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Audition works fine for me but I don't know what versions I am using off the top of my head.
Two things I notice in Audition is when you convert from 48 to 44 the time changes by a few seconds and if you had "labels" they are now off. So in other words, you can't track a 24/48 show, down sample to 16/44 without redoing the labels.
Second, it will label tracks as banddate.t-01. Older versions didn't have the "-" I find it annoying because you then have to go edit it out of each track. I posted about it a while back and no one had an answer so I assume that's just the new version way.
I'll try to give you a breakdown based on memory of what I do.
Open file
Do normalize and gain edits
Change sample and bit rates
Export new file
Open new file
Do "labels" (track markers) and other edits like say fading. Put a track marker at the very beginning of the file.
Export multiple. This is were it is a little tricky, you will see two sides where you can create exported file names, make them both the same anddddd Select the box to export before first label or something like that, trust me.
Export/save to desktop
Go to desktop and change the file names, taking out the "-" andddddd trashing the file that's named "-00"
Open files in xACT
Run sector boundary errors > flac, create fingerprint at the same time
Audacity will generally place labels on sectors but it's good to be save and does t take any extra time or anything.