Adobe Audition 1.0
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Loop Construction
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| Searching Loopology content for the perfect drum track ... |
A quick way to set up a music bed is to start with a Loopology drum pattern. (It'll speed things up considerably if you install the contents of the Loopology CD on your hard drive instead of accessing them from the CD). As you browse through the loops, you can preview them with single mouse clicks until you find one that suits you. They're tailored into short segments that can be repeated without seams. When you've inserted the drum
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| ... ahh, there it is. |
If you want the loop to be longer, right click on the file and select Loop Duplicate from the drop down menu. A dialog box lets you enter the number of repetitions you want. This way, you can incorporate various fills and one shots into the pattern by inserting them on different tracks and deleting the corresponding blocks in the main track.
You can get access to a wider range of options by right clicking on the waveform again and selecting Loop properties. This lets you change the number of beats, tempo, key, and repetitions, and transpose or stretch the file. (Audition can match the tempo or key when you're inserting a file into an existing composition.)
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| Sweeping Phaser applied during playback (click for larger view) |
Applying effects can be done in several ways. The quickest method is to use the 24 real-time effects, selecting them from the Organizer window at the left of the main interface. To use effects in real-time, you first open the interface of the desired effect, and then hit play. Sliding the effect's dials and knobs back and forth gives you real-time feedback during playback.
The 21 "off-line," or non-real-time effects, can be previewed in the Edit view and then rendered, which takes a few seconds.
The most-needed effects for daily use are available in real time. They're divided into five categories: Amplitude, Delay, Filters, Special and Time/Pitch. The best of Audition's three reverbs, the convolution-based "Full Reverb," causes performance lags when applied in real-time. Audition warns of this possibility when Full Reverb is selected, recommending that you lock the effect on a track, so it precalculates the effect and reduces CPU usage during playback. This works without a problem, and in fact it's a good idea anyway if you're stacking a bunch of effects in real time. In the case of Full Reverb, it's worth the effort. Full Reverb is capable of creating spacious natural-sounding environments without harshness, and it works well for vocal applications. For less critical applications, "QuickVerb" and "Reverb" are available for real-time use without performance issues, and are very usable.
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| Digital Convolution (Click for larger view) |
If you need more than the included effects, you can buy various third-party DirectX plugins, or use DirectX plugins included with other recording editing apps you may have installed, such as Sound Forge.
Interface
You can set the interface up to be clean and minimal or add dockable windows to your heart's content, with choices ranging from Transport buttons and Track EQ to Levels and Time windows. Every window can be docked, resized or hidden. To dock a window anywhere in the interface, drag it there and let go. To prevent docking, so you can move a window around freely, hold the Control key down while clicking the window.
The default view works well for most tasks, with Transport, Levels, Time, Zoom and a sort of All-Access window called the Organizer. The Organizer window allows you to quickly access any files or effects, and any favorites you might have saved. After using Audition for a while, you'll rely on the Organizer extensively for getting around and locating things.
The Transport window offers standard play, stop, pause, rewind and fast forward buttons, plus a Loop button (more on Loop construction below). The Zoom window gives you multiple options for enlarging or shrinking horizontal and vertical views of the main window, or for zooming in and out of a selection.
Among the window options is one for video playback, allowing you to edit, mix and add effects to AVI soundtracks while a video is playing. You can hide it when it's not needed, and either dock it or let it float when in use.
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