Select audio with marquee then make silent?

[keano12]

Hi guys,

In Cubase I was able to highlight part of my audio file and make silent. Can I do the same in Logic?

 

Thanks

[keano12]

Ah figured it out I have to go to file not Track and highlight and control+Delete

[triplets]

You wanna mute it or delete it?

[David Nahmani]

2 hours ago, keano12 said:

Ah figured it out I have to go to file not Track and highlight and control+Delete

Note that what you're describing is destructive editing. 

For non-destructive editing:

1. In the Tracks area, use the Marquee tool to select a section. 
2. Press Control-M to mute the selection.

[keano12]

1 hour ago, David Nahmani said:

Note that what you're describing is destructive editing. 

For non-destructive editing:

1. In the Tracks area, use the Marquee tool to select a section. 
2. Press Control-M to mute the selection.

Thanks David. I didn't know I could do it that way. 

[triplets]

12 minutes ago, keano12 said:

I didn't know I could do it that way. 

The Marquee tool in Logic is very powerful. It can do many things. Worth investigating.

[David Nahmani]

47 minutes ago, keano12 said:

Thanks David. I didn't know I could do it that way. 

You're welcome. And triplet's right, the Marquee tool is much more powerful than most users believe! 😃

[keano12]

2 minutes ago, David Nahmani said:

You're welcome. And triplet's right, the Marquee tool is much more powerful than most users believe! 😃

I'll take a look into that then thanks guys.

[polanoid]

15 hours ago, David Nahmani said:

Note that what you're describing is destructive editing. 

For non-destructive editing:

1. In the Tracks area, use the Marquee tool to select a section. 
2. Press Control-M to mute the selection.

Just adding some nitpicking here: I wouldn’t call that destructive, at least not more destructive than what you propose, as you can easily get the deleted part back 

[David Nahmani]

35 minutes ago, polanoid said:

Just adding some nitpicking here: I wouldn’t call that destructive, at least not more destructive than what you propose, as you can easily get the deleted part back 

Destructive editing doesn't mean that the operation cannot be undone, it means that the data inside the audio file is changed. Nondestructive editing means that only a region that refers to the audio file is edited, while the audio file itself is left unchanged. 

[polanoid]

6 hours ago, David Nahmani said:

Destructive editing doesn't mean that the operation cannot be undone, it means that the data inside the audio file is changed. Nondestructive editing means that only a region that refers to the audio file is edited, while the audio file itself is left unchanged. 

That's what I meant to say - the data inside the audio file is NOT changed when you delete a part of a region in the Tracks area (via Marquee or any other way). So what keano12 proposed is definitely nondestructive.

[David Nahmani]

13 hours ago, polanoid said:

That's what I meant to say - the data inside the audio file is NOT changed when you delete a part of a region in the Tracks area (via Marquee or any other way). So what keano12 proposed is definitely nondestructive.

I was answering the solution I quoted where he was suggesting going to the "File" editor (Audio File editor) and silencing (Control-delete) a part, which is destructive. 

[polanoid]

oh sorry I missed that. duh!