Adobe 22011292 User Guide - Page 37

ADOBE AUDITION 23 User Guide • Play from Cursor to End of View: Adobe Audition plays from the current cursor position to the end of the view. • Play from Cursor to End of File: Audio is played from the current cursor position until the end point of the file or session. (This is the default behavior for this button.) • Play Entire File: When this option is checkmarked, Adobe Audition will play the entire file or session from beginning to end, regardless of the cursor position or view. Play Looped This button plays the contents of the currently-visible waveform or session window in a continuous, looping fashion. Right-click on this button to change its behavior. Loop View (or Selection) is the default option; it will loop just the area of the waveform or session that's currently viewed or highlighted. Checkmark Loop Entire (or Selection) to have Adobe Audition loop the entire waveform or session (or just the highlighted portion), regardless of how much is being viewed. Go to Beginning Press this button to place the playback cursor at the beginning of the waveform or session. Rewind Click on this button to shuttle the playbar cursor backwards in time. This function supports scrubbing. This means that on some sound cards, the audio file will be played back at a lower volume as it shuttles over the waveform or session. Right-clicking on the Rewind button allows you to set the rate at which the cursor will move. Fast Forward Pressing this button shuttles the playbar cursor forward in time. This function supports scrubbing. This means that on some sound cards, the audio file will be played back at a lower volume as it shuttles over the waveform or session. Right-clicking on the Fast Forward button allows you to set the rate at which the cursor will move. Go to End Click this button to place the playback cursor at the end of the waveform or session. Record This button starts recording from the current playbar cursor position. Any waveform data after this point will be recorded over. Right-click on the Record button to select from different behavior options, which vary depending on whether you're in Edit View or Multitrack View: In Edit View, you can switch between Instant Record (the default) and Timed Record modes. (Timed Record lets you use Adobe Audition as an automated, time-shifting recording device.) In Multitrack View, you have three options: Continuous Linear Record (the default), Loop While Recording (View), and Loop While Recording (Entire). Since the Play Looped button itself only applies to playback, the last two options allow for looping while recording. If areas are marked for Punch In (i.e., the Allow Multiple Takes option is checked on a Wave Block's right-click menu), a new take is created on each looping. Level Meters The Level Meters (which by default are near the bottom of both Adobe Audition's Edit View and Multitrack View windows) display both record and playback levels. The Level Meters are in a dockable window, allowing you to reposition it at one of several places in the Adobe Audition interface. Or, you can even detach the Level Meters window and have it float above Adobe Audition's main window.