{"id":4549,"date":"2021-12-21T15:27:25","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T15:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new-blog.artlist.io\/?p=4549"},"modified":"2024-01-10T12:37:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T12:37:43","slug":"the-essentials-of-organizing-an-audio-mix-in-adobe-audition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new-blog.artlist.io\/blog\/the-essentials-of-organizing-an-audio-mix-in-adobe-audition\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use Adobe Audition: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

When talking about filmmaking, we tend to overlook the importance of audio and the critical role it plays in the final video. An average or even mediocre image can make a good video; bad quality audio will ruin even the best visuals. The power of music<\/a>, voice and sound effects can take your work to the next level, and it\u2019s good to plan everything in preproduction to make audio an important player in your final piece. Software like Adobe Audition will allow you to record professional audio and create the perfect soundtrack by mixing all the elements and matching them to your visuals. Let\u2019s talk a bit about Adobe Audition basics.<\/p>\n

What is Adobe Audition?<\/h2>\n

Adobe Audition is a professional digital audio workstation (DAW) that allows you to record, edit, mix and master sound. It is also known for its capability to restore and clean audio, eliminate unwanted noise and how well it works with video. Its workflow is perfect if you edit video with Adobe Premiere. Even if you use another video editing software, Adobe Audition is one of the best solutions to integrate audio into your video.<\/p>\n

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The 2 primary workspaces you will find in Adobe Audition are the waveform editor, where you edit audio files and the multitrack view, where you mix all the tracks of your final master. We have been using Adobe Audition for years because it perfectly balances powerful features and ease of use. Due to this, you don’t need to be an expert to create a decent mix, but at the same time, you will find all the tools you need if you want to dig further.<\/p>\n

As for Adobe Audition\u2019s price, it works by subscription like the rest of the Adobe products. If you’re only starting with the software, you have a 1-month free trial to see if it’s the right DAW for you before subscribing.<\/p>\n

How to record audio in Adobe Audition: The Basics<\/h2>\n

Adobe Audition allows you to record audio, whether at home in the studio, creating some voice-over or a guitar track or if you record on location directly to your laptop. In any situation, Adobe Audition will make your life easier when recording audio. Of course, the better your preamp, mic and audio interface, the better the quality.<\/p>\n

The first thing you should do is configure Adobe Audition to record audio correctly. So start by selecting your audio input. To do this, go to Menu>Preferences>Audio Hardware and choose your\u00a0Default Input<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Default Output<\/strong>. Here you can choose to record with your internal mic or an external device like a\u00a0portable audio recorder<\/a>. The standard sample rate is usually 44,100 or 40,888Hz. Once you have set this up, activate the input levels by double-clicking them and checking the input signal. A good starting point is to take the yellow levels as a reference for your loudest parts. If you enter the red area, you risk peaking, which means you will have an unrecoverable distorted sound in the digital world. Check this short Adobe Audition tutorial to see how it works.<\/p>\n