Need to add 2 seconds silence to end of a WAV file

Audacity 3 Help Forum Windows
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Hi, I am brand new to this program. Can someone please point me in the right direction? All I want to do is add about two seconds of silence to the end of a wav file. The reason is that when I insert the file into a Powerpoint presentation, it is cutting off the last second or two during play-back, so maybe if I make the sound file a bit longer I can get around this.

I’m using Windows (the current version… sheesh… I don’t know how to find out what version it is… where do I look? (Sorry to sound like a dope). I installed Audacity from the .exe installer.

Thank you very much in advance.

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Click the Skip to End button or press the End key.

From the Generate menu choose Silence and set the numbers to 2 seconds.

– Bill

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Thanks mucho, Bill, it worked! The wav file now plays perfectly in my PowerPoint presentation! :slight_smile:

Next question… I am now trying to add a midi file, and have the opposite problem… I need to trim 2 seconds off the front. I tried selecting it, deleting the section, and exporting like I did with the wav file, but the midi now won’t play at all. Suggestions?

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Although Audacity has rudimentary support for MIDI it is very basic and Audacity does not play MIDI.
http://manual.audacityteam.org/manual/help/manual/man/note_tracks.html

It is generally best to start a new topic for new questions so that the subject title matches what the topic is about.

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Thanks Steve. Yes, I agree with the starting a new thread suggestion. Update: I converted the midi and was able to edit it with Audacity. It’s a great program! Prior to last night, I had never edited any type of audio file, and now at least I can do some basic stuff.