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Anonymous
January 9, 2020
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Is there a how to walkthrough or video for setting up a MIDI controller in Audition 13?

  • January 9, 2020
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I recently bought an Arturia Keystep 32-key USB MIDI controller. I am looking for some walkthrough or video instructions on how to add/setup a MIDI controller to Audition. I am quite new to this so simple instructions would be most welcome.

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Anonymous
November 30, 2022

Update: I have been using Reaper for over 2 years now and I love it. Audition is extremely overpriced for what it is. It appears to be one of the only DAWs that doesn't support MIDI keyboards while being one of the most expensive to subcribe to. I paid $60 one time for Reaper and it is good for two major releases before I have to pay that again. Tiny releases come about every other week yet so far no new major releases have come during the past two years. Also, I own Reaper, unlike Audition that keeps wanting high monthly payments or you lose it. I can see if one has an Adobe Creative Cloud suscription bundle and Audition comes with it then it might make sense for you though you may still require an additional full DAW to fill Audition's missing gaps. For everyone else, Audition just looks like a cash cow for Adobe to get money from their loyal followers.

 

2 years with Reaper = $60US

2 years with Audition = $21.99US x 24 months = $527.76US

 

Why on earth would one pay more money for fewer features?

    derek273646078qv5
    derek273646078qv5
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    December 6, 2022

    Jeskola Buzz is a FREE DAW. And it was a collaborative project created by many designers and app/program coders. A ton of people since 2000ish collectively added machines (instruments and effects) to it over the years. They simplified everything to save processing power, so it is efficient and clear and easy to use. A really well-designed program that can do all kinds of things in intuitive ways. And it has always been FREE.

     

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    Anonymous
    December 7, 2022

    Thanks, Derek. I just looked Jeskola Buzz up to see what it is all about. I believe it is only really for music. I don't see any video support. Reviews point out that it is quite buggy and crashes a lot. It also doesn't seem to be supported with no new releases in 6 years. It does look like a good option to Audacity in the free DAW world. It is not at all in the same league as Reaper. Reaper is also well known for using very low resources to run and has a fantastic community. If you do go down the Reaper road, make sure you check out the Reaper Mania YouTube channel by Kenny Gioia. His how to videos are legend.

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    Anonymous
    January 9, 2020

    Sadly after working with Adobe Support, they informed me Audition 13 does not support MIDI controllers. I have received a full refund for my one year subscription and now the hunt continues for full functioning sound design software for video. I will likely next try the much more expensive Avid Pro Tools. Very dissappointing as Audition seemed so much easier to use and Adobe has a very good reputation.

    SteveG_AudioMasters_
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    SteveG_AudioMasters_Community Expert
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    January 9, 2020

    Interesting. Here is a screen grab of the contoller protocols that Audition 13 supports. If you have a device that can use these protocols, then you should be able to use it without too much difficulty, although I have no idea whether there's any supporting documentation for them, I'm afraid:

     

    That said, these are only controller protocols. Audition itself doesn't inherently support MIDI, as it's an audio editor, not a music generation program as such.

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    Anonymous
    January 10, 2020

    Thanks, Steve. I wouldn't know what to do with that. I couldn't find anything online that would help including in this community.

     

    As part of creating/editing audio for web, film and TV, I will need to create occasional background music for dramatic effect. It's a huge part of the effect audio can have on video as I am sure you well know. A MIDI controller makes creating quick background music much easier. I don't want to have to have buy a second sound editor just to do that and have to transfer files back and forth every time I need to use a MIDI controller. There are other editors that already do both so I don't see why I would choose Audition until Adobe addresses this short coming.

     

    I've already downloaded Avid's Pro Tools First (the free version) for the music production course I am currently taking. If I find it usable by my beginner self, I will likely upgrade to the standard version which has full video support. As I dig deeper, Pro Tools seems to be the current film and television standard and I am starting to see why. I really liked the more usuable interface of Audition so I really hope they add MIDI support soon.

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