"Mix Paste" available in Audacity?

[Chopdawg]

I've used Cool Edit Pro at work, and Cool Edit has a function called "mix paste" which will paste audio onto an existing track without replacing the existing track: the "pasted" information is simply combined with what's already there.

How can I do this in Audacity? THANX for any help anyone can give, and THANX for this program! (currently using version 1.2.3)

CHOP

[steve]

You don't need "Mix Paste" in Audacity.

Unlike Cool Edit Pro, the multi-track view is used all the time in Audacity - so if you want two clips mixed, just paste in a new track. You can adjust the levels if you wish with the Envelope Tool.

I find that v.1.3.4 handles multiple tracks and clips better than v.1.2.6

[Chopdawg]

Thanks, I'm not that experienced yet in Audacity--my situation is, I have short clips of audio maybe 10-20 seconds in length, that I want to paste onto an existing cut (which might be several minutes long). I have to be able to position the short clips "exactly" where I want them, in the existing music. Any ideas about how best to do that? Thanx in advance

CHOP

[steve]

Use Audacity 1.3.4 beta rather than 1.2.6
Use the "Zoom" tool and the "Time Shift" tool to precisely locate your clips.