cutting in Audacity [SOLVED]

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cutting in Audacity [SOLVED]

Post by jukeboxjackson » Fri Dec 30, 2016 5:07 pm

My curser won't let me highlight required parts of a song to edit/cut
I'm in stop mode but when I choose a particular part of a song to edit, the 'line' moves to another part.
Can anyone help, please?

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Re: cutting in Audacity

Post by steve » Fri Dec 30, 2016 5:27 pm

Check that you haven't accidentally enabled "Snap To" http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/sele ... .html#snap
9/10 questions are answered in the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)

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Re: cutting in Audacity [SOLVED]

Post by jukeboxjackson » Fri Dec 30, 2016 6:02 pm

Wow!! Thanks so much - 'Snap to' was on 'nearest', changed to 'off' - working great now

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