ChicaSkas 22,945 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Okay......! I have a recording. I need to edit out portions of that recording. example, talk by people I don't want in my recording. As if my recording was 12 minutes long, and there is 2 minutes of talking, I want to select the 2 minutes inside the 12 that are talking and i want to shorten the recording to 10 minutes total. Does anyone know how to do that? I just downloaded Audacity, but there are Soooooo many dials and calculations and things I am scared to touch anything inside hahahahahaa! Any help would be greatly appreciated, I thank you <3 Do YOU own the 4' by 6' Perfect Illusion promo Poster? Will pay you for it. Pic: http://i.imgur.com/UWuzumk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Kermit 58 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I bet there are better people, but it's worth giving it a try, so, may I try? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgahab 18 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Ill take a spin at it!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tera 2 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Audacity is actually really easy to use! Just search on youtube whatever you're trying to do with audacity and you'll find lots of great tutorials Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamlet 67 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I could try but I´m afraid I might mess up what you have. Sorry ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKE 273 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 if you got like garageband it would have most likely been a lot easier, on garageband you can really just cut the pieces you don't want and drag the remaining stuff together - unless I am not understanding what you are trying to do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruthel 1 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I'm no pro at all, but I just highlight the portion I want to remove and press the delete key. That seems to usually work for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurem 17,800 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 It's not that hard! Select the part you want to use. CTRL+C CTRL+N CTRL+V and that's it! :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicaSkas 22,945 Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 I can't really give it to anyone yet -- key word here is YET -- but I need to learn how to do it myself. I tried Youtube's videos... unless I am missing something they are talking about more complicated things thanwhat I want... I basically want to edit out blocks of time that are irrelevant. if you got like garageband it would have most likely been a lot easier, on garageband you can really just cut the pieces you don't want and drag the remaining stuff together - unless I am not understanding what you are trying to do. I'll try DLing that also I'm no pro at all, but I just highlight the portion I want to remove and press the delete key. That seems to usually work for me. Do you get a 2 minute silent gap if you highlighted and deleted 2 minutes?? Do YOU own the 4' by 6' Perfect Illusion promo Poster? Will pay you for it. Pic: http://i.imgur.com/UWuzumk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Kermit 58 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I can't really give it to anyone yet -- key word here is YET -- but I need to learn how to do it myself. I tried Youtube's videos... unless I am missing something they are talking about more complicated things thanwhat I want... I basically want to edit out blocks of time that are irrelevant. I'll try DLing that also Do you get a 2 minute silent gap if you highlighted and deleted 2 minutes?? No. The 2 minutes just dissapear and the ends of the highlighted part get next to eachother, making it a "time skip", as if the song suddenly jumped from one point to the other. I'll gladly help you, if you need that, don't hesitate to PM me :hug: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicaSkas 22,945 Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 No. The 2 minutes just dissapear and the ends of the highlighted part get next to eachother, making it a "time skip", as if the song suddenly jumped from one point to the other. I'll gladly help you, if you need that, don't hesitate to PM me I might if I really get stuck. so far i've made 3 copies of the original so if I screw up, it's safe. LOL. thanks. Next I need to figure out how to make tracks and tracklistings from it. Do YOU own the 4' by 6' Perfect Illusion promo Poster? Will pay you for it. Pic: http://i.imgur.com/UWuzumk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Kermit 58 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I might if I really get stuck. so far i've made 3 copies of the original so if I screw up, it's safe. LOL. thanks. Next I need to figure out how to make tracks and tracklistings from it. You could open the project up, experiment some things without any fear and then just click the X button without saving anything, it'll be back to normal. I admire your motivation! I love that you try and do it yourself before asking for anybody's help, keep that up! :hug: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicaSkas 22,945 Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 You could open the project up, experiment some things without any fear and then just click the X button without saving anything, it'll be back to normal. I admire your motivation! I love that you try and do it yourself before asking for anybody's help, keep that up! Haha I hope people won't think I'm selfish but it's a SUPRISE. Kinda why I wanna just float general questions by you all :haha: thanks Kermit <3 Do YOU own the 4' by 6' Perfect Illusion promo Poster? Will pay you for it. Pic: http://i.imgur.com/UWuzumk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicaSkas 22,945 Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 No. The 2 minutes just dissapear and the ends of the highlighted part get next to eachother, making it a "time skip", as if the song suddenly jumped from one point to the other. I'll gladly help you, if you need that, don't hesitate to PM me Ok, I did it; I'll be PMing you over a few technical questions momentarily! thanks <3 Do YOU own the 4' by 6' Perfect Illusion promo Poster? Will pay you for it. Pic: http://i.imgur.com/UWuzumk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HausAlly 799 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 i use audacity all the time it's really great for cutting bits off a track, but if you want to export it to Mp3 then you will need to also download the "Lame Library" extension Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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