How do you edit a song?
Editing a recording is a demanding process, but it can mean the difference between an amateur song and a professional-sounding production. Every time you recording an instrument, you’ll notice flaws in the audio, either from excess noise that the microphone picked up, or from digital or musician errors. To edit these things and polish your song for mixing, use the tools included with your digital audio software or hardware. You should be familiar with whatever tool you wish to use, since editing requires knowledge of many advanced features in your workstation. Remove any audio from your clips that is not part of the song. This can be lead-in noise to a section, instrument noise or cable hum during a rest, or any other noise that should be silent. Use margin tools to change the start and end times of clips, or select portions of clips and insert silence using a tool or a software menu. You may also place a noise gate plug-in in the chain of certain tracks. Examine and “scrub” each secti
