Process Tab

To apply effects or edits to a group of files, use this tab to add a set of effects, edits, or chains to the list. If no effect processing is required, remove all effects by using the Clear button on this tab. To remove a single effect from the list, select the effect and use the Remove button. To change the order of processing, drag-and-drop items within the list or use the Up or Down button.

To add an effect, use the Add Effect button to display a tree list of all effects available and their presets. Select the preset you want to use. If you require custom effect settings, you must create new presets for the effect outside of Batch Processing. To do that, open a file, display the effect window, adjust the settings, then add a preset. Chains may be added by using the Add Chain button. Effects and chains are performed on the entire file by default. To perform them on part of the file only, add an edit to set the selection first (see the fade in/out example below).

To add an edit, use the Add Edit button. The Set Marker/Selection edit command sets the part of the file (the selection) to use for all subsequent effects and edits during processing. The selection can be specified using time, percent, or cue point names or indexes. If using the Cue option to set the selection, the first cue point matching the given name is used. If a number is given, cue points are searched for a name matching the number. If no such cue point is found, then the number is used as an index in the list of cue points. So if the number 6 is given, for example, a cue point with the name "6" is searched for first. If that name isn't found, then the sixth cue point is used. The Quick selection drop down list contains many examples of selection settings.

To change settings for an edit or effect, remove it, add a new one with the correct settings, then drag-and-drop it to the correct position in the process list (if necessary). If you require effect settings that are not available in any of the current presets, open a file and use the Effect menu or the Effect Chain Editor tool to create a new preset or chain with the settings you require prior to using Batch Processing.

To add or edit a comment, either double click a line in the process list or select a line and press the Ctrl+N key. If you are changing or adding a comment to an existing preset, be sure to update the preset by choosing the preset Add Add button.

Process Example
You have hundreds of songs and want to create a 10 second sample file for each song, with the beginning faded in, the end faded out, and the volume maximized. To set up that processing requires adding eight edits and effects, as explained below.

Trim the file to 10 seconds:
1. Choose the Add Edit button.
2. Select the Set Marker/Selection edit command.
3. In the Finish marker position group, set the Time to 10 and choose After beginning from the Where drop down list.
4. Choose the Add button.
5. Select the Trim edit command.
6. Choose the Add button.
7. Choose the Close button.
Fade-in the beginning of the file:
1. Choose the Add Edit button.
2. Select the Set Marker/Selection edit command.
3. In the Finish marker position group, set the Time to 1 and choose After beginning from the Where drop down list.
4. Choose the Add button.
5. Choose the Close button.
6. Choose the Add Effect button.
7. Expand the Fade In branch.
8. Select the Silence to full volume, linear item.
9. Choose the Add button.
10. Choose the Close button.
Fade-out the end of the file:
1. Choose the Add Edit button.
2. Select the Set Marker/Selection edit command.
3. In the Start marker position group, set the Time to 1 and choose the Before end from the Where drop down list.
4. Choose the Add button.
5. Choose the Close button.
6. Choose the Add Effect button.
7. Expand the Fade Out branch.
8. Select the Full volume to silence, linear item.
9. Choose the Add button.
10. Choose the Close button.
Maximize the volume of the entire file:
1. Choose the Add Edit button.
2. Select the Set Marker/Selection edit command. Settings select the entire file by default.
3. Choose the Add button.
4. Choose the Close button.
5. Choose the Add Effect button.
6. Expand the Maximize Volume branch.
7. Select the Full dynamic range item.
8. Choose the Add button.
9. Choose the Close button.

After performing all these steps, the process list will contain eight edit and effect items. Use the Convert and Destination tabs to set the file type and destination folder for the 10 second sample files (so the original files are not overwritten). Add all the songs in the Source tab and begin processing.

To use clipboard related edit commands, it may be necessary to open a file and copy it prior to using Batch Processing. For example, to paste or mix an announcement at the beginning of many files, first open the file containing the announcement, use Copy, then use Batch Processing and add a Paste or Mix edit command to the Process list.