Podcastle: Trimming and splitting audio clips

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Demo summary

Kevin demonstrates manual editing techniques including dragging clip handles to trim audio and using the split tool (scissors) to cut and delete specific segments.

Step-by-step

Hover over the left edge of an audio clip until a bar appears
Press and hold the bar to drag and trim the audio to the desired start point
Right-click on a track and select 'Split clip' to activate the scissors tool
Click the scissors tool on the track to cut the clip at the playhead
Select the unwanted segment and press Delete on your keyboard
Click and drag the remaining clips to the left to remove empty space at the beginning of the timeline

Options

Select the Split tool from the top bar menu
Use the '2' key shortcut to activate the Split tool
Hold the 'S' key shortcut to activate the Split tool
Right-click to deactivate the scissors tool and return to the selection cursor

Tips

Move the playhead to the exact start of the conversation before trimming or splitting to ensure precision
Click anywhere on the timeline to quickly move the playhead to that position for previewing

Highlights

“That sounds great.”

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