Lesson 9

9. How to Select and Delete Sound in Audacity

Resource Type:

Tutorial Video

Duration:

3 minutes

Outcomes:

Learners are expected to:

SO 4.1.            demonstrate how to delete and silence a portion of a sound sample within an audio track

Suggested Evaluation:

Learners can be evaluated through the completion of the following activities:

My First Recording

Make Your Voice Sound Like a Chipmunk

Multitrack Recording in Audacity

Halloween Soundscape

Interview a Superhero

Radio Play

Procedure:

Selecting and deleting sound is something you will use often as you edit sound in Audacity. When you find a piece of sound that you would like to remove first choose your Selection tool.  

Click and drag the Selection tool over the portion of the waveform you want to remove. Press your DELETE key.

When deleting a portion of sound that is followed by further sound Audacity will move the later sound into the space where the deleted sound existed. You may not want this to happen. In some cases “Silence Audio” may be a better option. To Silence Audio select the sound you want to remove and go EDIT -> REMOVE AUDIO -> SILENCE AUDIO. When you use Silence Audio the remainder of the track is unchanged.