INTRO TO Adobe Audition and EDITING Practice

Editing Practice - Choose ONE of the files below to use while learning Audition.

Practice editing in Adobe Audition using one of the sample files below.

1. Interview with Jess, Cal, and Chad Campbell, century farmers who run a cattle ranch in Hotchkiss, Colorado.  (Source: Of Apples and Anthracite )

a. Campbell audio file (download this to practice in Audition)

2. Interview with Mark Waltermire, a first generation organic farmer in Hotchkiss, Colorado. (Source: Of Apples and Anthracite )

a. Waltermire audio file (download this to practice in Audition)

3. Film Exposure Program documentary: Interview with Rachel and Ebenezer Marquez describing the Colorado Office of Film and Television Media program for students.

a. Interview Audio (download this to practice in Audition)

Music Resource: purple-planet.com

Your Assignment

You choose whether you want to edit one of the above interviews or if you want to try to weave interviews into one story. Feel free to add voiceover narration, or just edit the interview itself into a compelling story.

See if you can accomplish the following with the practice audio file(s):

• •  3—12 min segment that tells a story

  •   Story has a beginning, middle, and end

  •  Story includes desire and conflict

  •  Option to add narration or tell story through interviewee dialogue

Check out the: Grading Rubric 

Add Practice File to Site

Upload as a .wav or .mp3 file to your Google Site on the Podcasting page.

Tutorial: How to export your file from Audition

Audition Tutorials

For extra skills in AU, please watch  the following two Software Tutorials (you can access the tutorials on the podcasting page of this website or at the links below).

Editing Tutorial 1: Adobe Audition Workspace

Editing Tutorial 2: Multitrack Sessions 

If you want to see the video files to see what these people look like here they are:

• Campbell video file (option to view footage from the interview just for fun)

• Waltermire video file (option to view footage from the interview just for fun)