Edit Audio

In this tutorial:

• Edit Audio on the Timeline
• Edit Audio in Audiate

Audio quality is just as important as video quality, if not more so.

• We detect audio errors more easily than visual errors.
• Most people won’t watch a video with bad audio, even if the video itself is very good.
• People are more likely to continue watching a poor quality video if the audio is good.

Edit Audio on the Timeline

Option	Details
Select audio on the timeline	Double-click a clip with audio. The clip turns green and the audio bar appears.
Silence a section of audio	Use the playhead to make a selection. Right-click the selection and choose Silence Audio.
Add and move audio points to adjust volume of parts of a clip	Double-click on the audio bar to add points. Click and drag the audio points up, down, or across the audio bar.
Fade audio in or out	To create a fade, add three audio points to the audio bar. Drag points up or down to create the desired fade. -OR- Click the Audio tab and drag the Fade In/Fade Out effects to the clip on the timeline. See Add Audio Effects.
Delete audio points	Right-click an audio point and select Delete or Remove All Audio Points.
Separate system audio from screen recording	Right-click audio and select Separate Video and Audio.
Change the look of the waveform (Windows only)	Select Edit > Preferences > Program tab > Mirror waveform.
Save audio as M4A, MP3 (Windows only), or WAV	To export an audio file, select Share > Export Audio Only. See Export an Audio File.
Apply Mix to Mono to have audio in both channels	Select audio clip on timeline and click Properties button > Audio subtab > Mix to Mono checkbox.
Adjust audio level of all selected clips	Select audio clip on timeline and click Properties button > Audio subtab . Drag the Gain slider to adjust the clip’s audio level. -OR- Drag the audio bar up or down.
Adjust the audio level for the whole project	Click the volume indicator below the Properties button. Drag the slider to adjust the project’s audio level.

Edit Audio in Audiate

Edit audio in TechSmith Audiate to reduce the time spent editing narration and to create smooth, professional sounding voice clips.

• Use text-based editing to quickly remove words or edit hesitations, such as “ums” or “ahs”.
• Edit and correct the transcription to export as a script or captions.

1. Right-click a clip on the timeline that includes spoken audio and select Edit in Audiate.
2. Camtasia locks the current project and opens Audiate. If you have not previously installed TechSmith Audiate, click the Download Audiate button.
3. Edit the audio in Audiate. To learn how to edit audio in TechSmith Audiate, see Edit Audio & Mistakes.
4. Select Export > Export to Camtasia.
   
5. The Sync with Camtasia dialog appears. Select an option to sync the edited audio:
   
   • Edit Camtasia Timeline: Automatically updates the entire Camtasia project timeline to sync with the edited audio. For example, if you changed the duration of the audio clip, select this option to automatically update other media on the timeline to match.
   • Edit Media Only: Edits only the original video media to match the edited audio. Other clips on the timeline are not changed. Select this option if you prefer to manually adjust other media on the timeline.
6. Click Export.

The edited audio file is imported back into the Camtasia project.