Record an analog source, Prepare the input channel for recording – Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 User Manual
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Record an analog source
You can record audio from an analog source device, such as a cassette deck or turntable.
1
Connect the analog source to the appropriate input jack on the computer or sound card. If necessary, choose
Edit > Preferences
> Audio Hardware (Windows) or Premiere Pro > Preferences
> Audio Hardware (Mac OS) to
configure the input device.
2
If you want to preview the Timeline panel as you record, position the current-time indicator in the Timeline
panel a few seconds before the time when you want the recording to begin.
3
In the Audio Mixer, click the Record Enable button
for any tracks on which you want to record audio.
4
In the Audio Mixer, click the Record button for the sequence. Adobe Premiere Pro prepares the sequence for
recording but moves the playhead only when you press the Play button.
5
Select Meter Input(s) Only in the Audio Mixer panel menu to meter only the sound card’s inputs.
6
Test the input levels by playing a selection from the analog source.
7
When you finish testing, deselect Meter Input(s) Only in the Audio Mixer panel menu to meter the project’s
audio tracks also.
8
Play a selection from the analog source again. Watch the Audio Mixer level meters to ensure that the input levels
for record-enabled tracks are high but not clipping.
9
Click the Play button in the Audio Mixer, and then press Play on the source device.
See also
Prepare the input channel for recording
When you enable recording for a track, the track can record from the Default Device channel specified in the Audio
Hardware Preferences dialog box. This dialog box includes the ASIO Settings button, which you use to enable audio
inputs connected to the computer. Submix and master tracks always receive audio from tracks within the sequence,
so recording and track input options are unavailable for them.
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Choose Edit > Preferences
> Audio Hardware (Windows) or Premiere Pro > Preferences
> Audio Hardware
(Mac OS), and set the following options:
Default Device
Determines which connected audio device is routed into and out of Adobe Premiere Pro. Select the
ASIO drivers for the audio device. If the sound card doesn’t have manufacturer-supplied ASIO drivers, choose
Premiere Pro Windows Sound for this setting. For a device to be available, an up-to-date driver must be properly
installed in Windows. In addition, if you want to input more than two stereo channels or monitor 5.1 surround
audio, the device driver must comply with the ASIO (Audio Stream Input Output) specification. If it doesn’t, only
stereo inputs and outputs will be available, regardless of the number of hardware inputs and outputs that are
connected.
ASIO Settings (Windows only)
Specifies the ASIO settings for the selected device. The settings in this dialog box are
set by the device and driver you use, not by Adobe Premiere Pro. See the documentation for the ASIO device and
driver you use.
Buffersize (Mac OS only)
Specifies the size of the buffer, in kilobytes, that Adobe Premiere Pro uses for recording
audio.
April 1, 2008