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Playing in Loop Playback mode

You can play an entire file or a selection in Loop Playback mode. In Loop Playback mode, Sound Forge plays the audio in a continuous loop.

Click the Loop Playback button () on the transport bar to turn Loop Playback mode on and off.

Press Q .

Playing a selection

You can play specific portions of audio data by creating selections in the waveform display.

1.Drag the mouse within the data window. Notice that the waveform is selected as the mouse is dragged.

2.Click the Play button ( ). Only the selection plays.

Selection status boxes

Create a selection on the waveform

Viewing selection status

When a selection exists, the selection status boxes in the bottom-right corner of the data window contain values. These values indicate the start, end, and length of the selection.

No selection

Selection

Cursor Position

Beginning Value

End Value

Selection Length

Selecting the status format

You can display status values in any format supported by Sound Forge. For more information, see Selecting status formats on page 64.

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GETTING STARTED