Chapter 6: Editing Audio Files; Displaying Audio In Edit View - Adobe AUDITION 3 User Manual

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Chapter 6: Editing audio files

Displaying audio in Edit View

Choose an audio display
In Edit View, you can choose any of four displays for audio data. Each shows you a different visual representation of
sound waves. If you open a stereo file, the left channel appears at the top and the right channel appears at the bottom.
If you open a mono file, its single channel fills the total height of the Main panel.
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In the toolbar, select Waveform Display , Spectral Frequency Display , Spectral Pan Display , or
Spectral Phase Display .
See also
"Sound fundamentals" on page 8
"Comparing Edit View and Multitrack View" on page 20
About Waveform Display
Waveform Display shows a waveform as a series of positive and negative peaks. The x-axis (horizontal ruler)
measures time, and the y-axis (vertical ruler) measures amplitude—the loudness of the audio signal. Quiet audio has
both lower peaks and lower valleys than loud audio. You can customize Waveform Display by changing the vertical
scale, colors, and line visibility.
With its clear indication of amplitude changes, Waveform Display is perfect for identifying percussive changes in
vocals, drums, and more. To find a particular spoken word, for example, simply look for the peak at the first syllable
and the valley after the last.
Stereo file in Waveform Display