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CHP. 6 CHANGING FILE ATTRIBUTES AND FORMATS
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Changing File
Attributes and
Formats
This chapter deals with the file attributes and formats Sound Forge supports. This chapter also discusses file
summary information.
Editing file attributes
When you open or create a file, its attributes display in the first three boxes of the status bar at the bottom of
the main screen. The file attributes are sample rate, bit depth, and channels (mono or stereo).
You can edit audio file attributes in the Properties dialog or in the status bar.
Editing attributes in the Properties dialog
You can edit file attributes in the Properties dialog.
1.
From the File menu, choose Properties. The Properties dialog appears.
You can also access the Properties dialog by doing any of the following:
•Double-click a format box.
•Right-click the waveform display and choose
Properties.
•Press + .
2.
Click the Format tab.
3.
Edit the file attributes as needed and click OK.
Editing attributes in the status bar
You can quickly edit individual file attributes by right-clicking the status value to be changed and choosing a
new value from the shortcut menu.
Sample rate Bit Channels File length Free storage
depth available
File attributes in the status bar
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Edit attributes in the Properties dialog
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