New user urgently needs help

[ksonkin]

I successfully downloaded the application---and was able to import an MP3 into the application.

It's a close-to-4 minute "sound bite" and I need to edit it---so I can insert a shortened version into "SoundSlides"

I need to cut out several pieces of the sound bite---and separate them with silence----so the final product looks something like
"sound-silence-sound-silence-sound"

How do I do this and successfully export the edited sound back to my desktop so I can put it into the "SoundSlide' application

Thanks for any and all help here.

Karl Sonkin
Menlo Park, CA

[steve]

If you use Audacity 1.3.5 you can use "Split" from the "Edit" menu to cut the audio into pieces, then use the "Time shift tool" (double headed arrow) to slide the "clips" left/right to where you want them.
When you "Export" the audio, the clips will all be mixed into a single audio file.