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Removing audio without moving [SOLVED]
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 11:22 pm
by h-h
Hello,
is it possible to remove the start of an audio track, not having the rest of the track moved backwards in time?
Re: Removing audio without moving
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 11:57 pm
by kozikowski
Drag-Select the exact portion you want to vanish and Silence it Control-L.
Koz
Re: Removing audio without moving
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 1:28 am
by kozikowski
Audacity has no provision to export nothing, so deleting may look good on the timeline, the instant you export it, "nothing" will collapse and mess up your timing. So putting dead silence in there is a good alternative.
Koz
Re: Removing audio without moving
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 4:30 am
by h-h
I understand. Thanks for the insight!
Re: Removing audio without moving
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:29 pm
by Gale Andrews
h-h wrote:is it possible to remove the start of an audio track, not having the rest of the track moved backwards in time?
On the other hand if you want to remove audio in the middle of a track without moving the following audio back, you can Edit > Remove Special > Split Cut or Split Delete, then Audacity will convert the resulting "nothing" (white space) to silence when it exports.
Gale