Place an audio CD in the computer’s CD‑ROM drive.
Last updated on
Apr 27, 2021
Learn how to extract CD tracks with the Extract Audio from CD command in Adobe Audition.
The Extract Audio from CD command lets you rip audio tracks from a physical CD directly into Adobe Audition, with control over drive speed, track selection, and file naming.
Select File > Extract Audio from CD.
For Drive, choose the drive that contains the audio CD.
For Speed, choose the extraction speed supported by the selected drive. The Maximum Speed option usually produces satisfactory results, but if it produces errors, specify a slower speed.
Do any of the following:
- To preview a track, select its Play button.
- To include or exclude tracks, select the checkboxes to the left of track numbers, or Toggle All.
- To rename a track, double-click it.
Tip
Enable Extract to Single File to create a single file that contains all selected tracks.
Configure track information and CD databases
In the center of the Extract Audio from CD dialog box, Artist, Album, Genre, and Year information is drawn from the specified CD database by default. To adjust these entries, do any of the following:
- To customize information, overwrite current entries.
- To insert original information from the database, select the Retrieve Titles icon.
- If a message indicates multiple matching records, select the arrows to insert different database records.
- To specify a different database and file naming convention, select the Title Settings icon. For details about each Title Settings option, position the mouse over it until a tool tip appears.
Note
If multiple Artist entries are detected, Audition automatically selects the Compilation option. In the Title Settings dialog box, enter a Separator for Compilations character to separate the Artist and Track Title for each track.
Extract CD tracks with the Open command (macOS)
The Open command lets you extract tracks in AIFF format, but it requires Audition to continue reading audio data from the CD, slowing down importing and editing.
Using the Open command for extraction can significantly degrade Audition performance. The Extract Audio from CD command is usually a better choice.
Place an audio CD in the computer’s CD‑ROM drive.
Select File > Open.
Choose QuickTime as the file type, and navigate to the CD‑ROM drive.
Select the tracks you want to extract, and select Open.
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