Adobe Audition: Inserting placeholders and importing external audio

Demo summary
The demo covers inserting visual placeholders in the timeline and using the 'plus add' button to import and transcribe external audio files.
Step-by-step
- Position your mouse to the right of the intended audio insertion point
- Click Insert placeholder
- Click the plus add button
- Select and import the external audio file
- Select the transcribe feature for the imported audio
- Edit the transcript to cut out unwanted parts of the audio segment
Options
- Transcribe imported audio to enable text-based editing
Watch out for
- Adobe requires a minute to process the transcription before it can be used for editing
Tips
- Use placeholders as visual reminders of where external audio files will eventually be placed
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