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USING SOUNDBOOTH CS4
Digital audio fundamentals
When you play a file in Soundbooth, the process happens in reverse. Soundbooth sends a series of digital samples to
the sound card. The card reconstructs the original waveform and sends it as an analog signal through Line Out ports
to your speakers.
To sum up, the process of digitizing audio starts with a pressure wave in the air. A microphone converts this pressure
wave into voltage changes. A sound card converts these voltage changes into digital samples. After analog sound
becomes digital audio, Soundbooth can record, edit, and process it—the possibilities are limited only by your
imagination.
Updated 15 July 2009