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CluelessViewer
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November 10, 2019
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My Audio Goes All Over The Place

  • November 10, 2019
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So, in order to describe this as best as I can, I may be using a few metaphors. So please bear with me.

 

In Audition CC, I have recorded my audio through Audition, and I am currently working on the multitrack section.

 

Whenever I start playing the audio, there will be distortion that the sound will bounce back and forth between both the left and right speaker in strength, and when replaying the same portion of the audio, the distortion may disappear.

 

Let us call this effect something akin to debris in a glass of water. When you shake it, sometimes it will be on this side of the glass, sometimes it will be on that side, but there will be enough distortion that it will not settle on a position, but instead pop up from time to time.

 

Fun, right? But I thought to myself that if it is inconsistent, it may just be my speakers acting up for whatever reason. This had not happened before, but I could not leave it out of the question, so I kept working.

 

Eventually, I wanted to share my progress with some friends, so I sent .mp3 (and later .wav files) to them in order to get feedback. When I heard back from them, I found the responses were speaking of this same distortion I had heard. Except, when played back, the distortion was in the same location, almost as if by saving the file, those particles in the water were frozen in place, like a frozen glass with the debris set in stone.

 

Is there anything I can do to affect my audio and avoid having to use separate software? I love the layout on this, and would hate to try and use different software.

 

Thank you for your time,

The Clueless Viewer

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SuiteSpot
SuiteSpot
Inspiring
November 10, 2019

Probably need to know a bit more about your setup eg preamp, microphone, etc

It is unlikely to be Audition but rather something in your setup or signal path.

I assume you are recording in mono so once you have recorded the track open it up in the edit page and have a listen - is it distorted?

If so, try lowering your input gain and try again

SteveG_AudioMasters_
Community Expert
SteveG_AudioMasters_Community Expert
Community Expert
November 10, 2019

There are other things that might affect this too - depends entirely upon how you're recording. Was it in Multitrack, or are you just trying assemble it in that view? If it was in Multitrack, were you using a template? Also, can you provide us with a sample to hear? Sometimes it's quite easy to spot what's happening from the audio itself - you might be surprised... You'd have to provide a sample via something like a Dropbox public link - you can't post audio direct to this forum, I'm afraid.

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CluelessViewerAuthor
Participant
November 10, 2019

I was recording in waveform, and transferred the files to multitrack, piecing them together. It has been months since I started this project, however if I recall I used Radio VO with Music Ducking. Note again: The distortion is never consistent on audition. The speakers pop in and out on their left sides for sound, but the green bars for Levels below continue to show consistency with one another. And when replayed in Audition, the distortion either stops or changes completely. Only when I export it do the distortions stay consistent, such as with the water to ice example I stated prior.

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/drrgzuk2f1gi6br/Utena_Mixdown_2_why_not.mp3?dl=0

 

Thank you for your time.

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