Inserting Silence and Replacing Audio with Silence

You can insert a specified length of silence at any position of the audio file, and you can replace an existing section of an audio file with silence.

Procedure

  1. Do one of the following:

    • To insert silence, in the Audio Editor, set the cursor where you want the silence to begin.

    • To replace an existing audio section with silence, make a selection in the Audio Editor.

  2. Select the Insert tab.
  3. In the Signal section, click Silence Generator.
  4. Do one of the following:

    • To insert silence, in the Silence Generator dialog, deactivate As Selection, and specify the length. Set the destination to Insert at Cursor.

    • To replace an existing audio section with silence, in the Silence Generator dialog, set the silence duration to As Selection, and the destination to Replace Selection.

  5. Click Apply.