User Guide

CHP. 9 RECORDING, RIPPING, AND BURNING
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4. If necessary, select the Pre-roll check box and use the corresponding box to specify how much SMPTE
output will be generated prior to the recording start point.
5. Click the Back button. The Record dialog appears and Sound Forge is ready to record and output
MTC/SMPTE code.
Note: When recording tracks from a tape
deck that can perform a chase lock, you can
use the
Pre-roll value to compensate for the
time the deck needs to rewind and begin
chasing prior to the synchronization start time.
Receiving MTC/SMPTE from an input device
1.
Select the Enable MTC/SMPTE Input Synchronization check box. The corresponding Start and End check boxes
are activated.
2. Select the Start check box and enter the desired start recording time in the corresponding box.
3. Select the End check box and enter the desired end recording time in the corresponding box.
4. Click the Back button. The Record dialog appears.
5. Click the Prepare button. Sound Forge is armed and waiting for the record signal from the input device.
Viewing recording levels
To view record levels, select the Monitor check box on the Record dialog. The record meters show the level
of the incoming signal. For recording purposes, the incoming audio should remain primarily in the yellow,
only occasionally entering the red.
You can work with the record meters in much the same way you do with other meters in Sound Forge. For
more information, see Meters on page 45.
Setting the record level
The peak values displayed above the record level meters are useful for maximizing the input level during
recording. It is particularly important to record input signals as loud as possible when planning to decrease
the bit depth. This maximizes the dynamic range.
However, the input signal must never exceed the range of values that can be recorded digitally. When the
input signal exceeds the safe digital recording range, the waveform peaks are clipped, resulting in audible
digital distortion.
1. In the Record dialog, select the Monitor check box. Sound Forge begins listening to the recording device.
2. Apply the input signal to be recorded. The meters display levels relative to the signal.
Select the Start check box
and enter a start value
Select the End check box
and enter an end value