How to detect and shorten pauses in a recording

Find stretches you can review

Select the vocal clip in Montaje (session) and open Opciones → Detectar pausas… (options → detect pauses). If you have selected a range on that track, the search focuses on the part of the clip that falls inside it. QuickEdit analyses the source audio. Set the threshold and the minimum length, and press Analizar clip (analyse clip). The starting point is −45 dBFS and 0.4 s.

Listen to the suggestions before marking them. A breath or a quiet word can fall below the threshold. If too many appear, try a lower threshold or a longer minimum length. If the clip’s position or trim changes, open the analysis again.

Choose between silencing and shortening

Silenciar marcadas (silence marked) turns those stretches down while keeping their timing. It is useful when the vocal already lines up with another track and you want to keep it in sync. Acortar… (shorten) lets you choose how much of each pause to keep. If you keep 0.2 s of a 1 s pause, you remove about 0.8 s.

When you shorten, the later audio on the same lane moves earlier. Other tracks, markers and the grid keep their times. Listen to the join with the music and check that the entries still land where you expect.

Check the pace of the take

Play several seconds in a row as well as the individual cuts. If the voiceover loses its natural flow, use Deshacer (undo) and keep a little more breath between phrases.