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
CHP. 6 CHANGING FILE ATTRIBUTES AND FORMATS
87
Normalizing
Normalizing a file prior to decreasing its bit depth ensures that the entire dynamic range is used. In addition,
normalization lowers the signal-to-noise ratio.
1.
From the Process menu, choose Normalize.
The Normalize dialog appears.
Note:
The Normalize dialog pictured here is from
the full version of Sound Forge. If you are using
Screenblast Sound Forge, not all of the controls
pictured here will be available to you.
2.
Select the Peak level radio button.
3.
Set the Normalize to fader to 0 dB (peak) and
click
OK.
Applying compression and normalization
simultaneously
1.
From the Process menu, choose Normalize. The Normalize dialog appears.
2.
Select the Average RMS power radio button.
3.
Specify Apply dynamic compression in the If clipping occurs drop-down list and click OK.
Converting mono/stereo channels
The channels setting indicates whether a file contains one (mono) or two (stereo) channels. Sound Forge
can convert mono files to stereo or stereo files to mono.
Converting from mono to stereo
1.
Open the Voiceover.pca file.
Note:
This file is located in the same folder as the
application.
2.
Right-click the Channels status box and choose Stereo from the shortcut
menu. The Mono To Stereo dialog appears.
3.
Select the Left Channel radio button and click OK. Sound Forge places the
mono data in the upper half of the data window (left channel) and silence in
the right channel.
For more information, see Specifying the audio destination on page 88.
4.
Play the file. “Wow, sound editing just gets easier and easier” plays in only
the left channel.
Tip:
If your sound card supports only mono data, stereo files
can be played by specifying the Sound Mapper as the
playback device. To do this, choose
Preferences from the
Options menu. Click the Wave tab and specify Microsoft
Sound Mapper from the Playback drop-down list.