Dead air is edit #1. Do it in the browser.
Drop the episode, set how long a pause is allowed to be, and see every over-limit silence flagged on the waveform. Tighten them all in one pass — with a preview before you commit.
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Tight, not robotic
The goal isn't zero silence — pauses carry meaning. The goal is capping the accidental ones: the four seconds while someone finds a tab, the gap after "so, anyway…". Shortening those to a natural half-second keeps the conversation's rhythm while cutting minutes of nothing. If your show breathes slowly on purpose, raise both knobs and the tool respects the style.
How to remove long pauses from a podcast
- Load the episodeDrop the episode file on the trimmer.
- Set the limitsChoose the longest pause allowed and how short over-long pauses should become.
- ScanPress Scan for dead air. Every over-limit silence is highlighted on the waveform.
- PreviewPress Preview tightened episode to check the edits.
- ExportPress Export tightened WAV.
Frequently asked questions
How does the dead-air trimmer decide what to cut?
It scans for stretches quieter than the threshold (default −45 dB) that run longer than your maximum pause (default 1.5 s), then shortens each one to your natural-pause length (default 0.5 s) with tiny fades at the joins. Breaths and normal gaps survive; the four-second um-void doesn't.
Will it cut off quiet speech?
The threshold is well below speech level, and every detected cut is listed and marked on the waveform before anything renders — skim the list, un-check any cut you disagree with, then export.
How much time does this usually save?
Unedited two-person conversations typically carry 5–10% removable silence — three to six minutes in an hour episode. The tool reports exactly how much it removed.
What format comes out?
WAV at the source rate, ready for your loudness pass — run it through the LUFS checker next door before publishing.