Adobe AUDITION 1.5 - Manual (Page 289)

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User Guide
Flushing The process Adobe Audition performs when it copies the audio data from a
waveform file to Adobe Audition’s temp folder so that the original file can be closed. This
allows the file to be renamed, deleted, or opened exclusively by another application.
Flushing sometimes occurs when a modified waveform is saved on top of its original file.
Frequency Measured in Hertz (Hz), cycles per second, frequency describes the rate at
which a sound wave vibrates. A cycle consists of movement from a starting point (0)
through both positive and negative amplitudes, eventually returning to the starting point.
A sound’s frequency determines its pitch: high frequency equals high pitch, and low
frequency equals low pitch.
FX An abbreviation for effects.
H
Hertz (Hz) Cycles per second. A unit of measurement that describes the frequency of a
sound. (See “Frequency” on page 281.)
I
Index cue One of four types of Adobe Audition cues. Index cues become index markers in
a CD track. If a CD player is configured to display remaining time, it displays the time
before track markers and index markers. Note, however, that not all CD players support
index markers.
Impulse A data file that the Convolution effect uses to modify samples. Impulses function
like amplitude maps. For example, if you apply an impulse of a single full-volume sample,
the original audio data will be unchanged. Should the impulse be at half volume, however,
the original audio data will be reduced to half volume. If several such impulses occur over
time, each with descending amplitude, the original audio data will gradually and rhyth-
mically become lower in volume.
Interpolate To estimate the values of data points between known data points. Interpo-
lation is used when new data must be generated to fill in areas where values are unknown.
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