Chapter 12

Working with Effects

Effects, or plug-ins, can be used to improve the quality of the audio or to create special artistic effects. Additional DirectX® and VST plug- in effects, both from Sony and other third-party vendors, can also be used.

Adding effects

You can choose an effect from the Effects menu to apply to a file or just a portion of a file. If you’ve added an effect to the FX Favorites menu, you can select it from that location as well. For more information, see Organizing effects in the FX Favorites menu on page 203.

Applying an effect

1.Select the data you want to process. If no data is selected, the effect is applied to the entire file.

If you’re using the Event tool (), select the events you want to process. For more information, see Selecting events on page 168.

Note: When you’re working with multichannel files, only the selected region in the selected channel is processed. Most functions can be applied to an individual channel or all channels. However, because the channels in a multichannel file must be equal in length, functions that affect the length of the data cannot be performed on individual channels. These functions include Insert Silence, Resample, Time Stretch, Gapper/Snipper, Pitch Bend, and Pitch Shift (without preserving duration).

If you want to apply one of these processes in a single channel, convert the file into separate mono files (you can select a channel and drag it to the Sound Forge workspace to create a new file quickly), apply the process, and merge the files into a new multichannel file.

2.Choose a command from the Process, Effects, or FX Favorites menu. The dialog for the selected effect is displayed.

Plug-in online help

Preset

Preview/Stop

Effect controls

Go to Previous/Next Event buttons

3.Choose a preset from the Preset drop-down list and adjust the parameters in the dialog to achieve the effect you want. For help on the different controls in the effect dialog, click the Help button ().

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