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SOUNDBOOTH CS3 30 User Guide To start or stop playback without using the transport controls, press the spacebar. Go To Previous Moves the current-time indicator to the previous marker, the previous selection edge, or the beginning of the file. Go To Next Moves the current-time indicator to the next marker, the next selection edge, or the end of the file. Stop Stops playback. Play Starts playback at the current-time indicator. To alternate the button above between Play and Pause functions, select Return To Start Position On Stop in the General section of the Preferences dialog box. When this option is enabled, the Stop and Go To buttons move the current-time indicator back to its original position. Loop Enables looped playback of audio. Record Opens the Record dialog box. (See "Record a new file" on page 26.) See also "Shortcuts for playing and zooming audio" on page 77 Level meters overview To monitor the amplitude of signals during playback, use the level meters in the toolbar. For stereo files, the upper meter represents the left channel, and the lower meter represents the right channel. For surround-sound (5.1) files, six meters represent the following channels from top to bottom: Left, Right, Left Surround, Right Surround, Center, and LFE. A B C D Level meters for stereo file A. Left channel B. Right channel C. Peak indicator D. Clip indicators The meters show signal levels in dBFS (decibels below full scale), where a level of 0 dB is the maximum amplitude possible before clipping occurs. (Clipping produces audible distortion.) To identify amplitude at a specific point in the meters, position the mouse over that point, and note the value in the tool tip. To the right of the meters, Soundbooth indicates the peak level since playback last began. If clipping occurs, this value is replaced by the word Over, and red clip indicators in the meters light up. To clear clip indicators and peak amplitude values, click them, or right-click the meters and choose Reset Meters.

Section	Page
Contents	3
Chapter 1: Getting started	5
Installation	5
Requirements	5
Install the software	5
Activate the software	5
Register	5
Read Me	5
Adobe Help	6
Adobe Help resources	6
Using Help in the product	7
Resources	9
Adobe Video Workshop	9
Soundbooth CS3 videos	10
Extras	11
Bridge Home	11
Adobe Design Center	12
Adobe Developer Center	13
Customer support	13
Downloads	13
Adobe Labs	14
User communities	14
Key features	14
Key features in Adobe Soundbooth CS3	14
Chapter 2: Digital audio fundamentals	16
Understanding sound	16
Sound waves	16
Waveform measurements	16
How sound waves interact	17
Digitizing audio	18
Comparing analog and digital audio	18
Sample rate	18
Bit depth	19
Audio file contents and size	19
How Soundbooth digitizes audio	19
Chapter 3: Workspace	21
Customizing the workspace	21
About workspaces	21
Dock, group, or float panels	22
Resize panel groups	24
Open and close panels and windows	24
Working with multiple monitors	25
Position the Tools panel	25
Position vertical and timeline rulers	26
Brighten or darken the interface	26
Managing workspaces	26
Choose a workspace	26
Predefined workspaces in Soundbooth	26
Save a custom workspace	27
Reset a workspace	27
Delete a workspace	27
Chapter 4: Importing, recording, and playing audio	28
Configuring hardware inputs and outputs	28
Connecting to audio hardware	28
Set audio inputs and outputs	28
Set properties for a standard Windows sound card	29
Opening and recording files	29
Open existing files	29
Browsing assets with Adobe Bridge	30
Record a new file	30
Adjusting recording levels for standard sound cards	31
Delete temporary files	32
Playing audio	32
Monitoring time during playback	32
Change units in the timeline ruler or time display	33
Position the current-time indicator	33
Transport controls	33
Level meters overview	34
Chapter 5: Editing and repairing audio	35
Displaying audio	35
View audio waveforms and spectrums	35
About the waveform display	36
About the spectral display	36
Customize the waveform display	37
Customize the spectral display	37
Zoom audio	38
Navigate through time	38
Use markers	39
Selecting audio	40
Select time ranges	40
Select frequency ranges	41
Select all of a waveform	42
Copying, cutting, pasting, and deleting audio	42
Copy, cut, and paste audio	42
Mix audio when pasting	42
Delete or trim audio	42
Fading, changing, and maximizing volume	43
Automatically fade in or out	43
Change the default curve for automatic fades	43
Precisely fade in or out	44
Raise or lower volume	44
Maximize volume	45
Insert silence	45
Repairing audio	45
Visually identifying noise	45
Remove background noise	46
Remove clicks, pops, or rumble	47
Remove individual sounds	47
Looping, stretching, and pitch shifting	48
Create loops	48
Stretch time and shift pitch	48
Undo and redo	49
Undo or redo changes	49
Revert to or delete history states	49
Chapter 6: Effects	50
Applying effects	50
Preview and apply effects	50
Use effect presets	50
Effects reference	51
About standard and advanced effects	51
Analog Delay	51
Chorus/Flanger	52
Compressor	53
Convolution Reverb	53
Distortion	54
Dynamics	55
EQ: Graphic	56
EQ: Parametric	56
Mastering	57
Phaser	57
Vocal Enhancer	58
Chapter 7: Creating scores with AutoComposer	59
Get started with AutoComposer	59
Score creation workflow	59
Choose a score template and reference a clip	59
Customizing scores	60
Adjust basic score settings	60
Animate scores with keyframes	61
Saving and exporting scores	62
Save a customized score	62
Export a score as an audio or video file	63
Chapter 8: Working with Flash and video	64
Working with Flash	64
Working with Flash cue points	64
Set properties for Flash cue points	64
Export or import cue points in XML files	65
Working with video	65
Video workflows in Soundbooth	65
Editing audio clips from Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 and After Effects CS3	66
Chapter 9: Saving audio and video files	67
Saving and closing files	67
Save entire files or selected ranges	67
Export audio channels to mono files	67
Close files	68
Choosing file formats	68
Choosing an audio file format	68
Choosing a video file format	68
Options for audio, AVI, and MOV formats	70
mp3 options	70
AIF, AVI, MOV, and WAV options	70
Options for additional video formats	72
About the Adobe Media Encoder	72
About the Export Settings dialog box	72
Export settings presets	74
Pre-encoding tasks	75
Filter options for encoding	75
Video options for encoding	76
Audio options for encoding	77
Audiences options for encoding	77
Others options for encoding	78
Add XMP metadata to an exported file	79
Chapter 10: Keyboard shortcuts	80
Finding and customizing shortcuts	80
Find shortcuts	80
Customize shortcuts	80
Save or delete custom sets of shortcuts	80
Restore default shortcuts	80
Common shortcuts	81
Shortcuts for playing and zooming audio	81
Shortcuts for editing audio	81
Chapter 11: Digital audio glossary	83
Common audio terms	83
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