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Lesson overview

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to do the following:

• Use effects to improve the sound of a mixed, stereo piece of music

• Apply EQ to reduce “mud,” emphasize the kick drum, and make cymbals more articulated

• Apply dynamics to give music more apparent level, which can also help overcome background noise in cars and other environments

• Create ambience for music that has a “dry,” sterile sound

• Alter stereo imaging to create a wider stereo effect

• Make small edits to emphasize particular parts of a piece of music

This lesson takes about 45 minutes to complete. This assumes you’ve copied the Lesson06 folder that contains the audio examples into the Lessons folder that you created on your hard drive for these projects. Remember that you needn’t be concerned about modifying these files, because you can always return to the original versions by copying them from the Adobe Audition CS6 Classroom in a Book CD-ROM.