Remove a section from recording using the transcript

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Riverside's text-based editing lets you remove a section from your recording using the transcription of the conversation that Riverside generates automatically.

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Step by step

1. Log in to your Riverside account.
2. Open a recording in the editor or upload an external file to start editing.

3. In the transcript, click a word at the desired section start-point.
4. Above the timeline, click Split.
5. Click a word at the desired section end-point, then click Split.
6. On the timeline, hover over the desired section and click the  ••• [the three dots]
7. Click Remove or press Backspace to to remove the section from the recording.
   

Phrases and sections you remove are shown in gray with a strikethrough. They do not appear in search results but are still included in the downloadable transcript file.

NOTE:
If multiple participants spoke at the same time, you may still see their words in the transcript after you have removed that section from the recording. Where there is cross-talk like this, anything you cut out of the recording removes it for all participants.

Learn more

• Remove a word or phrase from the recording
• Remove a word or phrase from the recording
• Create new edit from selected text in transcript
• Does the transcript file's text include words that I removed using the Editor?
• How can I edit my recording when two people speak at the same time?