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If I'm working with a piece of footage that has built in audio, whenever I make a cut, it will select the previous part of the footage (before the cut) which makes it easier and quicker to ripple delete with the shortcuts.

If I'm using external footage and have to link the audio to the video it doesn't work like this though and as you can see from the picture it keeps both, the before the cut and after the cut selected.

It's not a huge issue, but it's just more of a pain to press back and delete everytime, is there a reason it works like this with linked audio but not built in audio? This also wasn't like this before the recent update and it worked as normal then

I don't use dual system sound like that, but maybe try the more traditional editing approach?

Instead of adding the entire clip to the timeline and cutting things out, load the clip into the Source Viewer and add only the parts you want.

Jim Simon wrote:I don't use dual system sound like that, but maybe try the more traditional editing approach?

Instead of adding the entire clip to the timeline and cutting things out, load the clip into the Source Viewer and add only the parts you want.

I think that would make it really hard and time consuming with all the external audio sources though, especially since Syncing by waveform doesn't work with longer clips ( not davincis fault, the timings of the camera and Zoom recorder are off by a few frames )

I'm just not sure why it only happens with linked external clips, yet if it's one clip with it's own audio it works as intended

If I do EXACTLY the same process, BUT keep the original audio (like I've circled in blue here) that was recorded by the camera and not externally, and then link the external audio, it works as intended, it's only when I delete the original audio that it acts in this weird way.
In case anyone stumbles on this from google or whatever, just keep the original audio and mute it.

dave4443 wrote:I think that would make it really hard and time consuming with all the external audio sources though

How so? Once the audio files are linked to the video, it behaves as a single clip.

dave4443 wrote:the timings of the camera and Zoom recorder are off by a few frames

One or the other is not doing its job properly. You might consider an upgrade when budget allows.

Having those frame accurate is...nice.