Running version 2.4.1 on Windows 10.
The limiter settings are not being recorded in macros. All that is captured for the macro is …
Limiter:Command=“” Version=“4”
So if I do some interactive use of the limiter, those are the settings that are used next time I run the macro. I want specific settings to persist in the macro.
Thanks, Bob
Unfortunately this is a bug in Audacity 2.4.1 and it affects all Nyquist effects when used in Macros.
Audacity 2.4.2 alpha includes a fix for this, but is not available yet. A release candidate (RC) for 2.4.2 is likely to become available within the next week or two (subject to no serious bugs being discovered between now and then).
Are you able to wait for the update?
In the meantime, is it a problem with storing the information in the macro, or is it a problem with the Limiter plug-in? If it’s the former, what would be the syntax for Soft Limit | Input gain Left 0.00 | Input gain Right 0.0 | Limit to -3.10 | Hole 10.00 | Make-up Gain No ? I can edit the macro text easy enough, I just don’t know the syntax for this plug-in.
The problem is that the settings in the Macro are not getting sent to the plug-in, so the plug-in runs with it’s last used settings (or it’s default settings if not previously run).
Also, when a Macro is created that uses a Nyquist plug-in, the settings for that plug-in are not written to the Macro .txt file.
I would suggest as a workaround, if for example your Macro uses the Limiter:
Apply the Limiter manually with the settings that you require to a short selection of audio, then Undo (“Ctrl + Z”).
Then run the Macro.
I think that the Macro should then use the correct (last used) settings, until such time as you use the Limiter manually with different settings.
A release candidate is now available from here: https://www.fosshub.com/Audacity-devel.html
Note that release candidates are intended for testing purposes only, so be careful and use backups with work that you want to keep, and report any issues here.
Thanks Steve, and bobmccoy. Definitely noticed the macros problems as well, glad I found this topic. Appreciate the new RC with fixes! Also: Can edit the macro files manually (they’re in settings folder, simple .txt, with Audacity not running or restart). Just don’t use Audacity to edit them on 2.4.1. Will check out 2.4.2 RC now.
FIXED in 2.4.2 (P2 bug 2459). Thank you!