{"id":195833,"date":"2025-06-17T11:35:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T15:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/?post_type=tutorial&#038;p=195833"},"modified":"2026-04-29T11:37:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:37:30","slug":"edit-audio-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"tutorial","link":"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/tutorials\/audiate\/edit-audio-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Edit Audio &#038; Mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/camtasia\/audiate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Camtasia Audiate<\/a> automatically transcribes <a href=\"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/tutorials\/audiate\/record-a-voice-over\/\">recorded voice-overs<\/a> and imported audio files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clean up your narration to create smooth, professional voice clips. Use text-based editing to quickly remove words or edit mistakes, such as &#8220;ums&#8221; or &#8220;ahs&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-suggested-audio-edits\">Suggested Audio Edits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"dx-block-wistia-embed\">\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/qti0awyzfb.jsonp\" async=\"async\"><\/script>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_qti0awyzfb videoFoam=true\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Audiate provides suggested edits to quickly clean up your audio. Automatically silence or delete all filler words, such as &#8220;ums&#8221; or repeated words, and shorten or remove long pauses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"notice notice-audiate\">\n\t<p><b>Note:<\/b> Audiate currently supports automatic filler word detection for English only.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To review and apply Suggested Edits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the <strong>Suggested Edits<\/strong> dropdown menu.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"271\" class=\"wp-image-329447\" style=\"width: 400px;\" src=\"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/suggested-edits-button.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the Suggested Edits button\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/suggested-edits-button.png 400w, https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/suggested-edits-button-300x203.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select an option from the menu. See below to learn more about each option.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"271\" class=\"wp-image-329453\" style=\"width: 290px;\" src=\"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/suggested-edits-menu.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the Suggested Edits options\"><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p><strong>Silence Filler Words<br><\/strong>Replace hesitations and repeated words with silence. This does not change the length of your audio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Filler Words are tagged and highlighted with a pink color in your transcription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"188\" class=\"wp-image-329459\" style=\"width: 280px;\" src=\"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/filler-words-highlighted.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Filler Words\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"notice notice-audiate\">\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> You can adjust what type of words and phrases are tagged as filler words in the <b>Settings<\/b> menu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p><strong>Silence Pauses<br><\/strong>Remove all sounds (breaths, room noise, etc.) from extended pauses in your narration track. This does not change the length of your audio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"177\" class=\"wp-image-329504\" style=\"width: 280px;\" src=\"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pauses.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of silenced pauses\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p><strong>Delete Filler Words<br><\/strong>Cut all filler words, such as &#8220;ums&#8221; and repeated words, from your audio. This will shorten your overall audio track. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Filler Words are tagged and highlighted with a pink color in your transcription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"188\" class=\"wp-image-329459\" style=\"width: 280px;\" src=\"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/filler-words-highlighted.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Filler Words\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"notice notice-audiate\">\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> You can adjust what type of words and phrases are tagged as filler words in the <b>Settings<\/b> menu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p><strong>Shorten Pauses<\/strong><br>Replace long pauses with shorter ones. This will shorten your overall audio track.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Enter the pause duration (in seconds) and the desired shortened duration (in seconds). Audiate shortens any pauses longer than this amount to the shorter duration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"151\" class=\"wp-image-329476\" style=\"width: 420px;\" src=\"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shorten-all-pauses.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the Shorten Pauses menu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shorten-all-pauses.png 420w, https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shorten-all-pauses-300x108.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p><strong>Settings<br><\/strong>Select the type of words and phrases Audiate tags as Filler Words. You can also build a list of words to always ignore.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"210\" class=\"wp-image-329467\" style=\"width: 370px;\" src=\"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/settings-menu.png\" alt=\"Filler Words Settings menu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/settings-menu.png 370w, https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/settings-menu-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-edit-audio-as-text\">Edit Audio as Text<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Audiate&#8217;s text-based audio editing reduces the time it takes to play back and review content. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p><strong>Remove a Word<br><\/strong>Remove incorrect or unnecessary words from the audio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click to select a word in the transcription. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press the <strong>Delete<\/strong> key. <br>The word is removed from the audio and the transcription. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p><strong>Remove a Phrase or Selection<br><\/strong>Remove extra or unnecessary phrases from the audio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click and drag to select an audio segment. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press the <strong>Delete<\/strong> key. <br>The selection is removed from the audio and the transcription. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p><strong>Remove a Pause<\/strong><br>Ellipses in the transcription represent pauses.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"23\" height=\"21\" class=\"wp-image-206660\" style=\"width: 23px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/a-pause.png\" alt=\"Yellow ellipsis represents a pause\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click to select an ellipsis in the transcription and press the <strong>Delete<\/strong> key.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To silence all pauses, select <strong>Edit &gt; Silence All Pauses<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p><strong>Add a Pause<\/strong><br>When deleting words or audio segments, consider adding a pause before or after to provide a natural pause in the audio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>To add a half second of silence before or after a selection:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click to select a location in the transcription.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac) the selection and select <strong>Insert Silence Before<\/strong> or <strong>Insert Silence After<\/strong> or press a keyboard shortcut:&nbsp;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Insert Silence Before: <strong>Ctrl+comma<\/strong> (Windows) and <strong>Command+comma<\/strong> (Mac)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insert Silence After: <strong>Ctrl+period<\/strong> (Windows) and <strong>Command+period<\/strong> (Mac)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>To customize the pause length: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the <strong>Waveform Editor<\/strong> button or press <strong>Ctrl+1<\/strong> to view the waveform.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"38\" class=\"wp-image-204287\" style=\"width: 50px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/a-waveformeditor.png\" alt=\"Waveform Editor button\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click to select the word after the location where you want to add the pause.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drag the selected word to the right.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p><strong>Silence an Audio Selection<\/strong><br>Silence or mute a segment in the audio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click to select a word or click and drag to select an audio segment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Silence Audio<\/strong> button or press <strong>Ctrl+Delete<\/strong> (Windows) or <strong>Command+Delete<\/strong> (Mac).<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"140\" class=\"wp-image-204281\" style=\"width: 410px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/a-silenceselectionbutton.png\" alt=\"Silence Audio button below transcription\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/a-silenceselectionbutton.png 410w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/a-silenceselectionbutton-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/a-silenceselectionbutton-150x51.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The text selection changes to white indicating the audio has been silenced for the duration of the selection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To undo this action, click to select the word or click and drag to select the segment, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac), and select <strong>Unsilence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p><strong>Restore Audio<br><\/strong>Restore audio that was previously deleted. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>When a selection is deleted, Audiate adds a marker to the location.<br><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/a-deletionmarker.png\" alt=\"Deletion marker\"> <br>Click the marker and select <strong>Restore Audio<\/strong>.<br> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"92\" class=\"wp-image-206648\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/a-restoreaudio.png\" alt=\"Restore Audio option\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/a-restoreaudio.png 152w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/a-restoreaudio-150x92.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p><strong>Find and Replace<br><\/strong>Quickly search for and replace words, filler words, or pauses. <br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select <strong>Edit &gt; Find &gt; Find and Replace<\/strong> or press <strong>Alt+Control+F<\/strong> (Windows) or <strong>Option+Command+F<\/strong> (Mac).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Find pane opens. In the dropdown, select a Find option. Select <strong>Automatically Preview<\/strong> to play the audio as you jump between instances.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you select <strong>Find and Replace<\/strong>, enter the words to find and replace into the fields. Click <strong>Replace<\/strong> to replace the current instance. Click <strong>All<\/strong> to replace all instances.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the arrow buttons to jump between instances in the search results.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Done<\/strong> to close the Find pane.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"notice notice-audiate\">\n\t<p><b>Note:<\/b> To learn how to edit the transcription text for exporting a script or captions, see <a href=\"https:\/\/en.tsc-stage.co\/learn\/tutorials\/audiate\/edit-transcription\/\">Edit the Transcript<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-edit-the-audio-waveform\">Edit the Audio Waveform<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you need to make precise audio edits, use the Audiate waveform editor.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"392\" height=\"222\" class=\"wp-image-204293\" style=\"width: 392px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/a-waveformsmall.png\" alt=\"waveform editor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/a-waveformsmall.png 392w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/a-waveformsmall-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/a-waveformsmall-150x85.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To open the waveform editor: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the\u00a0<strong>Waveform Editor<\/strong>\u00a0button or press\u00a0<strong>Ctrl+1<\/strong>\u00a0to show or hide the audio waveform.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"38\" class=\"wp-image-204287\" style=\"width: 50px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/a-waveformeditor.png\" alt=\"Waveform Editor button\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drag the\u00a0<strong>Zoom<\/strong>\u00a0slider to adjust the scale of the waveform display.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"46\" class=\"wp-image-204299\" style=\"width: 200px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/a-waveformzoom.png\" alt=\"slider to adjust the scale of the wave form\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/a-waveformzoom.png 291w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/a-waveformzoom-150x35.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Complete any of the following to navigate and edit in the waveform editor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click or drag in the time bar to move the playhead position.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click or drag in the waveform area to make a selection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drag the edge of a selection to change the selection area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press the <strong>Delete <\/strong>key remove a selection from the audio and the transcription. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-edit-the-volume-keyframes\">Edit the Volume Keyframes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To adjust the audio levels for individual words or sections:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/68umwhkag6.jsonp\" async><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding:101.11% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;\"><div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_68umwhkag6 seo=true videoFoam=true\" style=\"height:100%;position:relative;width:100%\"><div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0;transition:opacity 200ms;width:100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/68umwhkag6\/swatch\" style=\"filter:blur(5px);height:100%;object-fit:contain;width:100%;\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" onload=\"this.parentNode.style.opacity=1;\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the\u00a0<strong>Waveform Editor<\/strong>\u00a0button or press <strong>Ctrl+1<\/strong>\u00a0to show or hide the audio waveform.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"38\" class=\"wp-image-204287\" style=\"width: 50px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/a-waveformeditor.png\" alt=\"Waveform Editor button\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click and drag on the audio waveform to make a selection. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A green line appears in the selection. 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