Fixing a cough in STP V 1.0.3

so I recorded a live event and sure enough while the singer was performing, someone had to cough and it was picked up loud and clear in by the mics.
STP clicks and pops didn't work.
tried sampling noise and reduce noise didn't work - it would either take everything out, or nothing. I couldn't isolate the cough you know?
now the editor tool.... the pencil.... I have googled it, I have watched videos but I must be missing something....
in the "waveform" everyone says you can re-draw the wave to smooth it out but when I click in the waveform with the pencil, I just get the "you can't do that" sound.
In the "Frequency Spectrum View" I don't get the "you can't do that" sound but it also doesn't do anything. I cant click and drag, make a line, circle the offending sound, nothing.
what am I missing?

if the spectrum view doesn't work then there's something else wrong. It might be time to trash STP preferences.
The pencil tool in waveform view isn't what you want. A cough has much too broad a spectrum for that approach. The spectrum view would be the correct approach. However, personally, I find the Apple implementation of this highly lacking. I found it much better in Adobe's Soundbooth. Sounds like beeps, and coughs take just seconds to remove. In STP it was just too difficult to isolate and draw around the offending sound.

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