Gap clips are silent, flexible placeholders you can insert into your project to fine-tune timing. Use them to add space between words, adjust pacing, or place b-roll without corresponding script content.
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Gap clips have room tone on by default
Room tone is an AI-generated background noise profile added to gap clips to help them blend seamlessly with your existing recordings. To silence a gap clip, disable room tone on the clip itself—or update the default setting in your App settings or Project settings.
Add a gap clip
From the timeline
- Make sure the script track is visible. Expand the timeline by dragging the top border of the panel, or select Show timeline from the View menu. If you're using an AI Speaker voice, convert the AI voice clip to audio before adding a gap clip.
- Right-click on the script track and select Add gap clip. Remember to disable room tone if you want the clip to be fully silent. Learn more about disabling Room Tone.
Replace a section with a gap clip
Select a range with the Range tool to replace the selection with a gap clip. To access it, you'll need to have the advanced timeline tools toggled on. Learn more about advanced timeline tools.
- With the Range tool activated, click and drag a selection in the script track.
- Right-click the selected range and choose Replace with gap clip, or press
Shift + Delete(macOS) /Shift + Backspace(Windows).