Topic: Adobe Audtion/CEP help: record >2 tracks, align SBD/AUD

[poorlyconditioned]

I'm using Adobe Audition (formerly CEP) for matrixing SBD/AUD tracks.

One question is how to align tracks.  Can someone walk me through the steps take two tracks, SBD/AUD, recorded with different machines, and line them up.  I can load both tracks into the Multitrack view, but I need to either split them up and align by hand, or better yet, to line up start and end and stretch/compress one of them to match.  I really don't understand the Multitrack view, so I need some help here.

The second question.  Is it possible to record more than two tracks using Audition?  Suppose I have two USB devices, one connected to mics and the other connected to the SBD.  I think I can set up the multitrack view to show both of them.  Can I start both recording at the same time?  Maybe they won't be excactly synced, but they might be close enough.  Or maybe I just need to buy a 4 or 8 track device.

Thanks in advance for any help...
  Richard

[Brian Skalinder]

Aligning tracks
Split the SBD tracks and adjust align each as necessary.  If there's a lot of drift, you may need to create more, smaller tracks so you have more re-alignment points throughout.  I split the SBD up into tracks in CDWave first, but no reason you can't just do it in the multitrack view:  right-click | split.  To align, zoom in and do it visually - IME time stretch / compression doesn't work.

Recording multiple sources simultaneously
Sorry, I have no idea if this is possible.  I suspect so, but I don't know how to do so.

[Brian Skalinder]

Might we not want to start a child forum under Computer Recording for all things "software editing" topics?  Just as there seems to be no end to the number of questions about remote powering of the JB3  ... this topic and it's ilk could use some focus.  JM2c

Or at least more judicious use of    

[NewHomebrew]

FWIW, I see a lot of posts about doing matrix recordings in post production.  Might we not want to start a child forum under Computer Recording for all things "software editing" topics?  Just as there seems to be no end to the number of questions about remote powering of the JB3  ... this topic and it's ilk could use some focus.  JM2c

I sure hope not!  These projects are the work of the devil.