Learning Adobe Audition CS6 The Easy Way

Explore the basics of sound, from vibrations and ear drum to Audition’s view of waveforms, 440 tone, octave relationships, amplitude in decibels, and spectral frequency that shape pitch.

Explore how harmonics and overtones shape complex sound waves, from voice to vibraphone and piano, and view their spectral displays to reveal natural richness.

Explore how sound waves interact when mixing voices and instruments in Adobe Audition, from in-phase and out-of-phase adds in multi-track sessions to decibel behavior, chords, octaves, and stereo panning.

Explore how digital audio uses discrete samples to represent sound, not continuous waveforms. Understand how bit depth and sample rate shape noise, pitch, and CD-quality audio.

Learn the Adobe Audition workflow—from importing audio and assembling a multi-track session to editing, applying effects, and exporting in multiple formats, with destructive and non-destructive editing explained.

Explore the Adobe Audition workspace, panels, frames, and the files panel that links assets in a reference-based editor. Navigate multi-track and waveform views and customize or reset workspaces for consistency.

Discover how to tailor Adobe Audition CS6 workspaces by resizing panels, rearranging frames, and using floating panels or dual monitors, then save, reset, or delete your custom layouts.

Learn how to import and open audio files in Audition CS6 by creating links, understand open versus import, and use shortcuts for efficient file handling.

Insert and append audio in a multi-track session using Adobe Audition CS6; append adds to the end, insert places at the current time indicator on the active track.

Extract audio from CDs in Adobe Audition CS6 by choosing File > Extract Audio From CD, setting the file name template, and saving the tracks from a temporary folder.

Explore the media browser in Audition CS6 to import, open, or insert files into a multi-track session, preview audio, and view sample rate, bit depth, and channels.

Explore how to view and interpret clip and file properties in Adobe Audition, including sample type, sample rate, channels, and bit depth, and how multi-track clips differ.

Set up recording hardware in Adobe Audition by configuring preferences, selecting MME or ASIO, and adjusting latency, buffer size, and sample rate, then map inputs and outputs.

Record audio in the wave form view of Adobe Audition CS6, adjust input levels on Windows or Mac, then save a 48000 Hz, 32-bit float file in the audition folder.

Explore four ways to record in a multi-track session: single-track recording, over an existing file, multi-channel recording to separate tracks, and recording into an existing session with live monitoring.

master playing and monitoring audio in Audition using transport controls, the spacebar shortcut, current time indicator, markers, and loop playback in a multi-track session and keyboard shortcuts j, k, l.

Explore the three audio views in Adobe Audition CS6—waveform view, spectral frequency display, and spectral pitch display—and master zoom and navigation with keyboard shortcuts for precise edits.

Learn to select time ranges in the waveform view to edit, adjust volume, and apply effects or replacements, using precise selection and zoom techniques.

Learn to use the snapping feature in Adobe Audition CS6 to make precise time-range selections, align edits to markers and the time ruler, and snap to zero crossings.

Delete portions of audio clips and crop clips in Adobe Audition CS6. Use markers, precise selections, and a keyboard shortcut to adjust pauses and durations for smoother speech flow.

Learn to cut, copy, and paste audio using multiple clipboards, create new files, and apply mix paste with crossfades to replace or add segments in Adobe Audition CS6.

Learn to adjust amplitude in Adobe Audition CS6 using the waveform view, raise or lower volume for whole files or segments, and apply fades with cosine, linear, or logarithmic curves.

learn to silence portions of a file, insert silence, and reverse audio in adobe audition cs6, then apply fades for clean transitions.

Learn to work with audio attached to video files in Adobe Audition CS6. Import MPEG 4 files, separate audio, and edit in a multi-track session with video.

Learn to preview and apply audio effects in Adobe Audition CS6, using presets and real-time previews. Compare destructive clip editing with non-destructive multi-track session effects and VSTO plugins.

Apply effects to individual files in the waveform editor and spectral frequency display view, exploring option-based and option-free effects with real-time previews and destructive versus non-destructive workflows.

Add effects to tracks or clips in a nondestructive multitrack session using the effects rack, enabling real-time playback, track-wide or clip-level processing, and presets and dry-wet control.

Explore amplitude and compression effects in Adobe Audition CS6, including dynamics processing, multiband compressor, single band compressor, tube modeled compressor, and vocal applications across instrumental and narration tracks.

Explore six additional amplitude and compression effects in Adobe Audition CS6, including amplify, channel mixer, hard limiter, normalize, de-esser, and speech volume leveler, with practical clip-wide application.

Explore amplitude and compression and envelope effects in Adobe Audition CS6, including the gain and fade envelopes, keyframes, and non-destructive editing in clips and multi-track sessions.

Learn to apply delay and echo effects in Adobe Audition CS6, including analog delay and stereo options, adjust delay time, wet/dry mix, and feedback for rich echoes.

Explore the filter and eq effects in Adobe Audition CS6, including graphic and parametric equalizers, notch and FFT filters, with presets for vocal presence and hum removal.

Explore modulation effects—chorus, flanger, and phaser—in Adobe Audition CS6. Learn how delayed signals color saxophone and vocal tracks, convert to stereo, and tune wet/dry intensity using presets.

Explore Adobe Audition CS6 noise reduction and restoration, comparing rack effects with file-based processing, and learn adaptive noise reduction, automatic click remover, diagnostics, and notch and hum filters.

Explore noise reduction and restoration effects in Adobe Audition CS6, including noise reduction processing and adaptive noise reduction, capturing noise floor and reducing hiss and fan noise.

Master five reverb effects in Adobe Audition CS6, including studio reverb, convolution reverb, regular reverb, full reverb, and surround reverb. See how dry/wet mix and impulse files shape space.

Explore Adobe Audition CS6 special effects, including vocal enhancer, distortion, guitar suite, mastering, and Doppler shift, and learn how to apply them with effects rack and presets.

Explore the center channel extractor to remove or isolate center vocals for karaoke-style tracks, and preview the stereo imagery phase tool and phase meter, while noting its practical limitations.

Explore VST and VSTO third-party effects in Adobe Audition CS6, including how to locate, install, and enable them, and the difference between VSTO effects and VST instruments.

Analyze phase, frequency, and amplitude in Adobe Audition CS6 using phase meters, amplitude statistics, and frequency analysis, and learn automatic and manual phase correction.

Learn to use Audition CS6 diagnostics to delete silence and mark audio on a clip, scanning for pauses and applying thresholds (38 dB, 140 ms) to trim or tag them.

Learn how to test the de-clicker in Adobe Audition CS6, compare diagnostics panel and noise reduction effects, scan clips, and manually heal remaining clicks using spectral frequency display.

Repair loud, clipped audio using the DeClipper, diagnose clipped regions, and apply smooth curves. Note how 32-bit floating point depth helps restore audio by reducing volume without reintroducing clipping.

Visually examine pitch in Adobe Audition CS6 using the spectral pitch display to see the predominant pitch. Apply manual pitch correction to adjust notes precisely for vocals or instruments.

Discover how the automatic pitch correction real-time effect in Adobe Audition CS6 corrects single-voice clips or multi-track performances, with scale options (major, minor, chromatic), key settings, attack, and sensitivity.

Learn manual pitch correction in Adobe Audition CS6 by using the pitch envelope and keyframes to adjust a file, with spectral pitch display and optional spline curves.

Apply the stretch and pitch effect directly to a clip to change duration while preserving pitch, or use clip time stretching in a multi-track session.

Change clip duration and pitch in a multi-track session using clip time stretching, real-time or rendered, with per-clip properties, mono/polyphonic modes, and the global clip stretching toggle.

Identify and analyze audio noise visually using waveform and spectral views, spotting hums, hiss, and vinyl scratches, to prepare for removal with filters and auto heal in Adobe Audition CS6.

Identify and remove constant background noise in Adobe Audition CS6 using spectral frequency display, notch filters for discrete hums, and noise reduction with a captured noise print.

Identify and remove discrete noises in a clip using Adobe Audition CS6. Use spectral frequency display with marquee, lasso, and spot healing tools, plus auto heal and noise reduction.

Master specialized noise techniques in adobe audition cs6, including noise print, noise reduction, and mixed paste with crossfades to replace coughs and audience noise without harming music.