The Record Dialog |
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This dialog allows you to record new data into an existing data window or to a new data window. To display the Record dialog, choose Transport from the Special menu and choose Record from the submenu.
Item |
Description |
Recording attributes |
Displays the parameters that will be used for recording your data. To change these settings, click the New button and specify new settings on the New Window dialog. |
Mode |
Choose a recording mode from the drop-down list. |
Start |
Specify when recording should start. Sound Forge automatically fills in this value based on your selection or cursor position. |
End |
Specify when recording should end. Sound Forge automatically fills in this value based on your selection or cursor position.
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Length |
Specify the length of the selection you want to record. Sound Forge automatically fills in this value based on your selection or cursor position.
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Input format |
Choose an input format from the drop-down list. This format is used to display the values in the Start, End, Length, and Time Recorded boxes. |
Monitor |
Select this check box to enable the meters and monitor the level of the input signal. The meters light up as a function of the volume of the recording input. For best results, the level should be somewhere in the yellow range with an occasional red. This button also activates the peak value. The peak value shows the maximum input level recorded since the monitor input box has been checked. If the peak value displays Clip, clipping has occurred and the audio quality has been compromised. Click the peak value to reset it. |
Prepare |
Click to prepare your system for recording. This means that the record device is opened and all preparation that can be done prior to recording is completed. This allows the system to begin recording as quickly as possible after the Record button is clicked.
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Record |
Click to start recording. During
recording, the button changes to a Stop
button
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Play |
Click to hear the section of data over which you are going to record. After recording, you can click to hear the data you have just recorded. During playback, the button changes to a Stop button; click again to stop playback.
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Drop marker |
Click to place a marker at the current cursor position. Markers allow for easy location of mistakes or points of interest.
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Go to beginning |
Click to return the cursor to the beginning of the current sound file.
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Rewind |
Click to move the cursor to the beginning of the previously recorded take. |
Forward |
Click to move the cursor to the beginning of the next take. |
Go to end |
Click to move the cursor to the end of the current sound file. |
Time recorded |
Displays the total time recorded for the current sound file. The display is in the units selected in the Input Format drop-down list. |
Time left on drive |
Displays the total time available on the drive for recording. The display is in the units selected in the Input Format drop-down list. |
Review pre/post roll |
Select the check box and use the edit boxes to specify the amount of time that will be played prior to and after regions when reviewing a take.
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Close |
Click to close the Record dialog. |
Remote |
Click to enter Remote Recording mode. This mode will hide the main Sound Forge window and show only the Record Remote Dialog. This allows you to easily record while using other components of your system such as a CD player, mixer, or sequencer. |
Go To |
Click to display the Go To dialog. Use the Go To dialog to position the cursor within the current sound file. |
Selection |
Click to display the Set Selection dialog. Use the Set Selection dialog to select a range of data within the current sound file. This command is available only when Punch-In is selected in the Mode drop-down list. |
Window |
Click to display the Record Window dialog. Use the Record Window dialog to select the window to which you want to record new audio. The available windows will be displayed in the Record destination window drop-down list. |
Sync |
Click to display the Record Synchronization dialog. Use this dialog to set options for synchronizing Sound Forge with external devices or software. |
DC Adjust |
Select this check box before recording to enable automatic compensation for any DC offset produced by your audio hardware during the record process.
Calibrate |