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Sommario

• Introduction

  23
  • Introducing Sound Forge Pro software

    23
  • Sample files

    23
  • System requirements

    23
  • Technical support

    23
  • Installing Sound Forge Pro software

    24
  • Getting help

    24
    • Online help

      24
    • Interactive tutorials

      25
    • Help on the Web

      25
• Learning the Sound Forge Pro Workspace

  27
  • Using the mouse

    27
  • Using the mouse wheel

    27
  • The main window

    28
  • Main window components

    28
  • Floating and docking windows

    29
    • Hiding the window docking areas

      30
    • Explorer window (Alt+1)

      30
    • File Properties window (Alt+2)

      30
    • Video Preview window (Alt+3)

      30
    • Time Display window (Alt+4)

      30
    • Channel Meters window (Alt+5)

      30
    • Hardware Meters window (Alt+6)

      30
    • Undo/Redo History window (Alt+7)

      30
    • Spectrum Analysis window (Alt+8)

      30
    • Plug-In Chainer window (Alt+9)

      31
    • Plug-In Manager window (Ctrl+Alt+0)

      31
    • Keyboard window (Ctrl+Alt+1)

      31
    • Script Editor window (Ctrl+Alt+2)

      31
    • Loop Tuner window (Ctrl+Alt+3)

      31
  • Metadata windows

    31
    • Copying metadata to the clipboard

      31
    • Regions List window (Ctrl+Alt+M, 0)

      32
    • Playlist window (Ctrl+Alt+M, 1)

      32
    • Track List window (Ctrl+Alt+M, 2)

      32
    • ACID Properties window (Ctrl+Alt+M, 3)

      33
    • Broadcast Wave window (Ctrl+Alt+M, 4)

      33
    • CD Information window (Ctrl+Alt+M, 5)

      34
    • Sampler Loops window (Ctrl+Alt+M, 6)

      34
    • Summary Information window (Ctrl+Alt+M, 7)

      35
  • Data windows

    37
    • Data window components

      37
    • Displaying data window components

      39
    • Arranging data windows

      39
    • Playbar

      40
  • Toolbars

    41
    • Displaying a toolbar

      41
    • Customizing a toolbar

      41
    • Docking a toolbar

      42
    • Floating a toolbar

      42
    • Standard toolbar

      42
    • Transport toolbar

      43
    • Navigation toolbar

      44
    • Views toolbar

      44
    • Status/Selection toolbar

      44
    • Regions/Playlist toolbar

      45
    • Insert toolbar

      45
    • Process toolbar

      46
    • Effects toolbar

      47
    • Tools toolbar

      48
    • Levels toolbar

      48
    • Scripting toolbar

      49
  • ToolTips

    49
    • Using ToolTips

      49
    • Turning off ToolTips

      49
  • Command descriptions

    49
  • Keyboard shortcuts

    49
  • Monitoring levels in digital audio

    49
    • Decibels

      49
    • Digital versus analog levels

      50
    • Setting digital audio levels

      50
    • Using the channel meters

      50
    • Using the VU/PPM meters

      52
    • Using phase scopes

      54
    • Using the mono-compatibility meters

      54
  • Controls

    55
    • Faders and sliders

      55
    • Envelope graphs

      55
    • Displaying the waveform on an envelope graph

      57
  • Multichannel files

    57
    • Working with multichannel files

      57
    • Selecting data in multichannel files

      58
• Getting Started

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  • Creating a project

    61
  • Getting media files

    61
    • Using the Open dialog

      62
    • Using the Explorer window

      63
    • Peak files

      65
  • Working with video files

    66
  • Playing a file

    67
    • Viewing the current position

      67
    • Data window scrolling during playback

      67
    • Playing a file from a specified point

      68
    • Playing in Loop Playback mode

      68
    • Playing a selection

      68
    • Viewing selection status

      69
    • Viewing selection statistics

      70
  • Creating data windows

    71
    • Active data windows vs. inactive data windows

      71
    • Copying data to a new file

      71
  • Working with files

    72
    • Saving a file

      72
    • Using the Save As/Render As dialog

      72
    • Creating custom templates

      74
    • Creating custom rendering settings

      74
    • Copy rendering templates between computers or user accounts

      74
    • Saving all open audio files

      75
    • Saving files as a workspace

      75
  • Working with projects

    76
    • Saving projects

      76
    • Saving the project path in the rendered file

      76
    • Editing a media file’s source project

      77
  • Editing audio

    78
    • Copying

      78
    • Pasting

      79
    • Cutting

      80
    • Deleting

      81
    • Trimming/Cropping

      82
    • Mixing

      82
  • Using Undo and Redo

    84
    • Using the Undo/Redo History window

      84
  • Selecting status formats

    86
    • Experimenting with status formats

      87
    • Configuring the Measures & Beats format

      87
  • Publishing files to the Web

    88
  • Recovering files after a crash

    88
    • Recovering files

      88
    • Deleting recovered files

      88
• Navigating, Zooming, and Selecting

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  • Setting the cursor position

    89
  • Previewing audio with pre-roll

    89
  • Using the overview bar

    90
    • Understanding the overview bar

      90
    • Navigating in the overview bar

      91
    • Playing audio in the overview bar

      91
    • Scrubbing

      92
  • Zooming and magnifying

    93
    • Zooming the time ruler (horizontal)

      93
    • Zooming the level ruler (vertical)

      94
    • Using custom zoom settings

      95
    • Using zooming shortcuts

      96
    • Using the Magnify tool

      96
  • Selecting audio using start and end values

    98
    • Using the Set Selection dialog

      98
  • Selecting audio during playback

    99
  • Fine-tuning a selection

    99
    • Adjusting a selection with the mouse

      99
    • Adjusting a selection with the keyboard

      99
    • Restoring a selection

      99
  • Using selection grid lines

    100
  • Understanding snapping

    101
    • Turn snapping on or off

      101
    • Snapping to the grid

      101
    • Snapping to markers

      101
    • Snapping to events

      101
    • Snapping to zero crossings

      102
    • Snapping the current selection

      102
    • Disabling auto-snapping at high magnifications

      103
    • Quantizing to frames

      103
  • Creating and using views

    104
    • Displaying the Views toolbar

      104
    • Creating views

      104
• Changing File Properties and Formats

  105
  • Editing file properties

    105
    • Editing file properties in the File Properties window

      105
    • Editing file properties in the status bar

      106
  • Copying file properties to the clipboard

    107
  • Changing the sample rate

    107
  • Changing the bit depth

    108
    • Increasing bit depth

      108
    • Decreasing bit depth

      108
    • Understanding dither and noise shaping

      109
    • Minimizing quantization error

      109
  • Converting mono/stereo channels

    111
    • Converting from mono to stereo

      111
    • Converting from stereo to mono

      111
    • Using the Channel Converter

      112
  • Converting file formats

    112
  • Adding summary information

    113
    • Viewing and editing summary information

      113
    • Saving summary information

      113
    • Including additional embedded information

      113
• Editing Multichannel Audio

  115
  • Routing channels to hardware outputs

    116
  • Opening and editing multichannel audio files

    116
  • Recording multichannel audio files

    117
  • Using the hardware meters

    117
    • Adjusting output levels

      117
    • Showing or hiding meters

      118
• Using Markers, Regions, and the Playlist/Cutlist

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  • Why use markers, regions, and the Playlist?

    119
    • Rapid navigation

      119
    • Added effects for streaming media

      119
    • Multiple versions of edits

      119
    • MIDI synchronization and triggering

      119
  • Using markers

    120
    • Inserting markers

      120
    • Naming or renaming markers

      120
    • Changing the marker position

      121
    • Deleting markers

      121
    • Deleting all markers and regions

      121
    • Deleting all markers within the selected area

      122
    • Previewing a marker

      122
    • Triggering a marker using MIDI commands

      122
    • Using markers to create regions

      122
  • Detecting and marking clipping

    123
  • Using command markers in streaming media files

    124
    • Defining streaming media commands

      124
    • Defining Scott Studios data commands

      125
    • Inserting command markers

      125
    • Editing command properties

      125
    • Saving command properties as a custom template

      125
    • Moving the cursor to a command marker

      126
    • Deleting command markers

      126
  • Using regions

    126
    • Inserting regions

      126
    • Inserting regions automatically

      127
    • Naming or renaming a region

      130
    • Selecting a region

      130
    • Moving a region

      131
    • Deleting a region

      131
    • Deleting all markers and regions

      131
    • Deleting all markers and regions within the selected area

      131
    • Previewing a region

      131
    • Splitting regions

      131
    • Triggering a region using MIDI commands

      132
    • Using markers to create regions

      132
    • Locking loop and region lengths

      132
    • Creating new files from regions

      132
  • Using the Regions List

    133
    • Displaying the Regions List

      133
    • Working with the Regions List

      133
  • Using the Playlist

    136
    • Displaying the Playlist

      136
    • Adding regions to the Playlist

      136
    • Arranging the Playlist

      137
    • Editing a Playlist/Cutlist region

      137
    • Using stop points

      138
    • Playing from the Playlist

      138
    • Creating a new file from the Playlist

      138
    • Configuring the Playlist as a Cutlist

      138
    • Saving a Playlist/Cutlist file

      139
    • Opening a Playlist/Cutlist file

      140
    • Copying the Playlist/Cutlist to the clipboard

      140
• Recording and Extracting Audio

  141
  • Recording audio

    141
    • Specifying recording and playback options

      141
    • Recording manually

      142
    • Recording automatically

      144
    • Choosing a recording mode

      147
    • Adjusting for DC offset

      147
    • Playing back recorded audio

      148
    • Synchronizing with other devices

      148
    • Monitoring audio input

      149
    • Inserting markers while recording

      149
    • Automatically labeling windows and regions

      149
    • Changing blinking status

      149
  • Extracting audio from CDs

    150
    • Previewing CD tracks

      151
    • Refreshing the Extract Audio from CD dialog

      151
  • Proper use of software

    151
• Editing, Repairing, and Synthesizing Audio

  153
  • Overwriting and replicating

    153
    • Overwriting

      153
    • Replicating

      154
  • Repeating an operation

    155
  • Inserting silence

    155
  • Using drag-and-drop operations

    156
    • Dragging mono selections into multichannel destinations

      156
    • Snapping to points in drag-and-drop operations

      156
    • Pasting, mixing, and creating CD tracks with drag-and-drop

      156
    • Creating new windows by dragging and dropping a selection

      159
  • Finding and repairing audio glitches

    159
    • Locating glitches

      159
    • Repairing audio

      160
  • Synthesizing audio

    162
    • Generating DTMF/MF tones

      162
    • Generating audio with frequency modulation

      163
    • Generating simple waveforms

      164
• Using the Event Tool

  167
  • Creating events

    167
  • Moving events

    168
  • Editing events

    168
    • Copying events

      168
    • Cutting events

      169
    • Pasting events

      169
    • Mixing events

      169
    • Deleting events

      169
    • Trimming events

      169
    • Splitting events

      170
    • Slipping events

      170
    • Slip-trimming events

      170
  • Crossfading events

    171
    • Using automatic crossfades

      171
    • Manually setting a crossfade

      171
    • Changing crossfade curves

      172
  • Using event envelopes (ASR)

    172
    • Setting an event’s volume

      172
    • Setting an event’s fade in and fade out

      173
  • Applying processes and effects to events

    173
  • Selecting events

    174
    • Selecting events using menu commands

      174
    • Selecting events using keyboard shortcuts

      174
    • Selecting multiple events

      174
  • Zooming events

    175
  • Snapping to events

    175
• Processing Audio

  177
  • Applying presets

    177
    • Using presets

      177
    • Creating presets

      178
    • Deleting presets

      178
    • Resetting parameters

      178
    • Managing presets

      179
  • Previewing processed audio

    179
    • Setting custom preview parameters

      179
    • Bypassing a process while previewing

      179
    • Adjusting the data window selection

      180
  • Sound Forge processes

    181
    • Auto Trim/Crop

      181
    • Bit-Depth Converter

      182
    • iZotope MBIT+ Dither

      184
    • Channel Converter

      185
    • DC Offset

      187
    • EQ

      188
    • Fade - Graphic Fade

      188
    • Fade - Fade In

      190
    • Fade - Fade Out

      190
    • Invert/Flip

      190
    • Mute

      191
    • Normalize

      192
    • Pan/Expand

      194
    • Resample

      195
    • iZotope 64-Bit SRC

      197
    • Reverse

      198
    • Rotate Audio

      198
    • Smooth/Enhance

      198
    • Time - Time Stretch

      198
    • Time - élastique Timestretch

      198
    • Volume

      199
• Working with Effects

  201
  • Adding effects

    201
    • Applying an effect

      201
    • Saving effect settings as a custom preset

      202
  • Using the Plug-In Chainer

    202
    • Creating a plug-in chain

      203
    • Adding a plug-in to a chain

      203
    • Removing a plug-in from a chain

      204
    • Configuring chained plug-ins

      204
    • Bypassing effects

      205
    • Selecting the processing mode for audio tail data

      205
    • Saving plug-in chains

      206
    • Saving individual plug-in settings as a custom preset

      206
    • Loading plug-in chains or plug-in presets

      207
  • Using the Plug-In Manager

    208
    • Applying a plug-in or chain to a media file

      208
    • Renaming a plug-in

      209
    • Hiding a plug-in

      209
    • Organizing effects in the FX Favorites menu

      209
  • Using the Preset Manager

    210
  • Automating effect parameters

    211
    • Adding an effect automation envelope

      211
    • Adding a volume or panning envelope

      211
    • Adjusting effect parameters with envelopes

      212
    • Previewing effect automation

      212
    • Applying effects automation

      212
    • Showing or hiding effect automation envelopes

      212
    • Enabling or bypassing effect automation envelopes

      212
    • Removing effect automation envelopes

      212
  • Adjusting envelopes

    213
    • Adding envelope points

      213
    • Flipping an envelope

      213
    • Setting fade properties

      213
    • Cutting, copying, and pasting envelope points

      214
    • Copying an envelope to another data window

      214
  • Sound Forge effects

    215
    • Acoustic Mirror

      215
    • Amplitude Modulation

      215
    • Chorus

      215
    • Delay/Echo

      215
    • Distortion

      215
    • Dynamics

      215
    • Envelope

      216
    • Flange/Wah-Wah

      217
    • Gapper/Snipper

      217
    • Noise Gate

      217
    • Pitch

      217
    • Resonant Filter

      218
    • Reverb

      219
    • Vibrato

      219
    • Wave Hammer

      219
• Using Acoustic Mirror and Wave Hammer

  221
  • What are the Acoustic Mirror effects?

    221
    • The acoustic signature

      221
  • Adding an acoustic signature to an audio file

    221
    • Adjusting the acoustic signature

      221
    • General tab controls

      222
    • Envelope tab controls

      223
    • Summary tab controls

      224
    • Recover tab controls

      224
  • Creating impulse files

    226
    • What you need to create custom impulses

      226
    • Recording the impulse in an acoustic space

      226
    • Recording the impulse through an electronic device

      227
    • Recovering the impulse

      227
    • Trimming the impulse file

      228
    • Adding summary information to your impulse file

      229
    • Using the new impulse file

      229
  • Using impulse files in creative ways

    229
    • Processing individual audio elements

      229
    • Adding realistic stereo to mono recordings

      229
    • Creating special effects

      229
    • Recreating spaces for foley effects and dialog replacement

      230
    • Panning with head-related transfer functions

      230
  • Troubleshooting the Acoustic Mirror effect

    230
    • Stuttering during real-time previewing

      230
    • Impulses do not recover properly

      231
    • Recovered impulse is too noisy

      231
    • Error message explanations

      231
  • What is the Wave Hammer plug-in?

    233
    • Displaying the Wave Hammer plug-in

      233
  • The Wave Hammer dialog

    233
    • Compressor tab

      233
    • Volume Maximizer tab

      235
• Using Scripting

  237
  • Scripting references

    237
    • Sample scripts

      237
    • Additional scripting information

      237
  • Using the Script Editor window

    238
  • Opening and running a script

    239
    • Running a script from the Script Editor window

      239
    • Running a script from the Scripting menu

      239
    • Running a script from the command line

      239
    • Script arguments

      240
    • Adding scripts to the Scripting menu

      240
  • Creating a script

    241
  • Editing an existing script

    241
  • Using the Scripting toolbar

    242
    • Adding or removing toolbar buttons

      242
    • Creating custom button images

      243
    • Running a script

      243
  • Using the Batch Converter

    244
    • Converting using an existing batch job

      244
    • Creating or editing a batch job

      245
• Sampling

  247
  • Samplers

    247
    • External samplers

      247
    • Internal samplers

      247
  • Configuring the Sampler Tool

    248
  • Creating a sampler configuration

    248
    • Open loop versus closed loop

      249
  • Saving sampler configurations

    250
  • Sending and receiving samples

    250
    • Sending a sample

      250
    • Receiving a sample

      250
    • MIDI unity note and Fine tune

      250
  • Processing musical instrument files

    251
    • Opening musical instrument files

      251
    • Previewing samples

      252
    • Selecting samples

      252
    • Processing selections

      254
    • Editing samples

      254
    • Saving changes

      254
  • Using the MIDI keyboard

    255
    • Displaying the MIDI keyboard

      255
    • Turning on the MIDI keyboard

      255
    • Configuring the MIDI keyboard output port and channel

      255
    • Troubleshooting the MIDI keyboard

      255
    • Specifying instruments

      256
    • Generating chords

      256
  • Setting up MIDI/SDS hardware

    257
  • Troubleshooting MIDI/SDS with open loop

    257
  • Setting up SCSI/SMDI hardware

    257
  • Troubleshooting SCSI/SMDI

    257
    • Conflicting SCSI IDs

      257
    • Periodic transfer failures

      258
    • Sampler is recognized but does not transfer reliably

      258
• Working with MIDI/SMPTE

  259
  • What is MIDI?

    259
  • MIDI triggers

    259
    • Playback versus triggered playback

      259
    • Triggering file playback

      259
    • Triggering region playback

      261
    • Triggering playback from additional internal/external MIDI devices

      262
    • Advantages of external MIDI controllers

      262
  • Sound Forge software and MIDI timecode synchronization

    263
    • Playing regions using MTC from a sequencer

      263
    • Playing regions using MTC from an external device

      264
    • Using Sound Forge software to generate MTC for a MIDI sequencer

      264
    • Using Sound Forge software to generate MTC for an external device

      265
• Looping

  267
  • Loops

    267
    • Sustaining and release loops

      267
    • Creating a sustaining loop

      267
    • Creating a sustaining loop with a release loop

      268
  • Looping techniques

    269
    • Match endpoint amplitudes

      269
    • Match endpoint waveform slope

      269
    • Match endpoint sound levels

      269
    • Avoid very short loops

      269
  • Editing loops

    269
    • Editing a loop without the Loop Tuner

      269
    • Editing a loop with the Loop Tuner

      269
  • Crossfading loops

    272
    • Using the Crossfade Loop tool

      272
  • Creating loops for ACID software

    273
    • Creating an ACID one-shot file

      273
    • Creating an ACID loop file

      273
    • Creating an ACID beatmapped file

      274
  • Editing loops for ACID software

    275
    • Halving or doubling a loop

      275
    • Shifting a selection left or right

      275
    • Rotating audio

      276
    • Setting loop tempo

      277
  • Saving loop points

    277
• Working with Video

  279
  • Viewing video

    279
    • Using the video strip

      279
    • Previewing files with video

      281
    • Using an external monitor

      282
  • Attaching video to an audio file

    282
  • Detaching video from an audio file

    282
  • Setting video options

    283
    • Video file properties

      283
    • Configuring your video settings

      283
  • Saving a video file

    284
• Using Spectrum Analysis

  285
  • Working in the frequency domain

    285
    • Fast Fourier Transform

      285
  • Using a spectrum graph

    286
    • Displaying a spectrum graph

      286
    • Monitoring an input and output source

      287
    • Viewing frequency and amplitude values, notes and statistics

      287
    • Navigating a spectrum graph

      288
    • Changing the graph type

      288
    • Changing the zoom level of the graph

      288
    • Synchronizing graphs in a multichannel file

      288
    • Updating a spectrum graph

      288
    • Viewing multiple spectrum graphs

      289
    • Creating and comparing snapshots of the Spectrum Analysis window

      289
    • Printing the graph

      290
  • Using a sonogram

    290
    • Displaying a sonogram

      290
    • Displaying frequency and amplitude values, notes and statistics

      291
    • Updating a sonogram

      291
    • Monitoring an input and output source

      291
    • Tuning a sonogram

      292
    • Synchronizing sonograms in a multichannel file

      292
    • Returning to a spectrum graph

      292
    • Printing the sonogram

      292
  • Adjusting Spectrum Analysis settings

    293
    • Saving spectrum graph settings

      294
• Burning CDs

  295
  • Understanding track-at-once and disc-at-once burning

    295
    • Track-at-once

      295
    • Disc-at-once (single session or Red Book)

      295
  • Correcting the sample rate for CD burning

    295
  • Writing mono tracks to a CD

    295
  • Burning track-at-once (TAO) CDs

    296
    • Closing a CD

      297
  • Burning disc-at-once (DAO) CDs

    298
    • Creating and editing tracks for disc-at-once CDs

      298
    • Moving tracks on the CD layout bar

      303
    • Editing pause time for a disc-at-once CD

      304
    • Using the Track List window

      306
    • Creating track lists for disc-at-once CDs

      307
    • Adding CD Text to disc-at-once CDs

      309
    • Burning a disc-at-once CD

      310
• Optimizing for Sound Forge Pro Software

  313
  • Defragmenting your hard drive

    313
  • Increasing total buffer size

    313
  • Turning off the playback cursor and record counter

    313
  • Turning off the channel (output) meters

    313
  • Turning on passive updating for time and video displays

    313
    • Time displays

      314
    • Video displays

      314
  • Synchronizing audio and video

    314
• Customizing Sound Forge Pro Software

  315
  • Saving and recalling window layouts

    315
    • Loading default window layouts

      315
    • Saving a window layout

      315
    • Loading a saved layout

      316
    • Adding a layout to the View > Window Layouts submenu

      316
    • Removing a layout from the View > Window Layouts submenu

      316
    • Deleting a layout from your computer

      316
  • Customizing the Time Display window

    317
  • Setting preferences

    318
    • General tab

      318
    • Display tab

      320
    • Editing tab

      322
    • Labels tab

      323
    • File Types tab

      324
    • MIDI/Sync tab

      324
    • Previews tab

      325
    • Status tab

      326
    • Toolbars tab

      326
    • CD Settings tab

      327
    • Audio tab

      328
    • Video tab

      329
    • VST Effects tab

      330
  • Customizing keyboard shortcuts

    331
    • Editing or creating shortcuts

      331
    • Saving a keyboard mapping

      332
    • Deleting a keyboard mapping

      332
    • Importing or renaming a keyboard mapping

      332
    • Resetting the default keyboard mapping

      332
• Shortcuts

  333
  • Keyboard shortcuts

    333
    • Project file shortcuts

      333
    • Magnification and view shortcuts

      334
    • Data window shortcuts

      335
    • Cursor movement shortcuts

      336
    • Data selection shortcuts

      337
    • Navigation and playback shortcuts

      338
    • Event tool keyboard shortcuts

      339
    • Record dialog shortcuts

      339
    • Plug-In Chainer shortcuts

      339
    • Regions List shortcuts

      340
    • Playlist/Cutlist shortcuts

      340
    • Script Editor shortcuts

      340
  • Drag-and-drop shortcuts

    341
  • Mouse shortcuts

    342
• Microsoft Audio Compression Manager

  343
  • Audio data compression and decompression

    343
  • Transparent playback and recording of non-hardware supported audio files

    344
• SMPTE Timecode

  345
  • SMPTE 25 EBU (25 fps, Video)

    345
  • SMPTE Drop Frame (29.97 fps, Video)

    345
  • SMPTE Non-Drop Frame (29.97 fps, Video)

    345
  • SMPTE 30 (30 fps, Audio)

    345
  • SMPTE Film Sync (24 fps)

    345
• Using CSOUND, MTU, IRCAM, BICSF, and EBICSF Files

  347
  • About IRCAM files

    347
  • About BICSF and EBICSF files

    347
  • Opening files

    347
    • BICSF and EBICSF files

      347
    • IRCAM, CSOUND and MTU files

      347
  • Saving files

    348
• Glossary

  349
• Index

  367