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Splitting a track in Audacity 2.4.2
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2021 10:29 pm
by jvd0213
I've used Cntrl + I and the Edit > Clip Boundaries option to split my audio track and neither is working to split the track. What could I be doing wrong?
Thanks
Re: Splitting a track in Audacity 2.4.2
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2021 10:43 pm
by steve
Because there were so many keyboard shortcuts, there were very few keys left for users to create their own custom shortcuts. So now there are two sets of default shortcuts - a smaller set (the factory default set), and a full set.
"Ctrl + i" is in the "Full" set. See:
https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/key ... ences.html
Re: Splitting a track in Audacity 2.4.2
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2021 7:14 pm
by jvd0213
So, which one should I be using Cntrl + I or something else?
Thanks
Re: Splitting a track in Audacity 2.4.2
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2021 9:33 pm
by steve
"Ctrl + i" is the keyboard shortcut for "split" (see:
https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/edi ... aries.html)
Re: Splitting a track in Audacity 2.4.2
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2021 12:43 am
by jvd0213
I'm using the Cntrl + I as well as the Cntrl + Alt + I and still, the track isn't splitting. I've been trying for two nights.
Re: Splitting a track in Audacity 2.4.2
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2021 12:48 am
by steve
In the menu: "Edit > Clip Boundaries > Split", does it say "Split (Ctrl + I)"?
Re: Splitting a track in Audacity 2.4.2
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2021 1:04 am
by jvd0213
Yes. I used that way and I've also used the keyboard shortcut way. Both ways have been unsuccessful. Is there anyway we can do this over the phone?
Re: Splitting a track in Audacity 2.4.2
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2021 2:02 am
by steve
steve wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 12:48 am
In the menu: "Edit > Clip Boundaries > Split", does it say "Split (Ctrl + I)"?
What I'm asking is: "
Is "(Ctrl + i)" displayed in the menu?"
If it is, then the shortcut is enabled, in which case you may be doing something else incorrectly.
If it does not show up in the menu, then the shortcut is not enabled.
Re: Splitting a track in Audacity 2.4.2
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2021 12:19 pm
by jvd0213
Yes, "Ctrl + i" is in the menu. I'll double check to see what else it is that I may be doing wrong. In case "Ctrl + i" isn't enabled, how do I enable it?
Thanks
Re: Splitting a track in Audacity 2.4.2
Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2021 12:36 pm
by steve
jvd0213 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 12:19 pm
In case "Ctrl + i" isn't enabled, how do I enable it?
The easiest way is to select the "Full" set of default key bindings (See:
https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/key ... ences.html)
However, if the shortcut appears in the menu, then it IS enabled.
To use the "Split" function to create a single split, you must click (once) on a track and then "Ctrl + i" (or "Edit > Clip Boundaries > Split")
The "Split" function can also create two splits if you click and drag on a waveform to create an "audio selection" (see:
https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/aud ... ction-tips)