Please note that you need an up-to-date browser to use the editor (Firefox or Chrome are recommended).
Use the online cut editor to remove certain sections of an audio file and save the result in another file for royalty-free download. In addition, describe an audio contribution in more detail selecting areas and labeling them as "Moderation", "Interview", "Live report", etc. Select different licenses for different content (e.g. for music and spoken word) to determine which areas should be cut out and which should remain. You can use the editor to just describe your selections as chapters without cutting the file as well. This information will later be displayed in the player as chapters.
If your files contain material that is subject to exploitation (especially commercially available music), the download of a file must be restricted for legal reasons; it may then only be listened to directly in the browser. For users who are not members of an Austrian community radio station, the file may not be distributed at all or the rights for making it available online must be obtained.
The download restriction also means that podcasting is not possible, as the file containing such material may not appear in the RSS feed.
The files may also not be shared on commercial platforms such as Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, etc., as the terms of use of these platforms exclude this. Podcasts that contain any music at all are also often proactively removed in order to minimize the legal risk for the platform operators.
To overcome this problem, you can either use Creative Commons licensed music (the license and author of which you must then specify for each track) or you can use the cut editor to cut out this material and create a second file that can then be made available under CC license for download and distribution as a podcast.
To open the cut editor, open the "Edit posts" page and click on the "Show files" button on the right for the desired post.
Then select the music note symbol next to the respective file to start the editor.
In order for the editor to be fully opened, the audio file must be downloaded in the background and the waveform created by your browser. To speed this up, a smaller preview version is loaded. Depending on the length of the file, the speed of your internet connection or your computer, this can take anywhere from a few seconds to a minute.
To close the editor, click in an area outside it.
The editor is divided into several sections as shown in the image.
The preview image of the audio file or the video whose audio track is being edited. (coming soon)
Important information about the audio file is displayed here, such as the title, the license and the URL to the cut file.
Enter a meaningful title for the file. It will be displayed in the player's playlist.
The license refers either to the original file or, if you have already cut it, to the cut version, which should then be freely downloadable and republishable, e.g. to share it on other podcasting platforms. Therefore choose a Creative Commons license (e.g. cc by) so that the file can be distributed as freely as possible.
The changes are saved after clicking on "Save" (8)
A visual representation of the audio file that allows you to create and edit selections. Selections are displayed in color (music areas in red and spoken word in green). The red line (cursor) indicates the current playback position in the audio file. Click in the waveform to jump to this position in the audio file.
Allows you to zoom in on sections of the waveform to make finer adjustments. Drag the slider to the right to zoom in on a section of the waveform and to the far left to see it in full.
The smaller waveform below always shows the entire file, so you can always jump to any point, regardless of the zoom factor you have currently set.
There are two time displays here. The one on the left is the time that has elapsed up to the current cursor position and the one on the right is the total length of the audio file.
In between are a rewind, play/pause and fast-forward button. Click on the rewind or fast-forward button to jump back or forward 10 seconds in the audio file. Click on play/pause button or use the space bar to start or pause playback.
Click here to remove all selections at the same time and to restore the file to its original state. You will be asked for confirmation beforehand.
Click on this button to save the metadata and selection/chapter descriptions and start the cut process (see chapter "Cut") and create a second file that does not contain any copyrighted material.
Click here to save all changes made. If you only save without pressing "Cut", only the metadata and selection/chapter descriptions are saved without creating a second file. Chapters are later displayed in the player.
Music selections are displayed in red and spoken word selections in green. In addition to the color, a symbol (music note for music, speech bubble for spoken word) is displayed at the top left of the area for better recognition. Next to it are the start and end times of the selection.
Here you can describe the selection/chapter in more detail:
Either enter the title of a piece of music here (e.g. "Like a virgin") or define a title for this selection/chapter ("Studio discussion on the topic of the day").
Enter either the performer of the piece of music (e.g. "Madonna") or people who speak in this chapter.
Attention: This information is mandatory for Creative Commons licenses.
Choose a license for the selection. Selections marked as "copyright" ("All rights reserved") will be removed from the file as soon as you click on "Cut". If you only save, nothing will be cut.
Enter a link to further information for this selection.
Click here to delete the selection. It will be removed from both the list and the waveform.
To create a selection, create an area in the waveform by clicking and dragging with the mouse. You will then be asked for its type (music or spoken word). When the dialog is confirmed, the selected is marked and a new entry is created in the selections list. By default, spoken word is set to Creative Commons license "cc by", while music is set to "copyright". You can change this individually for each selection later.
In the waveform display, the edges of a selection can be dragged to the left or right with the mouse to enlarge or reduce the area. In the selections list, you can edit properties such as title, author, license and link by clicking in the field. When clicking in the license field, you can choose from various license options.
On the right-hand side, you can click on the garbage can symbol of a selection to remove it. (11)
Click here to remove all selections at the same time and to restore the file to its original state. You will be asked for confirmation beforehand.
Click on the "Cut" button to start the cutting process.
If there are still areas without a selection, you will now be asked whether they should be marked as copyrighted music or spoken word. Once the dialog has been confirmed, all parts marked as music will be removed if they have "copyright" as a license.
If you want to reset a file to its original state, click on "Remove all selections", then on "Cut" and leave it marked as spoken word. However the file also remains unchanged if it does not contain a copyright selection.