Audacity Forum

I was able to successfully record an album today for the first time using Audacity v1.3.7. My set up: Ion TTUSB10 turntable connected to iBookG4 OSX 10.4.11, connected with USB cable. I began by choosing File>New in Audacity. I placed the needle on the album, started turntable and selected "record" on Audacity control panel. At the end of side one, I chose " pause", then started the second side and chose " pause" again to complete recording the audio file.I clicked on end to finish the project. I then saved the project as JT. I then chose control-B to label each of the songs. After this was complete, I chose File>Export Multiple. A screen opened that I chose Wav as format and Audacity 1.3.7 folder in Applications as export location, labels was highlighted, Using label/Track Name was also selected.Overwrite existing files was checked. When I clicked Export, the Metadata Editor appeared and I entered Album Name, Artist, genre and year for each song ( although only side 1 songs appeared). When I attempted to export, the metadata editor screen kept appearing, always only showing side 1 songs. I was never able to export the album with labels and songs separated. I did export the album as a single file to iTunes in AIFF format, but cannot separate songs so it is a large continuous play music file.
What did I do wrong and how can I correct for the future? Also is there a faster way to label songs without scrolling through the entire music file?
Thank You
John

<<<At the end of side one, I chose " pause", then started the second side and chose " pause" again to complete recording the audio file.I clicked on end to finish the project.>>>

That may be what happened. Record-Pause in the middle while you flip the album over. When you get to the end of the capture session, press Stop. There are no other options. Only the yellowish Stop button will conclude a session.

I don't know what the extra key presses will do, but given your experience, nothing good.

Try an "album capture" but only go through about 30 seconds of work. Use all the correct keys this time to make sure they work and do what you want. You can experiment on a two-hour long album if you want to, but this is easier.

Koz