+<figure>
+ <img src="/images/strip-silence-window.png" alt="The Strip Silence window">
+ <figcaption>
+ The Strip Silence window
+ </figcaption>
+</figure>
<p>
- From the region context menu, choose <kbd class="menu">Edit > Strip
- Silence</kbd> to detect silence (based on a user-chosen threshold in
- <abbr title="Decibels relative to Full Scale">dBFS</abbr>), split a
- region based on the boundaries of the silent segments, and remove the
- silence. You can also specify a minimum length for silence—useful
- when editing very percussive material and just needing to
- automatically trim the ends of a region. The dialog looks like this:
+ The <dfn>Strip Silence</dfn> tool allows to remove the parts of one or multiple
+ regions that are below a user-defined silence threshold. It does <em>not</em>
+ destroy the underlying audio, but trims the regions according to the silence
+ threshold parameter. The edit applies to all selected regions, allowing batch
+ processing.
</p>
-<img src="/images/a3_strip_silence.png" alt="strip silence dialog" />
+
+<p>
+ The window, accessible either through the <kbd class="menu">Region > Edit > Strip
+ Silence</kbd> menu or <kbd class="menu"><kbd class="mouse">right</kbd> click on a region
+ > <em>Name_Of_The_Region</em> > Edit > Strip Silence</kbd>is made of:
+</p>
+
+<table class="dl">
+ <tr><th><dfn>Threshold</dfn></th>
+ <td>The audio level under which the audio is considered silent (in <abbr
+ title="Decibels relative to Full Scale">dBFS</abbr>)</td></tr>
+ <tr><th><dfn>Minimum length</dfn></th>
+ <td>A minimum number of samples for Ardour to create a split. Under this
+ number, the region won't be sliced</td></tr>
+ <tr><th><dfn>Fade length</dfn></th>
+ <td>Ardour adds fades, both in and out, to the trimmed regions, to the created
+ region (so the sliced regions are longer by both the in and out fades duration,
+ expressed in samples)</td></tr>
+ <tr><th>A progress bar</th>
+ <td>showing the time Ardour takes to compute the trimming based on the current
+ parameters</td></tr>
+</table>
+
<p>
- The edit applies to all selected regions, allowing batch processing.
- You can also see in the screenshot how the main editor window is used
- to show silent segments and report the number and durations of the
- shortest segments.
+ Changing any parameter in the window is reflected in the main editor: the silent
+ segments are highlighted and the number and durations of the shortest segments is
+ displayed, helping fine-tune the parameters.
+</p>
+
+<figure>
+ <img src="/images/strip-silence-audio.png" alt="strip silence: view of the audio">
+ <img src="/images/strip-silence-after.png" alt="strip silence: view of the audio after">
+ <figcaption>
+ Strip Silence : a view of the audio while changing the parameters, and after treatment
+ </figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<p class="note">The minimum length for silence can be useful when editing very
+ percussive material and just needing to automatically trim the ends of a region.
</p>