Basic Track Controls - Adobe AUDITION 3 User Manual

Basic track controls

Understanding different track types
Multitrack sessions can include five different types of tracks:
• Audio tracks
contain either imported audio or clips recorded in the current session. These tracks offer the
widest range of controls, letting you specify inputs and outputs, apply effects and equalization, route audio to
sends and buses, and automate mixes.
• MIDI tracks let you access a sequencer in which you can import, record, and edit MIDI compositions. Adobe
Audition uses VSTi-based virtual instruments to automatically convert the MIDI data into audio, providing MIDI
tracks with nearly all the controls that audio tracks offer.
• Video tracks
contain an imported video clip. A session can include a maximum of one such clip at a time.
Because this clip exists primarily for visual reference, track controls are limited to thumbnail display options.
However, you can watch a preview in the Video panel (Window > Video).
• Bus tracks
let you combine the outputs of several audio tracks or sends and control them collectively.
• The Master track
, which each session always contains, lets you easily combine the outputs of multiple tracks
and buses and control them with a single fader.
See also
"Applying effects in Multitrack View" on page 107
"Track routing and EQ controls" on page 185
"MIDI sequencing basics" on page 213
"Importing video and working with video clips" on page 228
Add, insert, or delete tracks
If you regularly create sessions with a specific track structure, use the Add Tracks command to instantly add multiple
tracks of various types. Or, individually insert new tracks to precisely place them.
Note: A multitrack session supports only one video track, which Adobe Audition always inserts at the top of the Main
panel.
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In the Main panel or Mixer, do any of the following:
• To add multiple tracks of various types, choose Insert > Add Tracks, and specify the number and placement of
new audio, MIDI, and bus tracks. Select Add Video Track if needed, and click OK.
• To insert a track, select the track you want to precede it, and then choose Insert > [type of] Track.
• To delete a track, select it, and choose Edit > Delete Selected Track.
See also
"Insert an audio file into a session" on page 47
"Insert a video file into a session" on page 228
"Insert MIDI into a session and access the Sequencer" on page 214
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