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Title: Really basic audacity question?
Post by: MakersMarc on May 03, 2015, 06:19:30 PM: How do I trim the file before sending to cd wav editor for tracking? Just not finding the function to highlight and cut.

Thanks, Marc.
Title: Re: Really basic audacity question?
Post by: jagraham on May 03, 2015, 06:30:28 PM: You should be able to click and drag what you want to cut. To cut, simply hit delete or backspace on the keyboard. I guess you could also right click and select the option as well. You can also highlight a few seconds at the beginning and end and do a fade in and out.
Title: Re: Really basic audacity question?
Post by: Life In Rewind on May 03, 2015, 06:35:24 PM: You can click anywhere in the waveform and drag/select the area you want to edit. You can use the arrow keys to move the first select point.

You'll see a little finger appear when you get near your first select point. Hold down your left mouse button and drag toward your end point.

Use the scissors tool to "cut" - or apply fade it/out

You can also use the options under Edit>Select - "Cursor to Track End" or "Track Start to Cursor"
Title: Re: Really basic audacity question?
Post by: MakersMarc on May 03, 2015, 08:14:22 PM: Thanks!
Title: Re: Really basic audacity question?
Post by: firemt66 on May 03, 2015, 08:56:10 PM: Couldnt u also trip it with cd wav?
Title: Re: Really basic audacity question?
Post by: Life In Rewind on May 03, 2015, 09:46:39 PM: Quote from: Ben Turnbull on May 03, 2015, 09:13:27 PM
^ He could but the beginning track that he'd delete in CDwEd would be ...t01.

No - just uncheck that track before you hit save - CDWave will ignore it.

Just find the correlating color for the track - and look for the little check box.
Title: Re: Really basic audacity question?
Post by: MakersMarc on May 05, 2015, 12:29:43 PM: Thanks guys, most appreciated!
Title: Re: Really basic audacity question?
Post by: morst on May 05, 2015, 03:46:29 PM: of course, you'll have to "FILE > EXPORT..." to actually create the new file on your hard drive...

I track all my recordings in audacity. You can force it to "snap to" sector boundaries (CDDA frames), then find the mark, click ctrl-B to add a break point, type in the title if I know it, lather, rinse, repeat until done, then "FILE > EXPORT MULTIPLE..."

just sayin'