Delete and trim audio

Deleting and trimming audio allow you to erase and hide audio.

Delete audio

Deleting audio allows you to erase audio information in a track.

To delete audio:

1. On the Tools toolbar, click the Selection tool.

   

2. Select the section of audio that you want to delete.

3. Go to Edit > Delete.

   Shortcut

   Press Ctrl + K or Delete .

Trim audio

Trimming audio allows you to hide and prevent the end of a waveform from being played during playback. Unlike deleting, trimming doesn’t completely erase audio information in a track.

Trim a clip

To trim a clip:

1. Hover over the upper half of the clip’s border so that the cursor turns into a resize cursor.

   

2. Drag the clip’s border inwards until you reach the desired clip size.

   Tip

   Audacity remembers the audio information contained in a trimmed clip. To untrim a clip, drag the clip's border outwards to reveal the rest of the waveform.

Trim around an audio selection

To trim around an audio selection:

1. On the Tools toolbar, click the Selection tool.

   

2. Select the section of audio that you want to keep.

3. On the Edit toolbar, click Trim audio outside selection.

   

   Shortcut

   Press Ctrl + T .