You may need to resize some of the panels to see the waveform, Phase Meter, and Phase Analysis panel simultaneously. Observe the Phase Analysis panel as well as the Phase Meter to the right of the Levels meter.

Click the Phase Analysis panel, and then start playback.

(This file was created using the Best Service Ethno World 5 sound library.)

Choose File > Open, navigate to the Lesson06 folder, and open the file EthnoWorld5_phase.wav.

With Audition still open to the Waveform Editor from the previous lesson, choose Window > Workspace > Reset “Mastering and Analysis.”.

Audition can detect and fix this condition. However, out of phase conditions can also happen within audio files. If one cone moves in one direction and the other moves in another direction when fed the same signal, the speakers are out of phase. Checking phaseĬhapter 15, “Mixing,” covers the importance of having your monitor speakers in phase-in other words, if the same signal is applied to both speakers, both speaker cones move outward or inward.

Audition’s diagnostic tools are quite advanced and intended more for professional broadcast and similar uses, but some are applicable even to basic projects. The lesson files are available with purchase of the book.Īlthough it’s best to listen with your ears, not your eyes, diagnostic tools and metering can tell you much about an audio file’s characteristics. Note: This excerpt does not include the lesson files.

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