Click the edit button on the file you want to edit in episode builder

Navigate to a section of audio and then use a click and drag motion with your mouse over the area you want to edit.

Click "cut this out"

When making edits the waveform will auto-zoom in and out (you can turn this off in the preferences so that you manually control the zoom function)

As you edit the audio length will reduce which you can see in the bottom left hand corner of the editor

Click on the zoom button, either the + or -, keep pressing the button to your desired zoom in or out.

Make your edit as normal (as described above)

You can zoom back to 100% but clicking the magnifying lens icon

Navigate to the edit you want to remove, press edit

That edit will open up and you can then press "Restore"

It will remove that cut and restore the previous audio that was in that cut

Navigate to an edit you want to preview, press edit

That edit will open up and you can then select "preview"

This will play a few seconds of audio before the cut and after, skipping out your edited section so that you can hear what it will sound like.

Alternatively, you can move the purple playhead bar to a spot before the edit and press the play button from the playback settings in the bottom toolbar.

In the editor select "Filters"

Toggle on what filters you want to apply

Press "Apply Filters"

Review the edits. You still fully control the edits created. You can adjust the edit, preview the edit and restore the edit if you dont want that audio cut.

Or remove the filters by toggling them off

Place the play head where you want to add a silence to the clip

Click 'Silence' in the editor toolbar

Use a click and drag motion with your mouse to adjust the length of the silence

You can also adjust the length by clicking the + and - icons

Click Preview to hear how your file will sound with the silence added

To remove the silence click 'Cancel'

When you are happy click 'Add Silence'

To open the editing option again click the Pencil icon

To split your audio file move the purple playhead bar to the appropriate place in your audio.

Press the split file icon from the top right of the editor toolbar

You can adjust the place/timestamp of where you want the split to be in the pop up

Give your files appropriate names - as you are creating 2 new files in the place of the original

All previous edits will remain in place once the split has been actioned.

Navigate and select the "Clip" button in the editor tool bar

Select the audio you want to clip by dragging over the area you want

Select "Export Clip"

Name the clip

Tick the checkbox if you want the clip at the beginning of your episode (optional)

Select add to library

Your clip will appear in the library for you to use as and when you want.

To return to editing as normal select the "Cut" function from the editor toolbar.

Selecting the gear icon opens up the preferences you can control inside the editor

You can select your waveform preference (simple and professional). This effects the look of the waveform.

Whether you want the editor to auto-zoom when you are making edit cuts (mentioned previously in the zoom section)

Make the playhead bar appear centrally as standard.

Press save preferences when you are done.

Use the playback settings in the editor to listen to your audio, play, pause, fast forward or rewind using the playback toolbar at the bottom of the editor.

You can choose your preferred speed using the playback speed icon at the bottom right corner of the Audio Editor.

You can choose between 0.5, 0.75, 1 (normal),1.25, 1.5, 1.75 and 2x.

DO make edits where the soundwave is silent ✅

DO NOT make edits in the middle of a sound wave ⛔

Instead of making lots of cuts right next to each other, try making a bigger cut and see if that works with your audio.