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Strip silence from vocal clips with Strip Silence PT (Live 12.4.5+)
Your selected vocal clips lose their silent gaps instantly, in-place, with no new audio files created.
- If not installed: download the .ablx file from Ableton Discord’s extensions-community-gallery, then drag it into Live Settings > Extensions tab (requires Ableton Live 12.4.5 or later, Suite edition).
- Select the vocal clip (or multiple clips) containing silent sections.
- Right-click the clip(s) and choose Extensions > Strip Silence PT.
- In the dialogue, set threshold to -60 dB and press Enter.
stock path: No Strip Silence PT: Slice to New MIDI Track on Transients, then delete the silent slices manually.
why it works: The extension edits clip start/end markers non-destructively, so the original audio remains untouched — no re-rendering.
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