How do I 'silence' part of an audio track?

Cubasis
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I’m a new user of Cubasis.

I have an audio track (WAV) imported into Cubasis. I want to turn a section in the middle into silence. Can anyone advise the most straightforward way to do this, please?

It is of the form (approx):

Part A, 1 min, vocal
Part B, 10 sec, quiet
Part C, 30 sec, vocal

Currently it is a continuous track. I want to remove Part B of the recording and replace it with an equal period of silence.

I can select Part B in the Sample Editor using the selection locators on the ruler, but the Erase function removes this section altogether and shortens the track to Part A followed immediately by Part C. I need the period of silence between them to be exactly the length of current Part B.

Any advice appreciated.

2

I would use Split to cut the audio track into the 3 separate parts, then just delete part B. The other two parts will stay put.

When Cubasis 1.8 comes out, I assume you would be able to leave the audio track intact and use automation to set the volume to 0 for the length of Part B. Not sure when that will be released though.

3

Just bring the track and bring the clip’s volume down where you want it quiet, from the timeline, in case you don’t want to just delete it.