Once you’ve checked that and you’re happy it’s correct, go to Audio Channel Mapping and make sure it’s mapped to the correct channels too. This should be fairly straightforward if you’re using a built-in microphone, the microphone on your webcam or a USB mic. To check this, go to Edit > Preferences, view Audio Hardware and make sure the correct Audio Input and Output are selected. To record, simply hit the big red Record button and it will start recording, as long as your audio interface – or whatever you’re recording with – is set up correctly. In the Waveform Editor, you’ll no doubt recognise most of the controls (Play, Pause, Stop, Rewind and Fast-Forward) along the bottom from your tape recorder or Hi-Fi system! Leave the Bit Depth as the default of 32 Float – this will allow you to do lots of cool things, such as being able to distort and still not clip your audio. Stereo is best for music and jingles, while Mono works best for speech and voiceovers. You can select either Stereo or Mono for your Channel. For video, 48,000 Hz or higher is more appropriate – any lower and you’ll get a degradation in the quality of audio.

When it comes to Settings, it’s usually best to set your Sample Rate to 44,100 Hz, which is common for digital audio. To get started recording in Adobe Audition CC’s Waveform Editor, go to File > New > Audio File, give your new recording a name and click OK. Note that Waveform is a destructive editing area, meaning any changes you make to the audio are permanent (unless you press Control-Alt-Delete to undo any changes). The first thing to note is that there are two different work views in Adobe Audition – Waveform and Multitrack – and we’ll be going through how to get started using both of them in this guide.įirst up, Waveform is the view you’ll want to use to get started recording audio. Welcome to our beginner’s guide to Adobe Audition CC! If you’re a complete beginner and you’d like to know how to get started using Adobe Audition CC, then you’re in the right place!

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