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Adobe Audition CS5.5

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New high-performance audio engine

What is Adobe Audition?

Adobe® Audition® CS5.5 software delivers the professional tools you need to make your video and audio productions sound their best. Handle a wide range of audio production tasks efficiently, including recording, mixing, and sound restoration.

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Native Mac OS support

Native Mac OS support

Record, mix, edit, and master your audio with a powerful cross-platform audio toolset: Adobe Audition CS5.5 runs natively on Mac OS X v10.5 and v10.6 as well as Windows®.

New high-performance audio engine

New high-performance audio engine

Experience greater speed throughout the audio production process with the new audio engine in Adobe Audition CS5.5, whether opening and saving files, processing multicore effects, or simultaneously editing multiple sessions.

Roundtrip editing with Adobe Premiere Pro

Roundtrip editing with Adobe Premiere Pro

Easily sweeten audio for video. Pass individual clips and multitrack mixes from Adobe Premiere® Pro CS5.5 software to Adobe Audition for editing, or send Adobe Premiere Pro sequences with a reference video to Adobe Audition for complete soundtrack creation.

Project exchange with third-party NLEs and DAWs

Project exchange with third-party NLEs and DAWs

Easily move sessions between Adobe Audition and Avid Pro Tools using built-in OMF import and export functions in Adobe Audition. Share files with other video NLEs via XML interchange.

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Native Mac OS support

Native Mac OS support

Record, mix, edit, and master your audio with a powerful cross-platform audio toolset: Adobe Audition CS5.5 runs natively on Mac OS X v10.5 and v10.6 as well as Windows®.

New high-performance audio engine

New high-performance audio engine

Experience greater speed throughout the audio production process with the new audio engine in Adobe Audition CS5.5, whether opening and saving files, processing multicore effects, or simultaneously editing multiple sessions.

Roundtrip editing with Adobe Premiere Pro

Roundtrip editing with Adobe Premiere Pro

Easily sweeten audio for video. Pass individual clips and multitrack mixes from Adobe Premiere® Pro CS5.5 software to Adobe Audition for editing, or send Adobe Premiere Pro sequences with a reference video to Adobe Audition for complete soundtrack creation.

Project exchange with third-party NLEs and DAWs

Project exchange with third-party NLEs and DAWs

Easily move sessions between Adobe Audition and Avid Pro Tools using built-in OMF import and export functions in Adobe Audition. Share files with other video NLEs via XML interchange.

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Native Mac OS support

Native Mac OS support

Record, mix, edit, and master your audio with a powerful cross-platform audio toolset: Adobe Audition CS5.5 runs natively on Mac OS X v10.5 and v10.6 as well as Windows®.

Waveform and spectral editing

Waveform and spectral editing

Work in Waveform View and Spectral Display on Mac or Windows. Edit audio using the traditional Waveform View or the frequency-based Spectral Display that makes it easy to isolate and remove unwanted noise.

Multitrack mixing

Multitrack mixing

Combine multiple tracks of dialogue, music beds, sound effects, and more to create evocative soundtracks and audio experiences. Split or combine clips, drag to copy them, and automate volume and pan on clips or entire tracks.

Powerful sweetening and restoration tools

Powerful sweetening and restoration tools

Fix audio problems fast. From the Adaptive Noise Reduction tool and new diagnostics such as the DeClicker to the Audio Healing Paintbrush for fixing audio problems visually, Adobe Audition offers powerful features for perfecting production audio.

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Find out how why audio professionals choose Audition CS5.5

From radio broadcasts to live shows, Adobe Audition CS5.5 is the tool of choice for some of today's leading audio pros.

MAX Online: now available on demand

Watch this year's keynotes and learn from the experts in in-depth sessions — then save the date for 2012!

Adobe’s vision for Professional Video

Jim Guerard, vice president and general manager of Professional Video, discusses the massive shifts happening in the industry today, how Adobe is responding through rapid innovation, and the company's pillars of focus moving forward.

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02/19/2012 why you should create an Adobe ID, by Jeff Tranberry
02/14/2012 recordings and notes for webinars about After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Audition

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