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NorthavenUMC
NorthavenUMC
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August 20, 2018
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Editing a single track

  • August 20, 2018
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Hello, friends

I work for a church that records the service on to a cd. I am then putting that cd into my computer and opening the file in Adobe Audition 2018 cc. Because it's not multitrack, it's opening in waveform, and therefore the editing tools are grayed out. How do I trim this file down to just the fifteen minutes or so that I need to podcast and not keep the entire hour? I should be able to do this in Audition, right?

Many thanks!

-LauraMay

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    Correct answer SteveG_AudioMasters_

    Should perhaps add that the optimal way of doing this sort of editing is to mark the sections you want in Waveform view as ranges (select the range you want, and hit F8, and you can give it a suitable name), and then by right-clicking on any one of these ranges, you get an option to insert it into a multi-track session (either a new one, or one you've got open) at which point you can rearrange them however you want.

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    SteveG_AudioMasters_
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    SteveG_AudioMasters_Community Expert
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    August 20, 2018

    Couple of things - firstly you don't have to open the file in Waveform, but if you do, you'll find all the tools you need are available:

    The ones I've ringed will be there. The one outlined in blue is the Time Selection Tool, and that's the one that will let you select a section of waveform, either to remove it, or copy and paste it to a different location. Just removing is easy; highlight the section you want to remove and hit the 'delete' key, and it's gone.

    One of the snags with this is that once you've saved it, that's permanent; you can't get it back without ripping it from the CD over again. If you start a new multi-track session though, you can place your original file onto a track and slice it up just how you want, without altering the original at all using the multitrack editing tools, which you sound as though you might be more familiar with. When you've got it the way you want it, then just mix it down to a new file, save that, and you've done.

      SteveG_AudioMasters_
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      SteveG_AudioMasters_Community ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      August 21, 2018

      Should perhaps add that the optimal way of doing this sort of editing is to mark the sections you want in Waveform view as ranges (select the range you want, and hit F8, and you can give it a suitable name), and then by right-clicking on any one of these ranges, you get an option to insert it into a multi-track session (either a new one, or one you've got open) at which point you can rearrange them however you want.

        NorthavenUMC
        NorthavenUMCAuthor
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        August 21, 2018

        That worked beautifully, thank you!!

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