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Speed up audio production
Edit audio with precision
Collaborate effectively

Speed up audio production

Accelerate audio production with Adobe® Audition® CS6 software. Accomplish more in less time with intuitive editing, sound design, processing, mixing, and mastering tools, optimized for film, video, and radio workflows.

Fast, precise editing

Fast, precise editing

Work quickly with dozens of timesaving audio editing features including clip grouping, edit preview, view markers for all files in the Markers panel, and more.

High-performance audio engine

Speed up audio editing with a faster audio engine, whether opening and saving files, processing multicore effects, or editing multiple sessions.

Intuitive user interface

Enjoy an easy-to-use interface with workspace panels that dock and group for optimal organization, as well as useful phase analysis tools and a powerful Mixer panel.

Track count limited only by CPU power

Record, edit, and mix as many stereo tracks as your CPU can handle. Resize track heights individually to focus on the tracks you need.

Real-time clip stretching

Real-time clip stretching

Stretch clips nondestructively in real time. Preview changes and settings, and render for higher quality results. Varispeed mode adjusts speed and pitch together.

Powerful effects

Powerful effects

Design new sounds with powerful effects including Generate Tones, Graphic Phase Shifter, Doppler Shifter, and Notch Filter.

Native audio effects

Apply native audio effects such as the DeHummer, DeEsser, Speech Volume Leveler, and Surround Reverb for working with 5.1 surround projects.

Powerful sweetening tools

Fix audio problems fast with the Adaptive Noise Reduction tool and diagnostics such as the DeClicker or the Audio Healing Paintbrush for fixing audio problems visually.

Effects workflow enhancements

Edit and play audio while adjusting settings for multiple effects simultaneously. Experiment with effect settings while making selections or edits in the Waveform Editor.

Powerful effects routing and VST3 support

Powerful effects routing and VST3 support

Increase flexibility for mixing and effects channel routing. Improve third-party plug-in compatibility and open up options for new effects with VST3 compatibility.

Clip grouping

Edit multiple clips simultaneously, even if they are not in the same group. Use the new Suspend Groups feature to make edits to individual clips while maintaining the grouping.

Favorites in Effects Rack

Apply your most commonly used effects combinations easily by saving them as Favorites.

Tools for efficient session management

Tools for efficient session management

Manage sessions efficiently with the Media Browser for easy preview and import of assets, the Quick Search field in the Files panel, customizable session templates, and more.

Fast and flexible batch processing

Streamline your workflow with fast batch processing that can convert files to new formats or sample rates, and apply Favorites at any time.

Trim to Selection

Make clip lengths automatically match a selection with the new Trim to Selection command in the Multitrack Editor.

Quick punch

Quickly punch in corrections on the fly as you rerecord: Toggle the record button to punch in and out as many times as you want.

Multiple clipboards

Keep multiple selections in memory for fast access to audio you wish to use repeatedly.

Keyboard shortcut manager

Customize your workflow and increase productivity by configuring keyboard shortcuts more easily.

Dockable video display

Spot and cut to video with the dockable, resizable video display. Play QuickTime files and preview clips with roundtrip editing using Adobe Premiere® Pro software.

Flexible metering

Customize I/O metering to suit your workflow. Monitor peaks and valleys, using LED segments or continuous output, as well as stereo and multichannel tracks and sessions.

Metronome

Keep time accurately when recording audio with the Metronome.

Sum to Mono

Quickly check your mix for phase problems with the Sum to Mono command.

Automatic retrieval of CD titles

Include CD track names automatically during import from audio CD.

Analog-modeled Multiband Compressor

Control dynamics, adjust loudness, and master your mixes with multiband precision. Give bass and drums punch while allowing your vocals to push through the entire mix.

Audio mixing sends and inserts

Get more mix flexibility by creating sends to duplicate signals that are routed to different effects. Add a send to create a separate mix for headphone monitoring.

Effects on all channels and buses

Add effects to the master channel and hear the results before mixing down to a single file.

Real-time input monitoring

Listen to your audio inputs as you record, including effects applied to the input track. Then modify parameters after recording, if desired.

Plug-in delay compensation

Add filters and effects to tracks and buses throughout the signal chain without knocking tracks out of sync.

Sorting options in the Files panel

Sort files in the Files panel by common metadata fields such as Name, Media Type, Sample Rate, and more.

Playlist arrangements

Try different versions of an arrangement before you commit to the edits. Play back in any order and loop a specified number of times.

Batch processing

Speed up tedious tasks with batch processing. Let Adobe Audition automate operations such as converting the sample rate or file format of multiple files.

Multitrack mixing

Combine multiple tracks of dialogue, music beds, and SFX to create evocative soundtracks. Automate volume and pan on clips or entire tracks.

Guitar Suite effects

Perfect your sound with analog-modeled guitar effects that can be used with guitars or other instruments.

Robust DSP effects

Polish and improve audio with professional effects that take advantage of the power of VST and Mac Audio Units support.

History panel

Edit, arrange, and mix with confidence, knowing that you can easily revert to previous states using the History panel.

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Edit audio with precision

Dial in the perfect mix for any production. Spot clips, adjust pitch and speed, correct audio problems, perform sound design, and deliver projects to your exacting specifications.

Powerful pitch correction

Powerful pitch correction

Correct pitch problems automatically or with manual control. Compare pitch adjustments with the original in the Spectral Pitch Display view.

Automatic speech alignment

Automatic speech alignment

Quickly align and replace location dialogue with studio recordings, even with noisy production tracks. Fix lip sync issues easily and rapidly.

EUCON and other control surface support

EUCON and other control surface support

Work with control surfaces that use Mackie Control and Mackie Logic protocols, as well as Avid Artist Series control surfaces with native EUCON support.

Editing preview with selective skipping

Preflight deletions and fine-tune selections by listening to just the pre-roll and post-roll around a selection.

Parameter automation

Parameter automation

Automate entire mixes with write, latch, and touch parameter automation modes.

Direct editing of clip properties

Spot clips quickly by entering precise start or end values via the clip properties. Input keyframe values directly on envelopes and automation lanes.

Waveform and spectral editing

Edit audio using the traditional Waveform View or the Spectral Frequency Display that makes it easy to isolate and remove unwanted noise.

Powerful audio diagnostics

Finalize audio confidently with the visual Frequency Analysis and Amplitude Statistics features, which can help you detect and eliminate anomalies.

Effects Paintbrush and Spot Healing Brush

Make free-form selections with the Paintbrush Selection tool and apply effects to them. Use the Spot Healing Brush to automatically repair clicks, pops, and other noises.

Adaptive Noise Reduction tool

Intelligently remove noise that changes over time, including whines, buzzes, and colored noise from fans or airplanes.

Spectral play for selected frequencies

Isolate noise easily. Select an area in the spectral view and play just that area, or play everything but that area.

Lasso tool in Spectral Frequency Display

Easily select exactly the area you want during frequency-space editing using the familiar Lasso tool found in other Adobe applications.

Logarithmic Spectral Frequency Display

Use the logarithmic display option in Spectral Frequency Display to increase the visibility of lower frequencies.

Flexible mixdown options

Enjoy a quick and convenient way to mix down your entire session, selected clips only, or a specified range.

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Collaborate effectively

Integrate a high-performance audio toolset with post-production, broadcast, film, game development, and other workflows. Roundtrip editing with Adobe Premiere® Pro software and project exchange with other NLEs and DAWs make handoffs easy.

Flexible output options

Flexible output options

Deliver and archive your projects with flexible delivery options such as output to audio CD, session archiving that saves all files, and other mixdown options.

Roundtrip editing

Pass individual clips and multitrack mixes from Adobe Premiere Pro to Adobe Audition, or send Adobe Premiere Pro sequences to Adobe Audition for complete soundtrack creation.

Project exchange with NLEs and DAWs

Move sessions between Adobe Audition and Avid Pro Tools using built-in OMF import and export functions in Adobe Audition. Share files with Apple Final Cut Pro 7 via XML.

HD video playback

HD video playback

Import and play back HD video without transcoding.

Native 5.1 multichannel support

Edit multichannel files and mix surround projects using the Surround Panner in the Mixer View, as well as the Surround Reverb effect and Amplify, a multichannel gain effect.

Broad audio and video format support

Import, play back, convert, and mix down to most popular video and audio formats, including FLAC, OGG, HE-AAC, WMA, MPEG-1 Layer 2, RAW, and more.

Support for radio automation systems

Support for radio automation systems

Work seamlessly with radio automation systems, using a streamlined Radio Industry view of RIFF metadata, AES Cart Chunk, and MPEG-1 Layer 2 audio support.

Simplified Metadata and Markers panels

Simplified Metadata and Markers panels

View and edit XMP metadata, including BWF schema, Cart Chunk, and Radio Industry RIFF, enabling automated workflows within Adobe Creative Suite® Production Premium software and other production systems.

Support for more frame rates

Work with all types of footage with broader support for many video formats and frame rates, such as 23.976 and 59.94fps.

Loudness standard compliance

Loudness standard compliance

Match volume to ITU BS.1770-2 loudness standards for advertising volume and noise.

Cross-platform audio toolset

Record, mix, edit, and master your audio with a powerful cross-platform audio toolset: Adobe Audition CS6 runs natively on Mac OS X as well as Windows®.

Professional audio formats

Produce high-resolution 24- or 32-bit files with sample rates up to 192kHz.

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