Adobe AUDITION 1.5 - Manual (Page 48)

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Setting up Adobe Audition
You cannot record audio directly from a MIDI input device into Adobe Audition. In order
to work with MIDI data in Adobe Audition, you must save the MIDI data to a file using a
MIDI sequencing application, and then import the MIDI file into a session as a clip. Once
you have MIDI clips in a session, you can map them to a specific MIDI output device and
channel for playback. (See “Working with MIDI tracks” on page 185.)
If you have a MIDI input device connected to your system’s MIDI interface, you can use it
to execute commands in Adobe Audition. For example, you can assign the Play command
in Adobe Audition to the C4 note on your MIDI keyboard. This is called MIDI triggering.
(See “Using shortcuts” on page 12.)
You can also use your system’s MIDI Out and In ports to send and receive SMPTE/MTC
timecode. This process lets you synchronize Adobe Audition’s Multitrack playback and
recording with other hardware or software components that also support SMPTE/MTC.
(See “Using sessions as SMPTE masters or slaves” on page 166.)
Setting up for SMPTE synchronization
You can use SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) timecode to
synchronize Adobe Audition’s transport controls with a MIDI sequencing application or
an external hardware device, such as a videotape machine. (See “Using sessions as SMPTE
masters or slaves” on page 166.)
Adobe Audition sends and receives SMPTE timecode via MIDI timecode (MTC), which
Windows transmits through your system’s MIDI Out and MIDI In ports. MTC is a digital
signal; to convert analog SMPTE timecode from a video or audio tape deck to digital
MTC, you must use an appropriate MIDI interface.
To designate the devices with which you want to synchronize:
1 Choose Options > Device Properties.
2 Click the MIDI Out tab, and choose a device for SMPTE Output. This is the device to
which Adobe Audition will send the MIDI timecode.
3 Click the MIDI In tab, and choose the device for SMPTE Slave Device. This is the device
from which Adobe Audition will receive the MIDI timecode.
4 Click OK.
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