Cutting bits out of an audio recording

23 May 2013 17:25:22

Mark Ford

My wife is recording herself reading Winnie the Pooh for our grandchildren.
We use iTalk on the iPad to record [very straightforward] & I have converted the aiff-C audio files it produces to MPEG-4 on a Mac and reduced the size by about ⅔.
Several times during recording she sneezed and I can't find a way to simply cut them out!
QuickTime only lets me select a portion to save - and trim away the rest! This means I can not simply snip a bit out of the middle. The help files don't help.
I do not wish to do any very sophisticated editing or buy complex and expensive software for a seemingly small job.
What am I missing? I must be missing something fairly basic!
I would also like to add two audio files to one another - end to end. Is this possible?

Re: Cutting bits out of an audio recording

23 May 2013 18:04:13

Trevor Hewson

I think GarageBand will do what you want.

Re: Cutting bits out of an audio recording

24 May 2013 10:34:11

Mark Ford

Thanks Trevor .... but Garage Band wont open either kind.
I have managed to cut out bits [even the noise of page turns!] by using Audacityand then download a plugin that lets me save the finished work as an mp3.
So far so good..
Now to try to join recordings end -to-end.

Re: Cutting bits out of an audio recording

24 May 2013 13:16:38

Mark Ford

Found it. All a bit clunky but plenty of help files.

Re: Cutting bits out of an audio recording

26 May 2013 15:36:41

Mick Burrell

May not be helpful if you want to record on the iPad but could you not record straight on to the Mac in GarageBand (or get GarageBand for iPad)? It will allow the processing you want and it's easy to use.

Re: Cutting bits out of an audio recording

28 May 2013 11:58:51

Mark Ford

Thanks Mick - I can't fit Garage Band onto my iPad. iTalk on the iPad is low-threat technology that is being gently slipped into everyday/kitchen table life in the Ford household!