How to Remove Unnecessary Parts from an Audio Track Using Audacity

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How to Remove Unnecessary Parts from an Audio Track Using Audacity
How to Remove Unnecessary Parts from an Audio Track Using Audacity
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This tutorial implies that you are struggling with the process of extracting the audio track from a music video. Well, sometimes it can happen that in a music video there is an introduction or a conclusion that includes in its audio track sounds or words that better explain the content of the movie, even if not part of the song (for example a dialogue, ambient noises, or a long interval of silence). If you wish, you can delete all these elements using Audacity or a similar program (since there are many users who love Audacity this tutorial has chosen to use this software).

Steps

Remove Unnecessary Audio with Audacity Step 1
Remove Unnecessary Audio with Audacity Step 1

Step 1. Open the file of your interest in Audacity (access the 'File' menu and select the 'Import' item, then select the file you want) and listen to it from start to finish

Remove Unnecessary Audio with Audacity Step 2
Remove Unnecessary Audio with Audacity Step 2

Step 2. Determine which parts of the audio track you want to delete

Remove Unnecessary Audio with Audacity Step 3
Remove Unnecessary Audio with Audacity Step 3

Step 3. By dragging the mouse cursor, highlight the portion of the audio track you want to cut, then press the hotkey combination 'Ctrl + X' (Note:

Before proceeding with the elimination of parts of the audio, playback must be stopped, so press the 'Stop' button characterized by an orange square shape).

Remove Unnecessary Audio with Audacity Step 4
Remove Unnecessary Audio with Audacity Step 4

Step 4. Once you have finished processing your audio file, save your changes by exporting it

Remove Unnecessary Audio with Audacity Step 5
Remove Unnecessary Audio with Audacity Step 5

Step 5. A new pop-up window will appear allowing you to save your audio file

You will be able to change its name and destination folder, as well as select the type of audio format you want to use for saving, such as mp3, wave or any other available format.

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