None-destructive editing?

[user82573258]

Im new to Audition and have no experience of working in sound design etc.

But I'm wondering if theres a way to edit audio tracks in a none-destructive way? As it seems I can only save as .mp3 formats, meaning any effects I apply will be lost unless I specifically 'apply' them, therefore losing the ability to go back and edit them

[SteveG_AudioMasters_ · Accepted solution]

Yes - it's called Multitrack view - have a read through the tutorials that are available in the Help menu. Saving as an MP3 is destructive on its own though, as it's a lossy format. If you want lossless saves, save as Wav files (Audition's working format).

[user82573258]

Thanks! I've actually dabbled with Multitrack before... does that allow all the same kind of edits / effects to be applied as when you're editing tracks directly?

Also will keep that in mind RE: wav files thanks!

[SteveG_AudioMasters_]

The only 'effects' you can't apply are what are referred to as 'process' effects, like Noise Reduction, that aren't designed to run in real time. All normal production effects - and a number of things you can't do in Waveform - like ducking - can run there. In terms of edits, I can't think of anything that you'd actually want to do that you can't achieve in Multitrack view - and once again, there are several things you can do that are a lot easier to carry out, like ripple deletes, and altering the relative position of assets across tracks.