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CHP. 4 GETTING STARTED
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Getting Started
Sound Forge is a state-of-the-art digital audio editing tool for users from all musical backgrounds. It is an
extremely deep program, containing features that may only be required by the most advanced or specialized
users. Nonetheless, a firm grasp of Sound Forge basics is essential. This chapter is designed to provide you
with information on Sound Forge fundamentals.
Creating a project
You can use project files in Sound Forge to organize and work with your media files nondestructively. When
you save a project file, Sound Forge creates a .frg file and a subfolder that contains your media file and all of
the temporary files created while working on your project. This file is not a multimedia file, but is used to
render the final file after editing is finished. When you copy, cut, paste, and otherwise edit your project, the
process is nondestructive—meaning you can edit without worrying about corrupting your source files.
Within the project file, you can also undo any past operations, including those occurring before your last
save. Once you are finished working with a project file, you can save your work to a media file using the
Render As option on the File menu.
Note:
To use the advanced undo/redo capabilities mentioned
above, you must have the
Allow Undo past Save check box
selected on the
File tab of the Preferences dialog. To access
the Preferences dialog, choose
Preferences from the Options
menu.
1.
From the File menu, choose Save As to save the current data window to a project file. The Save As dialog
appears.
2.
Using the Save in drop-down list, locate the folder where you want to save the project.
3.
From the Save as type drop-down list, choose Sound Forge Project File (*.frg).
4.
In the File name box, enter a name for the file.
5.
Click the Save button.
Sound Forge creates a .frg file with the name you specified, and creates a folder with a similar name
(
projectname_frg, for example) in the same location for the temporary files.
Important:
The associated project folder created by Sound
Forge should not be deleted, as this will cause your project file
to be unusable.
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