# Automatically Naming Tracks **URL:** \ **Category:** Audacity 3 Help Forum\ **Created:** [November 6, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/automatically-naming-tracks/154865 "2026-11-06T21:41:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jon\_bondy](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/6f9a4e/32.png) [@jon\_bondy](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/jon_bondy)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/automatically-naming-tracks/154865/1 "2026-11-06T21:41:23Z")
I record 18 tracks from a Behringer XR18. I know that the lead guitar is on track 1, the bass on track 2, the main vocalist on track 3, etc. Each time I put the track data into Audacity, I have to manually rename all 18 tracks. Is there any way to write down the track names somewhere and import those names to over-write the default track names? Or is there a way to create Project (or a Project Template) where I do the rename once and then never have to do it again? ---
**Author:** ![jon\_bondy](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/6f9a4e/32.png) [@jon\_bondy](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/jon_bondy)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/automatically-naming-tracks/154865/2 "2026-11-06T22:39:23Z")
I discovered that the track name comes from the file name, so all I need to do is rename all of the files appropriately. That is, unfortunately, not that simple, but at least it is outside of Audacity. If someone can point me to a better solution, I am all ears. ---
**Author:** ![evilmrb](https://forum.audacityteam.org/user_avatar/forum.audacityteam.org/evilmrb/32/78767_2.png) [@evilmrb](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/evilmrb)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/automatically-naming-tracks/154865/3 "2026-11-07T08:09:29Z")
Given that you are recording numerous tracks and, for all its good points, Audacity is only an audio recorder and editor I would suggest switching to a real DAW. I’m fairly sure that Waveform Free by Tracktion allows templates. There are some built-in ones. You could adapt the 'Band Recording ’ template to match your needs. ---
**Author:** ![jon\_bondy](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/6f9a4e/32.png) [@jon\_bondy](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/jon_bondy)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/automatically-naming-tracks/154865/4 "2026-11-07T14:05:38Z")
Thanks for your thoughts. For my purposes, Audacity is simple and familiar and adequate. I wrote a program to rename the track files, and now when I import the audio, everything is set up properly. I use Reaper (on a laptop) to grab the data, and then use Audacity to mix it down on my desktop. If Audacity could record the tracks directly, I would use it rather than Reaper, but there seem to be contractual issues which prevent that. ---
**Author:** ![evilmrb](https://forum.audacityteam.org/user_avatar/forum.audacityteam.org/evilmrb/32/78767_2.png) [@evilmrb](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/evilmrb)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/automatically-naming-tracks/154865/5 "2026-11-07T14:15:42Z")
Fair enough! > [@jon\_bondy](#): > > I would use it rather than Reaper, but there seem to be contractual issues which prevent that. Would you care to elaborate on this? ---
**Author:** ![Trebor](https://forum.audacityteam.org/user_avatar/forum.audacityteam.org/trebor/32/45854_2.png) [@Trebor](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/Trebor)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/automatically-naming-tracks/154865/6 "2026-11-07T14:16:53Z")
> [@jon\_bondy](#): > > there seem to be contractual issues which prevent that If you mean ASIO audio driver, that’s resolved … [Download Audacity with ASIO — Leo Wattenberg](https://leo.wattenberg.dk/2025/audacity-asio-download/) ---
**Author:** ![jon\_bondy](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/6f9a4e/32.png) [@jon\_bondy](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/jon_bondy)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/automatically-naming-tracks/154865/7 "2026-11-07T14:36:45Z")
Yes, I was referring to the ASIO audio driver license. Thank you for the link. This seems to be a one-time offer to deliver 3.75 with full ASIO support. Do the current Windows deliveries directly from the Audacity site also provide this full support? The Download page is pretty terse. ---
**Author:** ![jon\_bondy](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/6f9a4e/32.png) [@jon\_bondy](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/jon_bondy)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/automatically-naming-tracks/154865/8 "2026-11-07T14:39:33Z")
Back to the original topic, can one write a Macro to rename the tracks? I tried to fathom Nyquist and gave up: it was easier to write a Windows program. The Nyquist Panel was really unclear to me. I pushed text into it and clicked various buttons. I was told that Nyquist had returned a list. No error messages, and nothing changed in Audacity. All frustration and no clarity. ---
**Author:** ![jon\_bondy](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/6f9a4e/32.png) [@jon\_bondy](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/jon_bondy)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/automatically-naming-tracks/154865/9 "2026-11-07T14:43:40Z")
So, this page is no longer accurate? > **[ASIO Audio Interface - Audacity Manual](https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/asio_audio_interface.html)** How does one report such an error? The page was created just 2 months ago. Am I missing something? ---
**Author:** ![jon\_bondy](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/6f9a4e/32.png) [@jon\_bondy](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/jon_bondy)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/automatically-naming-tracks/154865/10 "2026-11-07T14:46:28Z")
All of this flailing is why it was easier for me to just use Reaper. Done and dusted. I wish I knew why this particular feature (multi-channel recording) remains so complex in Audacity.