How to use the audio cutter
- Open your songPress "Open audio file" or drop the file on the waveform.
- Select the partDrag across the waveform. Use Edit → Keep selection only to keep just that part, or Delete to remove it.
- SavePress Export and choose MP3.
Trim the silent start of a recording, take out a mistake, or keep only your favourite part of a song.
Cutting audio the easy way
Most recordings need a little trimming before you share them: a few seconds of silence at the start, a cough in the middle, or a long goodbye at the end. Echoly opens your file as a waveform, so you can see the loud and quiet parts and cut exactly where you want, down to a thousandth of a second.
Keep one part or remove one part
There are two ways to cut. To remove something, select it and press Delete (or the scissors to cut it so you can paste it somewhere else). To keep only one part, select it and choose Edit → Keep selection only; everything outside the selection is removed in one step.
Cut at the exact second
Click START or END above the waveform and type a time such as 1:23.5. On a phone, drag the round handles at the edges of the selection. Zoom in with Ctrl and the mouse wheel, or pinch with two fingers, when you need to cut between two words.
Avoid clicks at the cut
If a cut sounds abrupt, select the first or last half-second and use Fade in or Fade out. Undo keeps up to 100 steps, so you can try a cut, listen, and go back.
Popular uses
- Trim the silence before and after a voice note
- Take a mistake out of a katha, lecture or podcast
- Keep only the chorus of a song for a status video
- Shorten an interview to the important answers
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Questions about the audio cutter
Will cutting reduce the quality?
Cutting itself does not change the sound. If you export as WAV or FLAC the result is exactly as clear as your original; MP3 at 192 kbps or more sounds the same to most listeners.
Can I cut several parts?
Yes. Select and delete one part, then the next. Press M while listening to drop markers on every mistake first, then jump between them with the ] key.
Can I cut a song on my phone?
Yes. Open the page in Chrome, drag one finger across the waveform to select, and use the Cut, Delete or Keep buttons at the bottom of the screen.
How do I cut the audio of a video?
Open the video file directly. Echoly takes its sound, you cut it here, and export as MP3.