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ADOBE AUDITION 1.5
User Guide
Miniplug A common name for 1/8-inch plugs and jacks, sometimes known as minijacks.
On the most common sound cards, miniplug jacks provide analog audio inputs and
outputs.
Mixdown The process of combining the output of several tracks in Multitrack View to
create a new stereo waveform. When you mix down, track properties such as Volume and
Pan are reflected in the resulting waveform, so mixdown is typically performed when
you’re happy with the sound of a session. A mixdown can also produce submixes of
selected tracks. For example, you could create a submix of multiple drum tracks and place
it on a single, open track, cleaning up the Multitrack View workspace.
Mixing The process of combining multiple audio sources or tracks together for output as
a single source. Output is generally in the form of a stereo pair of channels, though mixes
may be directed to any number of channels for output (for example, one channel for
monophonic output, or 6 channels for surround-sound output).
Mix Gauge Found below the track controls area in Multitrack View, the Mix Gauge
indicates the progress of background mixing. Whenever you edit a session, the Mix Gauge
becomes blank and then gradually fills as the mix is reprocessed, turning brighter in color
when background mixing is complete. You don’t need to wait for the Mix Gauge to finish
before playing a session.
Mono A monophonic signal, which contains only one sound source.
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Noise gate A special type of expander that reduces or eliminates noise by greatly lowering
signal levels that fall below a specified threshold. Noise gates are often configured to totally
eliminate background noise during musical pauses. You can also use these gates to silence
pauses in speech.
Noise shaping A technique that shifts the frequency of dithering noise to minimize its
audibility.
Nondestructive editing Nondestructive edits don’t alter a sound file on disk in any way.
For example, nondestructive volume changes do not alter the amplitude of a waveform,
but instead simply instruct an audio application to play the waveform at higher volume.
In Adobe Audition, Multitrack View is a nondestructive editing environment.
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