﻿LISTENUP AUDIO EDITOR - VERSION 9

Designed by Ronald L. Worley Jr.

INSTALLATION

1. Extract the complete ListenUp-Version9 folder from the ZIP file.
2. Open the extracted folder.
3. Run Setup-ListenUp.vbs.
4. The installer copies the application into the current user's Local AppData folder and creates Desktop and Start Menu shortcuts.
5. ListenUp opens when installation finishes.

If Windows blocks the VBS setup file on a private test computer, run Setup-ListenUp.cmd instead. This is an unsigned development test, not a public release.

FIRST START

Focus lands on Play or Pause. Because no file is initially loaded, ListenUp explains that Control+O opens an MP3, WAV, or M4A file and R begins recording.

VERSION NOTES

1. This test build requires Windows 10 or Windows 11 and uses Windows' built-in media codecs.
2. Recording uses the default Windows recording device. Select a microphone or line-in device as the Windows default before opening ListenUp.
3. Audio is converted to an uncompressed working project. The original source file is not changed.
4. Undo restores only the most recent completed edit.
5. MP3 and M4A availability depends on the media codecs installed with Windows.
6. This test has not yet been compiled into a signed executable.

QUICK CHECKS

1. Open a short WAV file and test playback and cursor movement.
2. Press Tab repeatedly and confirm that File, Actions, and Help are not included in the Tab order.
3. Press and release Alt. Confirm that File receives focus. Use Left Arrow and Right Arrow to reach File, Actions, and Help. Press Down Arrow or Enter and confirm the focused menu opens. Also test Alt+F, Alt+A, and Alt+H.
4. After leaving the menu, test Home, End, Left/Right, Alt+Left/Right, and Control+Left/Right.
5. Press Control+W and confirm the current project closes while ListenUp stays open. Open another file and confirm editing can continue.
6. Play or pause the track, make a deletion, and press Control+Z to verify Undo restores the audio without a file-in-use error.
7. Press Alt+M and verify that the file-selection window for mixing opens.
8. Set markers with S and Shift+S. Confirm the ending announcement gives the ending position, marked-section length, and correct full project length.
9. With both markers set, press L to turn marked-area looping on. Press Spacebar and confirm playback repeatedly returns to the beginning marker at the ending marker. Press L again and confirm looping turns off.
10. Move the cursor between two spoken sounds and press Control+A. Test the 1, 2, 4, and 8-second choices. Confirm the project length increases by the selected amount, the new section is silent, and the cursor moves to its end. Use Control+Z between tests.
11. Mark a short spoken section and press T. Test several Increase Speed choices, including 10 and 100 percent. Confirm the section becomes shorter while the voice pitch remains recognizable. Use Control+Z between tests and reset the markers.
12. Mark a short spoken section and press Shift+T. Test several Reduce Speed choices. Confirm the section becomes longer while the voice pitch remains recognizable. Test 100 percent last; it uses 10 percent of normal speed and may take longer to process. Use Control+Z between tests and reset the markers.
13. Press Shift+V and test each Reduce Volume choice: 20, 40, 50, 75, and 100 percent. A 100 percent reduction should make the marked area silent. Use Control+Z between tests and set the markers again after each Undo.
14. Press Control+V and test each Increase Volume choice: 20, 40, 50, 75, and 100 percent. A 100 percent increase should double the marked area's volume. Use Control+Z between tests and set the markers again after each Undo.
15. Test Fade In with Control+F and Fade Out with Control+Shift+F. Each offers 20, 40, 50, 75, and 100 percent. A 100 percent fade reaches silence at its quiet end.
16. Save a copy as WAV before testing MP3 and M4A output.
17. Test Control+R recording last, after selecting the correct default Windows recording device.

If ListenUp reports an error, the report is stored at:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\ListenUp\ListenUp-error.txt
