Labels From Project Not Exporting to .wav File

Ok I’m a little clearer on what you’re trying to do now :slight_smile:

Note that the label track and the labels are part of the Audacity project and are NOT part of a WAV file (In general WAV files do not carry metadata). In Export Multiple the labels are used to create the name of each WAV file.

I don’t’ use Audacity to remove clicks and pops - I prefer to use a piece of s/w called ClickRepair (it costs a little but is well worth the outlay IMHO). See this sticky thread: https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/click-pop-removal-clickrepair-software/1933/1

My outline workflow is:

  1. Record one side of an LP (aiming for a max level of c. -6.0 dB)
  2. I either mark the approximate track/song starts as I am recording by placing labels (CTRL+B will mark the current cursor position or CTRL+M will mark the current record/playback position). Or after the recording I zoom to fit the entire project and then I can usually visually spot the track/song start points and label them approximately.
  3. Export a single WAV file of the project
  4. Process the WAV file through ClickRepair
  5. Import the repaired WAV file back into the still open Audacity project
  6. Delete the originally recorded track in the project - this leaves the label track and the cleaned up audio (still in synch.)
  7. Edit the inter-track gaps: fade-out/proper silence/fade-in and possibly shorten the gap to clean off the LP surface noise
  8. Adjust labels to exact positioning
  9. Use the Amplify effect to bring the level up to -2.0 dB (0 dB can clip/distort in some players). I use Amplify versus Normalize as in Audacity Normalize works on each stereo channel separately and thus can alter/damage the stereo image.
  10. Export Multiple to create a set of WAV files (at 44.1kHz 16-bit PCM stereo)
  11. Exit Audacity
  12. Repeat for side-2 of the LP
  13. Back-up the set of WAV files (2 copies to 2 external USB disks)


    Note that nowhere in this process do I bother to actually save an Audacity project. Also note that stages 2 and 3 give me temporary “backups” of the whole project that I can revert to if necessary. The only time I save the project is if I have to leave it part way through overnight.

WC