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Auto Trim/Crop
Auto Trim/Crop removes silence from an audio file. In addition, this function automatically fades the endpoints of a phrase.
Using Auto Trim/Crop
1.Open the Voiceover.pca file.
2.From the Process menu, choose Auto Trim/Crop. The Auto Trim/Crop dialog appears.
Auto Trim/Crop dialog
3.From the Preset
4.Click Yes. The Auto Trim/Crop function deletes silence in the file and creates new regions based on the preset’s parameters. For more information, see Auto Trim/Crop controls on page 149.
Auto Trim/Crop controls
The following controls are located in the Auto Trim/Crop dialog.
Function
The Function
Preset | Description |
Keep edges outside of the | Removes silence within the selection, but retains all data outside of the selection. |
selection |
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Remove edges outside of | Removes silence within the selection and deletes all data beyond the selection. |
the selection |
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Remove silence between | Removes silence within the selection and creates regions from individual phrases. For |
phrases (creates regions) | more information, see Minimum |
Remove data beyond loop | Removes all data beyond the selected loop. For more information, see Minimum length |
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Remove data from start | Allows you to specify an amount of sound to be deleted from the beginning of each file |
and limit file length | and specify a maximum length for converted files. If a file is longer than this length, |
| Sound Forge trims it. This preset is useful for creating sample clips. |
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Attack threshold
Determines the threshold level for detection of the trim/crop start point:
CHP. 10 | PROCESSING AUDIO |