Adobe AUDITION 1.5 - Manual (Page 20)

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Looking at the Work Area
Choosing commands
Commands let you perform a wide variety of tasks. You can choose commands from the
menus at the top of your screen or click buttons in a toolbar. You can also use context-
sensitive (right-click) menus and keyboard shortcuts to quickly execute commands.
Using context-sensitive menus
Adobe Audition makes liberal use of context-sensitive menus. Whenever you see a simple
function button, control, window, or waveform action, try right-clicking it. Chances are
you’ll be surprised by a useful shortcut menu or a set of handy options that can make
Adobe Audition’s operation even easier.
Using shortcuts
Adobe Audition provides a set of standard keyboard shortcuts to help you speed up the
editing process. For example, instead of using your mouse to go to the Edit menu and
choose the Cut command, you can simply press Ctrl + X to cut the selected portion of a
waveform. When available, the keyboard shortcut appears to the right of the command
name in the menu or in the tool tip for a button or icon. Adobe Audition also provides
keyboard shortcuts for performing certain mouse actions. These shortcuts are listed in the
Keyboard Shortcuts appendix.
If a shortcut isn’t working, it’s likely that the window you’re trying to run the shortcut in
doesn’t have focus. For example, if you’re in Edit View and you push F11 to bring up the
Convert Sample Type dialog box and nothing happens, the waveform display probably isn’t the
active window. Click the waveform display to give it focus, and then try the shortcut again.
You can change nearly all of the default shortcuts and add shortcuts for other functions.
In addition, you can add shortcuts that let you execute commands using keys on a MIDI
keyboard, a sequencer, or any other device capable of issuing a MIDI command. This type
of shortcut is referred to as a MIDI Trigger. For example, you can assign the Play command
in Adobe Audition to the C4 note on your MIDI keyboard.
To enable MIDI triggering:
Choose Options > MIDI Trigger Enable. A check mark indicates the MIDI triggering is on.
Important: Before attempting to enable MIDI triggering, you must choose a device for MIDI
In that’s recognized by Windows. For more information, see “Designating which devices you
want to use” on page 36.
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