Adobe AUDITION User Manual

Adobe®

Audition™

User Guide

Legal Notices

Copyright

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Adobe® Audition™ User Guide for Windows®.

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Contains an implementation of the LZW algorithm licensed under U.S. Patent 4,558,302.

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Part number: 90047223 (07/2003)

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Contents
	Legal Notices
	Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. ii
	Introduction
	Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 1
	Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 1
	Customer support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 1
	Adobe Audition at a Glance
	Sound Your Best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 3
	Work Efficiently . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 4
	Use Integrated Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 5
Chapter 1	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
Chapter 2	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	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
Chapter 4	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	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
Chapter 6	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	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
Chapter 8	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
Chapter 9	Generate Menu – Edit View
	Silence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	189
	DTMF Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	189
	Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	190
	Generate Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	192
Chapter 10	Analyze Menu – Edit View
	Show Frequency Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	195
	Show Phase Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	197
	Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	199
	General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	200
	Histogram Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	201
Chapter 11	Favorites Menu – Edit View
	Edit Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	203
	Function Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	204
	Script Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	205
	Tool Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	205
	Help Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	205
Chapter 12	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 14	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
Chapter 15	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
Chapter 16	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
Chapter 17	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
Chapter 18	Effects Menu – Multitrack View
	Envelope Follower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	317
	Frequency Band Splitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	320
	Vocoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	322
Chapter 19	Options Menu – Multitrack View
	Loop Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	325
	Monitor Record Level(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	325
	Show Levels on Play and Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	325

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	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
Chapter 20	Multichannel Encoder
	Multichannel Encoder Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	329
	Elements of the Multichannel Encoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	329
	Opening Encoded and Exported files back in Adobe Audition	343
Appendix A	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
Appendix B	Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	353
	Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	367

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Introduction

elcome to Adobe Audition, the complete multitrack digital audio recorder, editor, and mixer for Windows W98, ME, 2000, and XP. The combination of Adobe Audition and any Windows sound card puts the power of an entire digital recording studio at your fingertips. So start making some great sounds, and thanks for using

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.

If you . . .	Try this . . .
Want information about install-	Follow the on-screen installation instructions.For more detailed information,see
ing Adobe Audition	the HowToInstall file on the CD.
Are new to digital audio editors	• See the “Looking at the Work Area” chapter to get familiar with the work area
	and tools.
	• Use the Adobe Audition tool tips feature to help identify tools, buttons, and
	palette controls as you work in Adobe Audition.
Are looking for a detailed infor-	Search for the feature in Help or look it up in the index.
mation about a feature
Want a complete list of keyboard	See the Keyboard Shortcuts chapter.
shortcuts
Want answers to common trou-	Search the Adobe Support Knowledgebase and Adobe Audition Top Issues,
bleshooting questions	which you can access from Adobe’s Web site at www.adobe.com/support/prod-
	ucts/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 this guide went to press.

•See the Adobe Audition support page for information on top support issues and troubleshooting information for common problems.

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Adobe Audition at a Glance

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

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

Sound your best Adobe Audition supports files with bit depths of up to 32-bit and sample rates in excess of 192 kHz, so 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 Adobe Audition puts all the tools you need at your fingertips so that you can get your work done quickly 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 Adobe Audition provides an all-in-one audio editing and mixing solution. Integrated multitrack 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.

Sound Your Best

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

Highest-quality audio Record, edit, and mix high-resolution 32-bit files using any sample rate up to 10 MHz, including 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 as precise in your cuts as you like. Edits can be accurate down to the sample level and can 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 Work with more than 45 DSP tools and effects, mastering and analysis tools, and audio 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.

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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 Get up and running quickly using an interface that is dockable, resizable, and can be 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 Process effects in real-time instead of waiting for each effect to render before moving on. To reduce CPU usage, lock a track to cache the rendered effect; unlock it instantly to make adjustments.

Integration with Adobe Premiere® Pro and Adobe After Effects® Send your audio from Adobe Premiere Pro or After 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.

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.

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Use Integrated Tools

Adobe Audition integrates many powerful digital audio tools:

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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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 T following information should help you to understand Adobe Audition’s working model in a few key areas.

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.

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.

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

•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.

•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.

•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 Ythat 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.

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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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.

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

•Press F12.

Switching from Multitrack View to Edit View

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

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

•Double-click on a wave block.

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

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

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

•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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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.

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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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.