Next dumb question: Is it true that the computer works as hard during sections of silence as it does when playing back sections of real audio?
Next dumb question Part Two: If the answer to the above question is yes and my concern is to remove silent sections, is it just as effective to use a clip's grab handle at the front or end of the clip and shift it over so that tops and tails aren't visible? (Or does the computer work during the 'invisible' segments of the clip anyway?)