Adobe AUDITION User Manual

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Contents

Legal Notices

Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Introduction

Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Customer support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Adobe Audition at a Glance

Sound Your Best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Work Efficiently . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Use Integrated Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Key Concepts of Adobe Audition

Destructive and Non-Destructive Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Real-Time Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Multitrack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Session Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Working with Premiere Pro and After Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Looking at the Work Area

Edit View and Multitrack View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Switching from Edit View to Multitrack View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Switching from Multitrack View to Edit View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Dockable Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Placekeepers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Drop-down Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Organizer Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Files Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Effects Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Favorites Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Wave Display/Session Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Graph Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Transport Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Level Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Show Valleys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Zoom Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Time Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Sel/View Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Window Menu – Edit View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Wave File Formats Supported by Adobe Audition

64-bit doubles (RAW) (.dbl) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

8-bit signed (.sam) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

A/mu-Law Wave (.wav) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

ACM Waveform (.wav): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Amiga IFF-8SVX (.iff, .svx) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Apple AIFF (.aif, .snd) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

ASCII Text Data (.txt) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Audition Loop (.cel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Creative Sound Blaster (.voc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Dialogic ADPCM (.vox) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

DiamondWare Digitized (.dwd) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

DVI/IMA ADPCM (.wav) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Microsoft ADPCM (.wav) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

mp3Pro® (.mp3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Next/Sun (.au, .snd) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

SampleVision (.smp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Windows PCM (.wav) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Windows Media Audio(.wma) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

PCM Raw Data (.pcm) (.raw) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Navigating the Edit View

About Edit View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Navigating the Wave Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Waveform View/Spectral View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Horizontal Ruler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

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Vertical Ruler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Recording in Edit View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Wave Display Right-Click Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

File Menu – Edit View

New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Open As . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Open Append . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Extract Audio from Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Extract Audio From CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Revert to Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Close All Waves and Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Close Only Non-Session Waveforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Save As . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Save Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Save All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Batch File Convert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Flush Virtual File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Free Up Space in Temp Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

MRU List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Edit Menu – Edit View

Undo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Enable Undo/Redo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Repeat Last Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Set Current Clipboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Paste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Paste to New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Mix Paste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Copy to New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Insert in Multitrack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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Insert Play List in Multitrack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Select Entire Wave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Delete Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Delete Silence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Zero Crossings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Find Beats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Auto-Cue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Snapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Group Waveform Normalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Out of Band Peaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Adjust Sample Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Convert Sample Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

View Menu – Edit View

Multitrack View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Waveform View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Spectral View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Show Organizer Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Show Cue List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Creating Cues and Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Show Play List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Show Transport Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Show Zoom Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Show Time Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Show Sel/View Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Show Level Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Show a Placekeeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Display Time Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Vertical Scale Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Wave Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Effects Menu – Edit View

Invert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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Silence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Amplitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Amplify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Binaural Auto-Panner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Channel Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Dynamics Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Envelope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Hard Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Normalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Pan/Expand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Stereo Field Rotate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Delay Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Dynamic Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Echo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Echo Chamber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Flanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Full Reverb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Multitap Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

QuickVerb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Reverb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Sweeping Phaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

DirectX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Dynamic EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

FFT Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Graphic Equalizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Graphic Phase Shifter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Notch Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Parametric Equalizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Quick Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Scientific Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Noise Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Click/Pop Eliminator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Clip Restoration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

Hiss Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

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Noise Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Convolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

Doppler Shifter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

Pitch Bender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

Stretch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

Refresh Effects List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

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Chapter 12

Generate Menu – Edit View

Silence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

DTMF Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

Generate Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Analyze Menu – Edit View

Show Frequency Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

Show Phase Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199

General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

Histogram Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

Favorites Menu – Edit View

Edit Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203

Function Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204

Script Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

Tool Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

Help Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

Options Menu – Edit View

Loop Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Timed Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Monitor Record Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

Show Levels on Play and Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

MIDI Trigger Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

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Synchronize Cursor Across Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

Windows Recording Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

Scripts & Batch Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

Batch Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Mouse Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

System Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

Colors Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218

Spectral Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

Controls Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

Display Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

Data Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222

Multitrack Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

SMPTE Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228

Device Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

Wave Out Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

Wave In Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230

MIDI Out Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231

MIDI In Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232

Device Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232

Shortcuts (Keyboard & MIDI Triggers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

Chapter 13

Navigating the Multitrack View

About Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

About Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241

About Session Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241

Navigating the Session Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241

Inserting Existing Audio Into Your Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242

Recording New Audio Into Your Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242

Track Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243

Session Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

Track Context Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249

Block Context Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258

About Busses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269

About Real-Time Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269

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Chapter 15

File Menu – Multitrack View

About Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273

New Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273

Open Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274

Append to Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274

Close Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275

Close Session and Waveforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275

Close Only Non-Session Waveforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275

Open Waveform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275

Save Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275

Save Session As . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276

Save Mixdown As . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277

Save Mixdown To Video As . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279

Save All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279

Default Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279

Free Up Space in Temp Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279

MRU List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280

Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280

View Menu – Multitrack View

Edit Waveform View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

Show Pan Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

Show Volume Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

Show Wet/Dry Mix Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282

Show FX Parameter Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282

Show Tempo Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283

Enable Envelope Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283

Enable Block Edge Dragging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283

Session Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284

Show Mixers Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284

Tracks Mixer Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286

Bus Mixer Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289

Show Track EQ Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290

Show Track Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291

Show Organizer Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293

Show Cue List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293

Show Transport Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294

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Show Zoom Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294

Show Time Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294

Show Sel/View Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294

Show Level Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294

Show Load Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294

Show Video Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295

Show a Placekeeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295

Display Time Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295

Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295

Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295

Advanced Session Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296

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Edit Menu – Multitrack View

Undo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301

Edit Waveform (Wave Block Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301

Loop Properties (Wave Block Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301

Allow Multiple Takes (Wave Block Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301

Take History (Wave Block Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302

Adjust Wave Volume (Wave Block Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302

Adjust Wave Pan (Wave Block Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302

Wave Block Properties (Wave Block Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303

Transpose (MIDI Block Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304

Set Tempo (MIDI Block Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304

Zoom in/Zoom out (MIDI Block Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304

Active Track (MIDI Block Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304

Set Controller 7 (MIDI Block Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305

Mix Down to File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305

Mix Down to Empty Track N (Bounce) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305

Group Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306

Group Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306

Block Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306

Punch In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306

Crossfade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307

Loop Duplicate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308

Convert to Unique Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309

Mute Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310

Lock in Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310

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Lock for Play Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310

Split . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310

Merge/Rejoin Split . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310

Align Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311

Align Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

Adjust Boundaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311

Trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312

Full . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312

Remove Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312

Destroy Blocks (remove & close) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312

Select All Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312

Select All Blocks in Track N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312

Insert/Delete Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313

Group Waveform Normalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313

Snapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313

Refresh Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314

Check For Hidden Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314

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Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Insert Menu – Multitrack View

Wave from File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315

MIDI from File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315

Video from File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315

Audio from Video File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316

Currently Open Waveform List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316

File/Cue List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316

Effects Menu – Multitrack View

Envelope Follower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317

Frequency Band Splitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320

Vocoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322

Options Menu – Multitrack View

Loop Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325

Monitor Record Level(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325

Show Levels on Play and Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325

MIDI Trigger Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325

MIDI Panic Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325

Synchronize Blocks with Edit View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326

SMPTE Slave Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326

SMPTE Master Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326

SMPTE Start Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326

Sample Accurate Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327

Pause Background Mixing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327

Metronome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327

Windows Recording Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327

Device Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

Device Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

Shortcuts (Keyboard & MIDI Triggers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

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Appendix A

Appendix B

Multichannel Encoder

Multichannel Encoder Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329

Elements of the Multichannel Encoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329

Opening Encoded and Exported files back in Adobe Audition 343

Keyboard Shortcuts

File Menu Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346

Edit Menu Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346

Scroll/Select Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .348

View Menu Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .349

Analyze Menu Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .350

Options Menu Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .350

Transport Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .350

Help Menu Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351

Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .353

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CONTENTS

Introduction

elcome to Adobe Audition, the complete multitrack digital audio recorder, editor, and mixer for Windows
98, ME, 2000, and XP. The combination of Adobe Audition and any Windows sound card puts the power of

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Adobe Audition.

Getting Help

Adobe provides a variety of options you can use to learn Adobe Audition, including printed guides, online Help, and tool
tips. You can also access a host of continually updated Web resources for learning Adobe Audition, from tips and tutorials
to tech support information.

an entire digital recording studio at your fingertips. So start making some great sounds, and thanks for using

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If you . . . Try this . . .

Want information about install­ing Adobe Audition

Are new to digital audio editors

Are looking for a detailed infor­mation about a feature

Want a complete list of keyboard
shortcuts

Want answers to common trou­bleshooting questions

Follow the on-screen installation instructions. For more detailed information, see
the HowToInstall file on the CD.

See the “Looking at the Work Area” chapter to get familiar with the work area

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and tools.

Use the Adobe Audition tool tips feature to help identify tools, buttons, and

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palette controls as you work in Adobe Audition.

Search for the feature in Help or look it up in the index.

See the Keyboard Shortcuts chapter.

Search the Adobe Support Knowledgebase and Adobe Audition Top Issues,
which you can access from Adobe’s Web site at www.adobe.com/support/prod­ucts/audition.html.

Registration

In order for Adobe to provide you with the highest quality software, offer technical support, and inform you about new
Adobe Audition software developments, please register your application. When you first start the Adobe Audition appli­cation, you’re prompted to register online. You can choose to submit the form directly or fax a printed copy. You can also
register by filling out and returning the registration card included with your software package.

Customer support

When you register your product, you may be entitled to technical support. Terms may vary depending on your country
of residence. For more information, refer to the technical support card provided with the Adobe Audition documen­tation.

Adobe also provides several forms of automated technical support:

See the ReadMe file installed with the program for information that became available after

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this guide went to press.

See the Adobe Audition support page for information on top support issues and trouble-

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shooting information for common problems.

Adobe Audition at a Glance

dobe Audition software is a professional audio editing and mixing environment. Designed for audio and video
professionals in studios, broadcast facilities, and post-production facilities, Adobe Audition delivers advanced

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audio files, create loops, and use more than 45 DSP (digital signal processing) effects. Adobe Audition is a complete
multitrack recording studio that offers a flexible workflow coupled with exceptional ease of use. Whether you’re
producing music, radio broadcasts, or audio for video, the precise tools in Adobe Audition give you the power to create
rich, nuanced audio of the highest possible quality. A complete solution for digital audio, Adobe Audition lets you:

audio mixing, editing, mastering, and effects-processing capabilities. Mix up to 128 tracks, edit individual

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Sound your best

whether your destination is tape, CD, DVD, or DVD-Audio, Adobe Audition is up to the task. All processing is done at
32-bit resolution for the highest quality sound.

Work efficiently

and efficiently. An accessible interface helps you to get up and running in no time, and dockable pallets enable you to
arrange your workspace to match a project’s needs.

Use integrated tools

and edit views, real-time effects, looping support, analysis tools, restoration features, and video support provide the
power you need in a fully integrated audio toolset.

Adobe Audition supports files with bit depths of up to 32-bit and sample rates in excess of 192 kHz, so

Adobe Audition puts all the tools you need at your fingertips so that you can get your work done quickly

Adobe Audition provides an all-in-one audio editing and mixing solution. Integrated multitrack

Sound Your Best

Adobe Audition enhances your sound with the following advanced audio features:

Highest-quality audio

standard rates such as 44.1kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, and 192kHz. Support for 24-bit/96kHz recording ensures DVD-ready
sound.

Sample-accurate editing

be automatically snapped to zero crossings; short crossfades can be added for smooth, pop-free cuts every time and quick
fades can be added using keyboard shortcuts. Check for in-phase material and mono compatibility in the Phase Analysis
window, and use the Frequency Analysis window to take snapshots of frequency (FFT) data and export that information
to the clipboard.

Powerful DSP tools and effects

restoration features. Adobe Audition includes standard effects such as Reverb, Delay, Dynamics Processing, and Flange,
as well as advanced processing such as Parametric Equalizer, Scientific Filters, Doppler Shifter, Hard Limiting, Noise
Reduction (including click and pop elimination), and Time/Pitch stretch. Adobe Audition also supports third-party
DirectX plug-ins.

Record, edit, and mix high-resolution 32-bit files using any sample rate up to 10 MHz, including

Be as precise in your cuts as you like. Edits can be accurate down to the sample level and can

Work with more than 45 DSP tools and effects, mastering and analysis tools, and audio

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Precise sample rate conversion

Convert audio sample rates with confidence: transparent sample-rate conversion

guarantees that if you need to change the sample rate of audio, it will sound its best. Ideal for taking CD material at

44.1kHz and upsampling it to 48kHz for video or 96kHz for DVD.

Automation envelopes

Create smooth volume, pan, effects parameter, and wet/dry transitions for clips in a multitrack
mix using sample-accurate automation envelopes or “rubber bands.” Envelope curves can be adjusted using splines to
produce gradual, non-linear transitions.

Customizable dithering

Convert high-bit-rate material to lower resolution formats without introducing audible
artifacts. User-definable dither depth and a wide array of Noise Shaping curves assure that your audio will retain its
character and definition.

High-quality stretching

Change tempo without shifting pitch or shift pitch without changing tempo thanks to high­quality stretch support.

Work Efficiently

Adobe Audition increases your productivity with extensive customization and performance options:

Customizable workspace

configured to meet your production needs. For example, create default sessions that can be called up as templates for
projects that share similar configurations.

Real-time effects

CPU usage, lock a track to cache the rendered effect; unlock it instantly to make adjustments.

Integration with Adobe Premiere

Effects into Audition with the Edit Original command. WAV files are stamped with session data, so Audition can
automatically open the session that created the WAV file you are using in the other software.

Get up and running quickly using an interface that is dockable, resizable, and can be

Process effects in real-time instead of waiting for each effect to render before moving on. To reduce

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Pro and Adobe After Effects

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Send your audio from Adobe Premiere Pro or After

Organizer window

Keep your project resources at your fingertips using the Organizer window, where you can quickly

access currently open audio, MIDI, and video files; available effects; and favorites.

Batch file processing

Use the dedicated batch-processing wizard to easily convert large numbers of files among different

sample rates, bit depths, and file formats. Also, automate repetitive tasks with scripts.

Surround sound support

Use the multichannel encoder to create a surround mix from any session in the multitrack

view, then export the mix as a 6-channel wave, six mono waves, or a multichannel WMA 9 file.

Favorites

Use Favorites to build a customized collection of commands, scripts, effects, and external software tools.
Favorites appear in the Organizer window and the Favorites menu, and can be assigned keyboard shortcuts for quick
access.

Precise analysis tools

Work with built-in analysis tools (frequency analysis, phase analysis, statistics, and spectral view)

in real-time while editing to save time and see your audio characteristics from edit to edit.

Use Integrated Tools

Adobe Audition integrates many powerful digital audio tools:

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Complete toolkit for digital audio

Handle all of your digital audio editing tasks within a single application: Audition
includes an integrated multitrack mixing view, a mono and stereo waveform editing view, effects support, and looping
capabilities.

Powerful multitrack editing

Use the multitrack view for recording, mixing, and editing sessions with up to 128 stereo
tracks. Apply volume, pan, and effects automation envelopes, use real-time effects and EQ on every track, play back AVI
and MIDI files, and more.

Audio for video

Open AVI files in the multitrack view and use all of the audio tools available in Adobe Audition on the
soundtrack. This means you can do anything from creating a totally new soundtrack, to sweetening the recording you
already have, to reducing noise on the current soundtrack.

Loop-based soundtrack creation

Use flexible looping tools to quickly construct high-quality music for songs or movie

soundtracks. Loops automatically match global session tempo and key to produce dynamic musical performances.

Thousands of royalty-free production music loops

Adobe Audition includes thousands of original, performance-based
loops in a wide range of musical genres that you can combine to create your own music beds, songs, soundtracks, and
more. Styles include Classical and Orchestral, Blues, Cocktail Jazz, Bossa Nova, Rockabilly, 70s Funk, Lounge, Dub
Reggae, Ska, Alternative Rock, Techno, Ambient, and World Music.

Broad file-format support

Work with files that arrive from a wide array of sources and deliver files in the audio format
you need: Audition supports more than twenty file formats and variations, including Windows PCM (wav), AIFF, MP3,
mp3PRO, and WMA 9.

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Adobe Audition at a Glance

Chapter 1: Key Concepts of Adobe
Audition

o get the most out of Adobe Audition, you should be familiar with some of its general operating concepts. The
following information should help you to understand Adobe Audition’s working model in a few key areas.

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Destructive and Non-Destructive Editing

Being a software-based audio system, Adobe Audition deals with audio in a digital form, meaning that an analog
waveform (such as your voice saying “hello”) is converted, or sampled, into a binary representation. This sampled
waveform then exists as a waveform on your computer’s hard drive. When you put together a song or audio presentation
in Adobe Audition, waveforms are your building blocks, much as text files are your building blocks when you use a word
processor to compose a book.

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One key point is the way in which an audio program operates on a waveform. There are two kinds of computer-based
audio editing: destructive and non-destructive.

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Destructive editing simply means that edits (cutting, pasting, adding reverb, etc.) are applied directly to the waveform,
so that the original audio data changes.

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Non-destructive editing implies that the file on disk is not actually altered; instead, each “edit” is stored as an
instruction to be applied to the file. For example, in destructive editing, a change in audio volume would actually alter
the amplitude of a waveform, whereas in non-destructive editing, the volume change would consist of commands that
essentially instruct the program to “get louder at this point”.

Adobe Audition employs both destructive and non-destructive editing methods. However, in Adobe Audition, even
“destructive” edits aren’t applied directly to the waveform in use until you save the file. In essence, Adobe Audition uses
“delayed destructive editing”.

When you open a waveform in Adobe Audition, it places a copy of the file in a temporary folder, and it uses that copy for
editing. The original file remains unaltered until you choose to save any changes you’ve made (by choosing Save from
the File menu, for example). When you save your changes, Adobe Audition overwrites the original file with what you’ve
done to the copy. Therefore, destructive edits in Adobe Audition don’t directly affect your original waveform when you
perform them.

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Edits performed in Adobe Audition’s Edit View like cutting, pasting, and applying effects (such as Reverb or Limiting)
are destructive in nature, so when you save your file again, those edits are applied to the waveform itself.

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Edits made in the Multitrack View, such as a cut, split, or volume change, are non-destructive. The use of real-time
effects in Multitrack View is non-destructive as well.

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This same model of delayed destructive editing also enables Adobe Audition to offer multiple levels of Undo. When you
apply destructive edits to a waveform, Adobe Audition retains a copy of the file as it exists before the edit. It does this for
each edit you perform, enabling you to travel back through your edits to previous states of the waveform.

Multiple Undo gives you tremendous freedom in working on waveforms without having to worry about destructiveness
in the least. However, it also requires additional hard drive space to store these copies. (Copies are automatically deleted
from your hard drive when you close a file or exit the program.) You can disable the Undo feature if your disk space runs
too low.

Real-Time Preview

In the Edit View, Adobe Audition offers real-time preview for many of its effects. This means that you can monitor the
processed signal before applying the effect to the waveform. (Remember: the effect is actually applied to a copy of the
waveform, and can be freely undone.) The preview feature updates in real time, meaning that changes you make to effect
parameters while in the dialog for that effect become audible immediately, while the audio is playing. Keep in mind,
however, that your system’s performance affects the preview feature. On slower systems, some effects may tend to break
up or skip during preview. In multitrack the preview is not necessary, as effects are used non-destructively. Basically,
every effect in the Multitrack View is in preview all the time.

Multitrack

Adobe Audition’s multitrack environment enables you to place multiple waveforms, MIDI files, and video soundtracks
into different tracks for simultaneous playback and mixdown. No matter which type of audio you use, each sound
instance in Adobe Audition’s Multitrack View is referred to as a “block.”

The mixing process involves combining the audio of all of the placed blocks into two or more channels for output.
Because you can edit, add, and subtract blocks in the multitrack environment, Adobe Audition must constantly watch
for changes to the multitrack session, such as a moved or deleted sound file, a volume change, or new material recorded
into a track. When something is altered, Adobe Audition must immediately work that change into the mixed output, and
it does so through background mixing. Background mixing occurs behind the scenes and is generally very fast. The faster
your system – especially your CPU and hard drive(s) – the faster Adobe Audition can mix in the background.

The Mix Gauge at the bottom of the Track Controls in the Multitrack View shows how far along Adobe Audition is in
the process of mixing your session. The meter goes from “empty” to “full” as it mixes the session, and it turns a bright
color when the entire session is fully mixed. You can think of this meter as a “ready” indicator. However, you need not
wait for the meter to reach completion entirely before beginning playback. As stated above, Adobe Audition continuously
mixes, and will continue to do so while playing, so you can safely begin playback when the Mix Gauge meter is about
halfway up.

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In general, if the background mix is not sufficiently complete, you’ll hear a break-up or skipping when playing back the
mix. If that happens, just wait a few seconds – Adobe Audition will usually catch up very quickly, and you can begin
playing again. Your audio might also start to break up if you are using real-time effects in multitrack view and your
system cannot keep up with the processing. If this happens, try using the Lock feature on some of your effected tracks to
mix the effects into the background mix and take some load off of your CPU.

Playback can be directed to a pair of outputs (as in a single stereo sound card) or to multiple outputs (as in multiple
stereo sound cards, or a single card with multiple outputs). Adobe Audition produces a mix for each set of outputs used.
If you’re using one stereo sound card, Adobe Audition generates just one mix, but if you have multiple outputs, it must
create a separate mix for each output device (typically a stereo pair). The additional mixing required for multiple outputs
demands more processing power and therefore tends to slow down the mixing process.

Session Files

In addition to waveforms, MIDI files, and video soundtracks, Adobe Audition also makes use of a type of file called a
session file. Session files (.ses) are very small in size and simply contain the details of your Adobe Audition multitrack
session, as in what audio and video files are used and where, the volume and pan levels, the names of the tracks, what
real-time effects are used, etc. With this in mind, you cannot simply copy a session file to a floppy disk and have a friend
open it up and play it.

For example, if you create a session with a file called C:\Music\hihat.wav, and later use another program (like Explorer)
to move hihat.wav to a new folder called C:\Music\Drums, Adobe Audition won’t know that you moved the file the next
time you load the session. Try to keep this in mind as you manage your audio elements and session files so that you don’t
end up losing tracks or objects inside your sessions.

If you want to move an entire session file and all of its embedded audio elements to a new directory, choose File > Save
Session As, and select Save Copies of All Associated Files.

Working with Premiere Pro and After Effects

You can easily move projects between Adobe Audition and Adobe’s video applications by using the Edit Original
command in Premiere Pro and After Effects. To enhance the functionality of this command, you can configure Adobe
Audition to link mixdown files with related session files so you can quickly edit and remix soundtracks. To link mixdown
and session files, choose Options > Settings, click the Data tab, and select Embed Project Link Data for Edit Original
Functionality.

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Chapter 2: Looking at the Work Area

ou might think of Adobe Audition as two major audio programs in one. It’s a powerful single-waveform editor
that can be used to play, record, modify, and process mono and stereo waveforms. And Adobe Audition can also

digitally record and mix numerous audio files (using up to 128 tracks) to either a single sound card or multiple
sound cards, while providing for real-time effects and level/pan mix adjustments in a non-destructive editing
environment.

This chapter is meant to be a brief introduction to the various navigation and functional controls of this deceptively
simple – yet powerful – program. Here we’ll concentrate on the major interface elements that are common between
Adobe Audition’s two major work areas: Edit View and Multitrack View. Parts of the program that are more specific to
either area will be covered in subsequent chapters.

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Adobe Audition makes liberal use of your mouse’s right button. Whenever you see a simple function button, control,
window, or waveform action, try right-clicking it. Chances are you’ll be surprised by a useful shortcut menu or a set of

handy options that can make Adobe Audition’s operation even easier.

Edit View and Multitrack View

Adobe Audition offers two major workspaces: Edit View and Multitrack View. While in Edit View, Adobe Audition can
be thought of as being a single-waveform editor that can be used to record, edit, and process mono and stereo waveforms.
Audio files can be saved to disk (including CDs), or played back through any sound card that has been installed within
your computer.

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Looking at the Work Area

Edit View with Organizer Window Active

On the other hand, Multitrack View is where Adobe Audition allows you to record, play, and mix multiple tracks of audio
in a virtual 128-track recording studio. Real-time effects can be applied, relative track volume and stereo placement may
be adjusted, and audio can be played back through single or multiple sound cards.

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Multitrack View with Organizer Window Active

Switching from Edit View to Multitrack View

There are several ways to switch from Edit View to Multitrack View. Here are the most popular:

Select Multitrack View from Adobe Audition’s View menu.

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Click on the left-most icon on the Adobe Audition File toolbar.

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Press F12.

Switching from Multitrack View to Edit View

Several methods are provided to switch from Multitrack View to Edit View. These include:

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Double-click on a waveform’s entry in the File tab of the Organizer Window.

Double-click on a wave block.

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Select Edit Waveform… from a wave block’s right-click menu.

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Select Edit Waveform View from Adobe Audition’s View menu.

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Click on the left-most icon on the Adobe Audition File toolbar.

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Press F12.

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Dockable Windows

If Adobe Audition’s default interface layout doesn’t quite meet the current needs of your project or screen resolution,
you’ll be happy to know that many individual parts of the interface are dockable. This means that interface components
like the Transport Buttons, the Time Display window, the Level Meters, and Rulers may be detached from their current
location to float above Adobe Audition’s main window, or they may be repositioned and resized within the main window
so they better suit your requirements.

How can you tell if a part of the Adobe Audition interface is indeed a dockable window? Look for two thin vertical or
horizontal lines – these lines are the “handle” (or grab bar) of a dockable window. Move your mouse over a handle, and
your mouse cursor looks like a plus sign with arrows at each end.

For quick reference, here’s a list of all Adobe Audition dockable windows:

•

Organizer Window

•

Cue List

Play List *

•

•

Transport Buttons

•

Zoom Buttons

•

Time Window

•

Sel/View Controls

Level Meters

•

•

Placekeeper

•

Session Properties **

•

Mixers Window **

•

Track EQ Window **

• Track Properties **

• Load Meter **

• Video Window **

* (Available in Edit View only)

** (Available in Multitrack View only)

Some docked windows may be resized. If resizing is possible, the docked window will have a single, thicker horizontal or
vertical bar, known as a resize control. If your mouse moves over a resize control, your mouse cursor takes on the
appearance of two lines with two arrows.

Note: Even if the resize control is visible, resizing might not be possible due to the other windows that are in the row with the
window you’re trying to resize.

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User Guide

To select a docked window, left-click when you’re over a handle. (Notice how the window becomes outlined when
selected.)

To move a docked window, select it and drag its hollow shape while holding down the left mouse button. As you move
it around the Adobe Audition interface, two things will happen. If the outline of a dockable window retains its original
dimension, releasing the left-mouse button will cause the window to “materialize” as its own standard floating window.
However, if you notice the resize bar of another docked window “light up”, this designates a docking location. If this is
where you’d like the dragged window to appear, release the left-mouse button and the window will snap into its new
location.

To close a docked window, right-click on its handle to see a pop-up menu with a Close option. Check this option and
the window will disappear. Don’t worry if you change your mind, since you can bring back any closed dockable window
by checking its name on Adobe Audition’s View menu.

A docked window’s right-click menu also contains an option called Force New Row. If this item is checked, a new, empty
row to dock windows is created.

To move a floating window, left-click on its title bar and, while holding down the left mouse button, drag the window to
the desired location. Close a floating window by left-clicking on the “X” control in its title bar.

To dock a floating window, left-click and drag it while holding down the left mouse button. As you move it around the
Adobe Audition interface, potential docking locations will appear; you’ll see the resize bar of dockable windows “light
up” wherever docking is possible. If this is where you’d like the floating window to dock, release the left-mouse button
and the window will snap into its new home.

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Press the Ctrl key while moving a floating window around to force it to not dock. That way you can float it over an area
that it would normally try to dock to.

Placekeepers

Select Show a Placekeeper from Adobe Audition’s View menu to create a blank, dockable window called a “placekeeper”.
Use it to more accurately define where you want a dockable window to be, especially for windows that are only useful
when viewed in a certain aspect ratio.

For instance, if you try docking the Track EQ controls above the Transport Buttons, they end up going underneath the
whole session display, which creates a view that isn’t very useful (or aesthetically pleasing). You can use a placekeeper,
though, on either side of the Track EQ window in order to force the EQ into a certain aspect ratio. Placekeepers can also
be used just for appearance’s sake, just because you like the way they let you customize Adobe Audition’s look.

Placekeepers may be inserted at any point in the Adobe Audition interface where docking is possible, and they automat­ically resize to fit their docked area. You can right-click within a placeholder window to select Squares to fill the place­keeper’s appearance. Check the Make Default item to make future placekeepers automatically adopt the current
appearance.

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Looking at the Work Area

You can have up to four placekeeper windows, each created with a click of the Show a Placekeeper command. To delete
a docked placekeeper, right-click on its grab bar and select Close from the pop-up menu.

Drop-down Menus

The Multitrack View’s Options drop-down Menu

Adobe Audition’s drop-down menus offer quick and easy access to all session and audio file handling, editing, and signal
processing functions, as well as options, viewing properties, and help. Complete details about the commands found in
both the Edit View and Multitrack View’s drop-down menus can be found later in this manual.

Toolbars

Many of Adobe Audition’s most commonly used functions are represented as icons within toolbars, which appear near
the top of the main interface. These icons give you instant access to effects, file handling functions, viewing options, and
more, at the press of a button.

The Edit View’s Edit Toolbar

You can decide which sets of toolbar icons to display by going to View > Toolbars (or right-click on the toolbar area) and
checking or unchecking the desired toolbar group(s). Another option is to limit how many rows of toolbar icons Adobe
Audition displays at any one time: one row, two rows, or three rows.

Note: To see what a toolbar button does, hold your mouse pointer over it to display a small “tool tip” that describes the function
in simple terms.