Hi, New to audacity and I am using 2.3.0 A presenter used the wrong name of a church. I got him to state the correct name so that I could Overlay(?) the correction. Can you give me a clue on the approach to removing the incorrect name with the correct name. I have the correct name in as separate file that I imported to a second track within the project. Thank you very much for your help.
One way is âŚ
select the wrong name, then use split delete to remove it.
Use time shift to align the new name on a second track, then cross fade the start & end to hide the join.
Then mix & render.
If the correct name wasnât recorded at the same time, (same mic, same location, same everything),
itâs going to be next-to-impossible to produce a version where people wonât spot the edit.
I agree that itâs probably going to sound âspliced-inâ if you have to re-record it. Does he/she use the correct name elsewhere in the presentation?
So it might be better to edit-out the name, and perhaps a few other words or a full sentence or more. If you re-join the audio with (short) cross-fades you can usually get a natural-sounding result that doesnât loose much context. And even if you can hear the edit, other people may not notice it.
I just wanted to thank both Trebor and DVDDoug for their replies. I got sidetracked and wanted at least acknowledge receipt of your information. Iâll be to have more questions. Regards, italgen