Split audio into parts
and keep every section in order.

Save each part from the same recording

1. Open the full recording. In the audio cutter, select Choose a file. Files can be up to 20 minutes long.
2. Set the first range. Type the Start (seconds) and End (seconds) for the first part. For example, 0 to 45 gives you the first 45 seconds.
3. Leave the fade off. Keep Fade each edge (seconds) at 0 if the parts might go back together later, so nothing dips at the joins.
4. Listen, then save. Press Play, check how the part starts and ends, then select Download WAV. Every download is named after the original with “-cut” on the end, so rename each one as soon as it lands.
5. Move on to the next part. Change the start and end, play it, download it, and keep going until every section has its own file.

Decide where each part starts and ends

If the parts need to run on from each other, start each one exactly where the last one ended. Ranges of 0–45, 45–90 and 90–135 seconds leave no gap and no overlap. Let the last part run to the real end of the recording.

For an interview or a lesson, split between complete thoughts rather than at round numbers. Keep a speaker’s last word, and the breath before their next sentence, in the right part. Sensible topics matter more than equal lengths.

Give practice sections a run-up

If the parts are for singing practice, include the music that sets up each entrance. A chorus might need a bar before the first word. An ending might need the phrase before the last held note.

So practice clips can overlap, and that’s fine, because each one gets played on its own. Decide which kind of split you’re making before you start, and put the section name in each filename. Use back-to-back ranges for anything that has to add up to the original again.

Name the files and check the set

Number the files so they sort in order, like “01 intro”, “02 verse” and “03 chorus”, plus the song or episode name. Play them back in that order and listen at each join. Keep the full original next to the set, so you can move a split later without piecing the small files back together.

Related guides

• Make a backing track for singing practice
• Clean up a podcast or interview before you edit it