How to Add a 4-7 Second of Silence at Beginning of Recording

Audacity Help Forum Windows
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V3.1.2
Windows 10 Pro, Desktop

Newbie David needs help!! Never used Audacity before and after reading most of manual I decided to make a recording of a streaming music Christmas Opera EP. I can’t believe my recording came out just as the original sounds. I do not want to separate the tracks (3 in total) at all but do want to add a bit of silence at the beginning. When I clicked play on the online music app the audio started almost immediately so I don’t have any silence at all leading into the recording! Any and all help is appreciated. Don’t get too technical, I’m 73 yrs old! Tks, David

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Assuming that Audacity Preferences have not been modified:

  1. Click on the bar at the top of the track (the “Clip Handle”), and drag the track to the right so that there is a space at the start.
  2. “File menu > Export > Export as …” (whatever format you want - WAV for best quality)
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Steve, It worked perfectly!! I exported the file as a MP3, 360kbps (Can’t hear the difference between Hi Resolution, Wav, FLAC or MP3). Thanks for all your help - Happy Holidays, David N