Great video! My vote is start with the audio stats, and go through each and every one, define what it is, and how it would be used and applied to a given situation. This video reminds me of how much knowledge and how many jobs the one-man band filmmaker/video creator is responsible for. Add up sound, cameras, lighting, editing, and so on, which are normally handled by a crew of people each skilled in their disciplines, and the one-band filmmaker/video creator has to know them all. Also makes it exciting, as there's so much to learn, which is the fun part.
Curtis your videos are such a pleasure to watch and listen to. Thank you for contrasting all the noise and disingenuous hype that pollutes youtube and other platforms.
Despite being subbed, I don’t always see things when they come out. Glad the algorithm showed it to me! Great stuff. Dig in more to Audition and the tools. Love this stuff.
About the time I think I am becoming highly skilled in audio for video...I find out otherwise...lol, thanks for exposing me, Mr. Judd. Great video. I need to seek out tutorials for much of what you spoke of.
Great video! Just what I needed! Thank you so much! I've learned so much with your videos! Soon I hope to get one of your online classes to improve further!
Awesome video Curtis! Some people don't use Adobe however. You should highlight the other options available on the market as well. I use iZotope Production Suite 2 which includes RX6 Advanced and Insight, which covers all the features listed here, which I can use in Logic and Pro Tools for audio as well.
Hi Star Vinartist Studios, thanks. I use RX 6 Advanced as well. This one was aimed at all the Audition users. I've got several others on RX over on my Curtis Judd Audio channel.
Thank you for the tool tips! Could you possibly go over the Amplitude Statistics a bit more? Or link to a video where you have? I get the quick summary that you gave in this but would love a more in depth dive into this.
A real eye-opener for me. I use Audition a lot but I guess I haven't been prying into all the features enough. QUESTION: Have you heard the auto-tune RUclips videos? Music accompaniment aside, how would you approach this in Audition?
Hi Robert, thanks. The short answer: One would need a pitch correction plugin such as Auto Tune, Revoice, or Melodyne. I have observed mix engineers use these but have never used them myself. Perhaps some day we can do a demonstration.
I really enjoyed this video and learned a lot. I would love it if you could expand on the Audio Phase tool and analysis. I recently received a QC report that picked up numerous instances of 'audio phasing' and 'mono audio in scenes with low-level music under dialogue'.
So we have three unis in my town that deal with sound in the creative sphere. All are using protocols, not audition. Audition is being used for music performance degrees, not in film/video or art based media or games. I have found this to be interesting as I’ve become more I’m interested in Sound application as a filmmaker. Just wondering on your thoughts about the two packages-protocols and audition. Personnel, as a reactive gut thing, auditions seems to be an easier or fluid package. Having used, as a non expert, protocols it seems clunky.
Interesting to hear that for education, they’re moving to Audition for music. Protools is still very entrenched in the film world on the high end of the market but you’ll see a lot of indie projects using Audition. Same with videographers if they use a DAW at all.
Hi, some of these issues are way better solved with other plugins; Fabfilter Q2 builds up the spectrogram over time so you can drag down frequencies directly in the plugin window. Plugins from Waves show the exact timing of the delay between to signals. In Many daws you’ll find polar plugins that also shows phase problems way better the then show in this example. I understand your brother is a musician, he would know I guess.
Thanks Asmund, I agree than Audition's tools are not the best, just showing what they can do. Absolutely agree that third party plugins are better. In fact, I use Izotope RX, Nectar, and Ozone more than any of these tools here but many in the audience cannot afford those which is why we covered these. Thanks!
Thank you so much. I have learned so many things from you. One more question regarding to do the Declicker by using Diagnostics in abode Audition, Do I have to do the declicker at very first or by the end in my workflow? Thanks.
Curtis I have Adobe Soundbooth. I also have a Zoom H6. I like to record audio from wildlife. What is the best format to use to keep high quality audio from the H6.The settings for saving audio in Soundbooth .wlv. aav. flv.aif ect. I have high end audio equipment so would like to have playback from mac hardrive.
Curtis Judd thank you for your work and uploads they are much appreciated. If I want to safeguard my audio from people using my audio, can I place metadata with audition?
Definitely, that'll be the type of thing I'll cover on my other channel - Curtis Judd Audio which are less scripted, more in-depth discussions and tutorials. Thanks for the suggestion!
A bit more info on the simplified equaliser could be useful to people, including some examples of how the individual changes effect the voice. So many videos could benefit from some voice tweaking in the simplest form.
Great video Curtis. Always learn something from your videos. Are you formiliar with, and/or would you consider doing a video on Davinci Resolve's Fairlight page?
Yes, already did :) My other channel has a look at Resolve 15's Fairlight features. It's a long discussion but hopefully you'll find it useful: ruclips.net/video/YM3_rVSMSAs/видео.html
Thanks! The other channel is associated with my sound courses but anyone can subscribe. The sessions are a lot longer, not very scripted, so they're not for everyone, but usually go into a bit more depth.
Lots of Digital Audio Workstation apps including but not limited to ProTools, Logic, Studio One, Reaper, Audacity, Fairlight, and many many others. Last week we took at look at Fairlight in a bit of detail: ruclips.net/video/YM3_rVSMSAs/видео.html
Great; I shall look into those. When it comes to phases between microphones, what are some of the biggest factors that affect it? I am asking because I want to have a better understanding before getting a recording started (or if this is even helpful or worthwhile trying).
Good question: Here are a couple of previous videos that walk through phase issues with two or more microphones: Microphone Placement: ruclips.net/video/6B-ekvkfYf4/видео.html Mixing 2+ Microphones: ruclips.net/video/UZ0ygMdIICo/видео.html
Good question! I've used ProTools as well but since I'm not working in the part of the industry where that's practically required, I stick with Audition. I already have a subscription to all of the other Adobe apps, so it doesn't cost me more to use Audition. If I were to go ProTools, it would cost me more since I still need the other Adobe apps. Also, Audition has a waveform view which is very useful for demonstrations in my education courses and tutorials - easier to illustrate the use of various plugins.
The problem with Audition is that it's just not worth it. A nice program that started as you know with Syntrillium 2 decades back (or close to it!) with Cool Edit Pro, and a reasonable price tag to match. Adobe making it 21 US bucks a month to RENT is just ridiculous. Outrageous even. This is where it makes 100x more sense to just buy wavelab outright (which by the way often has a couple sales a year, right now upgrades are 50% off, in summer I gather the full pro version will be 50% off) and own it forever. It may seem higher as a one off upfront payment but it works out SO much cheaper. If Adobe offered a "rent to own", say pay 20 bucks a month for 2 years then the license becomes perpetual, fantastic! But what they are doing is highway robbery. It's even more expensive for me in Australia.. 360 bucks a year to rent one audio app! It's ludicrous. Also, for those not needing any of the Adobe photo or video apps and JUST doing pro audio, I guarantee you the cloud app and resident services are a total nuisance. I subbed for a year to Audition and will NEVER do it again. I did like certain aspects of the software though, I will admit. These days, for quick two track edits I use the cheap and cheerful Acon acoustica (amazing for the price) or twisted wave, and if I have a really deep mastering project I go with Wavelab, which to be frank, is superior to audition in every way for that purpose.. Ok, so Audition has multi track DAW functionality - Do people really use Audition as a multitrack music arranger/DAW? I don't see the point as apps like Cubase and PT are just so far ahead in that regard also. I still enjoyed the video btw. :) Great channel, I just discovered it yesterday and really like how you review gear that is a bit different to every other channel! Keep it going!
Thanks Teddy, appreciate the sentiment. I am not a fan of the monthly fee model myself. Adobe originally pitched that this would allow more rapid releases and innovation. That may or may not be the case. I do appreciate and use the included loudness tools for dialogue processing. And I do use the DAW for mixing short films and trailers. It isn't for everyone. In fact, I'm considering other options for mixing video/film projects. I'm not sure Wavelab is the answer for me only because I do need full multitrack DAW mixing capabilities. I'm not super enthused about moving to ProTools which has both subscription and more traditional licensing fees though it feels like they're working hard to sunset the traditional licensing. For now, I have Audition and ProTools licenses. We'll see when it comes time to renew...
@@curtisjudd There's always Nuendo, you just missed the massive sale. That's AMAZING software and blows audition away. It's expensive though but actually worth it.. most complete DAW in the world in my humble opinion.
@@curtisjudd Oh, and it's totally not true re releases/innovation.. that's just adobe sales pitch. I have my PT perpetual paid up till end of 2023, I did it just before prices went up.. I am looking at the nuendo crossgrade from cubase, I have been tipped to wait two months as N11 will be out and the crossgrade price will be the same, if I get it now I'll need to pay an update fee.. In the meantime I have the full 60 day demo. I am proficient with Cubase so basically just learning what Nuendo offers on top for video and post. It's a serious program.
@@teddym2808 What I'm curious about is why is ProTools is still seemingly the standard tool for larger production films? It feels like taking on one of the other DAWs is a potentially limiting move for someone focused on mixing sound for film. This is still an un-answered question for me. Maybe un-answer-able.
@@curtisjudd I reckon I can have a crack at it.. Pro Tools offered those features before other DAWs and was the one that tied in a DSP system to a DAW in the days computers were weak. People simply stuck with "the devil they know" and what they were used to. I still use PT every day myself as I find it unbelievably cathartic to work in, with the easiest on the eyes GUI and a brilliant workflow. Cost is the only reason why i am considering Nuendo for audio to video work which I am only now getting into after 25 years, rather than full HDX with pro tools ultimate.. Even though Nuendo can do more, I prefer pro tools deep down, simply because my mind clicks with the way it works. My choice would be a new mac pro with 3 HDX cards and 128 ins and PT ultimate over any other possible combo.. but I can't afford it. Film studios can. Some of us simply like the software!
Excellent overview of these tools. Thanks, Curtis. This will come in handy in my endless war against my less-than-stellar recording environment.
Thanks Gerald. 👍Good luck and may you win the war!
Great video! My vote is start with the audio stats, and go through each and every one, define what it is, and how it would be used and applied to a given situation. This video reminds me of how much knowledge and how many jobs the one-man band filmmaker/video creator is responsible for. Add up sound, cameras, lighting, editing, and so on, which are normally handled by a crew of people each skilled in their disciplines, and the one-band filmmaker/video creator has to know them all. Also makes it exciting, as there's so much to learn, which is the fun part.
Thanks BFM! Will do!
As always, top notch material. You don't disappoint.
Thanks Johnny!
Curtis your videos are such a pleasure to watch and listen to. Thank you for contrasting all the noise and disingenuous hype that pollutes youtube and other platforms.
Thanks Daniel, really appreciate the feedback.
Another masterpiece of a tutorial by Curtis Judd. You, sir, is a legend.
Thanks!
Lots of tools in the kitchen so your broad over-view was great. Learned heaps. Much appreciated.
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Despite being subbed, I don’t always see things when they come out. Glad the algorithm showed it to me! Great stuff. Dig in more to Audition and the tools. Love this stuff.
Thanks Ray! Will do.
Great video! This is a fantastic, simple overview of the analysis tool in Audition. Helped me out a lot!
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Thanks for making this video! I use Audition, but need to a deeper dive into the many tools it offers, so this is a great help. Much appreciated!!!
You're welcome!
Fantastic. You've crammed so much valuable info in here!
Thanks for coming by, Jules!
Stunning video Curtis! Thank you!
Thanks Green Aqua!
Thanks @Curtis , very detailed information.
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Excellent Curtis as always.
Keith Kuhn
Thanks Keith.
Excellent tips Curtis. Favorite!
Thanks Gary!
Thanks, Curtis. I downloaded this one for future reference. Very helpful.
You're welcome Chris.
Great video Curtis! Thanks again for your help 😀
👍 Thanks Allan
I'd like to see more examples of how things look in the meters when they need to be fixed. The phase analysis tool is a good example.
Thanks.
About the time I think I am becoming highly skilled in audio for video...I find out otherwise...lol, thanks for exposing me, Mr. Judd. Great video. I need to seek out tutorials for much of what you spoke of.
Thanks Darren.
Very useful, thanks Curtis.
Thanks Gary.
More on the phase analysis tool pls!
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Great video! Just what I needed! Thank you so much! I've learned so much with your videos! Soon I hope to get one of your online classes to improve further!
Thanks for the feedback and best wishes on your recording projects!
Thank you so much for this video
You're welcome!
Awesome video Curtis! Some people don't use Adobe however. You should highlight the other options available on the market as well. I use iZotope Production Suite 2 which includes RX6 Advanced and Insight, which covers all the features listed here, which I can use in Logic and Pro Tools for audio as well.
Hi Star Vinartist Studios, thanks. I use RX 6 Advanced as well. This one was aimed at all the Audition users. I've got several others on RX over on my Curtis Judd Audio channel.
Thank you for the tool tips! Could you possibly go over the Amplitude Statistics a bit more? Or link to a video where you have? I get the quick summary that you gave in this but would love a more in depth dive into this.
Thanks Daniel, yes, will do.
A real eye-opener for me. I use Audition a lot but I guess I haven't been prying into all the features enough.
QUESTION: Have you heard the auto-tune RUclips videos? Music accompaniment aside, how would you approach this in Audition?
Hi Robert, thanks. The short answer: One would need a pitch correction plugin such as Auto Tune, Revoice, or Melodyne. I have observed mix engineers use these but have never used them myself. Perhaps some day we can do a demonstration.
Thanks for the reply, Curtis. I thought perhaps Audition had added something like that when I wasn't looking. :)
I really enjoyed this video and learned a lot. I would love it if you could expand on the Audio Phase tool and analysis. I recently received a QC report that picked up numerous instances of 'audio phasing' and 'mono audio in scenes with low-level music under dialogue'.
Thanks for the feedback Kylie, will do!
So we have three unis in my town that deal with sound in the creative sphere. All are using protocols, not audition. Audition is being used for music performance degrees, not in film/video or art based media or games. I have found this to be interesting as I’ve become more I’m interested in Sound application as a filmmaker. Just wondering on your thoughts about the two packages-protocols and audition. Personnel, as a reactive gut thing, auditions seems to be an easier or fluid package. Having used, as a non expert, protocols it seems clunky.
Interesting to hear that for education, they’re moving to Audition for music. Protools is still very entrenched in the film world on the high end of the market but you’ll see a lot of indie projects using Audition. Same with videographers if they use a DAW at all.
another great video!
Thanks Deakin.
Useful video as always. Thank you
Thanks for the feedback Edmond.
Hi, some of these issues are way better solved with other plugins; Fabfilter Q2 builds up the spectrogram over time so you can drag down frequencies directly in the plugin window. Plugins from Waves show the exact timing of the delay between to signals. In Many daws you’ll find polar plugins that also shows phase problems way better the then show in this example. I understand your brother is a musician, he would know I guess.
Thanks Asmund, I agree than Audition's tools are not the best, just showing what they can do. Absolutely agree that third party plugins are better. In fact, I use Izotope RX, Nectar, and Ozone more than any of these tools here but many in the audience cannot afford those which is why we covered these. Thanks!
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Curtis, thank you!
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Nicely explained
Thanks Joe!
Thank you SIR!
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Thank you so much. I have learned so many things from you. One more question regarding to do the Declicker by using Diagnostics in abode Audition, Do I have to do the declicker at very first or by the end in my workflow? Thanks.
I usually do it earlier in the process if possible.
@@curtisjudd Thanks!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
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Curtis I have Adobe Soundbooth. I also have a Zoom H6. I like to record audio from wildlife. What is the best format to use to keep high quality audio from the H6.The settings for saving audio in Soundbooth .wlv. aav. flv.aif ect. I have high end audio equipment so would like to have playback from mac hardrive.
Hi Dave, I would use any of the lossless formats. I generally stick with .wav.
Curtis Judd thank you for your work and uploads they are much appreciated. If I want to safeguard my audio from people using my audio, can I place metadata with audition?
It would be nice to show us how to import in voice over and do all the necessary corrections and after that show is how to automate that process.
I guess the above is covered in your video courses.
True, and in several other free videos on the channel here. :)
any chance you can provide more detail of HOW to correct - especially with that "phone ringing" kind of problem?
Definitely, that'll be the type of thing I'll cover on my other channel - Curtis Judd Audio which are less scripted, more in-depth discussions and tutorials. Thanks for the suggestion!
A bit more info on the simplified equaliser could be useful to people, including some examples of how the individual changes effect the voice. So many videos could benefit from some voice tweaking in the simplest form.
Thanks LAZY DOG. When you say the simplified equalizer, are you referring to the parametric EQ that I showed here?
Curtis Judd Yes Curtis 🙂
Great, thanks!
What's the cause and solution to sound that doesn't hit both sides of the frequency analysis graph
Usually a microphone with limited frequency response. Solution: a different microphone.
Great video Curtis. Always learn something from your videos. Are you formiliar with, and/or would you consider doing a video on Davinci Resolve's Fairlight page?
Yes, already did :) My other channel has a look at Resolve 15's Fairlight features. It's a long discussion but hopefully you'll find it useful: ruclips.net/video/YM3_rVSMSAs/видео.html
Fantastic! Didn't realize you had more channels. Subscribed ;-)
Thanks! The other channel is associated with my sound courses but anyone can subscribe. The sessions are a lot longer, not very scripted, so they're not for everyone, but usually go into a bit more depth.
As a photographer moving into more and more video work, I'm curious what other software tools are out there that are non-Adobe products.
Lots of Digital Audio Workstation apps including but not limited to ProTools, Logic, Studio One, Reaper, Audacity, Fairlight, and many many others.
Last week we took at look at Fairlight in a bit of detail: ruclips.net/video/YM3_rVSMSAs/видео.html
Healing brush = 🤯
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What are some of the broadcast noise reduction plugins you can get?
Izotope RX is the best that I know.
Hi, there is something like this in Pro Tools?
I would imagine so - though I'm not as familiar with Pro Tools.
How to remove the purple haze?
Noise reduction plugin/effect.
I hope some of this will help me with Cakewalk.
It should, even if Cakewalk doesn’t have these out of the box, you can get plugins that do all of this.
Great; I shall look into those.
When it comes to phases between microphones, what are some of the biggest factors that affect it? I am asking because I want to have a better understanding before getting a recording started (or if this is even helpful or worthwhile trying).
Good question: Here are a couple of previous videos that walk through phase issues with two or more microphones:
Microphone Placement: ruclips.net/video/6B-ekvkfYf4/видео.html
Mixing 2+ Microphones: ruclips.net/video/UZ0ygMdIICo/видео.html
Why adobe audition, and not pro tools?
Good question! I've used ProTools as well but since I'm not working in the part of the industry where that's practically required, I stick with Audition. I already have a subscription to all of the other Adobe apps, so it doesn't cost me more to use Audition. If I were to go ProTools, it would cost me more since I still need the other Adobe apps. Also, Audition has a waveform view which is very useful for demonstrations in my education courses and tutorials - easier to illustrate the use of various plugins.
The problem with Audition is that it's just not worth it. A nice program that started as you know with Syntrillium 2 decades back (or close to it!) with Cool Edit Pro, and a reasonable price tag to match. Adobe making it 21 US bucks a month to RENT is just ridiculous. Outrageous even. This is where it makes 100x more sense to just buy wavelab outright (which by the way often has a couple sales a year, right now upgrades are 50% off, in summer I gather the full pro version will be 50% off) and own it forever. It may seem higher as a one off upfront payment but it works out SO much cheaper.
If Adobe offered a "rent to own", say pay 20 bucks a month for 2 years then the license becomes perpetual, fantastic! But what they are doing is highway robbery. It's even more expensive for me in Australia.. 360 bucks a year to rent one audio app! It's ludicrous. Also, for those not needing any of the Adobe photo or video apps and JUST doing pro audio, I guarantee you the cloud app and resident services are a total nuisance. I subbed for a year to Audition and will NEVER do it again. I did like certain aspects of the software though, I will admit.
These days, for quick two track edits I use the cheap and cheerful Acon acoustica (amazing for the price) or twisted wave, and if I have a really deep mastering project I go with Wavelab, which to be frank, is superior to audition in every way for that purpose.. Ok, so Audition has multi track DAW functionality - Do people really use Audition as a multitrack music arranger/DAW? I don't see the point as apps like Cubase and PT are just so far ahead in that regard also.
I still enjoyed the video btw. :) Great channel, I just discovered it yesterday and really like how you review gear that is a bit different to every other channel! Keep it going!
Thanks Teddy, appreciate the sentiment. I am not a fan of the monthly fee model myself. Adobe originally pitched that this would allow more rapid releases and innovation. That may or may not be the case. I do appreciate and use the included loudness tools for dialogue processing. And I do use the DAW for mixing short films and trailers. It isn't for everyone. In fact, I'm considering other options for mixing video/film projects. I'm not sure Wavelab is the answer for me only because I do need full multitrack DAW mixing capabilities. I'm not super enthused about moving to ProTools which has both subscription and more traditional licensing fees though it feels like they're working hard to sunset the traditional licensing. For now, I have Audition and ProTools licenses. We'll see when it comes time to renew...
@@curtisjudd There's always Nuendo, you just missed the massive sale. That's AMAZING software and blows audition away. It's expensive though but actually worth it.. most complete DAW in the world in my humble opinion.
@@curtisjudd Oh, and it's totally not true re releases/innovation.. that's just adobe sales pitch. I have my PT perpetual paid up till end of 2023, I did it just before prices went up.. I am looking at the nuendo crossgrade from cubase, I have been tipped to wait two months as N11 will be out and the crossgrade price will be the same, if I get it now I'll need to pay an update fee.. In the meantime I have the full 60 day demo. I am proficient with Cubase so basically just learning what Nuendo offers on top for video and post. It's a serious program.
@@teddym2808 What I'm curious about is why is ProTools is still seemingly the standard tool for larger production films? It feels like taking on one of the other DAWs is a potentially limiting move for someone focused on mixing sound for film. This is still an un-answered question for me. Maybe un-answer-able.
@@curtisjudd I reckon I can have a crack at it.. Pro Tools offered those features before other DAWs and was the one that tied in a DSP system to a DAW in the days computers were weak. People simply stuck with "the devil they know" and what they were used to. I still use PT every day myself as I find it unbelievably cathartic to work in, with the easiest on the eyes GUI and a brilliant workflow. Cost is the only reason why i am considering Nuendo for audio to video work which I am only now getting into after 25 years, rather than full HDX with pro tools ultimate.. Even though Nuendo can do more, I prefer pro tools deep down, simply because my mind clicks with the way it works. My choice would be a new mac pro with 3 HDX cards and 128 ins and PT ultimate over any other possible combo.. but I can't afford it. Film studios can. Some of us simply like the software!