jaynap wrote:When applying chains there is a file format of "List of files in basic text format". I have hundreds of sound file I am trying to apply the MP3 chain to, and they are in hundreds of folders. I would like to use this file, but when I the format there is only folders listed. I have tried .txt .ini .text and many other "text formats". Can anyone help me use this?
Assuming you are using the current 1.3.13 Beta (see Help > About Audacity), Audacity will see your list of files if it has a .LOF extension. See
http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/LOF_Files for the correct formatting of LOF files.
However, a list of files won't do what you want in Chains because although it will import all the files in the list, it will only make one MP3 export of all the files mixed together.
So you would be better to go to Edit > Preferences: Import / Export and choose "Normalize all tracks in project" near the top, then import your LOF file at File > Import > Audio. The tracks will import, be normalized then you can use File > Export Multiple and walk away. In effect, it will be the same as the MP3 chain.
However, be aware that all files are imported as lossless PCM (even lossy files like MP3). Unlike Chains, using this workaround by normal import will not clear the temporary disk space after each export. So you will need lots of disk space (by default, 20 MB per minute for each imported stereo file, 10 MB for each mono import).
It strikes me that Chains should probably at least have an option to treat the content of LOF files as files for separate processing, but that would be a feature request.
Gale