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Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0 sonicfoundrymediasolutions
By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to:
• Make a selection for editing
• Perform basic sound file editing, such as Cut, Copy, Paste, and
Delete as well as Undo an edit
• Create a new file from portions of existing file
• Recording a new voice
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Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Select, Then Dosonicfoundrymediasolutions
Select, Then Do
• Select the desired audio part
• Edit the part
• Like word processor for audio
First select thepart to be editedFirst select thepart to be edited Then use common edit
commands such as Cut, Copy, and Paste to alter the audio
Then use common edit commands such as Cut, Copy, and Paste to alter the audio
Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Open the File: Voiceoversonicfoundrymediasolutions
Open the File: Voiceover
The Open buttonThe Open button
Note that the Sound Forge workspace is blank until you open a file
Note that the Sound Forge workspace is blank until you open a file
• Click the Open button
Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Open the File: Voiceoversonicfoundrymediasolutions
Open the File: Voiceover
The Play buttonThe Play button
Watch as the cursor moves through the waveform
Watch as the cursor moves through the waveform
• Click the Open button
• Navigate to the file, Voiceover
• Click the Play button
Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Listening to Just a Second of the Filesonicfoundrymediasolutions
Listening to Just a Second of the File
PlayPlay Click and drag to select a portion of the audio wave
Click and drag to select a portion of the audio wave
• Click and drag over a portion of the file
• Click the Play button
• Only the selected portion of the audio part plays
When you play the file, only the selected portion plays back
When you play the file, only the selected portion plays back
Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Delete the Selected Audio Datasonicfoundrymediasolutions
Delete the Selected Audio Data
Play AllPlay All The selected data (the word “Wow”) has been deleted
The selected data (the word “Wow”) has been deleted
• Press the Delete key
• Click the Play All button
• The word “Wow” has been removed
UndoUndo
• Click the Undo button
Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Cutting and Pasting Audio Datasonicfoundrymediasolutions
Cutting and Pasting Audio Data
Double-click between two markers to select the data between them
Double-click between two markers to select the data between them
• Use Markers and Regions to divide the file logically
• Double-click between two markers
• Click the Cut button
Markers and Regions help organize the file
Markers and Regions help organize the file
CutCut PastePaste
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Cutting and Pasting Audio Data
The word “Wow” has been pasted to the end of the file
The word “Wow” has been pasted to the end of the file
• Use Markers and Regions to divide the file logically
• Double-click between two markers
• Click the Cut button
• Click the Paste button
Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Adjusting the Length of a Selectionsonicfoundrymediasolutions
Adjusting the Length of a Selection
The cursor changes to indicate that you can now adjust the selection length
The cursor changes to indicate that you can now adjust the selection length
• Create a selection
• Click and drag either edge of the selection to adjust it
Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Copy, Paste Audio Data and Examine the filesonicfoundrymediasolutions
Copy, Paste Audio Data and Examine the file
“And easier” has been pasted into the end of the file three times
“And easier” has been pasted into the end of the file three times
• Copy selected data
• Press Ctrl + End
• Paste the data three times
Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Copy, Paste Audio Data and Examine the file (continue)
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Copy, Paste Audio Data and examine the file
Choose Zoom, Out Full to see all of the audio data in the file
Choose Zoom, Out Full to see all of the audio data in the file
• Copy selected data
• Press Ctrl + End
• Paste the data three times
• Press Ctrl + Down Arrow to zoom out full
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Adjusting Cursor Placement via Keyboard Shortcuts
Use your Arrow keys to position the cursor just before the last word
Use your Arrow keys to position the cursor just before the last word
• Press Left Arrow to move cursor left
• Press Right Arrow to move cursor right
• Press Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow for larger
movement
• Position cursor directly before last word in file
Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Adjusting Cursor Placement via Keyboard Shortcuts
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Changing Cursor/Selection Focus
Select the last two words of the file, and delete them
Select the last two words of the file, and delete them
• Cursor flashes at one end of the selection
• Press the key “5”
• Focus switches to the other end of selection
Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Changing Cursor/Selection Focus
Press the key “5” to switch focus from one end of the selection to the other
Press the key “5” to switch focus from one end of the selection to the other
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Select All Data from Cursor to Beginning
Press Shift + Ctrl + Home to select all data to the beginning of the file
Press Shift + Ctrl + Home to select all data to the beginning of the file
• Press Ctrl + Shift + Home to select all data to the beginning
• Press Delete
Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Select All Data From Cursor to Beginning
Place your cursor just before “Wow”
Place your cursor just before “Wow”
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Select All Data to End of File
Press Shift + Ctrl + End to select all of the data to the end of the file
Press Shift + Ctrl + End to select all of the data to the end of the file
• Place your cursor just before “and easier”
• Press Ctrl + Shift + End
Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Select All Data to End of the File
Place your cursor just before the last two repeats of “and easier”
Place your cursor just before the last two repeats of “and easier”
• Press Delete
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Using the Trim/Crop Command
Select the data your want to keepSelect the data your want to keep
• Discard data outside of the current
selection
• Select “Sound editing just gets easier”
Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Using the Trim/Crop Command
• Click the Trim/Crop button
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Using the Trim/Crop Command
All data outside the selection has been deleted
All data outside the selection has been deleted
• Discard data outside of the current
selection
• Select “Sound editing just gets easier”
Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Using the Trim/Crop Command (continue)
• Click the Trim/Crop button
• Click the Undo button
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Creating a New Sound File From an Existing Sound File
Drag the selected data to a blank space of the Sound Forge work area
Drag the selected data to a blank space of the Sound Forge work area
• Make a selection in the existing sound file
• Arrange your data window to create blank workspace
Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Creating a New Sound File From an Existing Sound File
• Drag selected material to blank workspace
Blank workspace
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Creating a New Sound File From an Existing Sound File
The new data window contains the selected data from the original data window
The new data window contains the selected data from the original data window
Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Creating a New Sound File From an Existing Sound File (continue)
• Drag selected material to blank workspace
Sound Forge creates a new data window
Sound Forge creates a new data window• Make a selection in the
existing sound file
• Arrange your data window to create blank workspace
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Record a New Voice
A Recording panel shows with a blank file behind
A Recording panel shows with a blank file behind
Click Record button for recording
Click Record button for recording
• Check your recording equipment
Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Record a New Voice
• Click Record button
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Record a New Voice
A new Record window shows with a blank sound file behind
A new Record window shows with a blank sound file behind
Click New… to choose recording quality
Click New… to choose recording quality
Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Record a New Voice (continue)
• Check your recording equipment
• Click Record button
• Click New…
Select the desired quality for recording
Select the desired quality for recording
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Record a New Voice
Click Record button to start recording
Click Record button to start recording
Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Record a New Voice (continue)
• Check your recording equipment
• Click Record button
• Click New…
Click Drop Marker button to set the markers while recording
Click Drop Marker button to set the markers while recording
• Click Record button
In this tutorial, you have learned how to:
• Make a selection using the mouse or the keyboard
• Audition and modify the selection until it is just right
• Use the cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete commands to edit the
sound file
• Experiment with the Trim/Crop command
• Use the drag and drop method for creating a new file
• Record a new voice
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Summary
Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: SummaryBasic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Summary
Sound Forge Support File Formats
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Sound Forge Support File Formats
Extension Description Opens Saves
AIF/SND Macintosh AIFF √√ √√
AU/SND NeXT/Sun (Java) (PCM, µ-Law) √√ √√
AVI Microsoft Video for Windows √√ √√
DIG/SD Sound Designer 1 √√ √√
IVC Intervoice (ADPCM, µ-Law, A-Law) √√ √√
MOV Apple QuickTime Movie √√ √√
MP3 MPEG-1 Layer 3 (Audio) √√ √√
MPG* MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Video √√ √√
OGG Ogg Vorbis √√ √√
PCA Sonic Foundry Perfect Clarity Audio™ √√ √√
RAWRaw Files (8- and 16-bit data: signed, unsigned, and Motorola and Intel byte ordering) √√ √√
RM RealNetworks RealAudio 8.0 √√
SND Sounder/SoundTool √√ √√
VOX Dialogic VOX (ADPCM) √√ √√
W64 Sonic Foundry Wave 64 √√ √√
WAV Microsoft Wave √√ √√
WMA Microsoft Windows Media Format √√ √√
WMV Microsoft Windows Media Video √√ √√
* MPEG-1&2 support requires the purchase of the MainConcept MPEG plug-in.
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