Art of Digital Audio, 3rd Edition

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Digital audio editing

Unlike analog, digital audio can take advantage of the freedom to store data in random access media and the signal processing techniques developed in computation. This has had an enormous impact in the way audio is edited, completely displacing traditional methods. This chapter shows how the digital edit process is achieved using combinations of storage media, processing and control systems.

11.1 Introduction

At its most basic, editing may be no more than a punch-in on a multitrack recorder, or the removal of hesitations from an interview. At a higher level, it includes assembling myriad sound effects and mixing them with timecode-locked dialogue in order to create a film soundtrack.

Mastering is a further form of editing ...