Data Windows |
Each sound file is opened in a data window. Each data window shows you a graphical representation of the waveform and other information about the file.
Displays the sound file's title. If no title is specified on the Summary tab of the Properties dialog, the file name will be displayed.
Double-click to maximize and restore the window.
Allows for quick navigation and playback of any part of the file:
The bracketed region
represents the portion of the waveform shown in the waveform display,
as well as the selected region.
Left-click to move the cursor.
Double-click to center the cursor in the waveform display.
Right-click to start playback or pause.
Left-click and drag to activate the Audio Event Locator. Similar to a scrub control, playback follows mouse movement and loops when the mouse is still. Releasing the mouse stops playback and centers the cursor on the last start position in the waveform display.
Shows the current location in the data window as well as ruler tags.
Right-click to display the Time Ruler shortcut menu.
Drag to scroll the data window.
Click to toggle through the Edit, Magnify, and Pencil tools.
The
Pencil
tool is available only at magnification levels between 1:1 and 1:16.
Shows the amplitude of the waveform.
Right-click to reach the Level Ruler shortcut menu.
Drag to shift the view up or down when zoomed in vertically.
To zoom in and out vertically by small increments, click the Level Zoom In/Out buttons, or click and drag the area between the buttons to zoom quickly.
Use the Playbar transport buttons to control playback:
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Within the scroll bar, the box represents the portion of the waveform shown in the waveform display. Drag to scroll the sound file forward and backward in time to see parts of the file not currently visible in the waveform display.
Shows the beginning, end, and length of a selection. If no selection has been made, only the cursor position is displayed:
Double-click the Selection Length box to display the Go To dialog.
Double-click the Selection Left or Selection Right box to display the Set Selection dialog.
Right-click to display the Status Format shortcut menu.
Indicates the number of samples of data represented by each point on the screen horizontally. This determines the length of time shown in the waveform display. With a small resolution value (1:1, 1:2, 1:4, ...), a shorter length of time is displayed.
Drag from this section of the data window into another application that supports Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) to link the sound file to other documents.
Click to stretch the width of the data window to fit within the Sound Forge workspace.
To zoom in and out horizontally by small increments, click the Time Zoom In/Out buttons, or click and drag the area between the buttons to zoom quickly.