Adobe Express: Silencing audio in Adobe Audition

Demo summary
A walkthrough of using the right-click menu to select the 'Silence' function to remove unwanted noise while maintaining the clip's timing.
Step-by-step
- Highlight the specific audio section containing the unwanted noise
- Right-click the selection
- Select Silence from the menu
Watch out for
- Requires a very low noise floor (-60 DB or below) to prevent the silence from sounding obvious
- If white noise or hiss is present, silencing audio will create a noticeable and unprofessional drop-out
Tips
- Ensure you have a clean noise floor before using the silence function to maintain a consistent background sound
Highlights
“if you have a bad noise floor and you silence that audio it's going to be so incredibly obvious to the listener... it's going to sound really bad and unprofessional”
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