User Guide

CHP. 5 GETTING STARTED
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Saving files as a workspace
To accommodate large projects, Sound Forge allows you to save the entire workspace as an alternative to
saving individual files. Workspaces are saved as Sound Forge Workspace (SFW) files. When you open a
workspace file, Sound Forge restores all files to their previous sizes, positions, and magnification. Sound
Forge also restores each file’s current cursor position, custom views, and plug-ins in the Audio Plug-In
Chainer. For more information, see Creating and using views on page 82 and Adding a chain of effects on page 168.
Note: Sound Forge only saves Audio Plug-In
Chainer information with the workspace when
the
Share Plug-In Chainer command on the
Options menu is not selected.
Saving the current workspace
1.
From the File menu, choose Workspace, and choose Save As from the submenu. The Save Workspace
dialog appears.
2. Browse to the folder where the file will be saved.
3. Enter a name for the file in the File name box and click Save.
Opening a workspace
1.
From the File menu, choose Workspace, and choose Open from the submenu. The Open Workspace dialog
appears.
2. Browse to the folder containing the desired SFW file.
3. Select the desired file and click Open.
Editing audio
New Sound Forge users should remember that even the most complex editing is derived from a few simple
operations: copy, paste, cut, delete (clear), trim/crop, and mix. The following table provides a brief
description of Sound Forge’s basic editing operations.
Copying
You can copy audio data from a data window to the clipboard without changing the original file. Once audio
data is on the clipboard, you can paste it into existing files or use it to create new files.
Copying data to the clipboard
1.
Open the Voiceover.pca file.
Note: This file is located in the same folder as
the application.
Copy Copies data from the window to the clipboard.
Paste Inserts the contents of the clipboard into the window at the current cursor position. If a
selection exists in the data window, the pasted data replaces the current selection.
Cut Deletes data from the window and copies it to the clipboard.
Delete (Clear) Deletes data from the window, but does not copy it to the clipboard.
Trim/Crop Deletes all data in the window with the exception of the selection.
Mix Mixes data from the clipboard with the data in the current window, starting at the
current cursor position or the start of the current selection.