Difference between revisions of "Recording a Microphone to Adobe Audition Multitrack Session - Video Edit Suite"

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Overview

This article describes recording a microphone with the Zoom UAC-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 Zoom UAC-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 1-2 button

Recording

Setting Mic Levels

1. Connect the microphone to Input 1 on the Zoom UAC-2
2. If it is a condenser mic turn on the phantom power.
   • Press and the 48V 1-2 button
3. Talk into to the mic
4. Adjust the trim knob while looking at the Clip Sig light for Input 1 on the Zoom UAC-2.
5. turn up the gain control until the light is red. Then turn back the gain control until it is green.

Monitoring

• Turn down the silver knob on the Zoom UAC-2
• Connect the headphones to the headphone jack on the Zoom UAC-2

Audition

Create a New Multitrack Session

1. Open Audition from the dock
2. If prompted sign to the Creative Cloud Desktop app with your Evergreen email and password.
   • Adobe Creative Cloud Sign In
3. Go to File > New > Multitrack Session...
4. In the New Multitrack Session window set the following settings
   1. Session Name: use a meaningful name.
   2. Folder Location: Click Browse and select your folder on your Desktop.
   3. Template : None
   4. Sample Rate: 48000
   5. Bit Depth : 24
   6. Master: Stereo
   7. Click OK

Recording

1. Go to the Mixer window
2. On Channel One click on Default Stereo Input and select Mono > Mic Instrument 1
3. On Channel One click the R button (record)
4. On Channel One click the I button.
   • This allows you to monitor the input.
5. Put on the headphones
6. Talk into the microphone and adjust the Trim knob on the MOTU 828 while looking at the meter in Audition
   • Try to get the signal in the yellow but not in the red.
7. Click the Record button (Red dot) at the bottom to start recording.
8. Hit the Stop button to stop recording.
9. Repeat as needed.

Playback

• If you need to listen to the audio with the speakers turn off the Input button
  • Click the I button.
• Take off the headphones.
• Now you can turn up the Volume Control Box knob to listen with the speakers.

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