3.Adjust additional settings as necessary:

 

Item

Description

 

New marker prefix

Type a prefix in the box if you want to assign a name to new markers. Clear the check box if you do not

 

 

want to include a prefix (if you want to number markers only, for example).

 

 

 

 

Use counter and start at

Select this check box and type a number in the box if you want to number new markers.

 

 

 

 

Insert leading zeros in field

Select this check box and specify a field width if you want to use leading zeros in marker names. For

 

width of

example, if you specify a field width of 3, markers numbered 1 to 99 would be numbered 001 to 099.

 

 

 

4. Click the OK button.

 

File Types tab

The File Types tab allows you to indicate which types of files you want to associate with Sound Forge software. When file is associated with Sound Forge software, you can double-click a sound file in the Windows Explorer and it will open for editing.

1.Select a file type from the list. The File association details box near the bottom of the tab displays information about the selected file type, as well as the current association.

2.Select the check box for each sound file format you want to associate with Sound Forge software, or clear the check box to remove a file association.

3.Click the OK button.

MIDI/Sync tab

The MIDI/Sync tab allows you to specify preferences for MIDI and synchronization.

Item

Description

Output

Choose a MIDI device from the drop-down list to specify the MIDI output device for synchronization

 

when Generate MIDI Timecode is enabled.

 

 

Input

Choose a MIDI device from the drop-down list to specify the MIDI input device for synchronization and

 

triggering when Trigger from MIDI Timecode is enabled.

 

This is the device through which Sound Forge will receive all MIDI triggering and synchronization input,

 

including SMPTE/MTC, MIDI triggers, and Regions/Playlist triggers.

 

 

Bound record time on SMPTE

When this check box is selected, Sound Forge software will not allow recording beyond the specified

record sync

end time. This ensures that your record length is exact regardless of any inaccurate timecode.

 

 

Use internal timer for SMPTE

Select this check box if you want to use the internal timer for SMPTE generation rather than position

generation

values reported by the sound card driver. Since many sound cards do not report their position

 

accurately, it is usually better to use the internal timer for SMPTE generation.

 

Choose a value from the Internal timer resolution drop-down list to specify the internal timer accuracy

 

used for generating SMPTE. Low values produce more accurate SMPTE generation, but may also

 

decrease system performance.

 

 

Use free-wheel for SMPTE loss

Select this check box to stop playback if the incoming MIDI timecode signal stops. When this check box

 

is not selected, Sound Forge playback will continue until the user stops playback manually.

 

In the Free-wheel time box, specify the amount of time that Sound Forge playback will continue after

 

the incoming MIDI timecode signal stops. If timecode starts again during this time, playback will

 

continue.

 

In the Free-wheel slack box, specify how fast the software should expect timecode updates before

 

going into Free-wheel mode. If you have a fast computer, this value can be set to a lower value if you

 

want to stop playback immediately when timecode is interrupted.

 

 

Enable SMPTE playback offset

Select this check box to specify an offset that will be added to the time displayed in the Sound Forge

 

play counter. For example, if you want to generate MIDI timecode starting at 01:00:00:00, instead of

 

inserting 1 hour of silence at the beginning of your sound file, you can specify that amount in this box.

 

When using Record Sync, you’ll often want to set this value to the Enable MTC/SMPTE Input

 

Synchronization Start time. The Sound Forge ruler and play counter will not display this offset.

 

 

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