Don't know if you guys use Audacity much, but they finally dropped PPC support. Take this as a PSA 
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Audacity Dropped PPC Support
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I didn't even know it supported PPC in the first place
I used it on my G5 to mix down and convert my music projects. I still use 2.1.1 on my Macbook and Intel iMac for the same purpose. There's even an OS 9 version.
I've used it for years as a really good lightweight alternative to GarageBand. Although there have been various releases over the years, the feature set hasn't changed much and already has everything you might need so I don't see much of a problem with them dropping PPC support.
Oh the audacity they have, killing off PPC like that!
Easy made pun aside, I can't blame them, PPC has been considered a dead platform by Apple for years, so all the support they gave in the period after that has been totally awesome. Plus, 2.1.1 is plenty good for me!
Easy made pun aside, I can't blame them, PPC has been considered a dead platform by Apple for years, so all the support they gave in the period after that has been totally awesome. Plus, 2.1.1 is plenty good for me!
How much "support" to PPC users were they providing?
I don't expect the PPC version will need any updates.
I don't expect the PPC version will need any updates.
For it's intended purpose, I don't think the drop will be noticed - it'll still work great. I definitely wouldn't call it a Garageband alternative though and comparing it isn't fair on Audacity. It's a great freeware audio recorder and processor that can also be used as a multitrack recorder - above all, a basic recording platform on zero budget
That. Just for fun, I checked out some really old versions of Audacity. Around 2005, changes really started to stagnate. The 2005 version looks identical to the last 2016 PPC version. The final PPC version will fit the needs of anyone using it on a PPC Mac for at least another decade, if not even longer.
Yeah, me too. As long as it can do proper cutting, some basic noise reduction and amplification where needed, exporting to high res FLAC or WAV, and do it all with a nice GUI, I'm set. The last version of PPC Audacity meets that, so I'm set for good. I don't see me ever needing more than that when ripping vinyl, the results with ripping to FLAC now will always exceed the capabilities of vinyl records anyway, so any magic innovation in the audio technology sector isn't going to render this version of Audacity obsolete when it comes to ripping vinyl. Or tapes, for that matter.
That's what I'm thinking too. Future changes in the Intel app will likely be due to a change in the Mac OS and not because of much else.
Yep. 2.0 brought a lot of features but since then it's been pretty minor tweaks. If you can get by with Audacity right now period you'll be fine on a PPC using the old versions for years to come.
I use it for similar tasks, plus editing old musical cassettes. Always works a treat.