Remove Silence
  1. Remove Silence
  2. Premiere Pro

Remove silence in Premiere Pro

Text-based editing finds the pauses for you. Review them before deleting.

Delete pauses with the transcript

  1. Select the clips on the timeline and open the Text panel.
  2. In the Transcript tab, click Transcribe and wait for it to finish.
  3. Open the filter menu in the transcript and choose Pause. Every detected pause is highlighted.
  4. Click Delete. Ripple Delete closes the gap, Lift leaves it, Delete All removes every pause at once.

Before you press Delete All

  • Duplicate the sequence first, so the original edit is one click away.
  • Pauses held for effect are deleted too. Step through them when the timing matters.
  • Ripple deletes leave no breath between sentences. Listen to the result at normal speed.
  • Menu names move between versions. If you cannot find the filter, update Premiere Pro.

Only need the audio?

For a podcast or voice-over you can skip the transcript: cut the silence here and import the WAV.

Sources: RedShark News, Adobe Community.

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