Audition Fundamentals: An Introduction to Audition CC

Course Description

Adobe Audition CC software delivers the cross-platform tools that video and film professionals, broadcast engineers, and audio specialists need for recording, editing, mixing, creating soundtracks, and restoring audio. A new, high-performance audio playback engine drastically speeds up operation; enables work on multiple simultaneous audio and multitrack files; and allows effects, noise reduction, and audio sweetening processing in the background. Royalty-free content makes creating sound beds, scores, and soundscapes easy. Native 5.1 surround sound capability and roundtrip editing with Adobe Premiere® Pro CC software promote a smooth video production workflow, while Open Media Format (OMF) and XML support project exchange with Avid Pro Tools and third-party NLEs.

Who Should Attend

This class is designed for those who want to learn music production and composition using Adobe Audition.

Prerequisites:

• Practical working knowledge of computers and basic Mac OS X or Windows skills.
• Basic knowledge of audio terminology is recommended.

Instructor in Action

Course Outline:

Note: The curricula below comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class.

Lesson 1: Set up Adobe Audition CC

• Audio interface basics
• Mac OS audio setup
• Windows setup
• Testing inputs
• Using external interfaces
• Keyboard Shortcuts

Lesson 2: The Audition Interface

• Two applications in one
• Audition workspaces
• Explore the interface

Lesson 3: Waveform Editing

• Open a file
• Video files
• Select regions
• Cut, Copy, and Paste
• Use multiple clipboards
• Mix paste
• Create a loop
• Showing waveform data under the cursor
• Add fades

Lesson 4: Effects

• Effects basics
• Using the Effects Rack
• Effect categories
• Amplitude and Compression effects
• Delay and echo effects
• Filter and EQ effects
• Modulation effects
• Noise reduction/restoration
• Reverb effects
• Special effects
• Stereo imagery effects
• Time and Pitch effects
• Third-party effects (VST and AU)
• Using the Effects menu
• Presets and favorites

Lesson 5: Audio Restoration

• About audio restoration
• Reducing hiss
• Reducing crackles
• Reducing pops and clicks
• Reducing broadband noise
• De-humming a file
• Removing artifacts
• Manual sound removal
• The Spot Healing brush
• Automated sound removal

Lesson 6: Mastering

• Mastering basics
• Equalization
• Dynamics
• Ambience
• Stereo imaging
• Push the drum hits; then apply the changes
• Mastering diagnostic

Lesson 7: Sound Design

• About sound design
• Generate noise, speech, and tones
• Creating rain sounds
• Creating a babbling brook
• Creating insects at night
• Creating an alien choir
• Creating sci-fi machine effects
• Creating an alien drone flyby
• Extracting frequency bands

Lesson 8: Creating and Recording Files

• Recording into the Waveform Editor
• Recording into the Multitrack Editor
• Checking remaining free space
• Dragging into an Audition editor
• Importing tracks as individual files from an audio CD

Lesson 9: Multitrack Sessions

• About multitrack production
• Create a multitrack session
• Multitrack session templates
• Multitrack and Waveform Editor integration
• Changing track colors
• The Tracks panel
• Loop selections for playback
• Track controls
• Channel mapping in the Multitrack Editor
• The Multitrack Editor Effects Rack

Lesson 10: Multitrack Session Mixing

• Create a mixtape
• Mixing or exporting a collection of clips as a single file
• Merge clips into a single file
• Editing clip length
• Clip edits: Split, Trim, Volume
• Extend a clip via looping
• Remix

Lesson 11: Automation

• About automation
• Clip automation
• Track automation

Lesson 12: Video Sound Tracks

• Multitrack session video
• Audition integration with Adobe Premiere Pro CC
• Automatic Speech Alignment
• Adding effects

Lesson 13: The Essential Sound Panel

• Automating tasks
• Assigning audio types
• Essential Sound panel presets

Lesson 14: The Multitrack Mixer

• Audio Mixer basics

Lesson 15: Creating Music with Sound Libraries

• About sound libraries
• Download Adobe sound effects
• Preparing
• Building a rhythm track
• Adding more percussion
• Adding melodic elements
• Using loops with different pitch and tempo
• Adding effects

Lesson 16: Recording and Output in the Multitrack Editor

• Getting ready to record a track
• Setting up the metronome
• File management
• Recording a part in a track
• Recording an additional part (overdub)
• Punching over a mistake
• Composite recording
• Exporting a stereo mix of the song
• Exporting with Adobe Media Encoder