TrimExtend plugin problems

Audacity Help Forum macOS
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I was using Audacity 2.42 with my Macro and the TrimExtend plugin.

Recently I have been getting the error “Could not create autosave file” when exporting audio via the Macro, but the job always completes ok after the error.

I’ve upgraded to Audacity 3.0.2, but now I’m getting a different error and the job no longer completes.

The error is: “Trim Extend” requires one or more tracks to be selected.

Here is my Macro:

Select:End="1.5" Start="0"
FadeIn:Use_Preset="<Factory Defaults>"
Select:End="1.5" RelativeTo="ProjectEnd" Start="0"
FadeOut:Use_Preset="<Factory Defaults>"
SelectAll:
Normalize:ApplyGain="1" PeakLevel="-6" RemoveDcOffset="1" StereoIndependent="0"
Select:End="0" RelativeTo="ProjectEnd" Start="0"
TrimExtend:end-adjust="20" error-control="Show errors" start-adjust="0" t-units="seconds"
ExportMp3:
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For reference, I have copied your macro here:

Select:End="1.5" Start="0"
FadeIn:Use_Preset="<Factory Defaults>"
Select:End="1.5" RelativeTo="ProjectEnd" Start="0"
FadeOut:Use_Preset="<Factory Defaults>"
SelectAll:
Normalize:ApplyGain="1" PeakLevel="-6" RemoveDcOffset="1" StereoIndependent="0"
Select:End="0" RelativeTo="ProjectEnd" Start="0"
TrimExtend:end-adjust="20" error-control="Show errors" start-adjust="0" t-units="seconds"
ExportMp3:

Steve is out right now, but I’ve sent him a message to look into this when he gets a chance.

I’m not familiar with this error. Perhaps it is a directory permissions error. See also this post: https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/could-not-create-autosave-file/45462/3

I’m having a issue with running Trim Extend on 3.0.2, but I’m having a different issue. I’ll have Steve look into this when he gets back.

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That command is the cause of the problem.
That will select “no audio”, because both the start and end of the selection are at the end of the track.

If you wish to process the entire track you can simply remove that step from the macro because the track is already selected.