Adobe Audition: How To Insert Silence

Adobe Audition CC 2022: How To Insert Silence

Description:
This tutorial will show you how to Insert Silence (Blank Space) in Adobe Audition CC 2022 and how to create a keyboard shortcut. Insert Silence can be used to create a pause or blank spaces in an audio recording to re-record or add additional recordings.

Insert Silence For Podcasters:

• Use Insert Silence to create a pause in a dialogue that is too close together
• Use Insert Silence when you discover you forgot to say something in your original recording
• Use Insert Silence to create gaps or segments to serve as visual cues for your editor
• Use Insert Silence when you think of additional points you want to add to your episode

Insert Silence Duration:
Type a number of seconds followed by a comma or period for the duration of empty space or silence

• 5,  = 5 seconds
• 10. = 10 seconds
• 120, = 2 minutes

Keyboard Shortcut for Insert Silence I use in the tutorial:
Ctrl + i

Chapters:
00:05  Intro: What you will learn
00:17   Why use Insert Silence?
00:33. How to Insert Silence (Waveform)
00:56. How to enter timecode duration?
01:10   How to assign a keyboard shortcut for Insert Silence
02:08. How to Insert Silence (Multitrack)

How To Insert Silence (Waveform Editor):

1. Record or Open audio clip in the Waveform Editor
2. Drag CTI (Playhead) to where you want to insert silence or empty space
3. Go to the Edit Menu at the top
4. Click on ‘Insert’
5. Click on ’Silence’
6. Enter duration time in the dialog box (number of seconds followed by a comma)
7. Click in the Waveform to deselect
8. Drag CTI to the beginning of the gap to start recording
9. Insert more silence if necessary

How To Insert Silence (Multitrack Editor):

1. Create a new Multitrack Session (Cmd/Ctrl + N)
2. Drag audio onto tracks
3. Drag CTI (Playhead) to where you want to insert silence or empty space
4. Go to the Edit Menu at the top
5. Click on ‘Insert’
6. Click on ’Silence’
7. Enter duration time in the dialog box (number of seconds followed by a comma)
8. Silence or Gaps will be created for all Tracks with Clips

How To Create A Keyboard Shortcut for Insert Silence:

1. Click on ‘Edit’ in the top menu
2. Click on ‘Keyboard Shortcuts’
3. Select ‘Custom’ in the Keyboard Layout Preset drop-down menu
4. Go to the Search field below the keyboard layout
5. Type ‘Insert Silence’
6. Click in the Shortcut Column next to the ‘Insert Silence’ entry
7. Type your preferred keyboard shortcut (Ctrl + i)
8. Click ‘OK’
9. Your new keyboard shortcut will appear in the Edit Menu next to Insert Silence and can be used in both the Waveform & Multitrack Editors

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