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Label audio

Labelling audio using a label track allows you to annotate specific points or sections of audio. This is useful for creating notes and navigating through your project more easily.

Create a label track

To create a label track:

  • Go to Tracks > Add New > Label Track.

    Note

    You can create multiple label tracks in a project.


Label a point or section of audio

To label a point or section of audio:

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

  2. Select where you want to label the audio:

    • To label a point of audio, click the part of the track that you want to label.

    • To label a section of audio, drag the cursor over the part of the track(s) that you want to label.

  3. Go to Edit > Labels > Add Label at Selection.

    Shortcut

    Press Ctrl + B .

  4. In the label text box, enter the label name.

  5. Press Enter .

    Labelling a point of audio will create a point label and labelling a section of audio will create a region label.

    Tip

    Clicking on a label will select that specific point or section of audio.

    Tip

    To edit and see all label names and timestamps in a project, go to Edit > Labels > Edit Labels.


Rename a label

To rename a label:

  1. Click the label text box.

  2. In the label text box, enter the label name.

  3. Press Enter .


Resize a label

Point label

To resize a point label:

  • Drag one of the triangle handles until you reach the desired label size.


Region label

To resize a region label:

  • Drag one of the triangle or circle handles until you reach the desired label size.


Move a label

Point label

To move a point label:

  • Drag the circle handle to the desired audio position.


Region label

To move a region label:

  • Drag the rectangle handle to the desired audio position.


    Tip

    To move a label to a specific point on the Timeline:
        1. Right-click the label text box.
        2. Select Edit Label.
        3. In the dialog box, enter the desired time under the Start Time and End Time columns.
        4. Click OK.


Delete a label

To delete a label:

  1. Right-click the label text box.

  2. Select Delete Label.


Change label font type and size

To change label font type and size:

  1. On the Track control panel, click the Track dropdown menu.

  2. Select Font.

  3. In the dialog box, select your preferred font type and size.

  4. Click OK.