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So, what is
it is a program that helps you editing music. It is quite useful, if you want to edit fast
a song or a sample, without knowing anything in detail about audio production.
As its name says, you can work with samples only, such as
You can't import or edit
Your workspace is composed by several parts. By default, on the left, you have all
the windows opened, that list files or let you browse them. On the right, you have the
main workspace, the
Then, at the bottom, you have some information shown, and, on top, the
Bar
Before starting, keep in mind that you have two ways to work with your project. You
can work with a
altogether. Let's see how.
To import any sample file, just click and drag them in the
if you don't find windows because closed, you can go to the
The windows checked are the ones opened and visible. Click on the one interested
to open it from here.
The
your harddrive. The files that can be added are all the ones that have sound. You
can add videos without problems too. Mind that the audio part of the video is a
sample aside. Each file is recognised through its icon on the left.
The green waveform means a single sample file. The frame a video, and the
small block a
sample files.
Let's see how to edit a sample file. Open its waveform double-clicking on the file
imported. The
description of such file. On top, you have the whole waveform of both right and left
channels, for stereo music. This transparent bar is used to move through the waveform.
Hold ALT down
right-click and drag on the timeline to zoom in such region.
A little below, the waveform is shown bigger. The left channel is indicated through the
letter L
related channel interested. A channel disabled is muted, and locked as well,
that means that you can't edit it at all, unless you activate the channel again.
Click now the red rectangle button, right below the
another graph that represents the
means seeing, for each frequency indicated on the right, the intensity of the signal.
If the color gets close to red or yellow, the intensity is really high. Notice that
frequency scale is logarithmic
is increased, as much as you go up.
You can manage room between the waveform and the spectrum. Just click and drag up
or down the thick grey line between the two graphs.
At the bottom you have the
the song, just
Click on this icon to activate
starts again from the beginning.
Watch out the
the intensity of the output signal in time. Make sure
you will get the signal distorted.
Let's see how to edit this track. Before this, remember that you can always undo any
action in case you mistake. To undo the latest action, just
Edit
delete as many actions as you like. So don't be worried when you mistake.
To select a part of the waveform just click and drag on the left or right. The parts
selected will be highlighted in white. Then you can start editing it. For example you
can quickly
paste the piece selected, this part will be added right after the
Whenever you need, there is always a very small block that shows a
adjusts the intensity of the sound, making it louder or less. 0 dB means using the
original intensity.
Let's see how to add effects. Go to
through the
the sample file opened. Go in the
row interested. Then simply choose between the list of effects available. A new window
will show up, to make you change the settings of such effect. It is pretty useful to
play the track over and over while setting the effect. In this way, you will be able to
apply the kind of effect that fits more what you are looking for. Keep in mind the
I/O button
So that you can hear how the sample is before and after such effect.
The effect just added will appear in the list, occupying a row. You can delete or edit
it anytime simply right-clicking on it. You can change it with another effect going again
to the white arrow on the right. Then you can activate or deactivate it anytime going to
the
If you want to learn more about
in this show.
The effect will be applied permanently once you click on the
Process option
track, or just on the selected part at the moment. The effects applied will be all
the ones that have a green
hear the effects on, but these are not applied when, for example, you render the
track.
You can eventually put a bigger time display, if you need. Go to
and open the
Let's now see the second mode, called
collection of more sample files
together to create a more complex file altogether. Click on
will need to save it first. So choose its name, and its location through
In this mode, all is the same, such as windows on the left, and the windows at
the bottom. What changes is the
in the tracks. Each track collects more than a sample file, and are put as rows.
On top, you see the same
whole project is. The sample files added are represented through small green strips.
You can use this bar to move through your project and eventually to zoom in and out.
Hold CTRL down
down
You have the
the time measurement right-clicking on it.
You can manage each track very easily. Drag it to move it on the left or right, or in
another different track. Use the
Notice that, if you make overlaps between two sample files in a same track, a
crossfade
passes from one file to the following one in a smooth way. Then drag the edges of a
clip to change its length.
There are many ways to edit these clips more in detail. Check the video dedicated to
effects
In these tracks you can add a
modified.
The visible frames will occupy and independent track, and can't be edited. You
can watch the video through the
At the very bottom, you find the
tracks you have above. Any effect, for example the volume, that affects the
Master, will affect any sound in output.
Keep in mind the
or edit just parts of them. Click and drag to create a selection area through a
dashed rectangle. All that falls inside will be selected. Samples selected are moved
and edited together. You can use this tool to select just a part of the sample to
cut and paste it elsewhere.
On the left of each track, you have further options. Double-click on the track's name
to change it. This is quite useful when you start working with complex projects.
Click and drag a track to move it up and down.
Then, you have two different knobs. The left one is the
of the track. The right one is the
the left and the right channel.
Mind that these knobs will affect the whole track so all the clips inside such track.
Then, on the right, you have some other buttons, for example
the
will be shown without any color.
will be muted, so that you can hear the track interested all alone. Click again on the
buttons to come back to normal. Then, on the right, you have a small
related to the track. Make sure that its two rectangles on top
New in Audition CC is the ability to give colours to each track. Just click on the
small square you see at the bottom.
Let's see now how to save your tracks. In
because the sample file is saved directly when you press
then to
direct sound file
File
change the render settings. Change the name on top, choose the destination folder
through
can choose whether to render just the project in full, or plus single tracks as well.
Go to
render, besides the full project. Then just go to
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