User Guide

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CHP. 5 GETTING STARTED
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Getting Started
Sound Forge is a state-of-the-art digital audio editing tool with users from all musical backgrounds. It is an
extremely deep program, containing features that may only be required by the most advanced or specialized
users. Nonetheless, a firm grasp of Sound Forge basics is essential. This chapter is designed to provide you
with information on Sound Forge fundamentals.
Opening a file
1. From the File menu, choose Open. The Open dialog appears. For more information, see Using the Open
dialog on page 54.
Click the
Open button ( ).
2. Select the Voiceover.pca file.
Note: This file is located in the same folder as
the application.
3. Click Open. Sound Forge opens the audio file and displays a data window containing the waveform.
Peak files
When you first open a file, Sound Forge scans the entire file and creates a peak file. The peak file is stored
with the same name and in the same location as the audio file, but it is given an .sfk extension. Sound Forge
automatically updates this peak file whenever the original file is edited.
If you modify a file in an application other than Sound Forge, you can regenerate the peak file by choosing
Rebuild Peak Data from the Special menu.
File displays in the data window
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