Analysing silence

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Analysing silence

Post by comradec » Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:35 pm

Can Audacity analyse the silence at the beginning of a recording, pinpoint the starting point for the actual sound/noise, and then erase the silent section?

If so, how is this done?
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Re: Analysing silence

Post by steve » Sat Mar 29, 2008 4:05 pm

"Effects > Truncate Silence"
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