Audacity: Non-destructive clip trimming

All demos from “How We're Redesigning Audacity For The Future”

1. 22:520:11Moving audio clips with handles in Audacity 3.1The narrator demonstrates how the addition of visual handles allows users to drag and move audio clips horizontally without switching to a dedicated 'Time Shift' mode.Audacity· AI Audio Editor
2. 23:030:14Non-destructive clip trimmingCurrentThe video shows how users can grab the edges of audio clips to trim them while preserving the underlying audio data for later recovery.Audacity· AI Audio Editor
3. 24:490:17Applying real-time effects stacksThe narrator demonstrates opening the effects panel on a track to stack VST or Audio Unit plugins non-destructively.Audacity· AI Audio Editor
4. 27:300:28Snapping to beats and measuresThe demo shows the new snapping settings and the ruler display for beats and measures, allowing for musical sample alignment.Audacity· AI Audio Editor
5. 34:470:38Customizing the Audacity 4 UIThe narrator demonstrates the new dockable top bar, custom meters, and the button used to toggle specific feature visibility in the interface.Audacity· AI Audio Editor
6. 37:270:27Multi-clip selection and time-stretchingThe demo shows the rebuilt clip system in Audacity 4, where multiple clips are selected and moved or time-stretched simultaneously using new UI handles.Audacity· AI Audio Editor
7. 40:520:38Ripple editing and clip groupingThe narrator demonstrates the new grouping system and ripple editing shortcuts that move all clips on a track or timeline to maintain synchronization.Audacity· AI Video Editor
8. 43:120:38Using the redesigned Graphic EqualizerThe demo shows the improved legibility of the equalizer, including decibel popups when dragging sliders and the ability to draw curves across multiple sliders.Audacity· AI Audio Editor
9. 47:510:11Sample-level editing with the Pen toolThe narrator shows how the pen tool automatically activates when zooming into the sample level for precise audio corrections.Audacity· AI Audio Editor
10. 49:100:36Splitting clips with the Scissors toolThe demo showcases the new split tool, including the 'S' key temporary trigger and the ability to split across all tracks simultaneously using the Shift key.Audacity· AI Video Editor
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1. 22:520:11Moving audio clips with handles in Audacity 3.1The narrator demonstrates how the addition of visual handles allows users to drag and move audio clips horizontally without switching to a dedicated 'Time Shift' mode.Tantacrul
2. 23:030:14Non-destructive clip trimmingCurrentThe video shows how users can grab the edges of audio clips to trim them while preserving the underlying audio data for later recovery.Tantacrul
3. 24:490:17Applying real-time effects stacksThe narrator demonstrates opening the effects panel on a track to stack VST or Audio Unit plugins non-destructively.Tantacrul
4. 27:300:28Snapping to beats and measuresThe demo shows the new snapping settings and the ruler display for beats and measures, allowing for musical sample alignment.Tantacrul
5. 34:470:38Customizing the Audacity 4 UIThe narrator demonstrates the new dockable top bar, custom meters, and the button used to toggle specific feature visibility in the interface.Tantacrul
6. 37:270:27Multi-clip selection and time-stretchingThe demo shows the rebuilt clip system in Audacity 4, where multiple clips are selected and moved or time-stretched simultaneously using new UI handles.Tantacrul
7. 43:120:38Using the redesigned Graphic EqualizerThe demo shows the improved legibility of the equalizer, including decibel popups when dragging sliders and the ability to draw curves across multiple sliders.Tantacrul
8. 47:510:11Sample-level editing with the Pen toolThe narrator shows how the pen tool automatically activates when zooming into the sample level for precise audio corrections.Tantacrul
9. 0:560:14Accessing the Master Effects Channel in AudacityThe narrator demonstrates how to open the effects panel by clicking the effects button on a track and locating the new Master Channel to apply a real-time compressor to the overall mix.Audacity
10. 0:270:44Apply EQ filters in AudacityThe narrator demonstrates how to select audio and apply Bass Boost, Treble Boost, and Low Roll-off for Speech using the Filter Curve EQ effect in Audacity.GuideRealm
11. 1:110:20Configure audio compressor in AudacityThe user shows how to navigate to the Compressor effect in Audacity and input specific values for threshold, noise floor, and ratio to normalize the audio.GuideRealm
12. 0:510:15Prepare audio track in AudacityThe user demonstrates how to trim, zoom, and duplicate an audio waveform in Audacity using keyboard shortcuts and UI handles to prepare for processing.Mike Russell