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USING ADOBE AUDITION
Importing, recording, and playing audio
Last updated 2/16/2012
Right-click the Rewind button to set the rate at which the cursor moves.
Fast Forward Shuttles the current-time indicator forward in time.
Right-click the Fast Forward button to set the rate at which the cursor moves.
Move CTI to Next Moves the current-time indicator to the next marker. If there are no markers, the current-
time indicator moves to the end of the waveform or session.
Preview audio by scrubbing
To scrub audio (producing an audible preview as you shuttle across a file), do any of the following:
• Drag the current-time indicator .
• Press the Rewind or Fast Forward buttons.
• Press the J, K, and L keys to shuttle backward, stop, or shuttle forward. Repeatedly pressing the J or L key gradually
increases shuttle speed. (To change the default, set JKL Shuttle Speed in the Playback preferences.)
Play audio linearly or in a loop
To quickly start and stop playback, press the spacebar.
1 In the Editor panel, position the current-time indicator, or select a range.
2 (Optional) At the bottom of the panel, right-click the Play button , and select one of the following:
Return CTI to Start Position on Stop Reflects the behavior of Audition 3.0 and earlier. (Press Shift+X to toggle this
option on and off.)
Play Spectral Selection Only Plays only frequencies you’ve selected with the Marquee , Lasso , or Paintbrush
Selection tool.
3 (Optional) Click the Loop Playback button if you want to fine-tune a selected range or experiment with
different effects processing.
4 To start playback, click the Play button.
Note: By default, the Editor panel scrolls when playback extends beyond the visible section of a waveform. In the Playback
area of the Preferences dialog box, you can disable auto-scrolling.
Synchronize the current-time indicator across files or views
In the Waveform Editor, you can maintain the position of the current-time indicator when you switch between files—
a useful technique when editing different versions of the same waveform. In the Multitrack Editor, you can maintain
the position of the current-time indicator when you switch to the Waveform Editor—a useful technique when
applying edits and effects in both views.
Synchronize the current-time indicator between files in the Waveform Editor
1 Choose Edit > Preferences > General (Windows) or Adobe Audition Preferences > General (Mac OS).
2 Select Synchronize Selection, Zoom Level, and CTI Across Files In The Waveform Editor.