Fix Timing and Latency Errors

When you use the Time Shift tool, it’s easy for tracks to become unsynchronized. Suppose your tracks are all over the place and you want to reset all them to start at zero. Select all the tracks, and then select Tracks > Align Tracks > Align Tracks Together. Then select Tracks > Align Tracks > Align With Zero. You could also select Tracks > Align Tracks > Align With Cursor to line them up at any arbitrary point.

This won’t work if you have Link Tracks activated, which is indicated by a depressed Link Tracks button. Link Tracks may not be present in your version of Audacity; see the table of toolbuttons in Chapter 1 to learn more.

The Time Shift tool is a fast and easy way to move a track or a clip forward or backward ...

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