WAV file question

[Slim Karpo]

I'm new to Studio One, and digital audio editing. I'm attempting to trim the start and ending of a song that I recorded with my Tascam Model 24. I imported a stereo mix of the song as a WAV file into Studio One. Then I used the Trimming tool to shorten it.

However, the file still goes back to the zero point when I "rewind" the song, not the new start point. The end point also remains the same. So it doesn't appear that the trimming is working, at least not the way I expected it to.

Then, when I try to export the file to my computer, it doesn't have a WAV file option, only AAF and other formats, which is surprising.

What am I doing wrong?

 

[OutrageProductions]

Open the <Markers> track and set the flags for <Start> & <End> to your audio event. Also RMB the <End> marker and tick the "Stop at Marker" box.
There is also a preference for "cursor follows edit position" (or something like that) which will snap the play start to the beginning of a selected event, but won't really do anything at the end.
Similar thing with "loop follows event selection" IIRC.

 

[Gerran]

And the first option on the left should be wave file...

https://s1manual.presonus.com/en/StudioOneReferenceManual.htm#Mixing_Topics/Mixing_Down.htm

 

[Slim Karpo]

Thanks, Outrage Productions and Gerran. I'll follow your advice.

 

[John Vere]

If all your doing is simple editing try Audacity. It’s free. You can do everything in a Daw but it’s a lot more involved. Wave editors have a better workflow for just editing a stereo file. Drag and drop cut / delete & save. Done.
The other ones I use are WaveLab, Gold Wave and Sound Forge.
Audacity has one of the best Stem Separation tools I’ve tried as well.

 

[MisterE]

I also have a few tunes from days of yore when long fadeouts were a thing that I've been meaning to trim. Anything to keep in mind when trimming them, as in insuring that the mastered WAV stays intact exactly except for the like 10 seconds at the end I'll fade earlier?

 

[John Vere]

In most wave editors you simply highlight the end and then there's a list of different fades you apply.
Daw's do this too but it can involve a few more steps to get there. It's all about how many steps do you need to get to the same place. Wave editors are fast. Example- once done in a Daw you then have to do all the steps to export a new wave file. A wave editor just updates it. A quick CTRL S.. If you don't want to overwrite then choose save as and rename. Very simple stuff. Daw's and Wave editors work together to produce professional results.

 

[MisterE]

You're answering questions that haven't been asked.

 

[Lukas]

Thanks, Outrage Productions and Gerran. I'll follow your advice.

Let us know if it has worked!