Status Bar Shortcut Menu

This shortcut menu is displayed when you right-click on the status bar boxes at the bottom of the main Sound Forge window:

The commands on this menu are listed below.

Command

Function

Sample Rate

Right-click the Sample Rate box and choose a new playback rate from the shortcut menu. If the file does not match the specified sample rate, the audio will sound faster or slower than normal.

Bit-Depth

Right-click the Bit-Depth box and choose a new size from the shortcut menu.

Notes:

Sound Forge does not perform any dithering when you set the bit-depth from the status bar. The new bit-depth is used for playback only until you save your file. If you need to dither your file, use the Dither command.

If a file is opened in Direct mode, you cannot increase the file's bit-depth using this shortcut menu. Use the Save As command to increase the bit-depth.

Channels

Right-click the Channels box and choose Mono or Stereo from the shortcut menu.

When you choose Stereo and are using a mono file, Sound Forge will prompt you to specify the channels for the resulting stereo file:

  • Left Channel: Sends your audio to the left channel only (the right channel is left empty).

  • Right Channel: Sends your audio to the right channel only (the left channel is left empty).
  • Both Channels: Sends your audio to both channels.

When you choose Mono and are using a stereo file, Sound Forge will prompt you to specify which channels you want to include in the resulting mono file:

  • Left Channel: Only audio from the left channel is preserved.

  • Right Channel: Only audio from the right channel is preserved.
  • Mix Channels: Merges both channels into a mono file.

Total Length

Right-click the Total Length box and choose a display format.