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LEARNING THE SOUND FORGE WORKSPACE CHP. 3
Using the mouse wheel
Sound Forge allows you to use your mouse wheel to navigate audio files. The following table briefly describes
the available mouse wheel functionality.
The main screen
When you start Sound Forge, the main screen appears. The main screen’s workspace is where you perform all
audio editing.
Main screen components
The following table describes the major components of the main screen.
Wheel Up Zoom in horizontally
Wheel Down Zoom out horizontally
Ctrl+Wheel Up Zoom in vertically
Ctrl+Wheel Down Zoom out vertically
Shift+Wheel Up Scroll left (in 10ths of screen width)
Shift+Wheel Down Scroll right (in 10ths of screen width)
Ctrl+Shift+ Wheel Up Cursor left or current selection point left (if there is a selection)
Ctrl+Shift+ Wheel Down Cursor right or current selection point right (if there is a selection)
Menu bar Displays the menu headings for the available functions.
Standard toolbar Provides quick access to some of the most common tasks in Sound Forge (pg. 30).
Transport bar Provides quick access to basic audio transport functions (pg. 30).
Status bar Help and processing information appears on the left side. The boxes on the right side display the
playback sample rate, bit depth, channel configuration (mono/stereo), length of the active data
window, and total free storage space (pg. 83). With the exception of the free storage space box,
you can edit these boxes by double-clicking or right-clicking them. When no data windows are
open, only the free storage space box contains a value.
Workspace This is the area located behind the data windows. Audio selections dragged to the workspace
automatically become new data windows. Windows such as the Regions List and Playlist can be
docked along the edges of the workspace.
Play Meters Displays the level of the output audio signal. These meters can be toggled on/off by choosing
Play Meters from the View menu. Right-clicking the play meters displays a shortcut menu
that allows you to precisely configure the appearance of the meters.
Menu bar
Workspace
Play Meters
Standard toolbar
Transport bar
(docked)
Status bar