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MAS - VVE - Customizing Prompts - Editing Customized Prompts

For an overview of customizing prompts, see MAS - VVE - Customizing Prompts. For more on Visual Voice Editor, see MAS - Visual Voice Editor (VVE) Window.

Procedure 1: Selecting a Range of Audio Data

Most of the Visual Voice Editor editing functions require that you select the section or “range” of the prompt that you want to edit.

1 Selected range

Selecting audio data is similar to selecting text in a word processor.

Using the mouse Click the desired edit start point in Waveform View, drag to the desired edit end point, and then release. The selected range is highlighted.

Using the keyboard Click the desired edit start point in Waveform View, hold down the Shift key, and then use the left arrow or right arrow key to highlight your selection. Using the keyboard enables more precise data selection.

These commands and fields are useful, when selecting the data:

You can use the

View > Zoom In command to zoom in for greater accuracy.

For fine control, use the Current Position and Selection Size markers on the Waveform Infobar to guide you.

To select the whole prompt, click Edit > Select All.

Procedure 2: Cutting, Copying, Pasting & Trimming

You can edit audio data in the Waveform View. The method is similar to editing text in a word processor. You select the range you want to edit (see “Procedure 1” above) then click the required Edit menu item.

Edit > Cut Cuts the selected section of the prompt and places it on the Windows Clipboard.

Visual Voice Editor then shifts the rest of the prompt back to fill in the gap, similar to deleting text in a word processor.

Edit > Copy Copies the selected section of the prompt and places it on the Windows Clipboard.

Edit > Paste Pastes the audio data from the Windows Clipboard at the selected point in the selected prompt.

Data after that point is shifted to the right, similar to inserting text in a word processor.

Edit > Trim Deletes all data except for the currently selected range. This is useful for eliminating leading or trailing silence at the beginning and end of a prompt.

These commands are useful, when selecting the data to edit:

Edit > Undo This undoes the last editing action.

Note: This can be useful, if you wish to toggle an edit on or off in order to see its effect.

Edit > Goto Opens the Goto/Insert Prompt dialog box.

You can type a number in the Enter a Prompt Number field and click OK to move quickly to a specified prompt.

File > Compact Removes extra data and the unused space in the file that may result from the editing operation.

Procedure 3: Adjusting Amplitude & Silence

When recording, you can increase or decrease the audio level, overwrite a range with silence to remove background noise, and insert silence to add pauses.

Note: Adjusting amplitude and silence is only possible when the Waveform View is active and an audio selection has been made. See “Procedure 1” above.

Waveform > Increase Amplitude Increases the audio volume by 10%. This can be done for either the entire prompt or just the selected range.

Waveform > Decrease Amplitude Decreases the audio volume by 10%. This can be done for the either the entire prompt or just the selected range.

Waveform > Overwrite Silence Overwrites the selected range with silence. This can be useful for removing background noise.

Waveform > Insert Silence Inserts silence equivalent to the selected range at the current edit point. This has the effect of adding a clean pause in the recording.

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