Make a Windows executable Bat File to auto run a Macro Pallete Name

[producerpaul]

I have macros all set and work a treat in Audacity. What i want to do…
we have automated voice track shows for a radio station.

I can easily import all VT links from dropbox…

i.e

Joe Bloggs Folder - 15 links, highlight all, pick macro pallete name, it’ll mix all the files by the macro in audacity and send to the output folder.

Question i’m asking is…

Can you make a windows bat file, to open Audacity, tell it folder to look at for files, then run a macro preset ’ then it can send to output folder.

So in summary, ‘scheduled tasks’ in windows would run the bat command i.e each day at such a time.

Just wanted to know if anyone has done this before?

Made a ‘bat’ file to open audacity, run a macro preset from the pallete’ for multiple files.

I can do it manually each day, just wanted to know if it was possible by bat command type way/ or anyway other way, so it’s all automated.

I’m not trying to be lazy, but working ahead so when i go on holiday, i can program what it needs to do, incase i get bad signal drop on holiday/ or bad remote access.

More of a backup plan.

Hope someone can help.

Paul.

[Wrecks0]

A Google search for Windows Task Scheduler should help you get going.

Some caveats…

The task will run headless. Doing things by simulating mouse movements and simulating clicks won’t work.

The task will have bare minimum privileges unless you set it to “run with highest privileges”. Without that setting, permissions to use audio devices will not exist.

For full automation, you will want the task to start even if you are not logged in. When you do that, the task will run “invisible” to you and you won’t see why something failed, and inevitably it will fail like the first 100 times you try.

There’s more, but I don’t want to discourage you unduly.

[producerpaul]

Thanks for the reply, yeah i know task scheduler/admin privelages and so forth, as i use bat files daily for commands. Just wanted to know if Audacity could run commands with the macro utility side. Think Sox is going to be my backup answer.