The Audacity Team is pleased to announce the release of Audacity 1.3.8 (Beta) for Windows, Mac and Linux/Unix (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download). It contains a number of significant improvements, plus some bug  fixes. Highlights include:

 * VST Effects now display in GUI mode by default

 * Updated Nyquist implementation

 * Improvements to Equalization, Noise Removal, Truncate Silence, Click Track and effects chains

 * Improved Plot Spectrum analysis and new preferences for Spectrograms

 * Record more than 16 channels (hardware/drivers permitting)

 * New “Mixer Board” view with per-track VU meters

 * AMR NB export support via the optional FFmpeg library (http://manual.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=FAQ:Installation_and_Plug-Ins#installffmpeg)

 * 32-bit float data over 0 dB handled without clipping

 * Draft Manual/Quick Help included in Windows and Mac installers

 * Faster waveform drawing and better response in multi-track projects

 * Various bug fixes, stability and accessibility improvements

See New in Audacity 1.3.8 (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/features-1.3-a#details) for more on the latest features and fixes.

Note: This release does not support Windows 98 or ME, for which 1.3.7 is still available (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/beta_windows#recdown).