Sound Forge Pro 10.0 User Manual
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Sound Forge™ Pro 10 User Manual Revised September 28, 2009 What’s new in version 10? • Event-based editing. For more information, see Using the Event Tool on page 161. • Disc-at-once CD burning. For more information, see Burning disc-at-once (DAO) CDs on page 292. • Enhanced timestretch and pitch shifting with the élastique Timestretch plug-in. For more information, see Time - élastique Timestretch on page 192. • Support for processing musical instrument files (.dls, .sf2, .gig). For more information, see Processing musical instrument files on page 245. • The Global media cache setting on the Editing tab of the Preferences dialog allows you to reserve RAM for media recently read from or written to disk. For more information, see Editing tab on page 316. • Metadata windows. For more information, see Metadata windows on page 25. • Floating window docks. For more information, see Floating and docking windows on page 23. • Enhanced window layout management—save, recall, and share custom window layouts. For more information, see Saving and recalling window layouts on page 309. • Tabbed browsing for maximized data windows. For more information, see Display tab on page 314. • iZotope MBIT+ Dither bit-depth conversion and 64-Bit SRC sample rate conversion. For more information, see iZotope MBIT+ Dither on page 178 and iZotope 64-Bit SRC on page 191. • Resonant Filter plug-in. For more information, see Resonant Filter on page 212. • Custom selection grid lines. For more information, see Using selection grid lines on page 94. • You can now set default fade types for effects on the Editing tab in the Preferences dialog. For more information, see Editing tab on page 316. • Enhanced Broadcast Wave Format (.bwf ) support. For more information, see Broadcast Wave window (Ctrl+Alt+M, 4) on page 27. Welcome After Sound Forge software is installed and you start it for the first time, the registration wizard is displayed. This wizard offers easy steps that allow you to register the software online with Sony Creative Software Inc. Alternatively, you can register online at http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/reg/software at any time. Registration assistance Registration assistance is available online at http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/chat or by fax at (608) 250-1745. Customer service/sales For a detailed list of Customer Service options, we encourage you to visit http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/support/custserv.asp. Use the following numbers for telephone support during normal weekday business hours: Telephone/Fax Country (800) 577-6642 (toll-free) US, Canada, and Virgin Islands (608) 204-7703 for all other countries (608) 250-1745 (Fax) All countries Technical support For a detailed list of technical support options, we encourage you to visit http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/support/default.asp. To listen to your support options, please call (608) 256-5555. About your rights in Sound Forge software Sound Forge software is licensed to you under the terms of the End User License Agreement you entered into with Sony Creative Software Inc. About your privacy Sony Creative Software Inc. respects your privacy and is committed to protecting personal information. Your use of the software is governed by the Software Privacy Policy. A copy of this policy is incorporated into the registration process and you are asked to agree to its terms prior to accepting the terms of the End User License Agreement. Please review its contents carefully as its terms and conditions affect your rights with respect to the information that is collected by the software. For your reference, a copy of the Software Privacy Policy is located at http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/corporate/privacy.asp. Proper use of software Sound Forge software is not intended and should not be used for illegal or infringing purposes, such as the illegal copying or sharing of copyrighted materials. Using Sound Forge software for such purposes is, among other things, against United States and international copyright laws and contrary to the terms and conditions of the End User License Agreement. Such activity may be punishable by law and may also subject you to the breach remedies set forth in the End User License Agreement. 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