Narration recording techniques

Question

I’m using Adobe addition CC 2017.I like using it to create long narrations for presentations. Once the narration is complete I open it in a video editing program.During the narration process I pause and restart the recording regularly. At times I make a mistake and I want to delete that portion of the mistake immediately. The only way I’ve found to do that is stop recording altogether by hitting the stop button first.Is there any way to delete a small section of a pause recording?The reason I ask is this. When I stop recording to remove a small selection I have the ability to start the recording again. However, the new audio is placed at the end of the audio timeline and of the waveforms are all contained offscreen unless I expand the timeline slider at the top of the program. So it’s not a real big deal but it’s an inconvenience.Thanks for any assistance with this. Regards. Terry

SteveG_AudioMasters_ · Answer

I'm assuming that you are talking about Waveform view. If that's the case, then no you can't do this. I think you could with the original CEP engine, but this hasn't been used for eons now.

The 'least worst' way of dealing with your particular problem is to record in Multitrack, and yes, use the Stop button. When you hit Stop (having made a mistake) then all you have to do is shorten the clip back (you can drag the end of it) to the point where you want to pick up and start again. Having done this, you simply reposition the cursor after it, and start recording a new clip. When you have finished the session, save the session file. Your final edit consists of making sure that all the clips you want are joined together - you can either butt them up or even overlap them slightly if you want seamless joins - and then doing a mixdown of this onto a final file, which will contain exactly what you want.

The advantage of doing it this way is that the recording is direct to disk - so if anything goes wrong, you don't lose what you've already recorded. And once you get used to it, this means of assembly is pretty easy.

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