Sony 7 manual Viewing the current position, Playing a file from a specified point

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Playing a file

After you open a file, you can play it by clicking the Play All button ( ) on the transport bar. For more information, see Transport bar on page 30.

Viewing the current position

As a file plays, Sound Forge indicates the current playback position in the data window in three ways:

•A cursor travels across the visible portion of the data window.

•The current playback position in relation to the entire file appears in the overview bar.

•The first selection status box in the playbar displays the current position in the user-specified format. For more information, see Selecting status formats on page 64.

Overview bar current position

Cursor position

Status box value

Playing a file from a specified point

Sound Forge also allows you to begin playback from any point in a file.

1.Click to position the cursor in the data window. A flashing cursor (spanning the height of the waveform display) displays.

2.Click the Play button ( ) on the transport bar. The file plays from the cursor position.

If you do not hear playback, you may have inadvertently created a small selection. To determine if you created a selection, examine the status boxes in the bottom-right corner of the data window.

Status boxes

•If only the first box contains a value, there is no selection.

•If all three boxes contain values, a selection has been created. Clear the selection by clicking anywhere in the data window.

For more information, see Viewing selection status on page 51.

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