# Adobe Audition Application: Adobe Also called audition, adobe audition, cool edit pro Adobe, Creative An audio editor that grew from Cool Edit Pro. Adobe Audition.exe is the process. It is not Premiere. ## What you need to know Audition edits audio. Premiere edits a video timeline. Adobe Audition is a waveform and multitrack editor that grew from Cool Edit Pro. Premiere can hold an audio track under picture. That does not make Premiere this editor. - **What is it?**: Audio editor **Still current?**: Yes, see Current status **Official download?**: Use the vendor link in this article Feex says If Adobe Audition.exe is the process, someone is cleaning audio, not cutting picture in Premiere. I would look at the WAV before I blamed a video GPU. ## What is Adobe Audition? Adobe Audition is a waveform and multitrack audio editor. The Windows executable is Adobe Audition.exe. ## If you have never used it Audition is the Adobe app for cleaning dialogue, editing podcasts, and mixing a session. It grew from Cool Edit Pro. It is not Premiere. Premiere can send a clip here. The audio work still happens in Audition. Install from Creative Cloud. ## What is it used for? **Waveform repair** Noise reduction and clicks on a single file. This is Cool Edit heritage, not a Premiere effects rack. **Multitrack session** Stack dialogue and music, then export a mix Premiere can take back as a file. **Podcast and VO** Record spoken audio. Audacity overlaps. Audition is the Adobe paid editor. ## Who is it for? - Post mixers already in Creative Cloud - Podcasters who want Cool Edit style repair - Editors who sent a clip from Premiere ## Current status Adobe Audition (2003) is a current audio editor from Adobe. The vendor still points Windows users at https://www.adobe.com/products/audition.html. ## How old is it? Syntrillium shipped Cool Edit Pro in the 1990s. Adobe bought it and launched Audition in 2003. Cool Edit Pro is not what you install today. ## Versions Major channels first. Exact build numbers are not all verified here. Current Windows build ## System requirements Values follow the publisher's public guidance. Workload still changes the real need. ### Minimum | Operating system | A current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, per the vendor | | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | | RAM | Enough for the session. Long files want more, per Adobe | ## Resource profile - **CPU demand**: Follows what you open inside the app **RAM demand**: Follows documents, tabs, or libraries ## Installed processes These executables belong to this product when it is installed. | Adobe Audition.exe | Main Windows executable | | ------------------ | ----------------------- | ## Startup components Audition does not need to start with Windows. Device settings live in the app. ## File locations | Typical install | C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Audition \\\ | | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ## File formats SESX, WAV, MP3, FLAC ## Common problems ### No sound after a device change Audition Audio Hardware preferences pick WASAPI or ASIO. This is not a Premiere playback issue. ### Opened Premiere to fix audio A clip on a video timeline is not a waveform editor. Send the file to Audition. ## Getting unstuck ### Confirm Adobe Audition.exe Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Audition is the app. Cool Edit leftovers are not this product. ### Switch the audio device in the app Edit > Preferences > Audio Hardware. Windows Sound settings alone may not retarget ASIO. ### Install from Creative Cloud A "Cool Edit 2024" download site is junk. Adobe Audition is the current name. ## Alternatives Audacity and REAPER overlap. Premiere does not replace Audition for spectral repair. ## Official help and downloads Start with the vendor. Random exe sites are not a support channel. | Download | [www.adobe.com/products/audition.html ](https://www.adobe.com/products/audition.html)Official installer or vendor page | | ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Help | [helpx.adobe.com/audition.html ](https://helpx.adobe.com/audition.html)Vendor support | | Official site | [www.adobe.com/products/audition.html ](https://www.adobe.com/products/audition.html)Start here, not a random exe host | ## Related hardware A working audio interface and disk for recordings matter more than a video GPU. ## Technical details Technical details Vendor version numbers change. This article does not pin a build. ## Related These entities connect to this article. Type is shown on every link. [Adobe Premiere Pro: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/adobe-premiere-pro)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager) ## Sources and verification Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. [How we research](https://feex.it/wiki/research). - [Adobe Audition official site ](https://www.adobe.com/products/audition.html)· Vendor product page - [Adobe Audition help ](https://helpx.adobe.com/audition.html)· Vendor support - [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark. ## Was this article useful? A yes or no is enough. Pick a reason if you want, or add a short note. Quick facts The short identity of this page. Specs, sources, and the full story stay in the article. - **Developer**: Adobe **Category**: Audio editor **Process**: Adobe Audition.exe **License**: Creative Cloud subscription **First released**: 2003 **Official site**: [adobe.com/products/audition](https://www.adobe.com/products/audition.html) **Mapped by Feex**: Seen on Windows PCs in Foxhole Feex Reviewed: Last verified August 2026 --- Source: [Canonical Feex Wiki page](https://feex.it/wiki/software/adobe-audition/) [Developer guide](https://feex.it/wiki/developers/) | [API policy](https://feex.it/developers/api-policy/) | [Agent guidance](https://feex.it/wiki/llms.txt)