The Manual is present if you get the Windows Installer or Mac DMG file, so no internet connection is needed to start learning and experimenting. When you open this application for the first time, there's a dialog window named ' How to Get Help.' The first two support links 'Quick Help' and 'Manual' point respectively to the 'Getting Started' section and the front page of the Manual. Audacity® is a positive example of how support should look for the 'regular' user.

Important: I've seen a lot of useful programs without a proper help guide. You can find them in 'Plug-Ins' folder, and if you need to add a new effect later, you should check the manual, section ' Adding a new VST effect in Audacity(R).' Setup: Please note that when you install Audacity® for the first time (in Windows), you will be prompted to install two shipped DLL effects (hard limiter and sc4) which are not VST's, and they will load in Audacity whatever you decide in the dialog. Trademark Note 1: Microsoft®, Windows® and other product names are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Audacity is available under the GNU General Public License (GPL), offers support for over 20 languages and it runs on Microsoft Windows®, Mac OS X®, and Linux®. The full list of Audacity® features can be found on its official homepage here. digital effects (change the pitch, remove background noises, alter frequencies, remove vocals, create voice-overs for podcasts, etc.) and plug-ins (support for LADSPA, Nyquist, VST Audio Unit, including VAMP analysis plug-ins). advanced editing (cut, copy, paste, delete commands with unlimited 'Undo' and 'Redo,' multitrack mixing) import/export of WAV, AIFF, AU, FLAC, MP3 (via LAME encoder) Ogg Vorbis files

It is a sophisticated software application that comes with an extensive list of features.

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