Question about using Adobe Audition.

[ironpony]

Let's say in Premiere Pro, I have the audio from take 4, spread throughout different cuts in a scene. Instead of importing the final edit of a movie, into Audition, then going through each of take 4's cuts individually, is there a faster way? Is it possible to take whole take and modify it all, then all the cuts of the take in the final edit will be modified as well?

 

[Bruce Watson]

Let's say in Premiere Pro, I have the audio from take 4, spread throughout different cuts in a scene. Instead of importing the final edit of a movie, into Audition, then going through each of take 4's cuts individually, is there a faster way? Is it possible to take whole take and modify it all, then all the cuts of the take in the final edit will be modified as well?

You can do it either way. Most people take the final edit (edit lock) to Audition and work the cuts individually. The reason for this is to better match with the cuts on either side, something you won't be able to do if you try to do the audio work before edit lock. But there really isn't any right or wrong way to do it, because everyone thinks and works somewhat differently.

 

[El Director]

I would think you could start a new session in Audition, import that clip, make the changes you want, and save that. Then in Premiere, before you edit, take your new audio, sync to the video and make a new subclip. Sounds like a lot of work though. You could put all of "take 4" on one track in Premiere and export that to Audition. Then just apply your changes at the track level.

 

[Noiz2]

As Bruce said there are different workflows for different projects. On a large film you start sound before picture is finished so there is a lot of catching up to the picture edit going on. In most low budget films where you are doing a real sound post (as opposed to the picture editor doing it all) you finish the picture edit and send that to sound.

Personally I would not make sound choices and hardwire them into the picture edit. You are in a visual mode then and not in the right "place" to make sound decisions. If you must for some reason I would mute the original and bring in the "fixed" version in sync so that you can undo it later. You really lock yourself into decisions that are not based on what the final film needs when you work that way.