Drag-and-drop shortcuts

Drag-and-drop allows you to quickly perform operations crossing between open data windows, the Playlist/Cutlist window, the Regions List, and the time ruler.

Command

Function

Drag to New

To create a new file from the current selection, drag the selection to an open area of

 

the Sound Forge desktop.

 

Note: You can also drag regions from the Regions List to the desktop.

 

 

Drag Mix

To mix a selection, drag the selection from the source to the place where you want to

 

mix the selected data.

 

You can drag the selection to the same data window or another data window.

 

Note: When dragging a selection to mix sound data, drag up or down before

 

moving the mouse left or right. Dragging left or right before moving the mouse

 

vertically adjusts the selection length.

 

 

Drag Paste

To paste a selection, hold Ctrl and drag the selection from the source to the place

 

where you want to paste the selected data.

 

You can drag the selection to the same data window or another data window.

 

Note: When dragging a selection to paste sound data, drag up or down before

 

moving the mouse left or right. Dragging left or right before moving the mouse

 

vertically adjusts the selection length.

 

 

Drag to Regions List

To add the current selection to the Regions List, drag it to the Regions List. You can

 

also drag regions from the Regions List to the Playlist.

 

 

Drag to Playlist

To add a region from the Regions List to a playlist, drag it from the waveform display

 

or the Regions List to the Playlist/Cutlist window.

 

You can also drag regions within a playlist to rearrange the playback order.

 

 

Drag to Time Ruler

To create a region, drag the current selection to the time ruler.

 

 

Drag to Track List

To create a disc-at-once CD track, drag a selection to the Track List window.

 

 

Drag CD Track

From the Options menu, choose Drag-and-Drop Editing, and then choose CD Track

 

from the submenu if you want to create disc-at-once tracks during drag-and-drop

 

editing.

 

Choosing this command has the same effect as toggle-clicking the right mouse

 

button while dragging until the cursor is displayed as a mouse pointer with a CD ( ).

 

 

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