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Add markers to your music projects

When using Audacity to edit a big project, the software's ability to divide the track with markers can make all the difference to knowing where you are

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Click on the track at exactly the place you want your marker to be

If you are editing a large project in Audacity, it can be tricky to remember where different sections of the track are, and it only takes a quick change to the zoom level to get lost.

Although it’s not obvious, Audacity can add a label track to a project where you can create markers for different sections. Click on the track at the exact point where you want the marker to appear and press Ctrl and B together.

The Label track will appear if it wasn’t already visible and you can start typing. To create another label, click on another part of the track and press Ctrl and B again.

Although this tool is a little basic – there is no way to move through a marker when editing and they are not easy to move – it can make all the difference on long projects.
Amy Crawford

 

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