Bypass saving to record?!

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with Adobe Audition 1.5 I was able to simply open it up, get my idea down, and if i liked what I did - save it!

it was perfect for spur of the moment stuff...




however, with Audition 2.0 im FORCED to save it before i even start recording! most of the time I dont keep the stuff I record, and being a computer neat freak, i have to go and delete all the files it created.


Is there any way to bypass this forced saving and have it revert to how audition 1.5 was?
 
That's the way it's designed to work - and it's a very good feature for most people who don't want to sit around waiting for stuff to be saved (thus stifling their creativity!).

You might find http://www.edwardhamlin.com/afc_download.shtml useful "Audio File Cleanup for Adobe Audition 2.0" - but read the instructions carefully, and try it out on something unimportant first, as it's designed to delete files that seem to not be used in the current session.
 
I actually like this new feature, but it would be nice to have the option.

the part I hate about the new feature is that it saves every single punch in, and you don't get to choose weather to thro old punch ins away.

I use Audio File Cleanup and it's pretty darn handy. :D
 
yeah! i guess its something ill have to live with


i hate how theres no "Destroy Clip" either.. so EVERY SINGLE file gets saved. ill try out that clean up program though
 
you don't get to choose weather to thro old punch ins away.
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But you'd sure be glad of that if you changed your mind about the best take tomorrow! Things always sound better in the night than they do in the cold light of the following dawn....

One approach to session management is periodically to save the session to a new folder with "save copies of all associated files" (in the "save as..." dialog) ticked, so the new folder contains only what is actually in use in the session, and nothing else.

Maybe start working in folder A, then next day save with associated files to folder B, then next day to folder C, now deleting folder A. Then save to folder D and delete B, and so forth.

That way -

- you've always got a degree of backup but you are regularly discarding unused material.

- you're covered against the eventuality that tomorrow you change your mind about the wonderful take you selected yesterday, and you wish you still had the alternatives.

The commands "Edit > Check for hidden clips" and "Clips > Remove Hidden Clips" can help keep the session itself tidy - see help file for details.
 
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