Adobe Audition

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Adobe Audition

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Basic data

developer Adobe Inc.
Publishing year August 18, 2003
Current  version CC 2019 (12.0)
(October 15, 2018)
operating system Microsoft Windows , macOS
category Audio editor
License proprietary
German speaking Yes
Adobe Audition

Adobe Audition [ əˌdoʊbi ɔːdɪʃn ] (formerly Cool Edit Pro ) is a professional Audio Editor - Software company Adobe Inc. for editing digital audio files . It masters both the direct and indirect processing of sound material (destructive and non-destructive processing ). Files can be opened or recorded from many different sources and saved in all general formats. Up to version 3.0 Adobe Audition offers a MIDI - sequencer and ReWire technology ( Propellerhead Software ) for the integration of third party software. Adobe Audition has been part of the Adobe Creative Suite program package since version CS5.5 (version 4.0) and was also released for OS X for the first time . With version 6.0, the program is offered as Adobe Audition CC in a monthly individual subscription and as a subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud .

history

The program was originally developed by the Syntrillium company under the name Cool Edit in the mid-1990s . In the basic version, audio files were processed destructively due to the lower computing power at the time in order to enable work in real time. In later versions, the non-destructive editing of audio files and multi-channel mixing became possible.

In May 2003, Cool Edit Pro 2.1 was bought by Adobe and incorporated into its own product range and further developed as Adobe Audition.

Adobe Audition

The first version was released on August 18, 2003 and had no noticeable changes in functionality compared to the last release of Cool Edit.

Adobe Audition 1.5

Released in May 2004, the program underwent major changes. Functions such as pitch correction , frequency domain analysis , a project view for CD creation and the basic video editing tools from Adobe Premiere were added, as well as the possibility of integrating files from both programs into the other program.

Adobe Audition 2.0

With Adobe Audition 2.0 a version for the professional user area was published for the first time on January 17th, 2006. In addition to the newly structured user interface and new editing options, as they were already available in other audio editors, the implementation of ASIO drivers and VST plugins , each developed by Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH, took place . Adobe Audition 2.0 was also integrated into the Adobe Production Studio software package , but not delivered together with Adobe Creative Suite 2 , which was released in April 2005 and contained the less powerful Adobe Soundbooth at the time .

Adobe Audition 3.0 (CS2)

Adobe Audition 3.0 was released on November 8, 2007 and has now been integrated into Adobe Creative Suite 2. Spectral analysis and new effects have been added, the multitrack interface has been redesigned and support for virtual instruments (VSTi) has been expanded. Adobe Audition 3.0 did not experience any further development and was replaced in Adobe Creative Suite 3 by Soundbooth CS3, in Adobe Creative Suite 4 by Soundbooth CS4 and in Adobe Creative Suite 5 by Soundbooth CS5.

Adobe Audition 3.0 can now be downloaded as a full version from the manufacturer's website after creating a free account. Adobe advises against running unsupported and outdated software. It is also pointed out that only holders of a valid license for the respective products are entitled to use the activation codes provided. In addition to Avid's Pro Tools , Apple Logic Pro or its previous version, Emagic Logic Audio Platinum , Adobe Audition 3.0, however due to its MIDI - sequencer MIDI data of an electric piano or a keyboard to record and with the help of virtual instruments such as Native Instruments' Contact Load 4 sample libraries (sound libraries) such as the Vienna Symphonic Library and orchestrate MIDI files. Adobe Audition 3.0 is therefore still relevant for composers as well as for sound engineers and home recording , although it does not have a score editor either.

Adobe Audition CS5.5 (version 4.0)

Adobe Audition CS5.5 was introduced on April 11, 2011 as part of the update to the current Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 . Since the Creative Suite version 5.5 the Adobe Soundbooth introduced in CS3 has been replaced by Adobe Audition in the versions "Production Premium" and "Master Collection", from which it can be seen that Soundbooth will no longer be further developed.

Adobe Audition CS6 (version 5.0)

Adobe Audition CS6 was released on May 7, 2012 as part of Adobe Creative Suite 6 .

Adobe Audition CC

Adobe Audition CC (version 6.0) was first released on June 17, 2013 as part of Adobe Creative Cloud and was only released with 64-bit architecture . Adobe Audition CC can therefore only be used with a subscription and can only be installed on 64-bit systems, and only 64-bit VST plugins can be implemented. The more powerful architecture enables, for example, faster exports or real-time playback of extensive multitrack sessions with more simultaneous tracks and active effects than with 32-bit systems and the associated 3 GB barrier for the RAM would be possible. The internal signal processing is still done in 32 bit floating point numbers with 192 dB dynamic range .

Adobe Audition CC 2014

Adobe Audition CC 2014 (Version 7.0), released in June 2014, has a redesigned user interface and offers the import of additional video file formats as well as the support of high-resolution screens ( HiDPI ). In addition, 5.1 Dolby Digital and 7.1 Dolby Digital Plus are now supported and Soundbooth files can be read. With version 2014.2 ( Build 7.2.0.52) from December 2014 the stability of the program has been improved.

Adobe Audition CC 2015

Adobe Audition CC 2015 (Version 8.0), released on June 16, 2015, offers a higher video resolution via Dynamic Link from video sequences transmitted from Premiere Pro , the playback of the video in full-screen mode on a second screen, and improved support for USB microphones. Adobe Audition CC 2015 version 8.1, released in November 2015, also offers a synthesized speech output as well as a cross-file volume adjustment of several audio files and the like. a. according to EBU R128 , ITU BS1770 and ATSC standard.

Functions

Multitrack sessions can optionally be created with 16, 24 or 32 bit amplitude resolution and sample rates up to 192 kHz, but the internal signal processing is always carried out as 32 bit floating point processing . The signal levels are displayed by the level meters in dBFS (digital level with a maximum of 0 dB), while the faders have a scale in dBu ( voltage level with a maximum of 15 dB). In the spectral analysis view, the editor window enables the visual representation of the frequency spectrum over time and offers tools for frequency-selective retouching of background noises. In the view of the spectral pitch display, the frequency spectrum is shown in the area of ​​the musical tone scale .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Adobe Audition 3.0 . (PDF; 17.4 MB) manual
  2. Discussion about MIDI and ReWire in the Adobe forum
  3. Cool Edit Pro is now Adobe Audition . Adobe
  4. a b Adobe Soundbooth in the English language Wikipedia
  5. Adobe CS2 download
  6. Adobe Soundbooth - Tutorials CS4 and CS5
  7. Adobe Audition CC - New Features
  8. Adobe Audition CC - Product Presentation (English)
  9. Adobe Audition CC - Tutorials Learn & Support
  10. Overview of the new features Audition CC 6.0 (June 2013) - on helpx.adobe.com, accessed on January 17, 2016
  11. New Features Overview Adobe Audition CC, Version 2014 - from helpx.adobe.com, accessed January 17, 2016
  12. New Features Overview Adobe Audition CC, Version 2015 - from helpx.adobe.com, accessed January 17, 2016
  13. Overview of the new functions (November 2015) - on helpx.adobe.com, accessed on January 17, 2016
  14. Adjusting the volume in multiple audio files - on helpx.adobe.com, accessed January 17, 2016
  15. Released Today: The 2015 Adobe Creative Cloud Video Applications . Adobe Inc .. June 16, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2016. (Eng.)
  16. Multitrack Sessions . (PDF) In: Adobe Audition CC (manual), p. 147
  17. Basic multitrack controls . In: Adobe Audition CC (manual)
  18. Overview of the new functions . (PDF) In: Adobe Audition CC (manual), p. 2
  19. ^ Spectral Frequency Display In: Adobe Audition CC - Tutorials
  20. Bit Depth Basics . (PDF) In: Adobe Audition CC (manual), p. 12
  21. Adobe Audition - Monitoring of the recording and playback levels
  22. Comparison of important sound levels