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Noise with a spectral frequency of 1/f, producing the most natural-sounding
Pink noise
generated noise. By equalizing pink noise, you can simulate rainfall, waterfalls, wind, a
rushing river, and other natural sounds. On the audio spectrum, pink noise falls exactly
between brown and white noise.
An arrangement of Cue List entries that you can play in any order and loop a
Play List
specified number of times in nondestructive fashion. Adobe Audition saves Play Lists in
the header of WAV files.
A software component that you can add to another piece of software to increase
Plug-in
its functionality. Adobe Audition supports third-party VST and DirectX audio plug-ins,
which seamlessly integrate into Adobe Audition's interface.
Most dialog boxes in Adobe Audition support presets, which are settings saved
Preset
under a particular name for later recall. Dialog boxes that support presets have a Preset list
where you can click a preset to recall its settings, and Add and Del buttons for creating and
deleting presets.
Many dialog boxes in Adobe Audition offer real-time Preview buttons, letting
Preview
you monitor setting changes as you make them. The preview quality depends upon your
system's performance.
A recording method used to insert a new recording into a specific region of an
Punch in
existing waveform, usually to replace an undesirable section. Adobe Audition supports
punch-in recording in Multitrack View and allows for multiple takes; you can repeatedly
record over the original material and afterward choose the best performance.
Q
A process that occurs when an analog waveform is converted to digital data
Quantization
and becomes a series of samples. Quantization noise is introduced as some samples are
shifted to quantization levels allowed by the current bit resolution. This noise is highest at
low bit resolutions, where it can particularly affect low amplitude sounds.