User:PeterSampson/Sand-Box
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- Remove labels without moving any following labels
- Remove labels (or regions of label track), moving back any following labels
- Removing labels together with their associated audio
- Removing entire label tracks
Remove labels without moving any following labels (Split Delete or label text removal methods)
These methods let you remove labels without moving back any labels that follow to right of the removed label(s). The labels to right thus remain synchronized with their audio.
Split Delete method
Remove single or multiple labels by split deleting a region: Select any region in the label track that extends beyond the label(s) to be removed (without reaching other labels and without selecting in any audio tracks), then choose . You can also use the Split Delete shortcut CTRL + ALT + K instead of the menu.
Label text removal method
Remove a single label: Open the label, remove the text then press Backspace or Delete once to remove the empty label. This can be achieved in several ways, for example:
- Single-click before the first character in the label text (or click anywhere in the text then press Home), then press the Delete key until the text is removed, then press Delete once more.
- Single-click before the first character in the label text (or click anywhere in the text then press Home), then hold Shift and press End. Now press Delete twice.
- Single-click anywhere after the first character in the label text, then use first Backspace then Delete if needed until the text and label are removed.
Remove labels (or regions of label track), moving back any following labels (Delete method)
To remove labels or regions between labels (moving back any following labels), select over or between labels, then choose (or the Delete shortcut CTRL + K). If you remove part of an area inside a region label, this will reduce the length of the label. Labels following to right of the removed labels will always move backwards (earlier on the Timeline) according to the length of the removed selection.
Removing labels together with their associated audio
Including the audio track in the labeled region to be removed
In most cases when you remove parts of the label track, you will also want to remove the corresponding audio so that the remaining labels are still synchronized with their original audio. To remove the audio region as well as the label region, either drag the selection upwards to include the audio track or enable . This feature defines groups of Sync-Locked audio and/or label tracks, such that a length-changing action in one track of the group affects all the others in the group, even if they are not all selected.
A convenient way to select and delete the exact area of an individual region label together with its corresponding audio (moving the following audio backwards) is to click in the label, then press Enter followed by DELETE or BACKSPACE. If your Interface Preferences are set to "Retain labels if selection snaps to a label edge", this retains a point label at the former left-hand edge of the region.
Including the label track when removing or inserting audio
When you select unlabeled audio that needs to removed you must include the label track in that selection if you want any labels following to right of the removed selection to remain synchronized with their audio. Similarly if you insert audio, the label track must be included to ensure label synchonization. To include the label track, drag the selection (or cursor) down into the label track or enable Sync-Lock Tracks as above.
