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How to ignore an audio track in AutoCut Silences ?

If you want AutoCut to skip certain audio tracks when detecting silences, you can manually exclude them from the analysis.

How to do it

In the "Define section" of AutoCut Silences, simply uncheck the box next to the audio track you want to ignore.
→ Only the checked tracks will be analyzed for silences.

Example

Let’s say:

A1 and A2 contain voice recordings.
A3 contains background video game sounds.

You want to cut the silences from the dialogue (A1 & A2), but keep the background sounds from A3 untouched.
→ Just uncheck A3 — it won’t influence the silence detection.

💡 This is especially useful when working with background music, ambient sounds, or game audio that you want to keep in full, without affecting your main pacing.

Updated on: 18/06/2025

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