Table of Contents
PART 1: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Audio interfacing
Audio interface basics
Mac OS X audio setup
Windows setup
Audio channel mapping
Testing the audio setup
Using external audio interfaces
Chapter 2: The Audition environment
Waveform vs. Multitrack views
The Audition workspace
Navigation
PART 2: WAVEFORM VIEW
Chapter 3: Basic Editing
Opening files
Selecting regions and changing levels
Non-linear editing
Chapter 4: Signal processing
The effects rack
Amplitude and Compression
Delay and Echo effects
Filter and EQ effects
Modulation effects
Reverb effects
Special effects
Multi-effects
Stereo imaging
Time and Pitch effects
Using third-party VST and AU effects
Using the effects menu
Managing effects presets
Chapter 5: Audio Restoration
Reducing hiss via Noise Reduction
Click/pop eliminator
Reducing broadband noise
DeHummer
Removing artifacts with the spectral display
Chapter 6: Mastering
Mastering basics
Applying EQ
Applying dynamics
Applying ambience
Enhancing the stereo image
Altering amplitude
File conversion
Analysis
Chapter 7: Sound design
Special effects
Pushing the envelope of processing
Chapter 8: Creating and recording files
Recording into the Waveform Editor
Recording into the Multitrack Editor
Drag and Drop into an Audition Editor
Importing Audio from CDs
Saving Templates
PART 3: MULTITRACK VIEW
Chapter 9: Basic multitrack orientation
About Multitrack production
Commonalities with waveform view and integration between the two
Looped playback
Track controls
Track areas
Channel mapping
Side-chaining effects
Chapter 10: The Multitrack Mixer View
Mixer view basics
Using hardware controller
Mixer customization via show/hide options
Channel scrolling
Chapter 11: Editing Clips
Crossfading
Mixing or exporting a collection of clips
Fitting to specific durations
Basic clip automation
Add effects to individual clips
Extend a clip via looping
Chapter 12: Creating music with sound libraries
About Sound Libraries
Building a rhythm track
Adding percussion
Adding melodic elements
Matching tempo among disparate loops
Matching pitch among disparate loops
Adding processing
Chapter 13: Recording in the Multitrack Editor
Multitrack recording
Getting ready to record a track
Setting up the metronome and the metronome track
Recording a part in a track
Recording an additional part (overdubbing)
Punching in over a mistake
Composite recording
Chapter 14: Automation
About automation
Advanced clip automation
Track automation
Chapter 15: Mixing strategies
About Mixing
The Mixing Process
Publishing
Chapter 16: Working with Video
Importing video into Audition
Automatic speech alignment
