Editing Audio

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mdb17
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Editing Audio

Post by mdb17 » Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:47 am

Hey i was wondering how you remove audio from one track without removing that same portion from the track bellow?

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Re: Editing Audio

Post by docca3 » Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:59 pm

just select the bit you want to remove and delete- works for me!!! It always only removes the section form the track you've selected. I have the opposite problem, removing the same section from multiple tracks!!!

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Re: Editing Audio

Post by kozikowski » Sun Mar 08, 2009 2:14 am

<<<from one track>>> On the outside chance you really meant deleting something from the right channel without the left, there you need to split the stereo tracks into two mono tracks and edit them independently. Then join them back together later. These tools are under the black arrow to the left of the tracks.

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Re: Editing Audio

Post by mdb17 » Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:15 am

i meant how do you do it for 2 mono tracks

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Re: Editing Audio

Post by steve » Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:10 am

You can toggle the selection in specific tracks by holding down the SHIFT key and clicking below the track name.

Alternatively, use the up/down cursor keys to move "focus" from one track to the next, then use the ENTER key to toggle selection.
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Re: Editing Audio

Post by mdb17 » Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:21 am

it still removes both tracks when i try to cut a section of one track out.

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Re: Editing Audio

Post by steve » Wed Mar 11, 2009 5:54 pm

mdb17 wrote:it still removes both tracks when i try to cut a section of one track out.
Do you also have a label track? If you have created labels, and the "Link tracks" button is depressed, the tracks will form a track group. Deleting a section of any track in a tack group will delete that section in each track in the group.

See here for more information: http://audacityteam.org/manual/index.ph ... dio_tracks
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Re: Editing Audio

Post by mdb17 » Wed Mar 11, 2009 5:55 pm

thank you! yes i have. that was the issuse

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Re: Editing Audio

Post by steve » Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:10 pm

Hooray ! Got there in the end :D
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