Sony SF10000 User Manual

You can choose any of several recording modes in the Record dialog’s Mode drop-down list:  

Mode 

Description 

Automatic retake 
(automatically rewind) 

Automatic retake mode is the easiest method of recording. Recording begins at the 

position displayed in the Start box when you click the Record button ( 

) and 

continues until you click the Stop button ( 

). When you stop recording, the start 

position resets to the beginning of the take, allowing for immediate review and 
retake. 

Multiple takes creating Regions  Multiple takes creating Regions mode allows you to record several takes with each 

take defining a region in the Regions List. Recording begins at the position displayed 

in the Start box when you click the Record button ( 

) and continues until you click 

the Stop button ( 

). When you stop recording, the stop position becomes the start 

position for the next take, which can be recorded immediately. For more information, 
see 

Multiple takes (no Regions)  

Multiple takes (no Regions) mode also allows several takes to be recorded without 
these takes being defined as regions. Like the previous mode, recording starts at the 

position displayed in the Start box when you click the Record button ( 

) and 

continues until you click the Stop button ( 

). When you stop recording, the stop 

position becomes the start position for the next take, which can be recorded 
immediately. 

Create a new window for each 
take 

Create a new window for each take is similar to Multiple takes creating Regions, but 
creates a new data window for each take. This is useful when recording audio data in 
which you will save each take as an individual file. 

Punch-In (record a specific 
length) 

Punch-In mode is used to record over a specific selection in an existing data window. 
Specifying Punch-In activates the Start, End, and Length boxes. Recording begins at 

the position displayed in the Start box when you click the Record button ( 

) and 

continues until one of the following occurs: 

• You  click  the  Stop button ( 

•  The cursor in the data window reaches the position displayed in the End box. 

•  The length of the recorded data equals the value in the Length box. 

Punch-In mode makes it possible to record over a specific section of audio without the 
risk of affecting the remainder of the audio file. You can preview the punch-in region 

by clicking the Play button ( 

). 

). 

Use the Record dialog’s DC adjust check box to compensate for DC offsets generated by your system’s sound card during recording. A 
DC offset of approximately 30 dB is not uncommon for sound cards (even with very low noise floors) and this displays in the record 
meter as -60 dB. This does not mean that the system is losing 30 dB of resolution, but for the meters to accurately display ranges to 
-90 dB, you must calibrate the DC adjust. 

Before using the DC adjust feature, you must calibrate it for the selected recording device. 

Select the DC adjust check box. The Calibrate button activates along with displays labeled Left and Right. 

Click the Calibrate button. Sound Forge software listens to the selected recording device and calculates the offset. 

RECORDING AND EXTRACTING AUDIO 

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