Chapter 5: Importing, Recording, And Playing Audio; Opening Audio Files In Edit View - Adobe AUDITION 3 User Manual

Chapter 5: Importing, recording, and
playing audio

Opening audio files in Edit View

Create a new, blank audio file
The File > New command creates blank audio files, which are perfect for recording new audio or combining pasted
audio.
In Edit View, choose File > New.
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To quickly create a new file from selected audio in an open file, choose Edit > Copy To New. (See "Copy or cut audio
data" on page 76.)
2 In the New Waveform dialog box, set the following options, and click OK:
Determines the range of frequencies that can be reproduced. To reproduce a given frequency, the
Sample Rate
sample rate must be at least twice that frequency. (See "Sample rate" on page 10.)
Determines if the waveform is mono or stereo.
Channels
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Creates a waveform with just one channel of audio information. This option works well for a voice-only
Mono
recording.
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Creates a two-channel waveform with separate right and left channels. This option is usually best for a
Stereo
music recording. However, because stereo waveforms contain twice as much data, they consume twice the storage
space of mono waveforms.
Determines the range of amplitude levels that can be reproduced. The 32-bit level is best while you work
Resolution
in Adobe Audition. You can convert down for output later, if necessary. (See "Change the bit depth of a file" on
page 99.)
Note: If you have an older sound card that can't play 32-bit files properly, you can use a lower bit depth for playback,
without lowering the bit depth of a file. To check the capabilities of your sound card, choose Edit > Audio Hardware
Setup, select the sound card under Audio Driver, and click Control Panel. For information about the available options,
see your sound card documentation.
Open existing audio files
In Edit View, you can open audio from a variety of audio file formats, including MP3, WAV, and AIFF. You can also
open the audio portion of video files in AVI, MPEG, MOV, or WMV format.
In Edit View, choose File > Open to open an audio file, or choose File > Open Audio From Video to open a video file.
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2 Locate and select the file you want to open. To select multiple, adjacent files, click the first file and Shift-click the
last. To select multiple, nonadjacent files, Ctrl-click them.
Note: If you don't see the name of the file you want, choose All Supported Media from the Files Of Type menu. If you still
don't see the file, it might be stored in a format that Adobe Audition can't read.
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