Each week I attend a djembe class and record the class (about 2 hours). Within each class there are about 6 short periods where the instructor teaches the class the basic pattern for a new rhythm. I would like to copy the corresponding region into a new file or simply break the region out into a separate track that I can quickly go to in order to learn and practice the rhythm.
However, when I select a region in Audacity, none of the functions listed in the online manual are available to me – they are all grayed out. This includes:
- Edit->Remove Special->Split Cut
- Edit->Remove Special->Split Delete
- Edit->Clip Boundaries->Split
- Edit->Clip Boundaries->Split New
In fact, many of the Edit functions are grayed out and unavailable (Cut, Delete, Copy, Paste, Duplicate, etc.)
What do I need to do to achieve my objective? Should these menu items be active? Do I have a limited version of Audacity and have to pay to access all these functions?
Jonathan Abrams
Windows 8.1
Audacity 2.1.0