Adobe Audition CC Classroom in a Book

The 16 project-based lessons in this book show students step-by-step the key techniques for working in Audition CC.¿Starting¿with¿the basics of audio interfacing and the Audition environment, students will move on to working in Waveform View, performing such tasks as basic editing, signal processing, audio restoration, mastering, and creating and recording files. The book also covers basic multitrack orientation and track parameters, creating music with sound libraries and by overdubbing, mixing strategies, and working with video.¿ In addition, in this new updated version for Creative Cloud, students will learn about new effects like StereöExpander,¿which¿widens the stereo image for a bigger-than-life sound, and Frequency¿Band Splitter, which extracts individual frequency bands from a file tötheir own separate files.¿Students will also explore numerous workflow enhancements,¿including track colorization to help¿identify tracks¿in multitrack projects, improved¿clip handling and merging, extended key commands,¿and more.
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Instructor Notes for this title will be available soon on the Pearson Higher Ed site.

List of contents

PART 1: INTRODUCTION
 
Chapter 1: Audio interfacing
Audio interface basics
Mac OS X audio setup
Windows setup
Audio channel mapping
Testing the audio setup
Using external audio interfaces
  
Chapter 2: The Audition environment
Waveform vs. Multitrack views
The Audition workspace
Navigation
 
PART 2: WAVEFORM VIEW
 
Chapter 3: Basic Editing
Opening files
Selecting regions and changing levels
Non-linear editing
  
Chapter 4: Signal processing
The effects rack
Amplitude and Compression
Delay and Echo effects
Filter and EQ effects
Modulation effects
Reverb effects
Special effects
Multi-effects
Stereo imaging
Time and Pitch effects
Using third-party VST and AU effects
Using the effects menu
Managing effects presets   
  
Chapter 5: Audio Restoration
Reducing hiss via Noise Reduction
Click/pop eliminator
Reducing broadband noise
DeHummer
Removing artifacts with the spectral display
 
Chapter 6: Mastering
Mastering basics
Applying EQ
Applying dynamics
Applying ambience
Enhancing the stereo image
Altering amplitude
File conversion
Analysis
 
Chapter 7: Sound design
Special effects
Pushing the envelope of processing
 
Chapter 8: Creating and recording files
Recording into the Waveform Editor
Recording into the Multitrack Editor
Drag and Drop into an Audition Editor
Importing Audio from CDs
Saving Templates
 
PART 3: MULTITRACK VIEW
 
Chapter 9: Basic multitrack orientation
About Multitrack production
Commonalities with waveform view and integration between the two
Looped playback
Track controls
Track areas
Channel mapping
Side-chaining effects
  
Chapter 10: The Multitrack Mixer View
Mixer view basics
Using hardware controller
Mixer customization via show/hide options
Channel scrolling
 
Chapter 11: Editing Clips
Crossfading
Mixing or exporting a collection of clips
Fitting to specific durations
Basic clip automation
Add effects to individual clips
Extend a clip via looping
 
Chapter 12: Creating music with sound libraries
About Sound Libraries
Building a rhythm track
Adding percussion
Adding melodic elements
Matching tempo among disparate loops
Matching pitch among disparate loops
Adding processing
  
Chapter 13: Recording in the Multitrack Editor
Multitrack recording
Getting ready to record a track
Setting up the metronome and the metronome track
Recording a part in a track
Recording an additional part (overdubbing)
Punching in over a mistake
Composite recording
 
Chapter 14: Automation
About automation
Advanced clip automation
Track automation
 
Chapter 15: Mixing strategies
About Mixing
The Mixing Process
Publishing
 
Chapter 16: Working with Video
Importing video into Audition
Automatic speech alignment

About the author

The Adobe Creative Team is made up of designers, writers, and editors who have extensive, real-world knowledge of and expertise in using Adobe products. They work closely with the Adobe product development teams and Adobe's Instructional Communications team to come up with creative, challenging, and visually appealing projects to help both new and more experienced users get up to speed quickly on Adobe software products.

Summary

The 16 project-based lessons in this book show students step-by-step the key techniques for working in Audition CC.¿Starting¿with¿the basics of audio interfacing and the Audition environment, students will move on to working in Waveform View, performing such tasks as basic editing, signal processing, audio restoration, mastering, and creating and recording files. The book also covers basic multitrack orientation and track parameters, creating music with sound libraries and by overdubbing, mixing strategies, and working with video.¿ In addition, in this new updated version for Creative Cloud, students will learn about new effects like Stereo¿Expander,¿which¿widens the stereo image for a bigger-than-life sound, and Frequency¿Band Splitter, which extracts individual frequency bands from a file to¿their own separate files.¿Students will also explore numerous workflow enhancements,¿including track colorization to help¿identify tracks¿in multitrack projects, improved¿clip handling and merging, extended key commands,¿and more.
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Instructor Notes for this title will be available soon on the Pearson Higher Ed site.

Product details

• Authors: Adobe Creative Team, . Adobe Creative Team
• Publisher: Pearson Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2013
• EAN: 9780321929532
• ISBN: 978-0-321-92953-2
• No. of pages: 304
• Weight: 610 g
• Series: Classroom in a Book; Adobe Press; Adobe Press
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Application software