basic editing in sound forge 6.0

Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0 sonicfoundrymediasolutions

By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to:

• Make a selection for editing

• Perform basic sound file editing, such as Cut, Copy, Paste, and

Delete as well as Undo an edit

• Create a new file from portions of existing file

• Recording a new voice

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Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Select, Then Dosonicfoundrymediasolutions

Select, Then Do

• Select the desired audio part

• Edit the part

• Like word processor for audio

First select thepart to be editedFirst select thepart to be edited Then use common edit

commands such as Cut, Copy, and Paste to alter the audio

Then use common edit commands such as Cut, Copy, and Paste to alter the audio

Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Open the File: Voiceoversonicfoundrymediasolutions

Open the File: Voiceover

The Open buttonThe Open button

Note that the Sound Forge workspace is blank until you open a file

Note that the Sound Forge workspace is blank until you open a file

• Click the Open button

Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Open the File: Voiceoversonicfoundrymediasolutions

Open the File: Voiceover

The Play buttonThe Play button

Watch as the cursor moves through the waveform

Watch as the cursor moves through the waveform

• Click the Open button

• Navigate to the file, Voiceover

• Click the Play button

Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Listening to Just a Second of the Filesonicfoundrymediasolutions

Listening to Just a Second of the File

PlayPlay Click and drag to select a portion of the audio wave

Click and drag to select a portion of the audio wave

• Click and drag over a portion of the file

• Click the Play button

• Only the selected portion of the audio part plays

When you play the file, only the selected portion plays back

When you play the file, only the selected portion plays back

Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Delete the Selected Audio Datasonicfoundrymediasolutions

Delete the Selected Audio Data

Play AllPlay All The selected data (the word “Wow”) has been deleted

The selected data (the word “Wow”) has been deleted

• Press the Delete key

• Click the Play All button

• The word “Wow” has been removed

UndoUndo

• Click the Undo button

Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Cutting and Pasting Audio Datasonicfoundrymediasolutions

Cutting and Pasting Audio Data

Double-click between two markers to select the data between them

Double-click between two markers to select the data between them

• Use Markers and Regions to divide the file logically

• Double-click between two markers

• Click the Cut button

Markers and Regions help organize the file

Markers and Regions help organize the file

CutCut PastePaste

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Cutting and Pasting Audio Data

The word “Wow” has been pasted to the end of the file

The word “Wow” has been pasted to the end of the file

• Use Markers and Regions to divide the file logically

• Double-click between two markers

• Click the Cut button

• Click the Paste button

Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Adjusting the Length of a Selectionsonicfoundrymediasolutions

Adjusting the Length of a Selection

The cursor changes to indicate that you can now adjust the selection length

The cursor changes to indicate that you can now adjust the selection length

• Create a selection

• Click and drag either edge of the selection to adjust it

Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Copy, Paste Audio Data and Examine the filesonicfoundrymediasolutions

Copy, Paste Audio Data and Examine the file

“And easier” has been pasted into the end of the file three times

“And easier” has been pasted into the end of the file three times

• Copy selected data

• Press Ctrl + End

• Paste the data three times

Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Copy, Paste Audio Data and Examine the file (continue)

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Copy, Paste Audio Data and examine the file

Choose Zoom, Out Full to see all of the audio data in the file

Choose Zoom, Out Full to see all of the audio data in the file

• Copy selected data

• Press Ctrl + End

• Paste the data three times

• Press Ctrl + Down Arrow to zoom out full


Adjusting Cursor Placement via Keyboard Shortcuts

Use your Arrow keys to position the cursor just before the last word

Use your Arrow keys to position the cursor just before the last word

• Press Left Arrow to move cursor left

• Press Right Arrow to move cursor right

• Press Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow for larger

movement

• Position cursor directly before last word in file

Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Adjusting Cursor Placement via Keyboard Shortcuts


Changing Cursor/Selection Focus

Select the last two words of the file, and delete them

Select the last two words of the file, and delete them

• Cursor flashes at one end of the selection

• Press the key “5”

• Focus switches to the other end of selection

Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Changing Cursor/Selection Focus

Press the key “5” to switch focus from one end of the selection to the other

Press the key “5” to switch focus from one end of the selection to the other


Select All Data from Cursor to Beginning

Press Shift + Ctrl + Home to select all data to the beginning of the file

Press Shift + Ctrl + Home to select all data to the beginning of the file

• Press Ctrl + Shift + Home to select all data to the beginning

• Press Delete

Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Select All Data From Cursor to Beginning

Place your cursor just before “Wow”

Place your cursor just before “Wow”


Select All Data to End of File

Press Shift + Ctrl + End to select all of the data to the end of the file

Press Shift + Ctrl + End to select all of the data to the end of the file

• Place your cursor just before “and easier”

• Press Ctrl + Shift + End

Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Select All Data to End of the File

Place your cursor just before the last two repeats of “and easier”

Place your cursor just before the last two repeats of “and easier”

• Press Delete


Using the Trim/Crop Command

Select the data your want to keepSelect the data your want to keep

• Discard data outside of the current

selection

• Select “Sound editing just gets easier”

Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Using the Trim/Crop Command

• Click the Trim/Crop button


Using the Trim/Crop Command

All data outside the selection has been deleted

All data outside the selection has been deleted

• Discard data outside of the current

selection

• Select “Sound editing just gets easier”

Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Using the Trim/Crop Command (continue)

• Click the Trim/Crop button

• Click the Undo button


Creating a New Sound File From an Existing Sound File

Drag the selected data to a blank space of the Sound Forge work area

Drag the selected data to a blank space of the Sound Forge work area

• Make a selection in the existing sound file

• Arrange your data window to create blank workspace

Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Creating a New Sound File From an Existing Sound File

• Drag selected material to blank workspace

Blank workspace


Creating a New Sound File From an Existing Sound File

The new data window contains the selected data from the original data window

The new data window contains the selected data from the original data window

Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Creating a New Sound File From an Existing Sound File (continue)

• Drag selected material to blank workspace

Sound Forge creates a new data window

Sound Forge creates a new data window• Make a selection in the

existing sound file

• Arrange your data window to create blank workspace


Record a New Voice

A Recording panel shows with a blank file behind

A Recording panel shows with a blank file behind

Click Record button for recording

Click Record button for recording

• Check your recording equipment

Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Record a New Voice

• Click Record button


Record a New Voice

A new Record window shows with a blank sound file behind

A new Record window shows with a blank sound file behind

Click New… to choose recording quality

Click New… to choose recording quality

Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Record a New Voice (continue)



• Click New…

Select the desired quality for recording

Select the desired quality for recording


Record a New Voice

Click Record button to start recording

Click Record button to start recording

Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Record a New Voice (continue)



• Click New…

Click Drop Marker button to set the markers while recording

Click Drop Marker button to set the markers while recording


In this tutorial, you have learned how to:

• Make a selection using the mouse or the keyboard

• Audition and modify the selection until it is just right

• Use the cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete commands to edit the

sound file

• Experiment with the Trim/Crop command

• Use the drag and drop method for creating a new file

• Record a new voice


Summary

Basic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: SummaryBasic Editing in Sound Forge 6.0: Summary

Sound Forge Support File Formats


Sound Forge Support File Formats

Extension Description Opens Saves

AIF/SND Macintosh AIFF √√ √√

AU/SND NeXT/Sun (Java) (PCM, µ-Law) √√ √√

AVI Microsoft Video for Windows √√ √√

DIG/SD Sound Designer 1 √√ √√

IVC Intervoice (ADPCM, µ-Law, A-Law) √√ √√

MOV Apple QuickTime Movie √√ √√

MP3 MPEG-1 Layer 3 (Audio) √√ √√

MPG* MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Video √√ √√

OGG Ogg Vorbis √√ √√

PCA Sonic Foundry Perfect Clarity Audio™ √√ √√

RAWRaw Files (8- and 16-bit data: signed, unsigned, and Motorola and Intel byte ordering) √√ √√

RM RealNetworks RealAudio 8.0 √√

SND Sounder/SoundTool √√ √√

VOX Dialogic VOX (ADPCM) √√ √√

W64 Sonic Foundry Wave 64 √√ √√

WAV Microsoft Wave √√ √√

WMA Microsoft Windows Media Format √√ √√

WMV Microsoft Windows Media Video √√ √√

* MPEG-1&2 support requires the purchase of the MainConcept MPEG plug-in.

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