo7382
      @meriwoo7382 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That is soo cool! In my school they would only teach us how to use Notepad and MS Paint

    • @oicmorez4129
      @oicmorez4129 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@meriwoo7382 We had "Computer classes" that taught us stuff like Excel, Office etc. and "Music classes" that mostly taught us the music theory, but also the last 4 semesters (4 halfs of a year) were specialized (We voted on the order of said specializations), one of which was Audio Editing
      More details if you're interested:
      The specializations were:
      - Dancing.
      - Singing.
      - Playing an instrument.
      - Audio editing.
      We ofc. learned for an entire semester, but each part had a practical "final exam".
      For dancing, we had to dance in a pair with someone of the opposite sex. The dance was set in stone (so everyone knows the same one, to make finding a partner easier). A fun thing is, while most girls in my class disliked me, they all picked me as their "grading partner" cuz I was surprisingly good at it. Then they were dancing with other guys for them to earn a mark.
      For singing, you had to basically select a song (there was a list of songs in both our native language, and English, and you could take your own song if you informed your teacher about it beforehand) and sing it to the class.
      For playing an instrument, we had a piano at school, so most people learned that, but if you had your own different instrument, that worked too (You also had to inform the teacher about it)
      And for Audio editing, you had to use Audacity to record yourself reading a poem, remove noise from your recording, and then add some background music, make it louder before you started, make the music "dodge" your voice, maybe change the pitch in a few spots, and have it fade out at the end.
      I really enjoyed our music classes.

    • @senseisecurityschool9337
      @senseisecurityschool9337 ปีที่แล้ว

      Too bad it's now illegal for primary school students to use Audacity. That's in their terms because they collect information about users and send it to their servers, which is illegal to do if the user is under 13.

  • @Michoss9
    @Michoss9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Tentacrul, I will give you the soul of my firstborn child if you could only make the audacity UI comprehensible to a human being.

    • @Subzearo
      @Subzearo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's Tantacrul, stupid

    • @phoebeaurum7113
      @phoebeaurum7113 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Subzearo Two souls for getting the name wrong.

  • @trainspite9612
    @trainspite9612 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    >Is vaguely familiar with Audacity
    >Is vaguely familiar with Tantacrul
    A surprising crossover for sure, but a welcome one.

  • @griind
    @griind 3 ปีที่แล้ว +309

    "Have you seen the audacity punpkin?"
    "I have, oh god it's terrifying"
    "..."
    "I carved that pumkin."
    😂😂😂 I laughed so hard there 😂😂😂

  • @bobbob8543
    @bobbob8543 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    legit do think it's brand recognition that makes audacity so popular. ppl loved it when it first came out and spread it aorund through word of mouth. i used it in middle school and i still use it in university because i remember it and how easy it is to use

    • @thatanimeweirdo
      @thatanimeweirdo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I personally love that it is easy to use and opens up almost immediately

    • @dcurry7287
      @dcurry7287 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thatanimeweirdo I feel like that instant gratification, even on not great hardware, is a big part. I've had the luck to work stage production on some very large shows and at the best of times name-dropping a software will provoke friendly discussion, at the worst it will end with someone cussing out someone else's favorite piece of gear lol. But everyone's who heard of Audacity reacts like a cute dog just wandered on stage "Ayyyy, yeah! Audacity!". I've heard so many variations "Dude, you know you can do that in Audacity?!"

  • @NicuMihai
    @NicuMihai 3 ปีที่แล้ว +525

    This is amazing!!! Ive been using Audacity for the last 6 years. I used it to record the audio of over 200 videos for my channel. Im really looking forward to the future of this piece of amazing software. It has a huge potential to grow into the greatest free recording software of all time

    • @dudleybarker2273
      @dudleybarker2273 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      a sort of free version of AbletonLive, as it were - i've been using Audacity since the time you could only get it on a CD in a magazine, and it has consistently beaten just about anything and everything out there. it hasn't fallen over once, not matter how hard i've pushed it, and i can only imagine that under the guiding hand of @Tantacrul it will become more user-friendly and intuitive - can't wait

    • @Cobalt985
      @Cobalt985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes!! I'm super excited. One of the most widely used pieces of free/libre software is about to get way better and I can't wait.

    • @PiotrBarcz
      @PiotrBarcz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Isn't it already the greatest audio program of all time?

    • @dudleybarker2273
      @dudleybarker2273 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PiotrBarcz yeah but... Tantacrul... :D

    • @progenitor_amborella
      @progenitor_amborella 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So long as there’s no tracking or advertisement in the program, absolutely! Not every app needs to talk to the internet, aside from checking for updates.

  • @DanStormVO
    @DanStormVO 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I use Audacity for my voice over work, and seeing implementation for a non-destructive workflow is fantastic.
    Also, having support for 64-bit plugins and just having a 64-bit version for Windows would be nice

  • @christiancaballero6716
    @christiancaballero6716 3 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    can y'all imagine how simply beautiful a Tantacrul x DankPods collab would be

    • @cescimes
      @cescimes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      oh gosh...

    • @eidrag
      @eidrag 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      oh my puckcell...

    • @_mossy_8520
      @_mossy_8520 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      oh my word...

    • @Youchubeswindon
      @Youchubeswindon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      AA... AAA... AAAA!

    • @chatboss000
      @chatboss000 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      terrible. Their best common ground would literally just be listening to music.

  • @venahtmusic
    @venahtmusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    Next video: "I'm now a UI designer for Reaper"

    • @anothercrappypianist
      @anothercrappypianist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I think Satan would skate to work on that day.

    • @QuickQuips
      @QuickQuips 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Omg. That would be amazing. I'd love to see an interview with Tantacrul and the developers of Winamp.

  • @captianbubble
    @captianbubble 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Audacity was my first recording software ever used! I am very happy for you for being in charge of this amazing audacity app! Free and open source are awesome!
    And I’m still going to use audacity from time to time.

  • @stevenharder308
    @stevenharder308 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I don't think a TH-cam notification has ever affected my mood in such a positive way before.

  • @adamandom
    @adamandom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    "Our program is so cool it can afford to be audacious"
    First order of business is to make that the new tagline.

    • @KingBobXVI
      @KingBobXVI 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The new old tagline :P

  • @YukonHexsun
    @YukonHexsun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love Paul Licameli's way of speaking. He sounds like he would make a great professor, TH-camr, or a speaker in general. He just seems friendly, either he really enjoys his work with Audacity, or he's just one of those cool people who's fascinated with the world. Imagine him voicing a nature documentary. Heck, he could even integrate Audacity into that by editing the sounds creatures make to show interesting results. I would watch a 30 minute video of him analyzing the call of a creatures to try and determine the size and shape of their vocal tract, and noting general trends in that behavior across various kinds of animals.
    Dang, now I want to see if that video exists.

  • @franciscoarana3735
    @franciscoarana3735 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    To me Audacity is the audio equivalent of a photo editor. I used it in elementary school to blend together some songs for my sister's dancing presentation and it was dead simple: select, fade in, select, fade out, repeat.

  • @LinuxForEveryone
    @LinuxForEveryone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    "We're now planning on significantly improving the feature set and ease-of-use of Audacity, providing dedicated designers and developers to give it the attention it deserves."
    This makes my entire month. Thank you! I've been using Audacity for podcasting since 2004.

  • @eirikmelum
    @eirikmelum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +446

    “Audacity - the city where Auda lives”
    Dead.

    • @gfrewqpoiu
      @gfrewqpoiu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It is at 3:31 if you want to watch it again.

    • @kumoyuki
      @kumoyuki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      there's always Ardour. But that is a massively more complex beastie

    • @fongus6420
      @fongus6420 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      wait, auda died??

    • @GeorgeTsiros
      @GeorgeTsiros 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      nono it is the water of the city
      au da city
      get it?
      you now know what an aneurysm feels like, _you're welcome_

    • @OrangeC7
      @OrangeC7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Man, the Audacity of his statement....

  • @cherrybomb6852
    @cherrybomb6852 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Damn. I wish this level of collaboration between businesses and creatives was more common in other industries.

  • @artstsym
    @artstsym 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    As someone who's drawn up multiple "foolproof" audacity guides for their podcast partners, I salute you.

  • @mr.skeltal8687
    @mr.skeltal8687 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is a godsend! I've been battling with this program for years trying to find little work arounds for ui glitches, effects stacking, and don't even get me started on tracks that mysteriously corrupt or disappear mid project

  • @Atezian
    @Atezian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    7:35 You really got to give it to Tantacrul. There's never been another time when someone in charge of design for a company actually calls out the company on its software's strange quirks (random janky easter-eggs). I don't expect this kind of level headedness and honesty from a youtube channel. It's fresh.

  • @Diveji
    @Diveji 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I was hoping for UX revamp to Audacity for years. And I can't think of a better person to lead it than you, sir.
    That's some really awesome news

  • @jamesbrown8766
    @jamesbrown8766 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Seriously, I clicked “like” and was about to leave when your subscribe jingle hit. I enjoyed that little 5 seconds so much, I subscribed!
    I’ve been using Audacity pretty much from its beginning, and I’m constantly amazed at its quality and features. I recently was asked to record a musical performance for a funeral because live singing was not allowed due to the Pandemic. When I discovered at the last minute that my DAW was no longer supported by the latest version of Mac OS, I turned to Audacity. It worked like a champ and did everything I needed it too. It saved my bacon.
    Welcome aboard.

  • @TheWorldWideWebTheSqueakuel2
    @TheWorldWideWebTheSqueakuel2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Yes! I've wanted non-destructive effects since forever! That is the only feature that I think should have been made like 5 years ago; I'm still amazed at how it hasn't been implemented yet!

  • @Richard.Atkinson
    @Richard.Atkinson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Audacity is so successful because it is free but still somehow easier and better than many of the expensive alternatives.

    • @UNSCPILOT
      @UNSCPILOT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      100%, and at least unlike the (old) Blender UI, the current Audacity UI is at least useable by novices, exciting to see it get modernized for sure though

  • @Playeroffaceless
    @Playeroffaceless 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This somehow was my favorite video on this channel and I have no connection to Audacity besides using it like once or twice a year for the past ten years. Just hearing the passion and the personalities of the community which I never knew was such fun.

  • @dudders1371
    @dudders1371 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Paul Licemeli is ridiculously cool. Wishing him the best of luck in his mission to touch the spectrum.

  • @DrewTNaylor
    @DrewTNaylor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Every year, Tantacrul's reach intensifies. This makes us happy. Here on TH-cam, we are happy.

    • @Asymmetrization
      @Asymmetrization 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      omg no way was that a callback to his corporate music vid, if so, good reference

    • @DrewTNaylor
      @DrewTNaylor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ike Dukie It was.

    • @Asymmetrization
      @Asymmetrization 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DrewTNaylor hahhaa nice

    • @josephzeigler6853
      @josephzeigler6853 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      His tentacles gripping everything

  • @ab-bx4xz
    @ab-bx4xz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I can't belive he had the audacity

  • @loihertz8161
    @loihertz8161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    a year later:
    i became the prime minister of education for real

  • @henatatorplays
    @henatatorplays 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    12:54 “I carved that pumpkin” CHILLS

  • @thomaszedderman
    @thomaszedderman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    "Have you seen the Audacity pumpkin?"
    "Yes, oh god, it's terrifying."
    "...I carved that pumpkin."

  • @majorlycunningham5439
    @majorlycunningham5439 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I grew up using Audacity... I use Audacity to this day. I kiss the ground these guys walk on! Their gift to the world keeps on giving :)

  • @nickpisarczyk
    @nickpisarczyk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Tantacrul is going to take over every single piece of software in the music industry. Calling it now.

  • @mintcream7017
    @mintcream7017 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is a shock. I’ve had audacity since the mid oughts and it was my introduction into music software and I’m now a music producer. I actually still use it when I need to edit a file in a quick way. I’m really excited to see how it develops with new leadership

  • @kublaikhan437
    @kublaikhan437 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Gives it special depth when you discover the people behind the project. I feel emotionally invested in their endeavor.

  • @Solinaru
    @Solinaru 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Next year: "I'm now in charge of syllabus and reached max level"

  • @adrianstephens56
    @adrianstephens56 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for your work on Audacity. Please keep it FOSS and don't break it! I've recorded probably hundreds of hours of audiobook narration (Librivox) using Audacity, and the noise reduction, compression and normalization tools are essential to my use-case. The recent (well, 2 years ago) change to a single file, rather than hundreds of chunks was a big improvement. Thank you.