User Guide

CHP. 8 USING MARKERS, REGIONS, AND THE PLAYLIST/CUTLIST
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Inserting regions automatically
In addition to the previously described methods, you can also insert regions automatically.
Inserting regions while recording
The most efficient way of inserting regions is to do it while recording your audio. This is especially useful
when working on a project that you will piece together from multiple takes. To create regions while
recording, specify
Multiple takes creating Regions from the Mode drop-down list in the Record dialog. For more
information, see Multiple takes creating Regions on page 118.
Sound Forge automatically names regions for you while
recording. You can customize this automatic labeling feature.
For more information, see Customizing automatic labeling on
page 96.
Inserting regions based on rapid sound attacks
1.
Open the Fill.pca file.
2. From the Tools menu, choose Auto Region. The Auto Region dialog appears.
3. Clear the Build regions using current tempo check box.
4. Specify a preset from the Preset drop-down list or configure a new setting using the dialog’s active
parameters shown in the table below.
5. Click OK. Sound Forge inserts regions in the audio file based on the dialog parameters.
Sound Forge automatically adds all regions created using the
Auto Region tool to the Regions List and playlist.
Inserting regions based on musical time intervals
When you select the Build regions using the current tempo check box, Sound Forge inserts regions according to
the current
Beats per minute setting. You can change a file’s tempo information (including the Measures,
Beats, and Beats per minute settings) by choosing Edit Tempo from the Special menu. For more information, see
Changing a file’s beat values on page 70.
Parameter Description
Attack sensitivity Determines the sensitivity of the attack-detection algorithm to rapid volume increases.
Release sensitivity Determines the minimum decrease in sound level required to create a region end point.
Minimum level Determines the threshold audio level required to create a new region.
Minimum beat duration Specifies the minimum length, in seconds, that must elapse before a new region can be
created.
Use release point for end
of region
Requires a region end when the sound level drops by the factor specified by the Release
sensitivity value.
Regions based on
rapid sound attacks