user manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Optimizing for Sound Forge
- Learning the Sound Forge Workspace
- Getting Started
- Navigating, Zooming, and Selecting
- Changing File Attributes and Formats
- Using Markers, Regions, and the Playlist/Cutlist
- Why use markers, regions, and the playlist?
- Using markers
- Using command markers in streaming media files
- Using regions
- Using the Regions List
- Using the playlist
- Displaying the playlist
- Adding regions to the playlist
- Understanding the playlist display
- Customizing the playlist display
- Repeating a region during playlist playback
- Playing from the playlist
- Arranging the playlist
- Replicating a region in the playlist
- Using stop points
- Deleting a region from the playlist
- Creating a new file from the playlist
- Configuring the playlist as a cutlist
- Saving a playlist/cutlist file
- Opening a playlist/cutlist file
- Copying the playlist/cutlist to the clipboard
- Recording, Extracting, and Burning
- Recording audio
- Recording manually
- Recording automatically
- Recording a specific length (punch-in)
- Choosing a recording mode
- Adjusting for DC offset
- Playing back recorded audio
- Using remote recording mode
- Synchronizing with other devices
- Viewing input levels
- Inserting markers while recording
- Configuring gap detection
- Automatically labeling windows and regions
- Changing blinking status
- Extracting audio from CDs
- Burning CDs
- Proper use of software
- Recording audio
- Editing, Repairing, and Synthesizing Audio
- Processing Audio
- Applying Effects
- Adding an effect
- Adding a chain of effects
- Applying effects using the Plug-In Chainer
- Adding plug-ins to a chain
- Selecting the processing mode for audio tail data
- Arranging plug-ins on a chain
- Bypassing effects
- Removing plug-ins from a chain
- Configuring chained plug-ins
- Saving individual plug-in settings as a custom preset
- Saving plug-in chains
- Loading plug-in chains
- Managing effects
- Automating Effect Parameters
- Adjusting envelopes
- Using Acoustic Mirror and Wave Hammer
- Working with MIDI/SMPTE
- Sampling
- Looping
- Working with Video
- Using Spectrum Analysis
- Working in the frequency domain
- Using a spectrum graph
- Displaying a spectrum graph
- Monitoring an input and output source
- Displaying frequency and amplitude values, notes and statistics
- Navigating a spectrum graph
- Changing the graph type
- Changing the zoom level
- Working with stereo files
- Updating a spectrum graph
- Viewing multiple spectrum graphs
- Creating and comparing snapshots of the Spectrum Analysis window
- Printing the graph
- Using a sonogram
- Adjusting Spectrum Analysis settings
- Shortcuts
- Microsoft Audio Compression Manager
- SMPTE Timecode
- Using CSOUND, MTU, IRCAM, BICSF, and EBICSF Files
- Index
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About your rights in Sound Forge software
Sound Forge software is licensed to you under the terms of the End User License Agreement. The End User
License Agreement is first presented to you when you install the software. Please review the End User
License Agreement carefully as its terms affect your rights with respect to the software. For your reference, a
copy of the End User License Agreement for Sound Forge software is located at
http://www.sony.com/mediasoftware.
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