Replacing Sound Data with Previous Data

From the Tools menu, choose Repair, and then choose Replace from the submenu to replace a region of sound with previous sound data. This function is useful for replacing regions of sound such as record scratches.

Replace a selectionClosed

  1. Select the corrupted audio. For most cases, the selection should be between 5 and 50 milliseconds. The maximum allowed replace time is 0.5 seconds.

  2. From the Tools menu, choose Repair, and then choose Replace from the submenu. The selected audio is replaced with the data preceding the selection, and the edges of the replaced audio are crossfaded to prevent glitching.

    TIP Hold Ctrl while replacing data to replace the selected audio with the data following the selection.

Find and replace a glitchClosed

  1. From the Tools menu, choose Find.

  2. Use the Find dialog to specify the type of glitch you want to fix, and then click the OK button.

  3. From the Tools menu, choose Repair, and then choose Replace from the submenu. A 15-millisecond range of data surrounding the cursor is replaced with the preceding data, and the edges of the replaced audio are crossfaded to prevent glitching.