Does Silence Pad Audio upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. Silence Pad Audio runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Audio only. Pad 0.5s. Output MP3. Max 100 MB.

Should I use Audio Fade-Out instead of Silence Pad Audio?

Use Silence Pad Audio when you need Pad 0.5s silence, then MP3. Use Audio Fade-Out when you need Fade loudness to silence at the end, then MP3. They share a category (Audio) but not the same job.

Silence Pad Audio

Pad 0.5s silence, then MP3.

Applies apad pad_dur=0.5, then MP3. Unlike Fade Out Audio this appends silence, not a fade. Unlike Loop Audio this does not repeat the clip. First run downloads the engine.

What Silence Pad Audio does

Applies apad pad_dur=0.5, then MP3. Unlike Fade Out Audio this appends silence, not a fade. Unlike Loop Audio this does not repeat the clip. First run downloads the engine.

Practical limit for Silence Pad Audio: Audio only. Pad 0.5s. Output MP3. Max 100 MB. That is why output can differ from heavy desktop Audio software. Read the tool-specific note again: Applies apad pad_dur=0.5, then MP3. Unlike Fade Out Audio this appends silence, not a fade. Unlike Loop Audio this does not repeat the clip. First run downloads the engine.

How to use Silence Pad Audio

Stay on this Silence Pad Audio page (/audio/silence-pad-audio). Do not switch to Audio Fade-Out unless you actually want Fade loudness to silence at the end, then MP3..
Add the file type Silence Pad Audio accepts. Hint from the path: audio · silence pad audio. Pad 0.5s silence, then MP3.
Set only the options that match Silence Pad Audio. Neighbor Loop Audio does something else (Repeat a clip two to eight times as MP3.). Tool note: Applies apad pad_dur=0.5, then MP3. Unlike Fade Out Audio this appends silence, not a fade. Unlike Loop Audio this does not repeat the clip. First run downloads the engine.
Run Silence Pad Audio in this tab. Browser memory still applies: Audio only. Pad 0.5s. Output MP3. Max 100 MB.
Download or copy the result from Silence Pad Audio. If it is the wrong job, open Audio Fade-Out instead.

When not to use Silence Pad Audio

Skip Silence Pad Audio when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Audio Fade-Out or Loop Audio — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Applies apad pad_dur=0.5, then MP3. Unlike Fade Out Audio this appends silence, not a fade. Unlike Loop Audio this does not repeat the clip. First run downloads the engine.

Questions about Silence Pad Audio

What does Silence Pad Audio do that other Audio pages on this site do not?: Applies apad pad_dur=0.5, then MP3. Unlike Fade Out Audio this appends silence, not a fade. Unlike Loop Audio this does not repeat the clip. First run downloads the engine. Short version: Pad 0.5s silence, then MP3.
Does Silence Pad Audio upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. Silence Pad Audio runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Audio only. Pad 0.5s. Output MP3. Max 100 MB.
Should I use Audio Fade-Out instead of Silence Pad Audio?: Use Silence Pad Audio when you need Pad 0.5s silence, then MP3. Use Audio Fade-Out when you need Fade loudness to silence at the end, then MP3. They share a category (Audio) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Silence Pad Audio?: Audio only. Pad 0.5s. Output MP3. Max 100 MB. Also: Applies apad pad_dur=0.5, then MP3. Unlike Fade Out Audio this appends silence, not a fade. Unlike Loop Audio this does not repeat the clip. First run downloads the engine.