Optional Track Metadata

You have the option to write track metadata using the File > Open Metadata Editor dialog. Before export, fill in information common to all the tracks: artist name, album title, genre, date, and comments. Audacity will automatically fill in the track names from the labels or track names and number each track automatically. You can see a preview for each track at export if you open the Edit > Preferences > Import/Export dialog and check “Show Metadata Editor prior to export step.” Uncheck this to skip the per-track preview.

WAV format does not support CD text or metadata. (Other audio file formats do, such as Ogg, FLAC, and MP3.) This is not the same as CD text. CD text is a nonstandard extension to the Red Book CD Audio format ...

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