Strip Silence in Pro Tools

Stripping silence automatically during Import

• When you import tracks into Pro Tools with Forte, silence can be automatically stripped from your audio, removing unwanted gaps and making your session cleaner and easier to edit.

• Forte’s auto strip silence feature works with adjustable thresholds, duration, and padding, so you can tailor the process to your needs.

Adjusting strip silence settings in Pro Tools

• If you want more control after importing, you can use Forte’s built-in Strip Silence function directly.

• Select the tracks or regions you want to process.

• Press Command + U (Mac) to open the Strip Silence window.

• Here, you can adjust settings such as:
  • Strip Threshold: Determines what is considered silence.
  • Minimum Strip Duration: The shortest silence to be removed.
  • Region Start Pad/End Pad: Adds a safety margin before and after each audio region to avoid cutting into transients.

• Once your settings are ready, click the Strip Silence button in the Forte top bar widget to apply the changes.

Batch processing and tips

• You can apply strip silence to multiple tracks at once by selecting all desired tracks or regions before opening the Forte top bar widget.

Conclusion

Forte’s integration with Pro Tools makes stripping silence fast and flexible—automate it during import, or fine-tune it later for perfect results. This keeps your sessions tidy and your workflow efficient. Down below another general deep-dive on the topic.

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