I am looking for the opportunity to overwrite a selected part in a track with new text from an undelaying trac without extending the timeline. Found only a workaround, deleting the selection and then copy paste. Think it should be possible just to select and overwrite?
Yes you can:
- Select the part that you want to copy
- “Ctrl + C” (copy)
- Select the part that you want to replace
- “Ctrl + V” (paste)
The only tricky part is ensuring that the part that you select in step 3 (above) is exactly the same length as the part that you selected in step 1.
The easiest solution to this is to not paste into the same track, but paste into a new track like this:
Note that the pasted clip is selected (highlighted). If it’s not selected, double click on it to select it.
Then:
- “Enter” (toggle track selection off)
- Up cursor (move focus to “original track”)
- “Enter” (toggle selection of original track on / selected)
The project should now look like this:
Then:
4. “Alt + Ctrl + K” (split delete: Edit Menu: Remove Special - Audacity Manual)
When you export, the tracks are mixed down into a single file.
Greate Thanks !!
Jostein