Hiding the CD layout bar

From the Options menu, choose Data Window, and then choose CD Tracks from the submenu. The CD layout bar is hidden. Choose CD Tracks from the submenu again to display the CD layout bar.

Tip: Right-click the Edit Tool Selector to display or hide components for the selected data window. For more information, see Displaying data window components on page 33.

Editing pause time for a disc-at-once CD

Pause time is the space between CD tracks. This space may contain silence—as in a standard commercially produced CD—or can contain audio, as in a live performance captured on CD.

The Red Book standard calls for two seconds of pause time, but you can edit the default pause time on the CD Settings tab of the Preferences dialog.

When you hover in the pause time between two tracks, Sound Forge displays the pause time.

You can edit the pause time in several ways:

•Hover your mouse between two tracks in the CD layout bar. The pause time is displayed in a ToolTip. Double-click the ToolTip, and the display changes to an edit box where you can type a new value.

•Right-click between two tracks and choose a command from the shortcut menu:

CommandDescription

Select Pause Time

Creates a time selection equal to the pause time between tracks.

Set to Default Pause Time Moves all tracks upstream so the default pause time exists between the tracks where you clicked.

Edit Pause Time

Changes the pause time display to an edit box where you can type a new value.

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