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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LEARNING THE SOUND FORGE WORKSPACE CHP. 3
Status/Selection toolbar
The Status/Selection toolbar contains buttons used to specify a file’s status format and control snapping
functions..
Regions/Playlist toolbar
The Regions/Playlist toolbar contains the Regions List and Playlist buttons as well as buttons corresponding to
synchronization commands and status displays.
Playlist Position display
Displays the current playback position of an audio file being played from the playlist. Right-clicking this box
displays a shortcut menu that allows you to specify a new format.
Sync Status display
Allows you to monitor the status of incoming/outgoing MIDI commands.
Samples: changes the status format to
Samples.
SMPTE EBU: changes the status format to
SMPTE EBU (25 fps). Available only in the full
version of Sound Forge.
Time: changes the status format to Time. SMPTE Non-Drop: changes the status format
to SMPTE Non-Drop (29.97 fps, Video).
Available only in the full version of Sound
Forge.
Seconds: changes the status format to
Seconds.
SMPTE Drop: changes the status format to
SMPTE Drop (29.97 fps, Video). Available only
in the full version of Sound Forge.
Time and Frames: changes the status format to
Time and Frames.
SMPTE 30: changes the status format to
SMPTE 30 (30 fps, Audio). Available only in
the full version of Sound Forge.
Absolute Frames: changes the status format to
Absolute Frames.
Auto Snap to Zero: forces the ends of
selections to the nearest zero-crossing.
Available only in Screenblast Sound Forge.
Measures and Beats: changes the status format
to Measures and Beats.
Auto Snap to Time: forces the ends of
selections to the nearest whole time division on
the time ruler. Available only in Screenblast
Sound Forge.
SMPTE Film Sync (24 fps): changes the status
format to SMPTE Film Sync (24 fps). Available
only in the full version of Sound Forge.
Regions List: displays the Regions List. Generate MIDI Timecode: configures Sound
Forge to send MIDI timecode through the MIDI
output port. The MIDI output port is specified
on the MIDI/Sync tab of the Preferences dialog.
Playlist: displays the playlist. Pre-Queue for MIDI Timecode: opens the wave
device and preloads data for the next region to
be played from the playlist.
Trigger from MIDI Timecode: configures
Sound Forge to be triggered by MIDI
commands received through the MIDI input
port. The MIDI input port is specified on the
MIDI/Sync tab in the Preferences dialog. For
more information, see Turning on MIDI input
synchronization on page 202.