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Using Audition (DV Expert Series)

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It's amazing how importan Sound is. Most people just take it for granted.
As an editor I know that a glitch in the sound is going to be felt way before they see me drop a frame. Well, ok depending on the glitch.
I've done a fair amount of mixing on the timeline, going by what sounded good, and sometimes futzing around for hours trying to make it right.

But NOW! WOW, this book takes the time to explain in Plain English how to do it. I LOVED Chapter 9 on Analysis. Right away it made sense out of hours of trial and error. This book is going to save me hours
and boost my skill levels immensely....AND not just with Audition!
But with Sound edititng and sweetening in general.
Thanks Ron!

This is a well put together book by an experiences sound engineer - who has since moved on to bigger and better things. It is comprehensive (for its size) and practically minded.

However, a program like Audition has a heavy learning curve. I frankly don't think a book can bring a new user up to speed like a DVD. Read this book first, but then get yourself a DVD on Adobe Audtition if you are serious about getting the most from this application. It made a huge difference for me.

Written by the founder of the Musicians' Technical Workshop, Using Audition is a solid, user-friendly how-to guide to using Audition version 1.5 to edit digital video and audio multimedia. Screenshots and explicit instructions cover basic installation, recording and microphone techniques, editing tracks and adding effects, using multitrack recording, MIDI files, and ReWire to enhance tracks, mixing and mastering for Compact Disc and Surround Sound, analyzing audio content to resolve problems, and much more. A hands on, go-to learning experience, self-teaching instructional and useful reference intended for users ranging from beginner to advanced, Using Audition also comes with a CD-ROM filled with files for use in the text's step-by-step tutorials.

This book is full of in-depth information on Audition and it's many functions and is worded in plain english that will make sense to anyone already familar with Audio work. Unfortunately, its not structured for a beginner. It progresses in a manner consistent with the program but not in a logical manner from start to finish, which is what a first time user needs to be able to grasp the basic concepts of using the program from scratch.