Find the silences in a recording
Find the silences lists where the pauses are, with their times, and leaves the file exactly as it was. Use it to plan an edit, place chapter markers, or check a recording before you cut it.
What it does
- Works on audio and on the sound of a video.
- Lists every gap longer than the length you set.
- Saves the list as a text report.
- Changes nothing in the file.
What you can set
- Counts as silence below: how confident the speech model must be that someone is talking. Anything under it counts as silence.
- Only gaps longer than: 100 to 3000 milliseconds.
Works with
Video (MP4, MKV, MOV, AVI, WEBM, M4V, MPG, WMV and FLV) and audio (WAV, MP3, FLAC, M4A, AAC, OGG, WMA, OPUS and AIFF).
Needs the Deep audio AI add-on, a one-time download of about 3.6 GB from inside EYU SUITS.
How it works
- 01Open the file in EYU SUITS: drop it anywhere in the window, or press Choose a file.
- 02Pick Find the silences from the tools listed beside it, and change the settings if you want to. The defaults are a sensible start.
- 03Press Run. The result is saved to your EYU SUITS folder, and the original is left as it was.
Questions
How is this different from Cut the silences?
Find the silences only reports where the pauses are. Cut the silences takes them out.
What can I do with the list?
Use the times as edit points or chapter markers, or to check a recording before cutting it.
More in Sound
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Remove noise
Strip hiss, hum and room tone out from under the voice.
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Normalize loudness
Bring the whole track to a consistent broadcast level.
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Enhance
Shape the tone for a specific kind of listening.
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Change speed
Speed up or slow down without shifting the pitch.
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Fade
Ease the track in at the head and out at the tail.
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Cut the silences
Remove the dead air between phrases.