User Guide

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WHAT’S NEW? CHP. 2
Customizable DX Favorites menu
When you add any DirectX plug-in to the DX Favorites folder, Sound Forge adds the plug-in to the DX
Favorites
menu in the workspace. The DX Favorites menu makes accessing the plug-ins you use most often
much easier. You can create folders to organize the plug-ins in the
DX Favorites menu or allow Sound Forge
to automatically organize your plug-ins for you. For more information, see Organizing effects in the DX Favorites
menu on page 174.
Multitask background rendering
In earlier versions of Sound Forge, you were forced to go do something else as your computer chugged away
processing that two-hour file. In Sound Forge 6.0, you can continue to perform many common tasks on other
data windows. The secret is multitask background rendering.
When you save or process a data window, the data window becomes inactive while it waits in the queue to be
processed. While this data window is inactive, all other windows not pending processing are available for
use.
You can perform the following actions on other data windows while background processing is underway:
• Open
• Play
• Preview
• Cut
• Copy
• Paste
• Delete
If you need to perform any other processing or saving actions, the data window is queued and becomes
inactive.
Tabbed docking windows
In Sound Forge 6.0, windows such as the Regions List and Time Display can be docked in a stack in the
workspace. Docking windows allows you to keep more windows open while maintaining a greater degree of
organization.
You can dock windows individually or in a stack. When stacked, each window has a tab at the bottom with
its name on it. Click the window’s tab to bring it to the top.
The following windows can be docked:
• Regions List
• Playlist
• Keyboard
• Video Preview
• Time Display
• Play Meters
• Undo/Redo History
• Plug-In Manager (available only in the full version of Sound Forge)
• Audio Plug-In Chainer (available only in the full version of Sound Forge)
You can also quickly hide and display the window docking area using shortcut keys or the mouse. For more
information, see Floating and docking windows on page 31.