Operation Manual

ADOBE AUDITION 3.0
User Guide
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Adjust the playback cursor
❖ Click one of the following buttons in the Transport panel:
Pause Temporarily stops the playback cursor. Click the Pause button again to resume playback or recording.
Go To Beginning Or Previous Marker Places the playback cursor at the beginning of the next marker. If there are
no markers, the playback cursor moves to the beginning of the waveform or session.
Rewind Shuttles the playback cursor backward in time. This function supports scrubbing, meaning that on some
sound cards, the audio file plays back at a lower volume as the playback cursor shuttles over the waveform or session.
Right-click the Rewind button to set the rate at which the cursor moves.
Fast Forward Shuttles the playback cursor forward in time. This function supports scrubbing, meaning that on
some sound cards, the audio file plays back at a lower volume as the playback cursor shuttles over the waveform or
session.
Right-clicktheFastForwardbuttontosettherateatwhichthecursormoves.
Go To End Or Next Marker Moves the playback cursor to the next marker. If there are no markers, the playback
cursor moves to the end of the waveform or session.
To change the time display format
❖ Choose View > Display Time Format, and choose the desired option:
Decimal (mm:ss.ddd) Displays time in minutes, seconds, and thousandths of a second.
Compact Disc 75 fps Displays time in the same format utilized by audio compact discs, where each second equals 75
frames.
SMPTE 30 fps Displays time in the SMPTE format, where each second equals 30 frames.
SMPTE Drop (29.97 fps) Displays time in the SMPTE drop-frame format, where each second equals 29.97 frames.
SMPTE 29.97 fps Displays time in the SMPTE non-drop-frame format, where each second equals 29.97 frames.
SMPTE 25 fps (EBU) Displays time using the standard European frame rate, where each second equals 25 frames.
SMPTE 24 fps (Film) Displays time in a format where each second equals 24 frames, suitable for film.
Samples Displays time numerically, using as a reference the actual number of samples that have passed since the
beginning of the edited file.
Bars and Beats Displays time in a musical measures format of bars:beats:ticks. To adjust the settings, choose Edit
Tempo. For more information, see “Calculate the tempo of a selected range” on page 225.
Custom (X frames/sec) Displays time in a custom format. To modify a custom format, choose Edit Custom Time
Format, enter a number of frames per second for Custom Time Code Display, and click OK.