Topic-Level Outline
Days: 1
Prerequisites: Windows
XP: Basic or equivalent experience
Unit 1: Getting started
Topic A:0 Audio editing basics
A-1: Discussing digital audio basics
A-2: Discussing basic music terminology
Topic B:0 The Audition environment
B-1: Exploring Workspace views
B-2: Playing a multitrack session
B-3: Scrubbing a session
B-4: Zooming and scrolling
B-5: Saving workspaces
Topic C:0 The Help Center
C-1: Exploring Help
Unit 2: Basic multitrack sessions
Topic A:0 Clips
A-1: Renaming tracks
A-2: Inserting audio directly into tracks
A-3: Specifying the key for a session
A-4: Auditioning clips by using the Files panel
Topic B:0 Clip positioning
B-1: Adjusting clip starting and ending points
B-2: Duplicating clips
Topic C:0 Basic mixing
C-1: Adjusting volume and stereo pan values
C-2: Applying effects
Unit 3: Waveform editing
Topic A:0 Recording
A-1: Recording audio
A-2: Re-recording by punching in
Topic B:0 Destructive editing
B-1: Reducing noise
B-2: Preparing a file for looping
B-3: Assigning loop information to a waveform file
Unit 4: Advanced multitrack editing
Topic A:0 Loop properties
A-1: Enabling clip looping
A-2: Matching the tempo
A-3: Matching the key
A-4: Changing pitch
Topic B:0 Equalization and mixing
B-1: Equalizing tracks
B-2: Adjust pan and volume settings
Topic C:0 Advanced effects
C-1: Combining effects
C-2: Preventing clipping
C-3: Saving and applying Rack presets
Topic D:0 Envelopes
D-1: Using volume envelopes
D-2: Using pan envelopes
D-3: Using spline envelopes
D-4: Using an envelope to vary the master volume
D-5: Using track envelopes
Topic E:0 Buses
E-1: Linking tracks via a bus
E-2: Sending tracks to an effects bus
Unit 5: Audio output
Topic A:0 Mixdown files
A-1: Combining tracks into a single track
A-2: Exporting a session to WAV and MP3 files
Topic B:0 Normalization
B-1: Normalizing clips
Topic C:0 CD burning
C-1: Preparing tracks to burn to CD
Topic D:0 Audio for video files
D-1: Synchronizing audio to a video file
D-2: Outputting video with audio