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.

Which item do you want to learn about?

Title Bar

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.

Overview Bar

Allows for quick navigation and playback of any part of the file:

Time Ruler

Shows the current location in the data window as well as ruler tags.

Edit Tool Selector

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.

Level Ruler

Shows the amplitude of the waveform.

Level Zoom

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.

Playbar

Use the Playbar transport buttons to control playback:

Button

Description

Go to Start

Go to End

Stop

Play Normal

Play Looped


Play as Sample/Cutlist

Position Scroll Bar

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.

Selection Status Bar

Shows the beginning, end, and length of a selection. If no selection has been made, only the cursor position is displayed:

Time Zoom Resolution

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.

OLE Drag Source

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.

Maximixe Width

Click to stretch the width of the data window to fit within the Sound Forge workspace.

Time Zoom

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.