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ug.book Page ii Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:29 PM © 2004 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Adobe® Audition™ 1.5 User Guide for Windows®. If this guide is distributed with software that includes an end-user agreement, this guide, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license. Except as permitted by any such license, no part of this guide may be reproduced, stored in a ret
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ug.book Page iii Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:29 PM iii Contents Learning about Adobe Audition Getting help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Working with Adobe Audition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 What’s New in Adobe Audition 1.5 Use integrated tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Sound your best . . . . . . . . . . .
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ug.book Page iv Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:29 PM iv CONTENTS Chapter 3 Importing, Recording, and Playing Audio Opening audio files and multitrack sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Inserting audio files into multitrack sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Importing audio from CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Setting the current-time indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Monitoring
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ug.book Page v Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:29 PM v Chapter 6 Applying Stereo, Pitch, and Delay Effects About using stereo, pitch, and delay effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139 Changing stereo imagery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139 Using chorus, flanger, and phaser effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143 Changing pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 Adding
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ug.book Page vi Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:29 PM vi CONTENTS Chapter 9 Working with Video About working with video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207 Working with Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects . . . . . . . . . .207 Importing audio and video from video files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208 Working with video clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209 Previewing video . . . . . . . . . . . .
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ug.book Page vii Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:29 PM vii Chapter 13 Burning Audio CDs Using CD Project View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257 Assembling tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257 Editing the source audio for tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260 Setting track properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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ug.book Page 1 Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:29 PM 1 Learning about Adobe Audition ® TM elcome to Adobe Audition 1.5, the ultimate software tool for audio editing, mixing, and mastering. W Adobe provides a variety of options you can use to learn Adobe Audition, including online Help and tool tips. You can also use the Adobe Web site to easily access a wide range of continually updated Web resources, from tutorials to technical support information. Many files on the
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ug.book Page 2 Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:29 PM 2 Learning about Adobe Audition Finding Help for Adobe Audition features If you . . . Try this . . . Are looking for detailed • In Help, use the Index or Search tabs. information about a feature • In windows and dialog boxes, click the Help button or press F1. Want a list of keyboard See “Keyboard Shortcuts” on page 263. shortcuts Finding Adobe Audition training resources If you . . . Try this . . . Want to obtain in-depth • See
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ug.book Page 3 Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:29 PM ADOBE AUDITION 1.5 3 User Guide Finding support for Adobe Audition If you . . . Try this . . . Want customer or technical • Refer to the technical support card provided with your software. support • See the Adobe Audition support page at www.adobe.com/support/products/audition.html. • See the ReadMe file installed with Adobe Audition for information that became available after this guide went to press. Want answers
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ug.book Page 4 Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:29 PM 4 Learning about Adobe Audition If you want to create video soundtracks ® ® ® • Easily create and remix soundtracks used in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects projects. (See “Working with Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects” on page 207.) • Time stretch audio clips to match video. (See “Time stretching audio clips” on page 177.) • Generate noises and tones for sound effects. (See “Generating audio” on page 106.)
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ug.book Page 5 Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:29 PM 5 What’s New in Adobe Audition 1.5 his overview introduces you to the key new features of Adobe Audition 1.5, including streamlined workflow with other Adobe products, powerful new effects, Tintegrated CD burning, and more. Use integrated tools Adobe Audition tightly integrates with flexible audio technology like ReWire and VST, and video applications like Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects. ReWire support Stream full
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ug.book Page 6 Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:29 PM 6 What’s New in Adobe Audition 1.5 Sound your best With high fidelity, 32-bit internal processing, Adobe Audition supports up to 32-bit files and sample rates up to 10 MHz. Powerful effects, restoration, and pitch correction tools let you create the exact sound you're after. Pitch correction tool Correct off-pitch performances and create pitch-based effects. Use automatic mode for quick results, or manual mode for precise co
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ug.book Page 7 Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:29 PM ADOBE AUDITION 1.5 7 User Guide Work efficiently Adobe Audition puts all the tools you need at your fingertips so you can get your work done quickly and efficiently. An intuitive interface gets you up and running in no time, and integrated editing, mixing, and CD burning streamline your audio workflow. Integrated CD burning Create masters of your audio compositions by burning gapless audio CDs directly from Adobe Audition. (See
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ug.book Page 9 Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:29 PM 9 Chapter 1: Looking at the Work Area elcome to Adobe Audition. Adobe Audition gives you an efficient work area and user interface to edit and mix audio files. W About the work area Adobe Audition is divided into three main work areas: Edit View, Multitrack View, and CD Project View. This division is intended to help you focus on the major tasks of editing audio files, mixing sessions, and burning CDs. For more information
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ug.book Page 10 Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:29 PM 10 CHAPTER 1 Looking at the Work Area All three views have a similar user interface, including the following components: Menus The menus in the menu bar contain commands for performing tasks. (See “Choosing commands” on page 12.) Toolbars The toolbars hold buttons for applying commonly used functions. (See “Using toolbars” on page 13.) Windows Windows—including the Organizer, Transport Controls, Zoom Controls, Level Mete
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ug.book Page 11 Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:29 PM ADOBE AUDITION 1.5 11 User Guide You can combine destructive and nondestructive editing to suit the needs of a project. If a multitrack clip requires destructive editing, for example, simply double-click it to access Edit View. Likewise, if an edited waveform contains recent changes that you dislike, use the Undo command to revert to previous states—destructive edits aren’t applied until you save a file. For more information on using Edit
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ug.book Page 12 Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:29 PM 12 CHAPTER 1 Looking at the Work Area Choosing commands Commands let you perform a wide variety of tasks. You can choose commands from the menus at the top of your screen or click buttons in a toolbar. You can also use context- sensitive (right-click) menus and keyboard shortcuts to quickly execute commands. Using context-sensitive menus Adobe Audition makes liberal use of context-sensitive menus. Whenever you see a simple function button, co
