Adobe 22011292 - Audition User Manual

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User Guide

Audition

™

Adobe

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Table of Contents

Legal Notices2
- Table of Contents3
- Customer Support15
- Getting Help15
Introduction15
- Registration15
Adobe Audition at a Glance17
- Sound Your Best17
- Work Efﬁciently18
- Use Integrated Tools19
Chapter 1 Key Concepts of Adobe Audition21
- Destructive and Non-Destructive Editing21
- Real-Time Preview22
- Multitrack22
- Session Files23
- Working with Premiere Pro and after Effects23
Chapter 2 Looking at the Work Area25
- Edit View and Multitrack View25
- Switching from Edit View to Multitrack View27
- Switching from Multitrack View to Edit View27
- Dockable Windows28
- Placekeepers29
- Drop-Down Menus30
- Toolbars30
- Organizer Window31
- Files Pane31
- Effects Pane32
- Favorites Pane33
- Wave Display/Session Display33
- Presets34
- Graph Controls35
- Transport Buttons36
- Level Meters37
- Show Valleys38
- Zoom Buttons39
- Time Window40
- Sel/View Controls40
- Status Bar41
- Window Menu - Edit View42
Chapter 3 Wave File Formats Supported by Adobe Audition43
- 64-Bit Doubles (RAW) (.Dbl)43
- 8-Bit Signed (.Sam)43
- A/Mu-Law Wave (.Wav)43
- ACM Waveform (.Wav)44
- Amiga IFF-8SVX (.Iff, .Svx)44
- Apple AIFF (.Aif, .Snd)44
- ASCII Text Data (.Txt)45
- Audition Loop (.Cel)45
- Creative Sound Blaster (.Voc)46
- Dialogic ADPCM (.Vox)46
- Diamondware Digitized (.Dwd)46
- DVI/IMA ADPCM (.Wav)47
- Microsoft ADPCM (.Wav)47
- Mp3Pro® (.Mp3)48
- Next/Sun (.Au, .Snd)48
- Samplevision (.Smp)48
- Windows PCM (.Wav)49
- Windows Media Audio(.Wma)49
- PCM Raw Data (.Pcm) (.Raw)50
Chapter 4 Navigating the Edit View51
- About Edit View51
- Navigating the Wave Display52
- Waveform View/Spectral View52
- Horizontal Ruler54
- Vertical Ruler54
- Recording in Edit View55
- Wave Display Right-Click Menu56
Chapter 5 File Menu - Edit View59
- New59
- Open60
- Open as61
- Open Append61
- Extract Audio from Video62
- Extract Audio from CD62
- Revert to Saved65
- Close65
- Close All Waves and Session65
- Close Only Non-Session Waveforms65
- Save66
- Save as66
- Save Selection67
- Save All67
- Batch File Convert67
- Flush Virtual File71
- Free up Space in Temp Files71
- MRU List73
- Exit73
Chapter 6 Edit Menu - Edit View75
- Undo75
- Enable Undo/Redo75
- Repeat Last Command76
- Set Current Clipboard76
- Copy76
- Cut76
- Paste76
- Paste to New76
- MIX Paste77
- Copy to New78
- Insert in Multitrack78
- Insert Play List in Multitrack78
- Select Entire Wave79
- Delete Selection79
- Delete Silence79
- Trim80
- Zero Crossings80
- Find Beats81
- Auto-Cue82
- Snapping83
- Group Waveform Normalize83
- Out of Band Peaks87
- Adjust Sample Rate87
- Convert Sample Type89
Chapter 7 View Menu - Edit View93
- Multitrack View93
- Waveform View93
- Spectral View93
- Show Organizer Window93
- Show Cue List94
- Creating Cues and Ranges95
- Show Play List98
- Show Transport Buttons99
- Show Zoom Buttons99
- Show Time Window99
- Show Sel/View Controls99
- Show Level Meters99
- Show a Placekeeper100
- Display Time Format100
- Vertical Scale Format102
- Toolbars102
- Status Bar103
- Wave Properties103
Chapter 8 Effects Menu - Edit View111
- Invert111
- Reverse111
- Silence111
- Amplitude111
- Amplify111
- Binaural Auto-Panner114
- Channel Mixer116
- Dynamics Processing117
- Envelope123
- Hard Limiting124
- Normalize126
- Pan/Expand127
- Stereo Field Rotate128
- Delay Effects130
- Chorus130
- Delay134
- Dynamic Delay135
- Echo137
- Echo Chamber139
- Flanger142
- Full Reverb144
- Multitap Delay149
- Quickverb152
- Reverb153
- Sweeping Phaser155
- Directx157
- Filters158
- Dynamic EQ158
- FFT Filter160
- Graphic Equalizer164
- Graphic Phase Shifter165
- Notch Filter167
- Parametric Equalizer169
- Quick Filter171
- ScientiﬁC Filters172
- Noise Reduction174
- Click/Pop Eliminator175
- Clip Restoration180
- Hiss Reduction181
- Noise Reduction184
- Special189
- Convolution189
- Distortion192
- Music193
- Doppler Shifter195
- Pitch Bender197
- Stretch199
- Refresh Effects List201
Chapter 9 Generate Menu - Edit View203
- Silence203
- DTMF Signals203
- Noise204
- Generate Tones206
Chapter 10 Analyze Menu - Edit View209
- Show Frequency Analysis209
- Show Phase Analysis211
- Statistics213
- General Tab214
- Histogram Tab215
Chapter 11 Favorites Menu - Edit View217
- Edit Favorites217
- Function Tab218
- Script Tab219
- Tool Tab219
- Help Tab219
Chapter 12 Options Menu - Edit View221
- Loop Mode221
- Timed Record221
- Monitor Record Level222
- Show Levels on Play and Record222
- MIDI Trigger Enable222
- Synchronize Cursor Across Windows222
- Windows Recording Mixer223
- Scripts & Batch Processing223
- Batch Process226
- Settings228
- Mouse Wheel229
- System Tab230
- Colors Tab232
- Spectral Tab233
- Controls Tab234
- Display Tab234
- Data Tab236
- Multitrack Tab238
- SMPTE Tab242
- Device Properties243
- Wave out Tab243
- Wave in Tab244
- MIDI out Tab245
- MIDI in Tab246
- Device Order246
- Shortcuts (Keyboard & MIDI Triggers)250
Chapter 13 Navigating the Multitrack View253
- About Images254
- About Blocks255
- About Session Files255
- Navigating the Session Display255
- Inserting Existing Audio into Your Session256
- Recording New Audio into Your Session256
- Track Controls257
- Session Display262
- Track Context Menu263
- Block Context Menu272
- About Busses283
- About Real-Time Effects283
Chapter 14 File Menu - Multitrack View287
- About Sessions287
- New Session287
- Open Session288
- Append to Session288
- Close Session289
- Close Session and Waveforms289
- Close Only Non-Session Waveforms289
- Open Waveform289
- Save Session289
- Save Session as290
- Save Mixdown as291
- Save Mixdown to Video as293
- Save All293
- Default Session293
- Free up Space in Temp Files293
- MRU List294
- Exit294
Chapter 15 View Menu - Multitrack View295
- Edit Waveform View295
- Show Pan Envelopes295
- Show Volume Envelopes295
- Show Wet/Dry MIX Envelopes296
- Show FX Parameter Envelopes296
- Show Tempo Envelopes297
- Enable Envelope Editing297
- Enable Block Edge Dragging297
- Session Properties298
- Show Mixers Window298
- Tracks Mixer Tab300
- Bus Mixer Tab303
- Show Track EQ Window304
- Show Track Properties305
- Show Organizer Window307
- Show Cue List307
- Show Transport Buttons308
- Show Zoom Buttons308
- Show Time Window308
- Show Sel/View Controls308
- Show Level Meters308
- Show Load Meter308
- Show Video Window309
- Show a Placekeeper309
- Display Time Format309
- Toolbars309
- Status Bar309
- Advanced Session Properties310
Chapter 16 Edit Menu - Multitrack View315
- Undo315
- Edit Waveform (Wave Block Only)315
- Loop Properties (Wave Block Only)315
- Allow Multiple Takes (Wave Block Only)315
- Take History (Wave Block Only)316
- Adjust Wave Volume (Wave Block Only)316
- Adjust Wave Pan (Wave Block Only)316
- Wave Block Properties (Wave Block Only)317
- Transpose (MIDI Block Only)318
- Set Tempo (MIDI Block Only)318
- Zoom In/Zoom out (MIDI Block Only)318
- Active Track (MIDI Block Only)318
- Set Controller 7 (MIDI Block Only)319
- MIX down to File319
- MIX down to Empty Track N (Bounce)319
- Group Blocks320
- Group Color320
- Block Color320
- Punch in320
- Crossfade321
- Loop Duplicate322
- Convert to Unique Copy323
- Mute Blocks324
- Lock in Time324
- Lock for Play Only324
- Split324
- Merge/Rejoin Split324
- Align Left325
- Align Right325
- Adjust Boundaries325
- Trim325
- Cut326
- Full326
- Remove Blocks326
- Destroy Blocks (Remove & Close)326
- Select All Blocks326
- Select All Blocks in Track N326
- Insert/Delete Time327
- Group Waveform Normalize327
- Snapping327
- Refresh Now328
- Check for Hidden Blocks328
Chapter 17 Insert Menu - Multitrack View329
- Wave from File329
- MIDI from File329
- Video from File329
- Audio from Video File330
- Currently Open Waveform List330
- File/Cue List330
Chapter 18 Effects Menu - Multitrack View331
- Envelope Follower331
- Frequency Band Splitter334
- Vocoder336
Chapter 19 Options Menu - Multitrack View339
- Loop Mode339
- Monitor Record Level(S)339
- Show Levels on Play and Record339
- MIDI Trigger Enable339
- MIDI Panic Button339
- Synchronize Blocks with Edit View340
- SMPTE Slave Enable340
- SMPTE Master Enable340
- SMPTE Start Offset340
- Sample Accurate Sync341
- Pause Background Mixing341
- Metronome341
- Windows Recording Mixer341
- Settings341
- Device Properties342
- Device Order342
- Shortcuts (Keyboard & MIDI Triggers)342
Chapter 20 Multichannel Encoder343
- Multichannel Encoder Requirements343
- Elements of the Multichannel Encoder343
- Opening Encoded and Exported Files Back in Adobe Audition357
Keyboard Shortcuts359
Appendix A Keyboard Shortcuts360
- File Menu Shortcuts360
- Edit Menu Shortcuts360
- Scroll/Select Shortcuts362
- View Menu Shortcuts363
- Analyze Menu Shortcuts364
- Options Menu Shortcuts364
- Transport Shortcuts364
- Help Menu Shortcuts365
- Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog365
Appendix B Glossary367
Index381

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Adobe 22011292 - Audition Specifications

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Operating System	Windows, macOS
File Formats Supported	WAV, MP3, AAC, AIFF, FLAC, OGG
License	Subscription
Primary Use	Audio editing, mixing
Features	Multitrack editing, noise reduction, sound design
Developer	Adobe Inc.

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