Quickly Trim Audio in REAPER

[@BestAudiovisualTricks]

Excellent! You will save me months of my life I can spend playing with children. Thank you SO much!!!!!!! 😎👍👍

[@sam7811]

Any children orrrr... the lack of context is concerning my dude😂

[@XZ27977]

Kenny I have watched at least a dozen of your tutorials and you explain things better than anyone else on KZbin. Thank you.

[@ARMYStrongHOOAH17]

Big facts!

[@dedik8SKB]

What a day to be alive. I love reaper lol

[@nickolasgough8529]

I know that this video was posted 2 years ago but I am so glad that I found it! 😄 Thank you so much Kenny! This, as is the case with many of your videos, is very instructive and helpful. Thanks very much! 😄

[@elmolewis9123]

So grateful for this and all the other Kenny G videos.

[@tonynicosiamusic7237]

I am a new subscriber and a recent new user on reaper, you are actually the reason I went with reaper, I am very happy a big thank you. Tony from Paris France

[@LilFranchMusic]

Isn't there a simpler way like in Audacity where you can just highlight the breaths or parts you don't want and delete/silence it?

[@SplasHD_amagE]

Usually i use another custom action. For example in vocals i select a track, then select some range with "silence" in item, then use custom action: 1st "Item: Split items at time selection", 2nd "Take: Delete active take from items". I think this method is a little bit quickly )) P. S. Sorry for my bad english ) P. S. S. Kenny, you are the best of the best of the best !!!

[@Metzok]

Many thanx Kenny!

[@holygoat]

This is fantastic.

[@ManilynMusic]

Thank you...very helpful for us in the indie scene

[@Daysofsamara]

action list : auto trim /split item (remove silence) :)

[@Wachansa]

YOU ARE A GENIUS!!! Thank you so much!

[@Vegan_Kebab_In_My_Hand]

Genius workflow

[@CoryFinchProductions]

This is going to absolutely save my life. Have over 600 recorded names to edit intio individual files. Will be able to fly through them now.

[@skripnigor]

WOW sometimes Reaper seems too good to be true :) Thanks!

[@felipethomas19]

Hello, how are you Regarding these functions that you created, I would like to know if you can add the function (Alt + P) so that as soon as the cut is made, the track joins another one automatically. I thank you for your attention

[@HoyGrabo]

¿How can you do this and also respect Ripple Editing? It would be great to edit podcasts and dialogue. Thanks! 😊

[@soundblaster2009]

i just got a gaming mouse and put the s shortcut to a button.

[@hv2623]

Super useful. I took the split item under cursor action and made it a mouse modifier so when you Shift + Left click it splits that item right there.

[@mattcash1165]

Cool edit was what I was using,now I'm using reaper so I'm learning all over again,and was wanting to know how to silence in between waves to get rid of access hiss...the word that is used in this video is "trim"..but I think its the same thing...thank you bunches Kenny I'm learning so much from you

[@morrisax3000]

Thanks for your pro lessons, this is going to save me loads of time. Thanks a ton ❤

[@GabyMeyerVoz]

Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much!

[@gustavomiranda278]

i love ou kenny joia!

[@rogerioacoimbra]

Perfect

[@jahkina.k.akincy104]

You the best man .. you great 👍 at your teaching easy to follow 👍..keep it up bro and again great job 👌🏾

[@darrensmusicstudio]

Very helpful, thanks Kenny!

[@Dentredje]

Super helpful! Thank you!!

[@wayneparry2157]

Hi could you tell me how I can record a track , that’ll need trimming at both ends, I trim it to desired length, then move it to a new track, but wen I hit the loop button and drag the track out, the deleted sections are incorporated in the loop?? I’ve tried everything but can’t seem to permanently delete the section of track?? Please help!! TIA 😎

[@midiman5045]

Thanks Kenny

[@Giselle1544]

This vid has helped me enormously! Thank you!

[@wongsanggar]

Very time saver. Thanks a lot kenny!

[@vexphoto]

Thanks Kenny!

[@RyanHannaMusic]

im editing drums, 4 tracks, i grabbed a section of the tracks to cut out and it doesnt matter whether i hit delete or cut, it closes the gap in the track...why is it only doing this now?

[@Stop_being_younger_than_me]

Amazing tutorial

[@zachfell1060]

I have so much to learn, haha! Thanks Kenny!!!!

[@djabthrash]

The "split item under mouse cursor" doesn't work on grouped tracks on my current Reaper version (v5.978), it only splits the item my mouse is on but not the other items on the other tracks of the group... Whereas the other actions ("trim to start" and "trim to end") work perfectly fine on all the tracks ofmy group... EDIT : i found a workaround : you have to create a custom action that has those 2 actions : 1) View: Move edit cursor to mouse cursor 2) Item : Split items at edit cursor (no change selection)

[@dylangerety]

Hey, for me this results in all tracks getting cut at the edit cursor, not just the ones in the group. If I add "Item: Select item under mouse cursor" this results in all of the grouped items getting cut, but it changes my selection. Any idea of how to achieve this w/o changing selection and w/o affecting all tracks? Maybe I have a split behavior on somewhere...

[@jimmito823]

@djabthrash Thank you very much. I have the same issue with the last Reaper vertion v6.14. I make your suggestion and resolve the issue. Thanks a lot.

[@djabthrash]

@@jimmito823 you're welcome

[@djabthrash]

@@dylangerety did you check my EDIT in my original comment ? : "EDIT : i found a workaround : you have to create a custom action that has those 2 actions : 1) View: Move edit cursor to mouse cursor 2) Item : Split items at edit cursor (no change selection)"

[@EnfernoMuzik]

You have a new subscriber!...thank you

[@jaybaker9248]

Damnit, I set the shortcuts exactly the same in the video and it's only working some of the time. When I hit the "trim to edit" shortcut it just jumps to the bar without trimming. Wtf. It sometimes does tho. Very strange

[@colinsmart2508]

Thank you for your help. I have a question about cutting smaller section. I can't seem to find a video or anything to cut (trim)like ms of audio. I've expanded the audio so think it would break the bars smaller to cut but nothing. I've been using ableton for 15 years an I just expanded the audio track and cut the small parts or panning etc. Thanks I'm sure it's a simple feature but I have yet to find it. No all song are even beats. :) Thanks in advance.

[@EmbraceTheWorld1990]

Wonderful info man, this will save a lot of time during editing.

[@dumbjuggler]

Ace, but how do you turn it off? Basically i spilt a drink on my laptop yesterday while recording and somehow while mopping it up in a mad panic I turned on the mouse to split and now I can't turn it off. Anyone wanna help a luddite out?

[@TheMhankel]

Really great tutorial! Thank you for the tricks and tips! #greattutorial #editing #sound

[@Dinozzo1995]

very useful video

[@jimmito823]

Thanks for this valuable tutorial

[@HR2635]

brilliant.. unfortunately split only works for one track at a time.. even when grouped.. only the current track the mouse cursor is above :-(..

[@altravolta]

Gr8. Thank you

[@reddhurley777]

This is a great looking Reaper theme. Anyone know what it is? Particularly like the coloured bar on right-hand side of the track panel.

[@zendakk]

This is actually the Default Reaper theme, he's running on macOS and tracks are coloured. You should easily get the same look out of the box.

[@barbarafschadomsky]

Soooo instructive! Thanks a lot!

[@chezchezchezchez]

Nice!

[@NoProblem608]

Thank you!

[@isaacorozco6180]

are you able to simply mute clips instead of cutting them in Reaper?

[@Jacek-Paradowski]

Absolutely great tutorial. However, I think that two years have passed and there is something new in this topic? Recently I found a tutorial where you can cut it all with one key and cut the entire vocal in one track at once. I did it once, then I had a production hiatus and forgot how to do it :) I can't find this video tutorial either.

[@Johannore]

In some of my projects when i try to remove an item it automatically moves everything on the right hand side of the split to the left, so the gap closes. I can't find the setting to change that.. Anyone?

[@ARE_YOU_SICK_OF_YT_CENSORSHIP]

you have Ripple mode enabled, turn it off, in the Options menu look for Ripple or on the main toolbar disengage the icon with a pointing finger

[@Johannore]

@@ARE_YOU_SICK_OF_YT_CENSORSHIP Tank you!! =)

[@aarongabbard]

S....DAMNIT I ALWAYS WENT UP TO FILE AND HIT CUT s

[@TheAtheistworld]

Is it possible to define the lowest sound level as ‘silence ‘ and trim that silence automatically wherever it exists in the track. Like a noise gate, u know... Thnxx brother ❤

[@DRocksRecords]

thank you sir

[@ernstpalfi6502]

Thanks, great help!!

[@therealjulez7886]

I've downloaded an insane number of programs and nothing worked on my computer other than reaper! I think I lucked out

[@aceswild2683]

I just bought Reaper but have been using Pro Tools for over 25 years. Editing this way is ridiculous. I'm used to just hovering the mouse over the area I want, left click to select and then hit delete. Can't someone come up with that type of command?

[@ARE_YOU_SICK_OF_YT_CENSORSHIP]

it's there Alt+right drag over item, then action Remove selected area of item

[@bellmeisterful]

Yeah Reaper lets you click/highlight and then one click cut/remove

[@BojieRodrigo]

thanks bro

[@LEGENDERYSTATIC]

say I edit my first hook and nudge everything take the air out etc. can I now copy and paste that hook even though it’s all in pieces would it map out the same?? Thanks

[@ARE_YOU_SICK_OF_YT_CENSORSHIP]

if you use the so called smart copy action Copy items/tracks/envelope points (depending on focus) within time selection, if any (smart copy) it's in the main Edit menu first set time selection to all the items to be copied/duplicated, then place cursor at the destination point and paste or you can group all the cuts and copy-paste in the conventional way to the place of your choice

[@rufinmusic]

Kenny, my bass, piano, synth (vst), are still playing 1 note, or last note, even if I turn off playback... Any ideas?

[@jimbeaux4988]

Very handy!

[@Nazpazaz]

I can't get the mouseover split to work on a group at all. I've set it up exactly the same way in this tutorial and grouped the tracks and items I want to split, but it only ever splits the item I'm mousing over. Is the command broken or am i missing something? It's even weirder because the I followed the trim commands and they're working fine for me across groups, it's just the split that doesn't want to cooperate.

[@djabthrash]

@Nazpazaz : Make sure you selected all the tracks/items you want to add to the group before making the group ("G"). Then activate Group Editing. Check your grouping options, and maybe try to have "select one item selects group" on.

[@MichelBarbaro]

Amazing tip! Thank you!

[@BettyAppleLove]

this is great tip, thank you

[@Liz-ic6jb]

Oh my fricken.. Reaper! Why can't we just select and delete? It's so simple in Audacity. Everyone, please ask Reaper to make this an easy process.

[@ARE_YOU_SICK_OF_YT_CENSORSHIP]

you actually can select and delete, in one of his videos Kenny showed that method Alt+right drag over item, then Remove selected area of item

[@CyberTechOfficial-h7n]

mine is freezing while or after recording :(

[@DailySimin]

it works only on mono audio "

[@krissinistar6959]

how does it automatically delete when he splits it?

[@alext9151]

He Trims then instead of Splitting

[@strange4277]

doesnt work for me

[@barkofink]

Why don't they just put a scissor tool ? you don't even need to go through all this. ridiculous.

[@Hello-pl2qe]

you must be left handed

[@4eRegiment]

Clic S

[@JayAskey]

nuendo just cut away geez

[@monvey7291]

👋👋👋

[@soundtaxiproject]

very nice, but does'nt work with takes...

[@WDeeGee1]

I am ... naht... Chritopha Walken... 's son...; but... I sound... like like him.

[@danielcedillo1]

I can’t watch this because of the speaking rhythm. Sorry man it was erking me.

[@informedchoice2249]

Left click and hold at point of initial cut, drag to end of cut, right click, cut. Why is that so damn difficult for any DAW to do? What on Earth are you people doing? I don't know who designs these programs but sorry, they don't know anything about the average PC user at all. Nor do they understand the concept of simplistic efficacy of applying multiple functions to the mouse. It baffles me. I've watched this, and I still don't know how to trim the end of a clip easily.

[@QuesadillaGaming]

why do you... talk like this... it is... distracting...