EARLIER-VERSION GUIDE

How To... > Basic Audio Editing > Bookmarks and Regions Operation

Cool Record Edit Pro and Deluxe are paid audio editors with free trial downloads. The original editing guidance below is retained as earlier-version notes; current controls and available features may differ.

Current download: Cool Record Edit Pro · 8.1.0 · Recording, editing and WAV export free; other supported exports require registration

Earlier-Version Notes

You can simplify the editing process by inserting anchors such as labels and regions to your recording.

Adding Labels

To add a label to the recording:

1. Move the cursor position to where you want the to insert a label

2. Click the right mouse button and select "Add Bookmarks..." .

3. A label appears at the cursor position

Adding Region Markers

To add a region marker to the recording:

1. Select the part of the recording where you want a region marker

2. Click the right mouse button and select "Add Region...".

3. A region is appears at the selection

Renaming, Moving and Deleting Anchors

You can easily rename anchors:

1. Right click the anchor text, choose rename.

2. A properties dialog box appears.

3. Enter the new name of the anchor.

4. Click the button labelled OK.

You can also move the anchors:

1. Click the left mouse button at the upper part of red line visualizing the anchor.

2. Keep the mouse button down while moving the anchor to its new position

3. Release the mouse button.

To delete an anchor:

1. Right click the anchor text, choose rename.

2. A context menu appears.

3. Select "Delete"

The Label and Region List Windows

You can edit and keep track of your anchors by showing the region list and label list windows. To show the label list window, select "Bookmark List" from the View menu. The menu item "Region List" from the same menu shows the region list.

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