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E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, Using Soundbooth Cs4

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deleting audio 38 devices. See input and output devices digital audio fundamentals 8 DirectSound cards 19 displaying files in Editor panel 20 Distortion effect 53 dithering, defined 91 docking panels 11 downloads updates, plug-ins, and tryouts 4 downmixing 84 dry, defined 91 DSP, defined 91 DVD, defined 91 Dynamic Link 69 dynamic range, defined 91 Dynamics effect 54 E Edit In Adobe Soundbooth command 68 editing audio. See specific editing tasks Editor panel navigating in 34 viewing audio in 31 effects See also individual effect names advanced and standard 50 applying 49 presets 49 Effects panel and rack 49 equalization (EQ) defined 91 Graphic effect 54 Parametric effect 55 Exchange 4 expander, defined 91 exporting 76 AIF, AVI, MOV, or WAV format 75 audio 84 MP3 format 76 additional video formats 76 Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP) 23 Extract Audio command 70 Extras 4 F fades automatic 39 manual 39 FFT, defined 92 fields order of 81 files See also individual format names creating 21 opening 20 saving audio and video to 72 size and contents of 9 Files panel 20 filmstrip See Export As Sequence 80 Flanger effect 51 Flash cue points exporting and importing 68 inserting as audio markers 35 setting parameters 67 workflow 67 floating windows 11 FLV format about 74 options for 76 font installation 2 frame rate for exporting 81 frequencies defined 92 selecting 37 viewing 31 Frequency Selection tool 37 G graphic equalizer 54 H H.264 format about 74 options for 76 Hertz (Hz), defined 92 hiss, removing 43 History panel 47 hum, removing 43 I impulse files for Convolution Reverb effect 52 input and output devices about 18 choosing 18 input levels, adjusting 22 setting properties 19 USING SOUNDBOOTH CS4 96 Index Insert Silence command 42 interleaving audio 84 iPod, options for AAC format 76 K keyboard shortcuts customizing 87 default, restoring 87 editing 88 finding 87 playing and zooming 88 saving and deleting sets 87 workspace switching 87 L Lasso tool 37 latency, defined 92 layered channels, viewing 33 levels adjusting 22 monitoring 30 limiter button 41 defined 92 effect 54, 56 looping audio files 44 playback 29 M magnifying. See zooming Make Palette From Movie option 81 markers adding, adjusting, and deleting 35 Markers panel 35 Marquee tool 37 mastering defined 92 effect 56 media cache 22, 23 Media Encoder. See Adobe Media Encoder metadata about 23 creating 25 editing 26 file, clip, and project 24 searching 25 showing and hiding 25 speech to text 27 millisecond (ms), defined 92 Updated 15 July 2009

Section	Page
Contents	3
Chapter 1: Resources	5
Activation and registration	5
Help with installation	5
License activation	5
Register	5
Adobe Product Improvement Program	5
ReadMe	6
Help and support	6
Community Help	6
Product Help	6
Printed resources	7
Support resources	7
Services, downloads, and extras	7
Adobe creative on-line services	7
Adobe Exchange	8
Adobe downloads	8
Adobe Labs	8
Adobe TV	8
Extras	8
What’s new in Soundbooth CS4	8
Chapter 2: Digital audio fundamentals	10
Understanding sound	10
Sound waves	10
Waveform measurements	10
How sound waves interact	11
Digitizing audio	12
Comparing analog and digital audio	12
Understanding sample rate	12
Understanding bit depth	13
Audio file contents and size	13
How Soundbooth digitizes audio	13
Chapter 3: Workspace	15
Customizing the workspace	15
About workspaces	15
Dock, group, or float panels	15
Resize panel groups	17
Open, close, and scroll to panels	18
Working with multiple monitors	19
Position the Tools panel	19
Display vertical and timeline rulers	19
Change interface brightness and colors	19
Managing workspaces	20
Choose a workspace	20
Predefined workspaces in Soundbooth	20
Save, reset, or delete workspaces	20
Chapter 4: Importing, recording, and playing audio	22
Configuring hardware inputs and outputs	22
Connecting to audio hardware	22
Set audio inputs and outputs	22
Set properties for standard Windows sound cards	23
Set properties for a WDM card	23
Set properties for a DirectSound card	23
Opening, creating, and recording files	24
Open existing files	24
Browsing assets with Adobe Bridge	24
Create empty audio files	25
Create files from selections and copied audio	25
Record a new file	25
Adjust recording levels for standard sound cards	26
Configure and clean the media cache	26
Ensure that Adobe video applications use the same cached files	27
Viewing and editing XMP metadata	27
About the Metadata panel and XMP	27
Understanding schemas and properties	28
About the XMP standard	28
About file, clip, and project metadata	28
Show or hide metadata	29
Save, switch, or delete metadata sets	29
Create schemas and properties	29
Search metadata	29
Edit metadata	30
Convert speech to text metadata	31
Playing audio	32
Monitoring time during playback	32
Change units in the timeline ruler or time display	32
Position the current-time indicator	33
Transport controls	33
Level meters overview	34
Chapter 5: Editing and repairing audio files	35
Displaying audio	35
View audio waveforms and spectrums	35
About the waveform display	35
About the spectral display	36
View layered or separated waveform channels	37
Customize the spectral display	37
Zoom audio	37
Navigate through time	38
Use markers	39
Selecting audio	40
Select time ranges	40
Select frequency ranges	41
Select all of a waveform	41
Snap to markers, beats, frames, or the timeline ruler	41
Copying, pasting, cropping, and deleting audio	42
Copy, cut, and paste audio	42
Mix audio when pasting	42
Trim, crop, or delete audio	42
Fading, changing, and maximizing volume	43
Automatically fade in or out	43
Precisely fade in or out	43
Raise or lower volume	44
Maximize volume	45
Equalize volume within a file	45
Match volume across multiple files	45
Insert silence	46
Repairing audio	46
Visually identifying noise	46
Remove background noise	47
Remove clicks, pops, or rumble	48
Remove individual sounds	48
Looping, stretching, and pitch shifting	48
Create and optimize loops	48
Create a loop	49
Smooth out loop transitions	49
Preview only loop transitions	49
Adjust beat detection settings	49
Stretch time and shift pitch	50
Undo and redo	51
Undo or redo changes	51
Revert to history states and snapshots	51
Chapter 6: Effects	53
Applying effects	53
Preview and apply effects	53
Use effect presets	53
Effects reference	54
About standard and advanced effects	54
Analog Delay effect	54
Chorus/Flanger effect	55
Compressor effect	56
Convolution Reverb effect	56
Distortion effect	57
Dynamics effect	58
EQ: Graphic effect	58
EQ: Parametric effect	59
Mastering effect	60
Phaser effect	60
Vocal Enhancer effect	61
Chapter 7: Multitrack mixing and editing	62
Creating multitrack files, tracks, and clips	62
Create a multitrack file	62
Create, name, or delete tracks	63
Insert or delete clips	63
Relinking missing video and score files	64
Mixing and editing tracks and clips	65
Mix tracks and clips	65
Automate mixes with keyframes	66
Move and trim clips in the multitrack display	67
Edit and process a single multitrack clip	67
Customizing scores	68
Install and preview scores	68
Insert a score in a multitrack file	68
Adjust score duration and parts	69
Set static score parameters	70
Saving and mixing down multitrack files	70
Chapter 8: Working with Adobe Flash and video	71
Working with Flash cue points	71
Cue point workflow	71
Set properties for cue points	71
Export or import cue points in XML files	72
Editing audio from Adobe Flash and video applications	72
Edit audio files from Adobe Flash, Premiere Pro, or After Effects	72
Dynamically link to Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects	73
Working with video files	73
Maintaining video synchronization when editing audio	73
Edit audio from video in a multitrack file	74
Chapter 9: Saving audio and video files	76
Saving and closing files	76
Save entire files or selected ranges	76
Export audio channels to mono files	76
Close files	77
Choosing file formats	77
Choosing an audio file format	77
Choosing a video file format	78
Options for standard audio formats	79
ASND options	79
WAV and AIF options	79
mp3 options	80
Options for video and AAC formats	80
About the Export Settings dialog box	80
Export Settings viewing area	81
Viewing area options	81
Viewing area controls	82
Pre-encoding tasks	82
Automatic deinterlacing	82
Crop the source before encoding	82
Presets for export settings	83
Create and save a custom preset	83
Import a preset	83
Export a preset	83
Delete custom presets	84
Filters export settings	84
Video export settings	84
Audio export settings	87
Audiences export settings	88
Others export settings	89
Exporting XMP metadata	89
Chapter 10: Keyboard shortcuts	91
Finding and customizing shortcuts	91
Find shortcuts	91
Customize shortcuts	91
Save or delete custom sets of shortcuts	91
Restore default shortcuts	91
Common shortcuts	92
Shortcuts for playing and zooming audio	92
Shortcuts for editing audio	92
Shortcuts for score keyframes	93
Chapter 11: Digital audio glossary	94
Common audio terms	94
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