Inserting Silence and Replacing Audio with Silence

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

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. In the Silence Generator dialog, select the type of silence:

    • True Silence

    • Ambience Sound

      For this option, you need to select a file containing the ambience sound.

  5. Do one of the following:

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

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

  6. Click Apply.