Adobe AUDITION 1.5 - Manual (Page 210)

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Using Loops
• Beat Splice loops the file based on beats detected in it, similarly to the Find Beats And
Mark command. (See “Defining loops” on page 198.) This setting works only on loops
that have very sharp and short sounds, like drum tracks. If the waveform already has
beat markers, you can select Use File’s Beat Marks to use them. Otherwise, Auto-Find
Beats is selected. If necessary, you can change the corresponding default values of 10 dB
and 9 milliseconds to find the beat.
• Hybrid uses the current Time-Scale Stretch settings if you lower the bpm (beats per
minute), and it uses the current Beat Splice settings if you raise the bpm.
Setting impermanent loop properties in Multitrack View
Loop properties that you set in Multitrack View are saved with the session and aren’t
permanent, but they override any permanent loop properties you’ve set in Edit View. (See
“Setting permanent loop properties in Edit View” on page 200.)
By default, changes made to a looped audio clip in Multitrack View affect only that clip,
unless Adjust All Loop-Enabled Clips That Use This Wave is selected in the Loop
Properties dialog box.
To set impermanent loop properties in Multitrack View:
1 Select an audio clip.
2 Choose Edit > Loop Properties.
3 In the Audio Clip Looping dialog box, set the following options, and click OK:
Enable Looping Sets the file so that you can loop the audio clip by dragging its right edge.
Simple Looping (No Gaps) Makes the audio clip loop continuously, with no spaces
between looping instances.
Repeat Every X Seconds Repeats the loop at the number of seconds you specify. If loop
information is already entered for the audio clip, proper values for Repeat Every X Seconds
and Repeat Every X Beats are entered automatically so that the audio clip loops continu-
ously at the proper tempo. If you change the Repeat Every X Seconds value, Adobe
Audition ignores the tempo and stretches the file to finish its loop in the specified number
of seconds. Normally, you should select this option and enter the number of beats in the
Source Waveform Information area.
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