Sony 7 manual Configuring the playlist as a cutlist

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Configuring the playlist as a cutlist

When trimming lengthy recordings, configuring the playlist as a cutlist can sometimes decrease editing time. In Play as Cutlist mode, Sound Forge plays the original file, but ignores all regions placed on the cutlist. Click the Play as Cutlist button ( ) on the playbar to enter Play as Cutlist mode.

Treating the playlist as a cutlist

1.From the View menu, choose Playlist. The Playlist window appears.

2.Right-click the playlist and choose Treat as Cutlist from the shortcut menu. A check mark appears adjacent to the command in the shortcut menu and the cutlist displays. The Play as Cutlist button () appears in the playbar.

Adding regions to the cutlist

1.Open the Voiceover.pca file and the cutlist.

2.Select the “Silence” region and drag it to the cutlist. The region is added to the cutlist and the selection area in the waveform display is shaded.

Select the region in the data window and press

Delete

to add it to the cutlist.

New region is added to the cutlist

3.Click the Play as Cutlist button () on the data window’s playbar. The file plays with the cutlisted region omitted.

Creating a new file from the cutlist

Once all superfluous regions are placed in the cutlist, you can create a new audio file and Regions List from the remaining regions by right-clicking the cutlist and choosing Convert to New from the shortcut menu.

Deleting all cutlist regions

To delete all regions in the cutlist, right-click the cutlist and choose Delete Cut Regions from the shortcut menu.

Reverting to playlist function

To use the cutlist as a playlist again, right-click the cutlist and choose Treat as Cutlist from the shortcut menu. The check mark is cleared from the corresponding command in the shortcut menu and the playlist function is restored.

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