Chapter 11

Processing Audio

This chapter provides descriptions of processing presets and previews as well as an overview of all functions in the Sound Forge® Pro Process menu.

Applying presets

Many Sound Forge dialogs contain drop-down lists of presets used to quickly apply processes and effects. Presets are especially useful when you are learning the application, as they allow you to hear the results of processing as well as view the control settings used to produce these results.

Note: All information regarding presets in this chapter is applicable to DirectX® Plug-Ins (effects) from Sony Creative Software Inc.

Using presets

1.Open the Voiceover.pca file.

2.From the Process menu, choose Fade, and then choose Graphic from the submenu. The Graphic Fade dialog is displayed.

3.From the Preset drop-down list, choose the -20 dB exponential fade out preset. Notice that the dialog’s controls change to reflect the -20 dB exponential fade out.

4.Click the Preview button. The following actions occur:

•The Preview button changes to a Stop button.

•The effect previews on a brief selection of audio.

For more information, see Previewing processed audio on page 173.

5.From the Preset drop-down list, choose the -3 dB exponential fade out preset. Notice that the dialog’s controls update to reflect the new preset and the effect automatically previews.

6.Select the Bypass check box. The original audio previews with no effects. For more information, see Bypassing a process while previewing on page 173.

7.Clear the Bypass check box and click OK. The -3 dB exponential fade out preset is applied to the audio file.

Note: An effect or process is not applied to the audio data until you click OK.

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