Copying settings between projects

[JamieR]

Hi,

I recorded a bunch of songs / takes of my band via a digital multitracker. Having transferred the WAV files to PC, I want to be able to work with these files using Audacity. Since each project has very similar volume and pan settings (just different WAV files) is there any way to copy the volume and pan settings between projects rather than having to set them up from scratch each time?

Thanks,

Jamie

[steve]

There's no really easy way, but you could create a "template" project.

Take a project that is set up the way that you want it, (including track names, pan and volume faders etc.) then press Ctrl+A (select all) Ctrl+K or the "Del" key (delete).
This will leave you with empty tracks. Now use "Save As" from the File menu (do NOT use "Save" as that will overwrite your existing project) and name it "Template.aup" (or something similar).

To use the "template", open it in Audacity, then Import your WAV files (probably easiest to Import one at a time).
Select the imported track by clicking below the track name and press Ctrl+X (Cut), then click on the corresponding track name in the template and press Ctrl+V (paste).
Repeat for each track.
Use "Save As" to create your new song project (again, using "Save" will overwrite your template project).

It's not a brilliant workaround, but may save you a bit of time.

[JamieR]

Thanks Steve, I'll give that a go.