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552 Chapter 22 Removing Silent Passages From Audio Regions
 Post Release Time: Use this parameter to define an automatic release time for the end
points of all regions. You can avoid abrupt cut offs to amplitudes that fade out
gradually (particularly if you have set a high Threshold value). As examples: Cymbals,
open hi hats, snares with long reverb tails, vocals, and so on. The Post Release Time
parameter does not allow overlaps. This means that region end points cannot extend
beyond the start point of the following region. Adjusting the Post Release Time
doesn’t affect the anchor position, which means the absolute position of the audio
data (in the project) is retained.
 Search Zero Crossings: Turn on this checkbox to automatically snap the region start
and end points to the nearest waveform zero crossings.
Note: Depending on the audio material, all parameters can have an effect on the
number and division of regions. You may need to experiment a little to obtain the
desired results. Every time you alter a parameter, the graphic display of the region
changes accordingly.
3 Click OK.
If you selected a region that is used in the Arrange area, a dialog asks if you want to
replace the original region in the Arrange area with the new regions.
4 Do one of the following:
 If you want to replace the region in the Arrange area with regions created by the
Strip Silence function, click Replace or press Return. This ensures that the relative
timing of the individual audio segments remains unaltered.
 If you only want the new regions to appear in the Audio Bin, click No. You can then
add them to the Arrange window, using any of the methods available.
Automatic Anchor Creation
When you create new regions with Strip Silence, a separate anchor—based on the
division value set in the Transport (1/16, 1/8, and so on)—is automatically created for
each new region.
These rounded anchor values are shown in the help tag when you move any of the
newly created regions, rather than an absolute anchor point that is placed at a
particular sample position.
If you require this sort of precision, open the regions in the Sample Editor, and adjust
the anchor point manually.