Bug: Audacity 2.3.0 crashes on second entry to Manage Macros

Audacity Help Forum macOS
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Windows 10 Home, Version 1709, Build 16299.309
Audacity 2.3.0 alpha, build 20180320-91, 20180321-92

  • Click Tools | Macros
  • Choose macro that includes EQ, Normalize, Export to MP3
  • Click Files…
  • Select multiple files
  • Click OK
  • Click Save, OK for each file
  • Click Cancel in Manage Macros window
  • Click Tools | Macros
    Audacity Crashes
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Thanks for the report.

A crash has previously been reported on Mac and Windows when the macro includes “Export to MP3”.
Could you test if the crash still occurs if:

  • You remove the “Export to MP3” step
  • If you replace “Export to MP3” with some other export
  • If you remove or replace the other effects from the macro to determine if the export step is the problem.
3

Here are results of the requested tests:

Export to OGG instead of MP3

  • Same crash
    Remove Export step
  • Equalize, Normalize
  • Same crash
    Remove Normalize step
  • Equalize only
  • Same crash
    Replace Equalize with Normalize
  • Normalize only
  • Same crash
4

I think this has alraedy been fixed the the developer who is working on Macros

See: https://github.com/audacity/audacity/commit/40085b384f48d097230f5dfee8786eb4eaa96c76

WC

5

Confirmed: bug fixed; Build 96 works without crashing.

6

Thanks for reporting back Stuart - much appreciated.

Just be aware that the transition to Macros is still very much a work-in-progress - there are still a few" wrinkles" we have to iron out …

See this Wiki page: https://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Macros_discussion_page

Peter.

7

This is really wierd. It doesn’t happen for me.
I am trying to reproduce this error.

Best regards

Peter Storm

[Banned website]

8

This bug was reported for Audacity 2.3.0 which is the current alpha version of Audacity. Are you testing the alpha version, or just trying to spam the forum?

9

I’m still getting this crash. I’ve been applying a “Chain” that includes Equalization to five other files and it worked perfectly. Now I have a new project and can’t apply it. I’ve upgraded to 2.3.0 and still get the crash. I’ve also tried to simply record a brand new track in a brand new project and ONLY apply equalization (instead of the whole “Macro”) and it still crashes. Help?

10

Does it crash if you apply the Equalization effect directly (not from a Chain / Macro)?