Adobe AUDITION 1.5 - Manual (Page 89)

81 ADOBE AUDITION 1.5
User Guide
To clear a clip indicator:
Click the clip indicator, or right-click the Level Meters and choose Clear Clip Indicator.
Note: The clip indicators always light up if clipping occurs, but if Adjust For DC is enabled,
the indicators light up if audio has a DC offset.
To adjust for DC offset:
Right-click the Level Meters, and choose Adjust For DC.
Many sound cards record audio with a slight DC offset, meaning that the center of the
waveform being recorded is a little above or below the center of the waveform display. This
offset can dramatically throw off the level meters since the offset amount could be inter-
preted as a constant sound at that volume. You should have this option enabled when
recording.
To show or hide valley indicators:
Right-click the Level Meters, and choose Show Valleys.
If the valley indicators are close to the peak indicators, the dynamic range (the difference
between the quietest and loudest sounds) is low. If they’re spread far apart, the dynamic
range is high.
To change the decibel range of the Level Meters:
Right-click the Level Meters, and choose a Range option.
To change the mode of peak indicators:
Right-click the Level Meters, and choose one of the following options:
• Dynamic Peaks causes the yellow peak level indicators to reset to a new peak level after
1.5 seconds, letting you easily see the peak amplitude “right now.” As the audio gets
quieter, the peak indicators start backing off.
• Static Peaks keeps the peak levels from being reset, letting you retain the maximum
amplitude of the signal since monitoring, playing, or recording began. The peak can still
be reset manually at any time by clearing the clip indicators (that is, by clicking the clip
indicator at the right).
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