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Basic Audio Editing
Editing Audio
Splitting Audio Clips
You can split long audio clips into shorter ones. This lets you extract and
rearrange individual sounds, adjust timing and alignment, and apply effects
selectively. Audio clips can be split using the Scissors tool in the Track view
or with the Split command.
To Split Clips with the Scissors Tool
1. If necessary, zoom-in in the Track view and use the Scrub tool to
determine where you want to make a split.
2. If you want the split to be made on a note or measure boundary, a
marker, or by an event, open the Snap to Grid dialog, make the
appropriate settings and click the Snap to Grid button to turn on the
Snap to Grid.
3. Click the Scissors tool button on the Track view toolbar.
4. Click once to make a single split, or to make two splits, click where you
want the first split, drag within a clip and release to make a second split.
To Split Clips with the Split Command
1. Select the clip you want to split.
2. Right-click the selected clip and select Split from the menu.
The Split Clips dialog appears.
3. In the Split Clips dialog, select from the following options.
Option... Description...
Split At Time Specify the time at which you want to split
the clip and the time format.
Split Repeatedly Specify the first measure at which you want
to split the clip in the Starting At Measure
field and the intervals at which you want to
split the clip in the And Again Every field.
Split At Each Marker Creates a split in the clip at every marker.
Split When Silent For At
Least
Creates a split after each period of silence
which exceeds the number of measures
specified.