Which feature helps you identify speech timing by looking at the waveform visually?

• A. Audio waveform
• B. Video waveform
• C. Clip color
• D. Metronome

Answer: (A)

Reading speech timing visually comes from the audio waveform, which maps sound energy over time. The waveform shows how loud or soft the speech is and when those changes occur, so you can spot the start and end of spoken phrases, pauses, and the rhythm of the delivery. This lets you place edits or sync points precisely to when speech begins or pauses, based on the actual sound pattern rather than guesswork. The video waveform would only reflect the video signal, not spoken timing; clip color is just a labeling aid, and a metronome provides a separate, steady beat but doesn’t show the real timing of the spoken words. The audio waveform is the direct visual cue for timing in speech.