Mixing Audio
This section is going to show you how to manipulate your audio
STEP 1- Review your recording. When you have finished your tracking, give it a listen. Click on the triangular green Play button (or press the Space bar). Your track should play from the beginning, and will automatically stop at the end of your track.
- Pressing Shift while you press Play or the Space bar will loop your track until you click the Stop button or press the Space bar again.
- To loop a specific section, make sure the Selection Tool is enabled, then click and drag over the section you want to loop. Note: after you make your selection, press “Z” for the software to automatically find the zero crossing point: the point where the start and end waveforms are at 0 amplitude (start and end at at the same sound level). Depending on the nature of the loop and the source material, this will often give you a very clean loop without clicks or pops.
STEP 2 - Change the playback speed. You can alter the playback speed easily, which can come in handy if you are working out a solo, or trying to learn a difficult piece of music.
- Drag the Playback Speed slider to the left to slow the track down, or to the right to speed the track up, then press the green “Playback at Speed” arrow to play your track back at the new speed. To make changes, adjust the speed and click the arrow again.
STEP 3 - Trim your track. If you’ve recorded more than you need, to save editing time, trim your track to only what you intend to keep. Start by making a safety backup in case things go awry, and then proceed as follows:
- Choose the Selection Tool from the toolbar. Select the audio you want to keep. Choose Loop Playback (Shift-Space), and listen to your edit a few times to make sure it’s good. Adjust as necessary until it sounds right, then from the Edit menu, select Remove Audio, then select Trim, or simply press Command-T (Control-T on a PC). The audio on either side of the selection is removed from the track.
- After trimming, move your audio, if necessary, to the correct location by selecting the Time Shift tool, and dragging the sound to the proper location.