Trim recordings to remove silence and unnecessary segments before transcription. Smart Audio Trimming gives you cleaner playback, sharper summaries, and helps you avoid spending transcription minutes on parts you don't need.
What is Smart Audio Trimming?
Smart Audio Trimming lets you remove unwanted parts of a recording, such as silence, mistakes, or off-topic detours, by selecting them on a slider. For long recordings, smart clip can find and remove silent sections for you, saving the manual work of selecting each one.
How to trim or delete a clip?
- Open the recording you want to edit.
- Tap the Clip button.
- Drag the slider to select the part you want to trim or delete:
- Delete: Remove the selected section and keep the rest.
- Trim: Keep the selected section and remove the rest.
- Delete: Remove the selected section and keep the rest.
- Tap Save as in the top right to save the edited recording as a new file.
How to use Smart Clip?
For long recordings, Smart Clip finds silent sections and removes them in one step. This is much faster than manually trimming each one.
Notes on editing audio
- Edits save as a new file. Tap Save as to create a new recording. Your original file stays unchanged.
- Trim vs. delete. Delete removes the selected section. Trim keeps only the selected section.
- Smart Clip is best for long recordings. Manual trimming is precise but slow. Automatic silence detection is quick when you mainly need to remove silence.
- Trimming saves transcription minutes. Trim silence and unnecessary segments before generating a transcript to avoid spending minutes on parts you don't need.
FAQ about editing audio
What's the difference between Trim and Delete?
Delete removes the selected portion of the audio and keeps the rest. Trim does the opposite: it keeps only the selected portion and removes everything else.
Can I edit an existing recording without losing the original?
Yes. The Save as action creates a new file with your edits. The original recording stays in your library.
When should I use Smart Clip?
Use Smart Clip to quickly clean up long recordings with many silent gaps. Use manual trimming when you need to keep specific moments precisely.