True Silence vs. Background Noise

Recordings can sound unnatural when you insert true silence. This is particularly true for voice recordings and field recordings, where a natural background noise is often present. To produce more natural results, you can insert a file with background noise.

The file that you specify must have the same properties (stereo/mono, sample rate, etc.) as the file in which you want to insert the silence. The file can be any length – if the silence region is longer than the file, the file is looped.