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After Sound Forge®Audio Studio™software is installed and you start it for the first time, the registration wizard is displayed. Thiswizard offers easy steps that allow you to register the software online with Sony Creative Software Inc. Alternatively, you canregister online at https://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/reg/software at any t ime.

Registration assistance

Registration assistance is available online at ht tp : / /w w w.sonycreat ivesof tw are.com/chat , or by fax at (608) 250-1745.

Customer service/sales

For a detailed list of customer service options, we encourage you to visit http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/support/custserv.asp .Use the following numbers for telephone support during normal weekday business hours:

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About your rights in Sound Forge Audio Studio software

Sound Forge Audio Studio software is licensed to you under the terms of the End User License Agreement you entered into withSony Creative Software Inc.

About your privacy

Sony Creative Software Inc. respects your privacy and is committed to protecting personal information. Your use of the software is

governed by the Software Privacy Policy. Please review its contents carefully as its terms and conditions affect your rights withrespect to the information that is collected by the software. For your reference, a copy of the Software Privacy Policy is located athttp://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/corporate/privacy.asp .

Proper use of software

Sound Forge Audio Studio software is not intended and should not be used for illegal or infringing purposes, such as the illegalcopying or sharing of copyrighted materials. Using Sound Forge Audio Studio software for such purposes is, among other things,against United States and international copyright laws and contrary to the terms and conditions of the End User LicenseAgreement. Such activity may be punishable by law and may also subject you to the breach remedies set forth in the End UserLicense Agreement.

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Table of Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

ContentsInt roducing Sound Forge Audio Studio software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

System requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Installing Sound Forge Audio Studio software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Getting help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Show Me How tutorials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Learning the Sound Forge Audio Studio Workspace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

The main window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Data windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Data window components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . 6

Playbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . 7

Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Displaying a toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . 7

Docking a toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Floating a toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . 7

Standard toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . 8

Transport bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . 8

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Opening a fi le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Working with video files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Playing a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Viewing selection status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . 9

Scrubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. .10

Creating data windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Saving files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Editing audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. .11

Pasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. .11

Cutting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. .12

Delet ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. .12

Trimming/Cropping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. .12

Mixing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. .13

Using Undo and Redo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Zooming and magnifying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Zooming the time ruler (horizontal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Zooming the level ruler (vert ical) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Using the Magnify tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. .15

Changing File Propert ies and Formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Editing file properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Edit ing file propert ies in the File Properties window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Editing properties in the status bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. .17

Changing the sample rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Changing the bit depth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

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Convert ing mono/stereo channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Converting from mono to stereo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Converting from stereo to mono . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Converting file formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using Markers and Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Using markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Insert ing markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Naming or renaming markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Moving a marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Deleting markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Previewing a marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Using regions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Insert ing regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Naming or renaming a region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Moving a region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Deleting a region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Previewing a region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Creating new files from regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using the Regions List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 23

Displaying the Regions List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Working with the Regions List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Applying Processes and Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Applying plug-ins from the Process, Effects, or FX Favorites menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Saving effect settings as a custom preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Recording, Extracting, and Burning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Specifying recording and playback options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Recording audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Starting recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Recording remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Extracting audio from CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Burning CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Burning single t racks (track-at-once) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Burning a disc (disc-at-once) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Introducing Sound Forge Audio Studio software

Thank you for purchasing Sound Forge®Audio Studio™software and for your continued support of the Sony CreativeSoftware Inc. family of products. The software provides you with the powerful features you have come to expect, aswell as a number of new features designed to make digital audio edit ing quick and easy.

System requirements

The following lists the minimum system requirements for using Sound Forge Audio Studio software:

• Microsoft®Windows®XP (Service Pack 3 or later), Windows Vista®(Service Pack 2 or later), or Windows 7

• 1 GHz processor

• 350 MB hard-disk space for program installation

• 512 MB RAM

• Windows-compatible sound card

• DVD-ROM drive (for installation from a DVD only)

• Supported CD-recordable drive (for CD burning only)

• Microsoft DirectX®9.0c or later• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (included on application disc)

You must provide your registration information to Sony Creative Software Inc. to activate the software.

Installing Sound Forge Audio Studio software

The install utility, setup.exe, located on the Sound Forge Audio Studio application disc, creates the necessary foldersand copies all files required to operate Sound Forge Audio Studio software.

1. Place the Sound Forge Audio Studio application disc in the drive. The setup screen is displayed (if AutoPlay isenabled for your DVD-ROM drive).

If DVD-ROM AutoPlay is not enabled, click the Start button and chooseRun. In the Run dialog that appears, typethe DVD-ROM drive’s letter and add :\setup.exe. Click OK to start the installation.

2. Click Install, and follow the on-screen prompts to install the appropriate version of Sound Forge Audio Studiofor your computer.

Getting help

To access online help, choose Contents and Index from the Help menu or press F1.

Information

pane

Toolbar

Tabs

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The following table describes the four tabs of the online help window.

Tab Description

Contents Provides a list of available help topics. Click a closed book to open the pages, and

then click on a topic page .

Index Provides a complete listing of the help topics available. Scroll through the list of

available topics or type a word in the Type in the keyword to find box to quickly

locate topics related to that word. Select the topic and click the Display button.

Search Allows you to enter a keyword and display all of the topics in the online help thatcontain the keyword you have entered. Type a keyword in t he Type in the word(s) to

search for box and click the List Topics butt on. Select the topic from the list and click

the Display button.

Favorites Allows you to keep topics that you revisit often in a separate folder. To add a topic to

your favorites, click the Add button on the Favorites tab.

Show Me How tutorials

You can learn more about many of the features in Sound Forge Audio Studio by using the interactive Show Me How tutorialsinstalled with the software.

By default , Show Me How tutorials display upon startup of the application. However, you can access them at any time from the Helpmenu by choosing Show Me How.

Tip: To turn o ff auto m atic display of the Show Me How tut oria ls, c lear the Show at Startup check box a t the bo t tom o f the tu to r ia lwindow.

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Chapter 2 Learning the Sound Forge Audio Studio Workspace

This chapter provides an overview of Sound Forge®Audio Studio™toolbars and controls.

The main window

When you start the application, the main window is displayed. The main window’s workspace is where you perform

all audio editing.

Channel Meters

(docked)

Standard toolbarTransport bar

Menu bar

Workspace

Status bar

The following table describes the major components of the main window.

Component Description

Menu bar Displays the menu headings for the available functions.

Standard toolbar Provides quick access to some of the most common tasks in the application. For m ore

inform ation , see Standard too lbar on page 8 .

Transport bar Provides quick access to basic audio transport functions.For more inform ation , see

Transport bar on page 8 .

Status bar Help and processing information appears on the left side. The boxes on the right sidedisplay the playback sample rate, bit depth, channel configuration, length of the

active data window, and total free storage space.

With t he exception of the f ree 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. For

mo re in format ion, see Edit in g f i le prop ert ies on page 17 .

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 Explorer can be docked along the edges of the workspace.

Channel Meters Displays the level of the output audio signal. These meters can be toggled on/off by

choosing Channel Meters from the View menu. Right-clicking the channel meters

displays a shortcut menu that allows you to precisely configure the appearance of the

meters.

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