Record and mix multiple tracks with a standard sound card - Adobe

Adobe Audition 1.5
Record and mix multiple tracks
with a standard sound card
Even with a standard sound card, you can use Adobe®
Audition to record music on multiple tracks. Using
Multitrack View, you first record each track separately.
When you finish recording, you can mix tracks together
and export them to a variety of common formats.
1. Connect your desktop speakers to your
computer.
Most computer sound cards have three 1/8 inch
miniplug ports for audio, plus a MIDI port. Plug the
speakers’ cable into your sound card's Line Out port.
(If your speakers don’t have a miniplug connector, you
need an adapter.)
2. Connect the microphone to the computer.
Connect your microphone to your mixer or preamp.
Then plug the mixer or preamp outputs into the sound
card's Line In port. (If your mixer uses different
connectors than your sound card, you need an adapter.)
If you’re using a dynamic microphone, you can connect
it directly to the sound card’s Mic In port. A separate
microphone mixer or preamp, however, provides
superior sound.
3. Show the Recording Control window.
In Windows, double-click the speaker icon near the
clock in the taskbar. In the Volume Control window,
choose Options > Properties. Select Recording, then
select Line In, and click OK.
If you don’t see the speaker icon in the taskbar, choose
Start > Settings > Control Panel, and then double-click
Sounds and Audio Devices. Select “Place volume icon in
the taskbar,” and click OK.
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4. Set the recording level.
In Adobe Audition’s Multitrack View, double-click the
Level Meters to turn them on, and then play something
into the microphone. Use the Recording Control
window to adjust the Line In slider so the Level Meters
peak at around -2 or -3 dB. Then double-click the Level
Meters to turn them off.
5. Record a track.
Click the Arm Track button in the first track, and then
click the Record button in the transport controls. When
you finish recording, click the Stop button in the
transport controls. Then protect the track from later
recordings by again clicking the Arm Track button.
When recording from a microphone, it’s best to
monitor with headphones and turn down your
speakers. This approach prevents feedback and
unwanted sounds from other tracks.
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Record and mix multiple tracks with a standard sound card
6. Record and mix additional tracks.
If you like, change the device plugged into your sound
card or mixer. Then repeat step 5 for the second track.
Adobe Audition records into the second track while
playing the first.
Repeat steps 5-6 until all your tracks are recorded, and
then mix your session as desired.
7. Save your session and export a mixdown.
Choose File > Save All to save the session file and each
of your tracks. (It’s a good idea to save each session to its
own folder so that you can keep track of related audio
files.) Then choose File > Export > Audio > to create a
stereo mixdown file in a widely-used audio format such
as WAV or mp3.
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