Adobe Audition is an advanced digital audio workstation (DAW). Professionals and amateurs alike use this powerful platform for mixing sounds for video projects, radio shows or podcasts, modifying audio, editing music.

Quick Facts #

• Price: Part of Adobe Creative Cloud subscription – 7-day free trial, a monthly fee after that. There is a discount for students.
• Platforms: Mac and Windows
• Recommended For: Advanced Users – great for people with audio experience, but may be overwhelming for beginners
• Where to Access: Adobe Creative Cloud Student Subscription. Also available for free on HCC lab computers and AppsAnywhere.

Things to Know #

Adobe Audition is a powerful audio editing and creation tool. It has many helpful features that will take your projects to the next level. One feature is the two editing views it includes to help users edit easier depending on what they are doing. These views include the Waveform view, which is used for making changes to an individual audio file and allows users to to see the audio levels of your file. The Multitrack view allows the user to view multiple tracks at one time to assemble and mix together on one screen, providing an easy way to consolidate multiple files. Another great feature is the flexibility of being able to export video and audio files into Audition, giving you the ability to look at your video as you edit the sound. Premiere Pro even has an Audition soundboard included to get you started with audio edits and will allow you to export your work directly to audition to do any additional editing.

Getting Started Guides: #

Audition Tutorials – Online tutorials for Adobe Audition.

Additional Resources: #

How to Make a Podcast – A guide for students on how to make a podcast.

Audition Community Forum – An online forum for questions, facts, help, and more.

AppsAnywhere – A virtual computer lab available to UMW students. Includes Adobe Creative Cloud and many other programs.

Audio Accessibility Guide – Check out our tips and resources on how to make your audio projects more accessible.

Free Audio Resources – A list of websites where you can find free audio, video, and graphics to use for your project.

Want More Help? #

• Book an appointment with a consultant at the DKC. We would love to help you with your audio editing projects! 
• Check out our Getting Started with Audio Projects Guide for some additional tips and tricks and common mistakes.

Updated by Haley Gosman 4/08/24