Joining, splitting, and trimming audio

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Here's how to edit your audio using Omny Studio's audio editor.

You can use keyboard shortcuts in the audio editor. See Keyboard Shortcuts.

The audio editor is a simple audio editing tool to join, split, trim-in, and trim-out Recording and Clip segments to produce new Clips. To edit the a Clip, just click on "Edit Audio" in the top right-hand corner.

Selecting "Edit Audio" will edit the current Clip file. To edit a copy of the Clip and keep the original unchanged, click the drop-down menu next to "Edit Audio" and select "Clone as new clip". Lean more about Cloning a clip here.

Audio Editor

Adding audio to the editor

The editor allows multiple Recording and Clip segments to be edited together in the order they are presented on the timeline.

To add a new segment:

  1. Click on the Recordings or Clips tab.

  2. Find the audio you need from the list of recent Recordings or Clips, or type keywords in the search box.

  3. Click the Add button on each segment you want to add.

Trimming

You can trim the start or end of any segment.

  1. Identify the desired location in the audio for trimming.

  2. Choose the appropriate button (either “Trim Start” or “Trim End”) based on the desired trim action.

  3. Repeat as desired.

Splitting

You can split a segment into separate parts at any position. This makes it possible to delete unwanted segments of audio.

  1. Identify the desired location to split the audio.

  2. Select the split button.

  3. Delete unwanted audio.



If the “Split” button is disabled, a split is not possible at the desired time.

Reordering

You can move segments around on the timeline to change the order.

  1. Select the segment you wish to reorder.

  2. Click and drag the segment in the list of Cut items to reorder your audio.

Note;

Use the new "Cut Items" toggle button in the “Markers Section” to guide the placement of chapter markers.

For detailed instructions, please refer to our help doc