After completing this topic, you will be able to delete sound in the waveform.
Steps:
Notice the flat line at the beginning of the waveform indicating a period of silence. You want to remove this silence.
Step 1Drag to select the area of no sound.
Press the left mouse button and drag the mouse to select the area in the waveform.
Step 2Continue dragging.
Step 3Release the mouse button.
Step 4Delete the sound selection.
Click the Delete selection button.
Step 5The selection is removed from the waveform.
Step 6You have selected an area where there is too much silence in the middle of the waveform. You have left some of the silence since the area occurs between paragraphs.
Tip: It is a good idea to have some audio spacing between paragraphs to allow listeners the time to process the information.
Step 7Delete the sound selection.
Click the Delete selection button.
Step 8The extra silence is removed from the waveform.
Step 9The recording also includes a small segment where the narrator was coughing. Rather than re-recording the entire script, you have selected the sound segment with the cough for deletion.
Click the Delete selection button.
Step 10After completing this topic, you are able to delete sound in the waveform.