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<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading" lang="en">Macros</h1>
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<div class="intro"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size:118%">Macros - for batch processing and effects automation:</span><p>A <i><b>Macro</b></i> is a sequence of pre-configured commands (mainly effects) in a set order that can be applied automatically to <a href="audacity_projects.html" title="Audacity Projects">projects</a> or audio files. Any <a href="effect_menu.html#built-in" title="Effect Menu">built-in</a>, <a href="effect_menu_ladspa.html" title="Effect Menu: LADSPA">LADSPA</a>, <a href="effect_menu_lv2.html" title="Effect Menu: LV2">LV2</a>, <a href="effect_menu_nyquist.html" title="Effect Menu: Nyquist">Nyquist</a>, <a href="effect_menu_vst.html" title="Effect Menu: VST">VST</a> or <a href="effect_menu_audiounit.html" title="Effect Menu: AudioUnit">Audio Unit</a> (Mac) effect shown in the <a href="effect_menu.html" title="Effect Menu">Effect Menu</a> can be added to a Macro. You can also add plugins in any format that are shown in the <a href="generate_menu.html" title="Generate Menu">Generate</a> or <a href="analyze_menu.html" title="Analyze Menu">Analyze</a> Menus (including <a href="analyze_menu.html#vamp" title="Analyze Menu">Vamp</a> analysis effects), the built-in <a href="find_clipping.html" title="Find Clipping">Find Clipping</a> analyzer and a number of export commands.</p>
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<p><i><b>Macros</b></i> follow a fixed sequence of instructions. If you want more flexibility than that, you may want to look at <i><b><a href="scripting.html" title="Scripting">Python Scripting</a></b></i> which uses the same commands and the Python language.
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<div class="note">For further details on creating and editing Macros please see the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.audacityteam.org/audio-editing/macros/manage-macros"><b>Manage Macros</b></a> page on the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.audacityteam.org/">Audacity Support site</a>. </div>
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<td align="left" valign="top">When applying a macro to files it is recommended not to process more than <b>500</b> files at a time.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Contents">Contents</span></h2>
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<ol><li><a href="#uses">What are the uses for Macros</a></li>
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<li><a href="#howto">How to access Macros</a></li>
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<li><a href="#output">Macro output</a></li>
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<li><a href="#manage">Manage Macros</a></li>
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<li><a href="#shrink">Macros Palette dialog</a></li>
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<li><a href="#commands">Macro commands</a></li>
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<li><a href="#parameters">Macro command P#parameters</a></li>
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<li><a href="#share">Sharing a Macro</a></li>
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<li><a href="#store">Where Macros are stored</a></li>
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<li><a href="#examples">Macros examples</a></li></ol>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="What_are_the_uses_for_Macros">What are the uses for Macros</span></h2>
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<p>The three main uses of Macros are:
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<ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size:118%">Batch processing:</span> where many audio files are processed unattended with one or more effects then exported to a new file. <p>To use this use the <b>Apply Macro to:</b> <span class="button">Files</span> button in the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.audacityteam.org/audio-editing/macros/macros-palette">Macros Palette</a> or the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.audacityteam.org/audio-editing/macros/manage-macros">Manage Macros</a> dialog.</p></li>
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<li><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size:118%">Effects automation:</span> where the <a href="audacity_selection.html" title="Audacity Selection"><b>selected audio</b></a> in the <a href="audio_tracks.html" title="Audio Tracks"> track</a> or tracks in the current project is subjected to the same prescribed sequence of effects and, <i>optionally</i>, a file exported from the entire audio. </li></ul>
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<td align="left" valign="top">Note that Macros can contain <b>Select commands to make their own selections as the Macro runs.</b>
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<ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size:118%">Effect presets:</span> where selected, commonly used, effects are stored with your preferred settings for quick re-use.</li></ul>
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<div class="note">A special use for Macros is for QA performance testing using the <b>Macro Trace</b> timer logging facilty.<p>Please see <a href="performance_testing_using_macro_trace.html" title="Performance testing using Macro Trace"><b>Performance testing using Macro Trace</b></a> for details.</p></div>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="How_to_access_Macros">How to access Macros</span></h2>
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<p>Macros are available from the <a href="tools_menu.html" title="Tools Menu">Tools Menu</a>:
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<ul><li> <span class="menu">Tools > <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.audacityteam.org/audio-editing/macros/manage-macros">Macro Manager</a></span> to manage Macros, to create, edit and test them</li>
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<li> <span class="menu">Tools > Apply Macro > <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.audacityteam.org/audio-editing/macros/macros-palette">Palette</a></span> for a toolbox of Macros</li>
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<li> <span class="menu">Tools > Apply Macro > <i>named Macro</i></span> to apply one named Macro</li></ul>
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<p>There are some <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.audacityteam.org/audio-editing/macros/macros-examples"><b>examples of Macros</b></a> and tips on using them on the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.audacityteam.org/">Audacity Support site</a>.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Macro_output">Macro output</span></h2>
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<p>If your Macro has an Export command the location for any exported audio files is specified in <a href="directories_preferences.html" title="Directories Preferences">Directories Preferences</a>.
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</p><p>If you set a default folder for <b>Macro output</b> Audacity will create a folder called "<b>macro-output</b>" in that folder and that will be used for exports from Macros.
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</p><p>If you leave the entry for <b>Macro output</b> blank (default setting) Audacity will default to creating a folder called "<b>macro-output</b>" in:
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<ul><li> <b>Windows:</b> <span class="path">C:\Users\<your username>\Documents\Audacity </span></li>
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<li> <b>Mac:</b> <span class="path">/Users/<your username>/Documents </span></li>
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<li> <b>Linux:</b> <span class="path">/home/<your username>/Documents </span></li></ul>
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<div class="note">When running a Macro on a <b>project</b>, If the project has not been saved and is un-named, the normal <a href="file_export_dialog.html" title="File Export Dialog">Export Audio</a> dialog will appear enabling you to choose the name and location of the exported file.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Manage_Macros"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.audacityteam.org/audio-editing/macros/manage-macros">Manage Macros</a></span></h2>
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<p>Use <span class="menu">Tools > <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.audacityteam.org/audio-editing/macros/manage-macros">Macro Manager</a></span> if you need to create a new Macro or to edit an existing Macro.
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<dl><dd><span title="Manage Macros dialog showing Macro list (left) and command list for selected Macro (right)"><img alt="Manage Macros 3-0-1.png" src="../m/images/7/73/manage_macros_3_0_1.png" width="831" height="344" /></span></dd></dl>
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<p>See <a href="scripting_reference.html" title="Scripting Reference"><b>Scripting Reference</b></a> for a list of the commmands you can use in Macros. These are the same commands as in the menus but with extra commands for Macros and Scripting.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Macros_Palette_dialog"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.audacityteam.org/audio-editing/macros/macros-palette">Macros Palette</a> dialog</span></h2>
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<p>Use the <span class="button">Shrink</span> button to show a reduced <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.audacityteam.org/audio-editing/macros/macros-palette">Macros Palette</a> dialog with a simple list of the existing Macros.
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</p><p>This dialog is also available directly via <span class="menu">Tools > Apply Macro > <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.audacityteam.org/audio-editing/macros/macros-palette">Palette</a></span>
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<p>Using the <span class="button">Expand</span> button on this reduced dialog will return you to the full <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.audacityteam.org/audio-editing/macros/manage-macros">Manage Macros</a> dialog.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Apply_Macro_to">Apply Macro to</span></h3>
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<p>Both the Macros dialog and the Macro Palette dialog have "Apply Macro to" Buttons:
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<ul><li><span class="button">Project</span> applies the selected Macro to the current project. </li>
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<li><span class="button">Files</span> applies the selected Macro to selected external audio files that are in a single directory.</li></ul>
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<p>For more details see the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.audacityteam.org/audio-editing/macros/macros-palette"><b>Macros Palette</b></a> page on the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.audacityteam.org/">Audacity Support site</a>.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Macro_commands">Macro commands</span></h2>
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<p>When you use the <span class="button">Insert</span> button in the <a href="#manage">Manage Macros</a> dialog, a further dialog will appear enabling you to add a command to your Macro.
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<p>There are very many commands available for Macros. You can navigate the commands in the dialog in several ways, using:
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<li>limited search by typing the first few letters of the command you are looking for</li></ul>
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<td align="left" valign="top">The full list of all commands, with descriptions, is available at <a href="scripting_reference.html" title="Scripting Reference"><b>Scripting Reference</b></a>.
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<p>Some scriptable commands are particularly useful for Macros. See these pages for details:
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<ul><li><a href="extra_menu_scriptables_i.html" title="Extra Menu: Scriptables I"><b>Extra Menu: Scriptables I</b></a> - most commonly useful scriptables.</li>
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<li><a href="extra_menu_scriptables_ii.html" title="Extra Menu: Scriptables II"><b>Extra Menu: Scriptables II</b></a> - less commonly useful scriptables, but also including Select and Set Track, which combine functionality of several scriptables.</li></ul>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Macro_command_parameters">Macro command parameters</span></h2>
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<p>Commands that call Effects, Generators, Analyzers or Tools, use the same familiar graphical interface (GUI) as appears when they are used from the normal top level menus.
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</p><p>Many of the other commands provide a simple GUI comprised of checkboxes and text entry boxes. Typical examples can be seen in the <a href="extra_menu_scriptables_i.html" title="Extra Menu: Scriptables I">Scriptables I</a> and <a href="extra_menu_scriptables_ii.html" title="Extra Menu: Scriptables II">Scriptables II</a> menus.
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<td align="left" valign="top">It is <i><b>strongly</b></i> recommended that you <a href="#parameters"><b>set parameters</b></a> for the commands that you use in a Macro.
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<p>Otherwise Audacity will use the last-used parameter setting(s) when you ran the effect(s) manually.</p>
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<p>Also note carefully that settings used in Macros will not affect or change the last-used parameter settings for any effect when next run manually. </p>
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<p>Basically to paraphrase: <i>"What happens in Macros stays in Macros"</i>. </p>
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<p>Please see <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.audacityteam.org/audio-editing/macros/manage-macros"><b>Manage Macros</b></a> on the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.audacityteam.org/">Audacity Support site</a>for more details.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sharing_a_Macro">Sharing a Macro</span></h2>
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<p>You can export a Macro as a TXT file using the <span class="button">Export</span> button in <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.audacityteam.org/audio-editing/macros/manage-macros">Macros Manager</a> and send it to another user, or copy it to another computer for use there
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</p><p>You can import another user's Macro, or a copied macro of your own, into your Macros folder by using the <span class="button">Import</span> button in the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.audacityteam.org/audio-editing/macros/manage-macros">Macros Manager</a>.
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<td align="left" valign="top">You can also edit Exported Macros with a text editor and Import them back in if required.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Where_Macros_are_stored">Where Macros are stored</span></h2>
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<p>Each Macro is automatically saved as a separate text file with TXT <i><b><a href="glossary.html#extension" title="Glossary">extension</a></b></i> in the "<b>Macros</b>" folder in Audacity's folder for application data:
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<ul><li> <b>Windows:</b> Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\audacity\Macros</li>
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<li> <b>Linux:</b> ~/.audacity-data/Macros</li></ul>
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<ul><li> <b>Windows:</b> In the tree on the left of Explorer, double-click "Users" then double-click your username, then on the right, double-click the AppData or Application Data folder and navigate through that. If necessary, show hidden files and folders on <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/show-hidden-files-and-folders-in-windows-vista/">Windows</a> or type <b>%appdata%\audacity\Macros</b> or <b>shell:appdata\audacity\Macros</b> into the Explorer address bar then press <span class="kbrd" style="background-color: #e0e0f0">Enter</span> on your keyboard.</p><p></li>
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<li> <b>macOS:</b> Open Finder, use the <span class="menu">Go</span> menu, choose <span class="menu">Go to Folder</span> and type <b>~/Library/Application Support/audacity/Macros</b>, or set Finder to <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/22/access-user-library-folder-in-os-x-lion/">show your User Library folder</a>.</p></li></ul>
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