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So far, this has been pretty easy. Now the fun starts. So, what kind of edit do you need? Thematic opens and closes are relatively short, but they don’t have specific length requirements. Broadcast-length cuts must be exact and may take some serious massaging. Musical beds and loops should. When you’re collaborating on a project or working for a fussy client, it can be difficult and time-consuming to get approval for audio edits. Rather than burn and deliver a CD of every cut, why not leverage the Internet?

Once this is done, you should be able to go to any of your markers, push the Play button and hear a clean musical start to the section. If it doesn’t sound right, zoom in and fine tune your markers until you find the perfect groove. Listen through each section by itself as you think about how you want your edit to sound. Some sections will have a lighter feel, while others may be more aggressive. The first verse and chorus may be sparse compared to later versions. Make lots of notes – mental or otherwise – and then go through it again. You need to know the piece inside and out before doing the final edit.