General Preferences |
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Use the General tab in the Preferences dialog to set miscellaneous Sound Forge options. To display this tab, choose Preferences from the Options menu and click the General tab.
Select the check box to enable an option.
Option |
Description |
Show a Tip of the Day on startup |
When this check box is selected, a Tip of the Day is displayed every time you run Sound Forge. |
Show logo splash-screen on startup |
When this check box is selected, a Sound Forge splash screen will be displayed briefly upon startup. |
Show beat marks in data selections |
Select this check box to display grid lines that divide the selection into four equal parts. These lines make creating loops from existing material easier. |
Always ask for Region and Loop names |
Select this check box if you want to display the Edit Region or Edit Loop dialog when you create regions or loop points. When this option is turned off, a default name based on location will be used. |
Open default Workspace on startup |
If this check box is selected, Sound Forge will automatically load any files that were open when you last exited the program. |
Open drag-and-drop files in Direct mode |
If this check box is selected, any files opened by dragging them onto the Sound Forge desktop (from outside of the program) will be opened in Direct mode. |
Open command-line files in Direct mode |
If this check box is selected, any files specified in a DOS-prompt command will be opened in Direct mode. For example, if Sound Forge is launched by another application (such as a multi-track editor), Sound Forge will edit the original file directly. |
Do not prompt for reopen after save |
Select this check box if you do not want Sound Forge to prompt you to reopen a sound file after saving to a different format. |
Default to slow scroll when drag selecting |
In some very fast computers, automatic scrolling while selecting is too fast to use accurately. When this option is turned on, drag-selecting will cause a slow scroll.
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Warn when Mix or Crossfade rates mismatch |
Select this check box if you want Sound Forge to warn you before mixing or crossfading data that has different sample rates. Mixing or crossfading data of different sample rates may produce unintended results. |
Always open full-screen |
Enabling this option forces Sound Forge to always open in full-screen mode. If this option is disabled Sound Forge opens in the size and position it was in when it was last closed. |
Confirm on close |
Select this check box if you want Sound Forge to prompt you with a confirmation message box before exiting Sound Forge. If you are a system administrator, you may want to enable this option for users who are new to Windows, and who may click the Close box by accident. |
Compatible draw mode (for broken video drivers) |
Because Sound Forge's drawing routines are highly optimized, they increase the chance of causing little-known video card problems to arise. Some video cards have bugs in their drivers that can make your system lock up when Sound Forge tries to draw a waveform. Compatible draw mode uses a different method of drawing the waveform that, although not as smooth, puts less stress on the video card. With some video cards, this mode actually increases the draw speed. However, more flashing can occur. This problem is known to happen with ATI's Mach64 card when using High Color (16-bit) in Windows 95. |
Compatible scroll mode (for other broken video drivers) |
When this check box is selected, Sound Forge will use a less optimized method of scrolling the Waveform Display. In some instances, this can reduce interference problems between your audio and video card when Smooth Scrolling playback is selected. |
Show a textured background in the Workspace |
When this check box is selected, a stucco texture will be used for Sound Forge's application background. |
Ignore fact chunk when opening compressed .wav files |
When this check box is selected, Sound Forge will ignore fact chunks in compressed .wav files. Compressed .wav files use fact chunks to specify how many actual samples are represented in the file. If a compressed file is improperly authored, this may cause some of the compressed data to not be loaded. If you suspect that not all sound data is being loaded from a compressed file, try checking this option and reopening the file. |
Show all ACM convert formats in Save As |
When this check box is selected, Sound Forge will enumerate all compression formats available for each ACM compressor. However, this enumeration process can be slow on slow machines. For simple ACM codecs (Microsoft ADPCM, IMA ADPCM, etc.), this option is unnecessary (they have only one compression type per input) and could be disabled to speed up the selection. |
Show ACM driver name in Save As |
When this check box is selected, Sound Forge will display the driver name next to each ACM codec. This is only necessary if you have more than one driver installed for a particular codec. |
Turn off Voxware key for ASF |
When this check box is selected, you will need a software key supplied by Voxware to save ASF files using a Voxware codec. This is only necessary if you have a later Voxware codec installed in your than the one included with NetShow 2.0. |
Show free storage space on Status Bar |
When this check box is selected, the total amount of free disk space available on your specified temporary drive is displayed on the status bar. |
Show shuttle controls on Data Window transport |
When this check box is selected, Rewind and Forward buttons will appear on each data window's transport controls. |
Auto-power MIDI keyboard window |
Select this check box if you want Sound Forge to open up the MIDI device assigned to the MIDI Keyboard (if it is not already open) when you press a key on the MIDI Keyboard. You may want to disable this option if you are using the same MIDI output device for MIDI synchronization or for your sequencer. If this option is disabled you need to press the On button on the Keyboard prior to using it to send notes. |
Ignore device capabilities in Mixer window |
Normally, when Sound Forge loads audio devices found in the system, it checks to see if the drivers support volume control. Devices that report that they do not support volume control are grayed in the mixer devices list. However, some devices do not report their capabilities correctly. If this option is enabled, Sound Forge will ignore the device capabilities and attempt to set the levels for any device you select in the Mixer window. |
Show OLE drag source on Data Window transport |
When this check box is selected, the OLE Drag Source control is displayed on the right side of the status bar in all data windows. This provides a convenient method of creating Sound Forge audio objects that can be embedded into other documents. If you do not use this feature and want to reclaim the space for the status bar, simply clear this check box. |
Offset video when saving using MPEG Layer 3 |
Files saved with the MPEG Layer 3 codec have a slight amount of silence inserted at the beginning of the file. Select this check box to insert video frames to compensate for this delay. This preserves audio and video synchronization. |
Offset markers/regions when saving using MPEG Layer 3 |
Files saved with the MPEG Layer 3 codec have a slight amount of silence inserted at the beginning of the file. Select this check box to shift all markers and regions to compensate for this delay when saving. |
Enable forced write-through on Record (Windows 98 and Me only) |
This option forces recording directly to the hard drive, eliminating large amounts of data to be cached. It is recommended that this option remain enabled for optimum recording performance. |
Always prompt to save new files with Scott chunks |
Select this check box if you want Sound Forge to display the Scott Studios Information dialog when you save a new file or click the Save As button.
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Always launch send after saving Scott files |
Select this check box if you want Sound Forge to start the Scott Studios Send application after you save a file with Scott Studios information. Send allows you to send the newly created file to several different network locations. |
Strictly conform to AVI2 specification |
Select this check box to create files that conform strictly to the AVI2 specifications. If you have problems using your AVI files in other applications, clear this check box. |
Select the check box if you want to display a list of recently used files on the File menu. Use the edit box to specify the number of files you want to display.
If you do not want to display recently used files on the File menu, clear this check box.