Colors Preferences - Adobe AUDITION 3 User Manual

• Specifies the number of recent actions to keep when you purge undo. Lower this number to
Levels (minimum)
free up more memory but lose more actions.
• Deletes undo actions older than the minimum specified by the Levels setting, freeing up disk space
Purge Undo
but preventing you from reverting to previous edits.
Lets you change the location of folders for temporary files, which Adobe Audition creates when
Temporary Folders
you edit audio. (See "About temporary files" on page 41.) All temporary files begin with AUD and have a .tmp
extension. Adobe Audition normally deletes temporary files when it exits. For the options below, click the Browse
button to navigate to a new folder location.
•
Specifies the main folder for temporary files. Ideally, it should be on your fastest hard drive.
Primary Temp
•
Specifies the secondary folder for temporary files. For best results, specify a different physical
Secondary Temp
hard drive than the primary temp folder.
Note: If you have enough free space for temporary files on the drive that holds the primary temporary folder, you don't
have to designate a secondary temporary folder.
Specifies the interface Adobe Audition uses to communicate with your CD drive: ASPI
CD Device Options
(Advanced SCSI Programming Interface) or SPTI (SCSI Pass Through Interface). Most CD drives support SPTI.
Backs up files more frequently than needed for basic crash recovery. In Adobe Audition,
Auto-Save For Recovery
basic crash recovery is on at all times. This option expands that feature, saving backups more frequently. Because this
preference can affect performance, select it only if you experience frequent power failures or system crashes.
Delete Clipboard Files On Exit
selected. Usually, after you finish with an Adobe Audition session, these clipboard files are no longer needed and just
take up space.
Force Complete Flush Before Saving
that contain only minor modifications. If you select this option, Adobe Audition saves an internal backup copy of
entire files, considerably increasing the save time for large files. Select this option only if you have trouble saving back
to the same filename or you have a problem with the Adobe Audition quick save feature.
Replace Invalid Filename Characters With This Character
tracks. To delete invalid characters without replacing them, leave this box blank.
Default File Filter When Opening WAV Files
most cases, Windows PCM is the best choice, as the vast majority of WAV files are stored in this format. Specify a
different option only if you commonly open WAV files in a more unusual format.
Default Format For Open Dialogs
format, this option helps you narrow the displayed list of files. You can override the default format in the Open dialog box.
Default Format For Save As Dialogs
one format, this option makes the saving process more efficient. You can override the default format in the Save As
dialog box.

Colors preferences

In the Preferences dialog box, click the Colors tab to change the Adobe Audition color scheme:
Lists all elements to which you can assign custom colors. To change the color of an element, select it from
Waveform
the list and click the Change Color button below the Example display.
To change clip color in Multitrack View, see "Set audio clip properties" on page 202.
Deletes Adobe Audition clipboard files when you exit. In general, leave this option
Disables the quick save feature, which lets Adobe Audition quickly save files
Determines the variant of the WAV format used to open *.wav files. In
Determines the default format for opening files. If you typically open files in one
Determines the default file format for saving files. If you typically save files in
Replaces invalid filename characters in imported CD
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