Examples of Generator Usage

Example 1: Insert two seconds of silence at the start of the track as a "lead-in"

 * 1) Click the the "Skip to Start" button [[Image:Rewind.png]] or press to place the cursor at the start of the track.
 * 2) Choose Silence from the Generate menu, accessed by: Generate > Silence....
 * 3) Specify two seconds of silence by clicking on the final digit of the two digits that represent seconds, then overtype it with "2". The highlight then moves to the next digit.
 * 4) *If the value is showing at 30.000 seconds with "3" highlighted, type "02".
 * 5) *To change the digit that is highlighted, either click on the one you want to highlight, or move the highlighting by using the or  arrow keys on your keyboard.
 * 6) Click the button or press  on your keyboard.

Example 2: Replace a 30 second section of audio starting at 1 minute 15 seconds with a tone

 * 1) Click in the track at 1 minute 15 seconds (underneath "1:15" in the Timeline above the track).
 * 2) *Or for greater accuracy, enter 1 minute 15 seconds in the Selection Start box of Selection Toolbar.
 * 3) Drag your mouse to the right to select 30 seconds of audio, then release the mouse button.
 * 4) *Or for greater accuracy, select the button in the End/Length box of  Selection Toolbar, then enter 1 minute 45 seconds in that box.
 * 5) *Alternatively, select the button and enter 30 seconds.
 * 6) Choose Tone from the Generate menu, accessed by: Generate > Tone....
 * 7) *If you used the mouse and now see in "Duration" that the selection is a little too short or long, move the highlighted digit as required using the or  arrow keys on your keyboard, then type over that digit. To generate exactly 30 seconds, all the digits for samples should be zero.
 * 8) Specify the Waveform type, Frequency and Amplitude required in the dialog box.
 * 9) Click the button or press  on your keyboard.

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