Controlling the length of an export.

[Peter Widdicombe]

I have a piece I was adding a track to, and when the piece "ended" I kept recording on the same track (an audio clip) that went on for 20 minutes. I didn't want to erase it, so just left in place.

Now, if I mute that track and export, the export is a full 20 minutes long, and the last 3/4 of it is dead space - even though the only long clip is muted and isn't present at all. Is there a way (other than deleting the clip) to get an export of the proper length ? The "remove silence" apparently still looks at a muted clip ?

Waveform 13.2.0. Processing audio tracks when muted is NOT selected.

[Watchful]

Can't you control the length of a render using the out marker? I seem to think that was the preferred way back in the T6 and T7 days. I'm not sure, as I bounce final tracks rather than export...seems to prevent a lot of these oddities.

[dysjoint]

Yes you can still set the loop markers and check the 'Only render marked region' option. I also render 'in project' using the fake master track method but I have the Auto generate preview files switched on and even that will render to the very last clip, even if muted, leading to some previews with 8 bars of audio and long silence afterwards.

[pough]

I didn't want to erase it, so just left in place.

Deleting it from the Edit shouldn't* delete it from the HD or Project. If you want to make sure, though, you could trim the right edge to shorten it and then expand it again any time.

* There is likely a setting somewhere that does delete the file that I am forgetting about, but I definitely have that turned off. Or on. Whichever one doesn't delete the file from the HD.