Hi Thomas
Unless I changed from the default at some stage, Audacity's default setting is
to offer all files in the Open dialog. Reaper, on the other hand, by default
offers Reaper project files. Perhaps if Audacity offered only Audacity project
files by default there would be less confusion?
Andrew
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Hi!
Steve: i actually thought of at toggle in the preferences dialog that would
change the behavior in Audacity, so the logic would be something like:
If unchecked: Audacity would use the current method where it opens all files in
at new instance.
If checked: Audacity should do something like your idea of having at script
that would run...
Other daws does the same as Audacity, but I would much prefer that it ran a
kind of script rather than opening multiple instances of itself.
Robert: I actually discovered this as well with reaper, but I would not prefer
at command line argument, because this might not work in a case like opening
via other programs.
Andrew: Actually at daw like Reaper works the same way as Audacity if you try
to open via Windows Explorer it runs multiple projects instead.
Best regards Thomas
Sendt fra min iPhone
Den 30. apr. 2019 kl. 22.42 skrev Steve the Fiddle <stevethefiddle@xxxxxxxxx>:
The problem is that the "Open" command does not mean "open a file", it
means "open a project". Audacity has no concept of opening audio
files, it just doen't work that way. This confusion between "open" and
"import" has been a very long running point of contention (at least 10
years!). When you try to "open" two audio files, you are actually
telling Audacity twice to open a new project.
One way that I think your wish could be accomplished, would be for
Audacity to ship an additional small app or script which can be
associated with audio files. When launched, the script would handle
launching Audacity (if not already running), opening a new project
window, and telling Audacity to import a list of files into that new
project window.
Steve
On Tue, 30 Apr 2019 at 19:16, Robert Hänggi <aarjay.robert@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
+1 for this proposal.
I have the problem within reaper and want to open multiple items into
Audacity.
As you say, it will open each file in a separate Window.
Did you post that suggestion anywhere, e.g. the forum?
Best
Robert
On 28/04/2019, Thomas Byskov Dalgaard <tbd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi!
I searched the manual and the preferences for find something but
failed to do so.
In some cases I want to open two files and edit them in the same
audacity project.
If I import them via the "Import audio" dialog box the tracks are
working great, but if I find them via the Finder on my Mac (or I
guess in Windows
Explorer) and open them inside Audacity from here it will make two
projects with one file on one track in each project.
would it be possible to make a preference so the user can choose how
Audacity would behave if a a file is selected so the choices could be:
Open in separate projects (that's the way it does it now as default).
Open in one project: Would import the files into one project.
Best regards Thomas
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