user manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Optimizing for Sound Forge
- Learning the Sound Forge Workspace
- Getting Started
- Navigating, Zooming, and Selecting
- Changing File Attributes and Formats
- Using Markers, Regions, and the Playlist/Cutlist
- Why use markers, regions, and the playlist?
- Using markers
- Using command markers in streaming media files
- Using regions
- Using the Regions List
- Using the playlist
- Displaying the playlist
- Adding regions to the playlist
- Understanding the playlist display
- Customizing the playlist display
- Repeating a region during playlist playback
- Playing from the playlist
- Arranging the playlist
- Replicating a region in the playlist
- Using stop points
- Deleting a region from the playlist
- Creating a new file from the playlist
- Configuring the playlist as a cutlist
- Saving a playlist/cutlist file
- Opening a playlist/cutlist file
- Copying the playlist/cutlist to the clipboard
- Recording, Extracting, and Burning
- Recording audio
- Recording manually
- Recording automatically
- Recording a specific length (punch-in)
- Choosing a recording mode
- Adjusting for DC offset
- Playing back recorded audio
- Using remote recording mode
- Synchronizing with other devices
- Viewing input levels
- Inserting markers while recording
- Configuring gap detection
- Automatically labeling windows and regions
- Changing blinking status
- Extracting audio from CDs
- Burning CDs
- Proper use of software
- Recording audio
- Editing, Repairing, and Synthesizing Audio
- Processing Audio
- Applying Effects
- Adding an effect
- Adding a chain of effects
- Applying effects using the Plug-In Chainer
- Adding plug-ins to a chain
- Selecting the processing mode for audio tail data
- Arranging plug-ins on a chain
- Bypassing effects
- Removing plug-ins from a chain
- Configuring chained plug-ins
- Saving individual plug-in settings as a custom preset
- Saving plug-in chains
- Loading plug-in chains
- Managing effects
- Automating Effect Parameters
- Adjusting envelopes
- Using Acoustic Mirror and Wave Hammer
- Working with MIDI/SMPTE
- Sampling
- Looping
- Working with Video
- Using Spectrum Analysis
- Working in the frequency domain
- Using a spectrum graph
- Displaying a spectrum graph
- Monitoring an input and output source
- Displaying frequency and amplitude values, notes and statistics
- Navigating a spectrum graph
- Changing the graph type
- Changing the zoom level
- Working with stereo files
- Updating a spectrum graph
- Viewing multiple spectrum graphs
- Creating and comparing snapshots of the Spectrum Analysis window
- Printing the graph
- Using a sonogram
- Adjusting Spectrum Analysis settings
- Shortcuts
- Microsoft Audio Compression Manager
- SMPTE Timecode
- Using CSOUND, MTU, IRCAM, BICSF, and EBICSF Files
- Index

104
USING MARKERS, REGIONS, AND THE PLAYLIST/CUTLIST CHP. 7
Using the Regions List
The Regions List contains information pertaining to all regions in the current data window. Sound Forge can
save the Regions List information as metadata in most file types. You also have the option of saving the
Regions List to an external playlist file.
Displaying the Regions List
1.
Open the Voiceover.pca file.
2.
From the View menu, choose Regions List. The Regions List for Voiceover.pca appears.
Press + .
Working with the Regions List
By default, the Regions List displays the following information for each region in the current data window:
• A small
Play button ( ) dedicated to the region.
• The name of the region.
• The region’s start point.
• The region’s end point.
Configuring the Regions List display
If you do not wish to use the default display of the Regions List, you can specify alternate display options.
1.
From the Options menu, choose Preferences. The Preferences dialog appears.
2.
Click the Playlist tab.
3.
Specify a display format from the Regions List display format drop-down list and click OK. The Regions List
display format is updated.
Alt 2
Play Button Region Name Region Start Region End
Regions List
Specify a Region List display format










