Chapter 11. Audacity Plug-ins for Special Effects

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Plug-ins are add-on software modules that give Audacity extra functionality: filters, analysis, tone generators, and special effects of all kinds. Plug-ins are nice because you don’t have to install a monolithic program with everything in the world just to get the few extra features that you really want.

Some are bundled with your Audacity installation, and you can find many more on the Internet. Or you can even write your own. Plug-ins do not run standalone; they run on hosts, which are applications (such as Audacity and other audio production software) that support the plug-ins. You will find Audacity’s ...

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