@PaulusMaximus & @Hudson555x: the workaround I had been using was to start by adding an audio track, then dragging my audio file onto it. In this thread, I just wanted to report a possible bug. WAI stands for Working As Intended.
If you’re using the timeline, the playlist is purely optional. You can skip putting anything in the playlist.
Right. I do use transitions and in particular speed ramps for a drone video, so I need to use the Timeline.
Good counter-argument! All that could be left of my suggestion perhaps is to create an audio-only track if the music file only contains audio and no image metadata. But otherwise, feel free to close the topic.