User Guide

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ADOBE AUDITION
User Guide
The Multitrack Tab of the Settings Dialog
Play/Record Set the following:
• Playback Buffer Size: This is the buffer size (measured in seconds) to be used when sending data to your sound card
when playing back a multitrack session. Different sound card drivers can require different memory buffer size settings.
Adobe Audition’s default settings should work fine for most sound cards. If you hear “choppiness” (skips or dropouts)
in multitrack playback, you can try to remedy it by adjusting the buffer size used. (Choppiness in multitrack playback
can also be attributed to the background mixing process not being far enough ahead). A greater buffer size will require
more of your computer’s memory. The default setting is 1.5 seconds.
• Playback Buffers: This field is used to adjust the number of buffers Adobe Audition uses for playback in the multitrack
environment. If you experience break-up in your audio, try reducing the number of buffers. Increasing the number
of buffers may also help for some configurations. The default setting is 10.
• Recording Buffer Size: Use this field to reserve memory for recording in a multitrack session by entering a buffer size
(in seconds). Different sound card drivers can require different memory buffer size settings. Adobe Audition’s default
settings should work fine for most sound cards. If you experience dropouts while recording in multitrack (especially
when playback seems fine), try increasing this setting. (First, be sure the background mixing process is sufficiently
complete when you go to record as this may cause the same symptom.) A greater buffer size will require more of your
computer’s memory. The default setting is 2 seconds.
• Recording Buffers: This field is used to adjust the number of buffers used for recording in the multitrack environment.
If you do experience break-ups in your audio, try reducing the number of buffers. Increasing the number of buffers
may also help for some configurations. The default setting is 10.
• Background Mixing Priority Level: Here is where you can adjust the priority level of the background mixing process
done in a multitrack session. Lower values indicate a higher level of priority above other system events. Fractional
numbers (such as 0.8) may be used. The default setting is 2.