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+ - From the region context menu, choose Edit > Strip - Silence to detect silence (based on a user-chosen threshold in - dBFS), 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 Strip Silence tool allows to remove the parts of one or multiple + regions that are below a user-defined silence threshold. It does not + destroy the underlying audio, but trims the regions according to the silence + threshold parameter. The edit applies to all selected regions, allowing batch + processing.
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++ The window, accessible either through the Region > Edit > Strip + Silence menu or right click on a region + > Name_Of_The_Region > Edit > Strip Silenceis made of: +
+ +| Threshold | +The audio level under which the audio is considered silent (in dBFS) |
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| Minimum length | +A minimum number of samples for Ardour to create a split. Under this + number, the region won't be sliced |
| Fade length | +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) |
| A progress bar | +showing the time Ardour takes to compute the trimming based on the current + parameters |
- 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. +
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+ The minimum length for silence can be useful when editing very + percussive material and just needing to automatically trim the ends of a region.