[hirsute]

Originally Posted by kuba

Yep, I use soundforge for removing silence. Zoom in as much as possible and then you clearly see what is silence and what is not. However, I can't see the point of combining all the files into a large one..

If the gap spans the track change you need to look at both sides of the gap to get a smooth transition. Even if the gap ends precisely at the track change you still need to be able to examine both sides to be sure the join is correct. There's no point in removing the silence just to leave a nasty pop in it's place.