A plugin for Adobe Premiere

Tighten pauses.
Keep the flow.

Slice Silence shortens the pauses in your narration and interview audio to a length you choose, instead of deleting them. The rhythm of the speech stays natural, and you see every candidate before anything is cut.

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Timelines of the original sequence (55 s) and the new sequence with silences shortened (38 s)

Cut every gap, and the voice sounds rushed.

Removing all the silence makes speech sound hurried and unnatural. Slice Silence finds the pauses and lets you decide how long each kind should stay.

How it works

Five steps, from detection to the finished sequence.

STEP 1 Cut conditions settings — **STEP 1**　Set the cut conditions (min, max, keep, automatic threshold), then press “Detect silences”.

STEP 2 Detection results and the list of silences — **STEP 2**　Every silence is listed, with the time you can save and a count of what was left out.

STEP 3 Reviewing the cut range on the timeline — **STEP 3**　Click a candidate to see exactly what will be cut. Untick any silence you want to keep.

STEP 4 Running the cut and the completion message — **STEP 4**　Press “Slice Silence” to cut every checked silence at once.

STEP 5 Original and cut sequences compared — **STEP 5**　Your original stays untouched; a new “_cut” sequence is created with the silences shortened.

You decide how it ends up.

Cut conditions and review instead of a black box.

Cut conditions per silence type

Separate minimum, maximum, keep length and threshold (dB) for pauses inside speech, at the start of a clip and at the end of a clip.

Automatic threshold

For each source, the panel measures how quiet the quiet parts are and treats the level 8 dB above that as silence. In quietly recorded audio, speech is less likely to be mistaken for silence. You can switch to manual dB values.

Intentional pauses stay

Pauses longer than your maximum are left alone.

Ignore tiny noises

Mouth clicks and breaths do not split one pause in two. Sounds that are clearly speech are kept.

Original stays safe

The result is a new sequence. Your original sequence is never changed.

Runs on your computer

Your audio and projects are never uploaded, and the plugin does not use the network.

Pricing and requirements

Try it free for 30 days before you pay.

Pricing

$5.99 per month (subscription)
30-day free trial
Purchased through Adobe Exchange

Requirements

Adobe Premiere 26.2 or later
Adobe Media Encoder (installed with Creative Cloud)
Windows 10 / 11 and macOS

FAQ

Are my audio files or projects uploaded?

No. Everything runs locally on your computer, and the plugin does not use the network.

Does it change my original sequence?

No. The result is created as a new sequence named “<original name>_cut”.

How does the cut work?

The panel exports the sequence as XML, shortens the silences you left checked, and imports the result as a new sequence. While importing, Premiere may show a “Conversion Report” window (it can open behind the main window). Click OK to continue.

Can I check before anything is cut?

Yes. Click a candidate to jump to it and uncheck any pause you want to keep. The automatic threshold is a starting point, not a guarantee: always review the candidates before cutting.

Does it work on macOS?

Yes. Slice Silence supports Windows 10 / 11 and macOS.

Where do I get help?

See the Help page. If that does not solve it, write to info@soulman.ne.jp.

Try it free for 30 days.

No charge during the free trial.

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Tighten pauses.Keep the flow.