Muse Group is now the owner of Audacity, but the famous free/libre audio editor will stay free/libre. Audacity is listed as a projects on the company’s website, but the official Audacity website makes no mention of the change.
Ultimate Guitar was founded in 1998 by Eugeny Naidenov. Naidenov acquired MuseScore in 2017 and he will continue on with the company in the role of Muse Group chairman.
This move is a natural progression in our evolution as a company, allowing us to better support a collection of brands aligned around a shared purpose – to continually improve the quality of life for the ordinary musician.
Naidenov said
In a video posted on his YouTube channel, Martin Keary, lead at MuseScore, announced that Muse Group is now the owner of Audacity, and he is now the product owner of this project. In the video he gave an overview of the history of Audacity, including interviews with some of the key people involved in the project. Martin, who was previously head of design for MuseScore, will continue that responsibility in an expanded role as head of creative tools for Muse Group, to include MuseScore and Audacity.
In addition, Naidenov revealed plans in the video to contribute to the project and hire senior developers and designers. Light non-destructive UX changes may be part of upcoming releases.
