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Title: Adobe Audtion/CEP help: record >2 tracks, align SBD/AUD
Post by: poorlyconditioned on June 08, 2005, 01:42:03 AM

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

Title: Re: Adobe Audtion/CEP help: record >2 tracks, align SBD/AUD
Post by: Brian Skalinder on June 08, 2005, 09:56:23 AM

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.

Title: Re: Adobe Audtion/CEP help: record >2 tracks, align SBD/AUD
Post by: Brian Skalinder on June 13, 2005, 12:40:50 AM

Quote from: O-Canis on June 12, 2005, 10:48:53 PM

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  :P... this topic and it's ilk could use some focus.  JM2c

Or at least more judicious use of (http://www.taperssection.com/Themes/default/images/english/search.gif) (http://taperssection.com/index.php?action=search)   :)

Title: Re: Adobe Audtion/CEP help: record >2 tracks, align SBD/AUD
Post by: NewHomebrew on June 19, 2005, 08:20:23 PM

Quote from: O-Canis on June 12, 2005, 10:48:53 PM

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  :P... this topic and it's ilk could use some focus.  JM2c

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