Increase Playback Speed Without Reducing Overall Time

[bryanc31400415]

Is there a way to increase playback speed of audio that keeps it still audible (when I use 'L' it sounds like a chipmunk). I've seen ways where you can shrink down the track so it plays faster, but I would like to keep the time stamps the same because I use the timestamps to mark key points within podcast episodes. It would be awesome if there was a spot to speed up playback by an amount you set (like 1.5, or anything else). Is there a way to do this without changing the timestamps?

[ryclark]

It depends on which view you are working in in Audition. So when you say you want the 'time stamps' the same do you mean relative to the actual content of the audio or to the time line as shown in Audition? Normally time markers in Audition remain fixed to the Timeline so if you speed up the audio their positions will be different relative to the audio content. However there is an option in Preferences/Markers and Metadata to turn off lock Markers to Timeline.

Do you want the speed up to be permanent to the audio file when you save it or only for listening purposes whilst you are editing?

[bryanc31400415]

I only want the speed up to be for listening purposes while I edit, and it will go back to normal speed for when I export the audio.

What I mean by timestamps is that in my shownotes I write out highlights and the time marker within the podcast episode, so say at 5:42 there is a highlight, I want that to be accurate within the shownotes. So when I am editing, I want to see the true timestamp of what that actual time will be for the final production. I'm not sure if speeding up the listening portion will change the timestamps, or not.

I know when I use "L", then the time is accurate. But I can't understand anything because it sounds like chipmunks.

[KingArt-EZ0JO8]

I also have this question.

I know I can use the shuttle control keys (J, K,L) to play double- or half-speed.

However, for doing a rough edit of LONG narration (such as a chapter of an audiobook) double speed (2x) is way too fast to be useful. I need something in the range of 1.25X to 1.5X. 

This would save an immense amount of edit time!

[ryclark]

You can run playback in Audition at an in between speed by using the Interpret Sample Rate option from the Edit menu. There you can enter any sample rate that you want. So if you have a 44.1k rate audio to edit try using a sample rate of 55k.

[KingArt-EZ0JO8]

Ryclark, thank you for this ”sample rate” idea! It sounds very promising. I will try it out as soon as I’m in my studio later today and reply with my results.

[bryanc31400415]

When I go to edit>interpret sample rate, it is greyed out and I can't figure out how to change that.

[SteveG_AudioMasters_]

bryanc31400415  wrote

When I go to edit>interpret sample rate, it is greyed out and I can't figure out how to change that.

This trick doesn't work in Multitrack...

[KingArt-EZ0JO8 · Accepted solution]

Ryclark's "Interpret Sample Rate" solution works okay in Waveform editing, but NOT in Multitrack.

A workaround I have started using in Multitrack is to use the JKL Shuttle Keys AFTER making the following Preference change:

     Audition\Preferences\Playback\JKL Shuttle Speed: Half Speed

Thus when you click Play (spacebar) you get normal speed playback. By then clicking the L key you increase playback to about 1.4X, which is a usable speed for quick/rough edits.  This is a usable solution for making initial edits in long form narration and audiobooks.

However, if you leave the Playback preference set to "Normal Speed," then click Play then L you get 2X speed which is too fast for critical listening.

A better solution would be for Adobe to give us a playback setting that allows us to select a speed ratio of our choice and assign it to a keyboard shortcut.

[bryanc31400415]

This is a great way to do it, it definitely helps with the editing and I can actually hear what they are saying!

[KingArt-EZ0JO8]

Bryanc31400415, thanks for the feedback.  Yes, this little trick has been helping me immensely the past week. Glad it works for you too!