Audacity Library
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Audacity Library
Is there a program available that can take audacity projects and sort them all into a library, to enable easy playback and project streaming. I'd rather not export 1000 projects individually. Maybe with itunes somehow?
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kozikowski
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Re: Audacity Library
You can make a PlayList inside iTunes, push your songs over to it and play it. PlayLists will let you rearrange the order of songs and do other tricks.
It's getting into iTunes that's the problem. For that you need WAV, AIFF, MP3, or AAC files. Extend formats as needed with QuickTime Plugins.
If all your work is in Audacity Projects, then loading them on the timeline and exporting is the only way I know of to get the music suitable for importing.
I don't know what happens if you click on several Projects at once. I know there isn't a chance on this earth if all the projects are different formats, but if they're all the same......
Koz
It's getting into iTunes that's the problem. For that you need WAV, AIFF, MP3, or AAC files. Extend formats as needed with QuickTime Plugins.
If all your work is in Audacity Projects, then loading them on the timeline and exporting is the only way I know of to get the music suitable for importing.
I don't know what happens if you click on several Projects at once. I know there isn't a chance on this earth if all the projects are different formats, but if they're all the same......
Koz
Re: Audacity Library
I've just read at this topic that the aup files contain
no data. So there is no way to 'highlight several' projects at once, unless you highlight all the folders. You would need special software most likely for this, unless an audacity developer sees this and lets me know if it's otherwise possible.
It would be much easier to organize all of my projects and listen to them automatically with this system.
no data. So there is no way to 'highlight several' projects at once, unless you highlight all the folders. You would need special software most likely for this, unless an audacity developer sees this and lets me know if it's otherwise possible.
It would be much easier to organize all of my projects and listen to them automatically with this system.
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kozikowski
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Re: Audacity Library
<<<So there is no way to 'highlight several' projects at once>>>
Sure there is. Each AUP file (assuming you haven't moved anything) is associated with one particular _data folder and you can't stop it. Either drag-highlight several AUP files; or click, press Shift and highlight a second or third one. If you right-click, you can Open With...
Koz
Sure there is. Each AUP file (assuming you haven't moved anything) is associated with one particular _data folder and you can't stop it. Either drag-highlight several AUP files; or click, press Shift and highlight a second or third one. If you right-click, you can Open With...
Koz
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Re: Audacity Library
I'm guessing, but I half expect that to work. That's a perfectly valid thing to do in other programs.
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Re: Audacity Library
Ok, back to basics here.
Audacity projects are not intended to be playable, transportable, music files. Rather they are a production environment - a workbench for capture and editing. They can be brittle and fragile - this forum littered with folks who have lost or damaged projects.
One the production is complete you are inted to Export to create a music file as Koz staes above. Either uncompressed like WAV or compressed like MP3 (or both in some cases). These are usable playable, transferrable music files that should play on most any computer and portable music device.
What you need then is some form of software jukebox to play these files: iTunes that you mention is a good tool for this. There is a good implementation on Windows and you can download it for free from the Apple site. There are many others - which you choose may depend on which (if any) portable music device you use (I use iTunes on my PC as I have iPods - and I use iTunes to convert my WAVs to Apple's compressed format AAC - rather than using MP3). Windows Media Player will do the job for you - but I would personally not recommend it.
WC
Audacity projects are not intended to be playable, transportable, music files. Rather they are a production environment - a workbench for capture and editing. They can be brittle and fragile - this forum littered with folks who have lost or damaged projects.
One the production is complete you are inted to Export to create a music file as Koz staes above. Either uncompressed like WAV or compressed like MP3 (or both in some cases). These are usable playable, transferrable music files that should play on most any computer and portable music device.
What you need then is some form of software jukebox to play these files: iTunes that you mention is a good tool for this. There is a good implementation on Windows and you can download it for free from the Apple site. There are many others - which you choose may depend on which (if any) portable music device you use (I use iTunes on my PC as I have iPods - and I use iTunes to convert my WAVs to Apple's compressed format AAC - rather than using MP3). Windows Media Player will do the job for you - but I would personally not recommend it.
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Re: Audacity Library
Thanks for your replys. Since I need them to be wavs, and the audacity projects can be exported, is there a way to mass export all our your audacity projects? At this point, I would assume there is not. When I try to select and open even 10 of my projects simultaneously audacity will crash. If maybe a developer or someone who knows a lot about exporting knows anything that would be of use, it would save me and my brother having to individually export 1000+projects, (and name every single one individually with the 'song label' box).
Thanks
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Re: Audacity Library
<<<it would save me and my brother having to individually export >>>
Not in Audacity. All the bulk import trick will do is give you one big project (if you have a big enough machine) that you then have to break apart and export manually. Last I checked, Audacity will not script.
The developers are up to their necks bringing out Audacity 2.0.
Koz
Not in Audacity. All the bulk import trick will do is give you one big project (if you have a big enough machine) that you then have to break apart and export manually. Last I checked, Audacity will not script.
The developers are up to their necks bringing out Audacity 2.0.
Koz
Re: Audacity Library
I see. I guess I will have to export manually. Well, is there a estimated release time for audacity 2.0? maybe this a feature they can include, since I believe every audacity user would enjoy this. Is there a link with some details of the new version?