Operation Manual

ADOBE AUDITION 3.0
User Guide
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2 Do any of the following:
• Selectthefileyouwanttopreview,andthenclickthePlaybutton .ClicktheStopbutton tostopthepreview.
Use the volume knob to adjust the volume of the preview.
• To automatically preview a file when you select it, click the Auto Play button .
• To enable continuous-loop preview, click the Loop Play button .
• (Multitrack View only) To preview loop-enabled files at the session tempo, select Follow Session Tempo.
Loop-enabled files are identified with a loop icon .
See also
“Files panel overview” on page 48
Importing with Adobe Bridge
When you install Adobe Audition, you can optionally install Adobe® Bridge. Adobe Bridge is a cross-platform appli-
cation that helps you locate, organize, and browse the assets you need to create audio, video, and web content.
From Adobe Bridge, you can:
• Preview, search, and sort audio and video files.
• Edit metadata for files.
• Place files into your audio projects.
• Perform automated tasks, such as batch commands.
• Start a real-time web conference to share your desktop and review documents.
For more details, either choose Help > Bridge Help in Adobe Bridge, or go to www.adobe.com/go/documentation.
Importing audio from CDs
About importing audio from CDs
If you want to import audio into Adobe Audition from a CD, you can digitally extract it or record it internally.
Digital extraction (also known as ripping) is the recommended method because it produces higher-quality audio
than internal recording. Adobe Audition provides two methods for ripping tracks from CDs: the Open command
andtheExtractAudioFromCDcommand.TheOpencommandisthequickestmethodandispreferredforripping
entire tracks. The Extract Audio From CD command gives you more control, including the ability to rip partial
tracks, access online CD databases, and customize the ripping process.
If you have an older CD-ROM drive that doesn’t support digital extraction, or if you have problems ripping a track
into Adobe Audition, then you can record from a CD in real-time through the sound card on your computer. This
method is called internal recording. Keep in mind that not all PCs have an analog cable from a CD drive, and not all
computers react the same way when recording from CD internally. As a result, this method is never preferable to
extracting digitally from CD.