Exporting Multiple Tracks Using The Same FX on Each

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Hello,
My post’s title says it all. I use “Export Audio → Export Multiple” all the time, and it’s one of the great features of Audacity. Now, I want to export around 100 tracks, with the same plugins on each of them. The plugins will be a De-esser, a De-plosive, and a Gate, all with the same settings.
My first instinct was to create a master output buss and put the effect on them, then export multiple tracks. But it won’t work that way. I’d have to export them one at a time. I can try to apply each effect to multiple tracks, one effect at a time, but it’s painstaking.

Any ideas on applying identical effects to multiple tracks when exporting? Thanks.
–john

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Create the macro:

  1. your plug-in De-Esser
  2. your plug-in De-Plosive
  3. your Gate
  4. Export to WAV
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Thanks, VP2024. Worked great.
best, --je

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Hello! It is also possible to use Master Effects to render all effects in the Master Bus to the exported files instead of creating a macro.

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Thanks mugen2x. I’ll try that again. I was under the impression that when exporting multiple tracks, it bypasses any FX busses, but I’ll put the FX on the Main Output and see what happens. Thanks again.
best, --john

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Import and export around 100 tracks? Why? This is too long and boring. With a macro, these actions are performed in a single command.

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This is narration for an audiobook, so it’s voice only. Each track is a book chapter. I need to apply the same effects to each one.

I’m able to apply the FX, but there doesn’t seem to be a way to apply the “Export Multiple Files” command. If I insert “Export as WAV”, it simply exports all as a single file, as if it is exporting a final song mix.

It says on the forums here that I can insert “Export Multiple” into the macro, but I do not see that listed as an option when I edit the macro. So, as a workaround, I will apply the FX to all tracks with the macro, then go to “File–> Export Audio” and choose “Multiple Files” (Split files based on Tracks). That will work.
Thanks.
–je