Item

Description

Sustain end

Displays the end of the sustaining loop.

 

You can double-click the value to edit it. Editing the end will automatically update the

 

Sustain length value.

 

 

Sustain length

Displays the length of the sustaining loop.

 

You can double-click the value to edit it. Editing the length will automatically update

 

the Sustain end value.

 

 

Sustain count

Indicates how many times the sustaining loop should be played.

 

Click the down arrow ( ) to choose a new setting. If you choose Custom, you can

 

type a new value.

 

 

Release start

Displays the start of the release loop.

 

You can double-click the value to edit it.

 

 

Release end

Displays the end of the release loop.

 

You can double-click the value to edit it. Editing the end will automatically update the

 

Release length value.

 

 

Release length

Displays the length of the release loop.

 

You can double-click the value to edit it. Editing the length will automatically update

 

the Release end value.

 

 

Release count

Indicates how many times the release loop should be played.

 

Click the down arrow ( ) to choose a new setting. If you choose Custom, you can

 

type a new value.

 

For example, if you set the Sustain count to 3 and the Release count to 2, the sustain

 

loop would be played 3 times, and then the release loop would be played twice.

 

 

Manufacturer

The MMA manufacturer code for the target device. If the sample is not intended for a

 

specific manufacturer, set the value to 0. For more information, see http://

 

www.midi.org/techspecs/manid.php.

 

 

Product

The sampler that created the sample.

 

 

Sample period

Click the down arrow ( ) and choose a sample period from the drop-down list, or

 

choose Custom to type a value in the edit box to set the duration of each sample in

 

nanoseconds.

 

 

Unity note

Indicates the MIDI note that will cause a sampler to play the sound file at the pitch

 

(sample rate) it was originally recorded.

 

Click the down arrow ( ) to choose a new unity note and octave.

 

 

Fine tune

Allows you to pitch shift the unity note up from 0 to 99.999 cents.

 

Sound Forge software does not fine-tune the sound file when fine tuning is used, and

 

not all samplers support the setting. This option is an informational setting that will be

 

transmitted to a sampler via a sample-transfer procedure.

 

A sampler such as the K2000 can use this information to play back the sample. The

 

K2000 should accurately display this information on the Master/Sample/Misc. page as

 

Pitch Adjust.

 

 

SMPTE format

Indicates the type of SMPTE offset that has been set for the file.

 

 

SMPTE offset

Indicates whether a SMPTE time offset has been set for the file. Sound Forge software

 

ignores this offset value, and not all samplers can store a SMPTE offset value in the

 

sample.

 

 

Summary Information window (Ctrl+Alt+M, 7)

From the View menu, choose Metadata, and then choose Summary Information from the submenu to display the Summary Information window, where you can view and edit information saved in the active file.

If the data you want to edit is not displayed in the window, you can right-click the window, choose Insert from the shortcut menu, and then choose a metadata field from the submenu.

FourCC Code

Name

Description

IARL

Archival Location

Indicates where the subject of the file is archived.

 

 

 

IART

Artist (CD Text)

The artist of the original subject of the file.

 

 

 

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