How to move a clip together with the corresponding label-region?

Audacity Help Forum Windows
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Hi,

I’m having some troubles with moving clips:
a) to move a clip together with the correspondent region-label of that clip, without moving other labes
b) to move a clip to an absolut position at the timeline
c) a) and b) in combination
d) and if clip and (region) label are out of sync, is it possible to move/align a label to/at the beginning of its clip

I haven’t found some hints in the manual, so I try here in this forum.

Regards
Ralf

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“Split Cut” and “Paste”.
Ensure that both the audio track and the label track are selected.
https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/edit_menu_remove_special.html
https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/edit_menu.html
https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/audacity_selection.html



“Cut” or “Split Cut” and “Paste”.
Set the paste position with the Selection Toolbar.
https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/selection_toolbar.html



Easiest way is:

  1. Delete the label
  2. Double click on the audio clip to select it.
  3. “Ctrl+B” to create a new label.


See: Label Tracks - Audacity Manual

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Well, it’s more keyboard than mouse moving. I have to get used to it and come back, when I checked it all.
Thanx for giving help, much appreciated. Ralf

4

I mostly use mouse, but when great accuracy is required, then using the keyboard and typing the exact numbers is often a lot quicker than doing lots of zooming.

5

Hi Steve,

I would love to use keyboard. I can change the values within the time box, but unfortunately it just has no effect to cursor position or selection. What do I miss??

Using V2.32 in portable mode on Windows 7.

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Sorry, I wasn’t right!
No effect is to “audio position” - whereas “start and length of selection” is functionable.