Audio Range Selection in an Audio File

You can edit, process, or play back selections of an audio file.

  • To access the audio range selection options, in the Audio Editor, select the Edit tab.

The following selection options are available in the Time Selection section:

Range

If you click Range, the Range Selection dialog opens. In this dialog, you can define selection ranges very accurately.

If you click the arrow to the right of the Range button, the presets list opens. In the presets list, you can select between the selection range factory presets and your custom presets.

All

Selects the entire waveform.

Toggle

Toggles the selection range on/off.

Extend

Opens a menu where you can select the following options:

  • Extend to Start of File extends the selection to the start of the audio file. If there is no selection, a selection is created from the edit cursor position.

  • Extend to End of File extends the selection to the end of the audio file. If there is no selection, a selection is created from the edit cursor position.

  • Extend to Previous Marker extends the left edge of the selection to the nearest marker to the left or the start of the audio file. If there is no selection, a selection is extended until the edit cursor position.

  • Extend to Next Marker extends the right edge of the selection to the nearest marker to the right or the end of the audio file. If there is no selection, a selection is extended until the next marker position.

  • Extend to Cursor extends the selection to the edit cursor position.

  • From Start of File Until Cursor selects the range between the start of the audio file and the edit cursor position.

  • From Cursor to End of File selects the range between the edit cursor position and the end of the audio file.

  • From Cursor to Previous Marker selects the range between the edit cursor position and the previous marker or the start of the audio file.

  • From Cursor to Next Marker selects the range between the edit cursor position and the next marker or the end of the audio file.

  • From Playback Position to End of File creates a selection range from the playback position to the end of the audio file. If no playback is taking place, the position of the edit cursor is used.

  • From Playback Position to Start of File creates a selection range from the playback position to start of the audio file. If no playback is taking place, the position of the edit cursor is used.

  • Double Selection Length doubles the length of the current selection range.

  • Halve Selection Length halves the length of the current selection range.

Channels

Opens a menu where you can select the following options:

  • Extend to All Channels extends the current selection range to all channels.

  • Left Channel Only reduces the current selection range to the left channel only.

  • Right Channel Only reduces the current selection range to the right channel only.

Regions

Opens a menu where you can select the following options:

  • CD Track selects the range between the two CD track markers that encompass the edit cursor.

  • Loop Region selects the range between the two loop markers that encompass the edit cursor.

  • Exclusion Region selects the range between the two exclusion markers that encompass the edit cursor.

  • Generic Region selects the range between the two generic markers that encompass the edit cursor.