Regional Selection Tools

CyberLink AudioDirector supplies you with five different selection tools that help you to choose the regions of an audio clip you want to repair. Once selected, use the visual repair tools to fix the audio.

Note: these regional selection tools are only available when in the spectral frequency view. See Spectral Frequency View for more information on selecting this view.

Time Selection

The time selection tool lets you select a vertical area of the audio clip based on playback time. This selection tool is similar to the range selection.

To use the time selection tool, do this:

1.In the Visual Repair section, click on the button.
2.Click and drag on the region of the audio clip you want to repair.

CyberLink AudioDirector vertically selects the all of the content in the region for fixing.

3.Click the button to preview only the selected content to ensure it is what you need to fix.
4.Use the visual repair functions to repair the audio as required. See Repairing the Audio for more information.

Time Frequency Selection

Use the time frequency selection tool to choose a more precise area of the audio, by selecting a rectangular region for fixing.

To use the time frequency selection tool, do this:

1.In the Visual Repair section, click on the button.
2.Click and drag on the region of the audio clip you want to repair.

CyberLink AudioDirector highlights the content in a rectangle for fixing.

3.Click the button to preview only the selected content to ensure it is what you need to fix.
4.Use the visual repair functions to repair the audio as required. See Repairing the Audio for more information.

Frequency Selection

The frequency selection tool lets you select a horizontal area of the audio clip based on its frequency.

To use the frequency selection tool, do this:

1.In the Visual Repair section, click on the button.
2.Click and drag on the region of the audio clip you want to repair.

CyberLink AudioDirector horizontally selects the all of the content in the region for fixing

3.Click the button to preview only the selected content to ensure it is what you need to fix.
4.Use the visual repair functions to repair the audio as required. See Repairing the Audio for more information.

Magic Wand Selection

The magic wand selection tool helps you to auto select similar attributes (frequency or amplitude) in the audio clip that may be the area that requires fixing.

To use the magic wand selection tool, do this:

1.In the Visual Repair section, click on the button.
2.Click on the regions of the audio clip you want to repair.

CyberLink AudioDirector auto selects the similar attributes (frequency or amplitude) for fixing.

3.If required, you can select the Harmonic finder option to have CyberLink AudioDirector auto select the attributes that have similar harmonic qualities.

4.Click the button to preview only the selected content to ensure it is what you need to fix.
5.Use the visual repair functions to repair the audio as required. See Repairing the Audio for more information.

Brush Selection

You can use the brush selection tool to select, or brush, just the parts of the audio clip you want to repair.

To use the brush selection tool, do this:

1.In the Visual Repair section, click on the button.
2.Use the Size slider to set the width of the area selected by the brush.
3.Click, hold down the mouse button, and then drag the mouse over the all regions of the audio clip you want to repair.

Let go of the mouse button to finalize the selected area.

4.Use the visual repair functions to repair the audio as required. See Repairing the Audio for more information.