Recording a Microphone to Adobe Audition Multitrack Session - Video Edit Suite
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Overview
This article describes recording a microphone with the MiniFuse 2 interface into Adobe Audition.
- You will need to get an microphone with an XLR connector from Media Loan.
- You will also need an XLR mic cable
Audio Interface
The Video Edit Suites have a MiniFuse 2 audio interface.
- There are two XLR/1/4" mic/instrument inputs on the front.
- Microphones can be connected to theses inputs with XLR cables.
- Guitars can be connected with 1/4" cables.
- Each input has:
- Gain control
- Rotate the knob to adjust levels
- Hi-Z
- Press when connecting high impedance sources like an electric guitar.
- Phantom Power
- Press the 48V button
- Gain control
Creating a Session in Audition
- Open Audition from the dock
- If prompted sign to the Creative Cloud Desktop app with your Evergreen email and password.
- Go to File > New > Multitrack Session...
- In the New Multitrack Session window set the following settings
- Session Name: use a meaningful name.
- Folder Location: Click Browse and select your folder on your Desktop.
- Template : None
- Sample Rate: 48000
- Bit Depth : 24
- Master: Stereo
- Click OK
Recording
Setting Up the MiniFuse 2
- Turn down the Monitor knob on the MiniFuse 2.
- Plug your microphone into the MiniFuse 2 Input 1
- Set the preamp levels with the Gain knob.
- Adjust the gain knob while looking at the LED light on the Input 1 knob.
- Turn up the gain control until the light is red. Then turn back the gain control until it is blue.
- Set the Mix knob to 12:00.
- Set the MiniFuse 2 headphone knob to 2:00.
- Press the Direct Mono button to hear the microphone signal in both sides of the headphones.
- Adjust the volumes knob on the headphone amp for each headphone that you are using.
- If the input meters look good but it’s still hard to hear, try turning up the headphone level.
Recording the First Track
- Set the input of track 1 to Mono > System Default - MiniFuse 2: Mic/Line/Inst 1
- Click the Track Record Enable button on track 1.
- Check record levels and headphone levels.
- Click the Record button in the Transport bar.
- Click the Stop button when done
- Click the Track Record Enable button on track 1 to unarm the track.
- Click Play to playback the recording.
- Turn the Mix all the way to the right to only hear playback
- Turn up the Monitor knob to listen on the speakers.
Recording a Second Track While Monitoring Track 1
- Set the input of track 2 to Mono > System Default - MiniFuse 2: Mic/Line/Inst 1
- Click the Track Record Enable button on track 2.
- Check record levels and headphone levels.
- Click the Play button to and adjust Mix to change the balance of the microphone and the Audition playback.
- Cue Audition to where you want it to start.
- Click the Record button.
- Click the Stop button when done
- Click the Track Record Enable button on track 2 to unarm the track.
- Click Play to playback the recording.
- Turn the Mix all the way to the right to only hear playback
- Turn up the Monitor knob to listen on the speakers.
Importing a Video File
- Select Multitrack > Tracks > Add Video Track from the toolbar.
- Make sure that your video file has been moved to the folder with for the Audition session.
- Drag the video file to the beginning of the Video Reference track.
- You can mute or delete the audio if it is not needed.
- If there was audio i the video it will be imported to track 1.
- In top right of Audition click the Video on Second Display window set button.
- The Video window will show up on the second display.
Editing and Exporting
- After recording you can edit the audio.
- You will need to export the Multitrack Session to a mono or stereo wav file when you are done
- Read Multitrack Editor - Audition for more details
End of Session
- Remember to save your Session before closing the file.
- Back ups the entire folder to an external drive or OneDrive.
- Quit Audition.
- Turn all monitor knob down.
- Shutdown the computer.