Editing Audio Regions

Whether you import an audio file, add a BandLab Sounds sample, or record something in the Studio, each audio region can be edited independently. There are a number of tools in the Studio that you can use to achieve various results depending on your needs.

Learn how to edit MIDI regions here!

How to Fade and Normalize Regions
Web Mobile

Fade In/Out Regions

Fading Regions let you create smooth transitions at the start and end of your region. If your recording has a noticeable "clicking sound" when transitioning from one region to the next, you can fade in or out your regions to eliminate the clicks. You can also use faders to create build-ups or a fading outro for your songs.

  1. Click on a region to highlight it
  2. Click and drag the faders at the start and end of the region. You can only fade one region at a time

Normalize Regions

Normalizing analyzes an audio region to find its loudest peak and applies a consistent gain (volume increase or decrease) to set that peak to a target level.

  1. Select a region or highlight multiple regions.
  2. Right-click on the selected region(s) and click Normalize

Fade In/Out Regions

Fading Regions let you create smooth transitions at the start and end of your region. If your recording has a noticeable "clicking sound" when transitioning from one region to the next, you can fade in or out your regions to eliminate the clicks. You can also use faders to create build-ups or a fading outro for your songs.

  1. Tap on a region and tap the three-dot button from the action menu bar 
  2. Tap Fade.png Fade
  3. Move the Fader's start and end sliders at the bottom
  4. Tap the Check button to apply the changes

Normalize Regions

  1. Select a region. You can also long-press and highlight multiple audio regions across different tracks
  2. Tap the three-dot button and tap Normalize
How to Reverse and Shift Regions
Web Mobile

Reverse Regions

  1. Select a region or highlight multiple regions.
  2. Right-click on the selected region(s) and click Reverse Region
  3. You can also reverse a region from the Editor tab at the bottom

Reverse Regions

  1. Select a region. You can also long-press and highlight multiple audio regions across different tracks
  2. Tap the three-dot button and tap audio.reverse.png Reverse

Shift Regions

Shifting regions allows you to move the regions that are not in time with surgical precision up to +/- 300ms. This function is only available on Mobile.

  1. Select a region. You can also long-press and highlight multiple audio regions across different tracks
  2. Tap the three-dot button and tap Shift
  3. Adjust the region placement by moving the slider at the bottom
  4. Tap Check to apply the changes
Adjusting the Pitch, Playback Rate, and Gain
Web Mobile
  1. Select a region or highlight multiple regions across different tracks
  2. Open the Editor tab below. In the left part of the Editor, you can adjust the following:
    1. Pitch Shift changes the pitch of the region by semitones
    2. Playback Rate (Speed) changes how fast or slow it plays
    3. Region Gain changes the volume of the region
  3. Click Reset to revert everything to the original value

Adjusting Region Gain

  1. Tap a region and tap the three-dot button
  2. Tap Gain.png Gain and adjust it from the slider at the bottom
  3. Tap Check to apply the changes

Changing the Pitch

  1. Tap a region and tap the three-dot button
  2. Tap audio.pitch.shift.png Transpose and adjust it from the slider at the bottom
  3. Tap Check to apply the changes

Changing the Playback Rate (Speed)

  1. Tap a region and tap the three-dot button
  2. Tap Transpose
  3. Stretch the region by dragging the <> end handle to the left or right
  4. Tap Check to apply the changes
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