Creating or Editing Sample Information |
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The Edit Sample dialog allows you to create or edit samples and loops.
Perform any of the following actions to display the dialog:
Choose Edit Sample from the Special menu.
Choose Create Sample Loop from the Special menu when a range of data is selected.
Press the L key when a range of data is selected.
Right-click a loop tag
and choose Edit
from the shortcut menu.
Click a radio button to determine how the sound file is played back:
Sample Type |
Description |
One Shot |
Causes the sound file to play normally with no loops. |
Sustaining |
Causes the file to repeat the Sustaining Loop region the specified number of times. |
Sustaining with Release |
Causes the sound file to play the Sustaining Loop region the number of times you specify, play the region between the Sustaining and Release loops, and then play the Release Loop region the number of times you specify. When this radio button is selected, the settings on the dialog will modify the properties for the loop you select in the Loop to Edit box:
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If you've specified Sustaining or Sustaining with Release as the Sample type, you can specify how many times the loop should be repeated:
Select the Infinite loop radio button to play back the selected loop infinitely. Transitions between loops and normal data can be easier to hear when Infinite loop is selected.
Select the Loop count radio button and specify the number of times that the Sustaining or Release Loop will be repeated before continuing playback. This information may or may not affect how your sampler plays the data.
If you've specified Sustaining or Sustaining with Release as the Sample type, you can use the Start, End, and Length boxes to adjust the loop's length and position:
Choose a status format from the Input format drop-down list to specify how the information in the Start, End, and Length boxes will be displayed.
In the Start box, specify the beginning point of the Sustaining or Release Loop. Sound Forge automatically fills in this value based on your selection.
In the End or Length boxes, specify the ending point or desired loop length. Sound Forge automatically fills in these values based on your selection, and editing either of these values will update the other.
In the MIDI unity note of sample box, specify the MIDI note that will cause a sampler to play the sound file at the pitch (sample rate) it was originally recorded.
In the Fine tune box, specify the value to adjust the pitch (sample rate) of the sound file.
Sound Forge does not fine-tune the sound file when Fine tune is enabled, and not all samplers support the setting. This option is an informational setting that will be transmitted to a sampler via a sample-transfer procedure. A sampler such as the K2000 can use this information to play back the sample. The K2000 should accurately display this information on Master/Sample/Misc. page as Pitch Adjust.
If you want to add SMPTE offset information to your sample, choose a SMPTE format from the SMPTE format drop-down list and type a value in the SMPTE offset box.
Sound Forge ignores this offset value, and not all samplers can store a SMPTE offset value in the sample.
After you've created a loop, you can edit it by moving the loop tags
in a data window.
Drag the beginning or ending tag to a new position to change the start, end, or length of a loop.
Hold the Shift key while dragging a loop marker to move the loop and preserve the its length.
Select a range of data, right-click a loop marker, and choose Update from the shortcut menu to move the marker tags to the beginning and end of your selection.