Operation Manual

Table Of Contents
ADOBE AUDITION 3.0
User Guide
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Recording audio
Record audio in Edit View
You can record audio from a microphone or any device you can plug into the Line In port of a sound card. Before
recording, you may need to adjust the input signal to optimize signal-to-noise levels. (See either “Adjust levels for a
consumer sound card” on page 64 or the documentation for a professional card.)
1 Set audio inputs for Edit View. (See “Set audio inputs and outputs” on page 31.)
2 Do one of the following:
Create a new file.
Open an existing file to overwrite or append new audio, and place the start-time indicator where you want to start
recording.
3 In the Transport panel, click the Record button to begin recording. When you finish, click the Stop button .
To disable the Record button so that you don’t start recording accidentally, right-click the Record button, and choose
Disable Record Button. Repeat to reenable the button.
See also
Create a new, blank audio file” on page 43
Set the start-time indicator” on page 54
“Record from a CD internally” on page 53
“Monitoring recording and playback levels” on page 62
Use timed record mode in Edit View
1 Choose Options > Timed Record Mode. Alternatively, right-click the Record button in the Transport panel, and
choose Timed Record Mode. A check mark indicates that Timed Record Mode is enabled.
2 In the Transport panel, click the Record button .
3 Select the maximum recording time:
No Time Limit Records until you click the Stop button (or until disk space runs out).
Recording Length Records for a limited period of time, which you type into the box, using the same display time
format (such as Decimal or Bars And Beats) as the Main panel time display.
4 Select when to start recording:
Right Away Begins recording as soon as you click OK.
Time/Date Begins recording at a time you specify (for example, to have Adobe Audition capture a radio broadcast
at a certain time). Enter the starting time and date in the appropriate text boxes, and set the desired time and date
options.
5 Click OK.
See also
“Transport panel overview” on page 53