I’m trying to figure out a way to automatically insert an intro before and an outro after a bunch of tracks. There has to be a way to do this with chains (I can see import options, snap to this, snap to that), but I’m struggling to figure this out.
If this isn’t possible, I’d like at the very least to be able to create a template that I can open with my intro in place, and a vocal record track ready to go, that would start recording right after the intro (so my vocal track need to have a specific default start time)
Probably the easiest way would be to create a project containing only the intro (one audio clip) and the outro (a second audio clip). Save the project with a name that allows you to recognise it easily. This is your “template”.
To use the “template”, open it in Audacity and save it as a new project (so that you don’t overwrite the “template”.
Then you can record the show content to a new track (“Shift + R” or “Shift + Record” to record to a new track).
When the project is complete, use the Time Shift tool if necessary to adjust the positions of the audio clips. Save the project and export your finished show.