This plugin helps you to easily delete any gaps from between your clips, while also shifting any following clips over. It’s also easy to undo one or more of the deleted gaps.
DeleteGaps.ny (5.6 KB) (v1.0.0) (requires Audacity v3.6 or newer)
Using the Delete Gaps plugin:
After you have installed and enabled the plugin it will appear on the Tools menu. For convenience you could assign a shortcut key to quickly run Delete Gaps.
There are two ways to select which gaps are being deleted:
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Place the cursor in or near the gap between clips, and run the plugin. This will delete a single gap. For speed of use, this method will not show a popup message when it’s done.
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You can select any number of gaps to delete at once, including on multiple tracks. After the plugin has run, it will show a popup message telling you how many were deleted.
Tips
To delete a gap at the start of a track, just click in or near that gap, or tap the Home key, then run the plugin. This is a lot easier than selecting all the clips and dragging them.
For extra easy gap deleting via keyboard, assign a simple shortcut key to the Delete Gaps plugin, like Shift+G. Also assign shortcut keys for the Transport > Cursor to > Previous Clip Boundary and Next Clip Boundary commands, maybe using the keys Shift+[ and Shift+]. This allows you to quickly jump between any gaps and delete the ones that need it.