User Guide

SELECTING DATA IN STEREO FILES
When selecting data in stereo files, Sound Forge XP allows you to select either
the left channel, right channel or both channels for playing, editing, and effects
processing.
When editing a stereo file, the waveform display showing the two channels is
split into three logical sections for selection with the mouse.The upper quarter
of the waveform display is the left channel section, the lower quarter is the
right channel section, and the middle half selects both channels. When
selecting data with the mouse, the cursor location determines what channel(s)
will be selected.
To select data in a stereo file:
1. Open the TUTOR1.WAV file.
2. Convert the file to stereo by editing the Format under Properties in the File
menu or by right-clicking on the Channels playbar field and selecting Stereo.
Set the Channels to Stereo and press OK. Select Both Channels for the destination
in the Mono to Stereo dialog. You should now have a stereo version of
TUTOR1.WAV.
3. Move the mouse pointer near the top of the left channel and select the word
“Wow.” Notice the change to the left channel selection cursor, and that only
the left channel of the data becomes highlighted. Do the same thing in the
middle half of the window near the top of the right channel and the
bottom of the left channel. This time you should see both channels being
selected. Do this one more time near the bottom of the waveform display
and you should see only the right channel being selected.
4. The cursor will change to reflect which channel(s) are being selected:
Cursor when selecting both channels of a stereo file or when in
a mono file.
Cursor when selecting the left channel of a stereo file.
Cursor when selecting the right channel of a stereo file.
EDITING AND NAVIGATION
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