Chapter 9: Mixing Multitrack Sessions; Multitrack View Overview - Adobe AUDITION 3 User Manual

Chapter 9: Mixing multitrack sessions

Multitrack View overview

About multitrack sessions
In Multitrack View, you can mix together multiple audio and MIDI tracks to create layered soundtracks and
elaborate musical compositions. You can record and mix unlimited tracks, and each track can contain as many clips
as you need—the only limits are hard disk space and processing power. When you're happy with a mix, you can
export a mixdown file for use on CD, the web, and more.
Multitrack View is an extremely flexible, real-time editing environment, so you can change settings during playback
and immediately hear the results. While listening to a session, for example, you can adjust track volume to properly
blend tracks together. Any changes you make are impermanent, or nondestructive. If a mix doesn't sound good next
week, or even next year, you can simply remix the original source files, freely applying and removing effects to create
different sonic textures.
Adobe Audition saves information about source files and mix settings in session (.ses) files. Session files are relatively
small because they contain only pathnames to source files and references to mix parameters (such as volume, pan,
and effect settings). To more easily manage session files, save them in a unique folder with the source files they
reference. If you later need to move the session to another computer, you can simply move the unique session folder.
See also
"Create a new session" on page 46
"Save multitrack sessions" on page 241
"Undo or redo changes" on page 101
"Comparing Edit View and Multitrack View" on page 20
Editing sessions in the Main panel and Mixer
In Multitrack View, the Main panel provides several elements that help you mix and edit sessions. In the track
controls on the left, you adjust track-specific settings, such as volume and pan. In the timeline on the right, you edit
the clips and automation envelopes in each track.
A B
Main (Timeline) panel in Multitrack View
A. Track controls B. Horizontal scroll bar C. Vertical scroll bar D. Track
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