Isolate selection of a recording

[Gale Andrews]

Uh...no. Let me explain it again. I open a new Audacity. I connect my microphone to my pc. I hit "RECORD" and I say into my microphone, "A, b, c, d, e, f ,g ,h ,i ,j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z." I then hit "STOP". I then hit the "X" in the upper right hand corner of Audacity and close it. Audacity asks, "Save changes before closing?" I hit "YES". A window pops up and asks, "Save Project As" and I name it Alphabet. The folder and the Audacity icon appear on my desktop. I open Alphabet and I want to make a copy of me saying the alphabet h through q. I hit the green triangle named "PLAY" and I hit the two blue bars of the "PAUSE" button when I get to "h". I then hit "Edit"- "Select"- "Left Playback Position". I then hit the two blue bars of the "PAUSE" button and I hit the "PAUSE" button again when I get to "q'. I then hit "Edit"- "Select"- "Right Playback Position". I then hit the "STOP" icon. How can I make the h through q a separate recording? On the number line I see a long gray bar. The audio track below it is surrounded by a yellow line. What do I do?

This is an easier way than using labels, except that instead of Pause then Edit > Select > Left at Playback Position and again Pause, Pause, Edit > Select > Right at Playback Position, don't do any pauses. Just press [ (left square bracket) on your keyboard when you hear "h" and press ] (right square bracket) when you hear "q". Press Stop.

You are then (with fewer steps) at exactly the same position as all the steps you wrote out, and File > Export Selected Audio... works if you simply do that and don't do whatever you are doing to deselect the track.


Gale

[steve]

This is an easier way than using labels, except that instead of Pause then Edit > Select > Left at Playback Position and again Pause, Pause, Edit > Select > Right at Playback Position, don't do any pauses. Just press [ (left square bracket) on your keyboard when you hear "h" and press ] (right square bracket) when you hear "q". Press Stop.

Yes that's quicker, though if I don't manage to do the key presses quickly enough, I find it easier to adjust the selection if I have fixed reference points (labels) as a guide. Personally I find labels to be invaluable for this type of thing, and on longer recordings it is possible to label many positions on the track, not just the two in this example. If there is sufficient time before the next cue, I can even type in a label name before pressing Enter.

[waxcylinder]

Personally I find labels to be invaluable for this type of thing ...

I'm a BIG fan of labels for this type of work too - I find them preferrable and much more usabel than the square brackets.

One thinhg that is very useful is that the label's position can be readily adjusted if needed.

I also find myself using region labels quite often in these situations as the region can ten readily be selected by clicking on the region label.

WC

[Gale Andrews]

I think the square brackets are a convenient way to create selections for labelling as region labels.

Gale

[steve]

I think the square brackets are a convenient way to create selections for labelling as region labels.

Yes, i agree the square brackets are really good for that.

[waxcylinder]

I think the square brackets are a convenient way to create selections for labelling as region labels.

Yes, i agree the square brackets are really good for that.

ok, I'll give that a try sometime