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CHP. 3 LEARNING THE SOUND FORGE WORKSPACE
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Tools toolbar
The Tools toolbar contains buttons corresponding to commands in the Tools menu.
Levels toolbar
The Levels toolbar displays the audio levels in the left and right channels in the user-specified format. You
can right-click to choose the format from a shortcut menu.
ACID Loop Creation Tools toolbar
The ACID Loop Creation Tools toolbar contains buttons corresponding to commands used when creating
audio loops for Sony Pictures Digital’s ACID® family of products. For more information, see Creating loops for
ACID on page 228.
Burn CD: writes the selected audio track to CD. Replace: replaces selected audio data with
previous adjacent data.
Extract Audio from CD: extracts audio from CD
and opens in Sound Forge for editing.
Interpolate: replaces selected audio with
interpolated audio data based on the selection’s
beginning and end samples.
Auto Region: creates regions in an audio file
according to rapid sound attacks or a specified
time interval.
Sampler: allows you to transfer samples to/
from Sound Forge.
Crossfade Loop: mixes audio occurring before
the loop start point into the end of the loop to
smooth transitions.
Clip Detect: performs clip detection on the
current file or selection. Note: clip detection is
available only in the full version of Sound
Forge.
Extract Regions: extracts all file regions and
saves them as individual files.
Statistics: displays statistics corresponding to
the current file or selection.
Find: searches for clicks and pops, volume
levels, or silent breaks in an audio signal.
DTMF/MF Tones Synthesis: generates dial
tones used by telephone companies.
Preset Manager: backs up and transfers user-
configured presets from effects, processes,
and plug-ins.
FM Synthesis: uses frequency modulation and
additive synthesis to create complex sounds
from simple waveforms. Note: FM synthesis is
available only in the full version of Sound
Forge.
Copy Other Channel: replaces selected audio
with a corresponding selection from the
opposite channel.
Simple Synthesis: generates a simple
waveform of a given shape, pitch, and length.
Edit ACID Properties: displays the Edit ACID
Properties dialog.
Shift Selection Left: shifts the current selection
to the left so the current start point becomes
the end point.
Edit Tempo: calculates the musical tempo
(beats per minute) based upon the current
selection.
Shift Selection Right: shifts the current
selection to the right so the current end point
becomes the start point.
Double Selection: doubles the size of the
current selection.
Rotate Audio: moves the current selection to
the opposite end of the file.
Halve Selection: divides the current selection in
half.
Selection Grid Lines: toggles the selection grid
line display on/off.
Left Right
channel level channel level