Learning The Sound Forge Audio Studio Workspace; The Main Window; Main Window Components - Sony PS-LX300USB Operating Instructions Manual

Chapter 2
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Learning the Sound Forge Audio Studio
:Workspace
.
: This chapter provides an overview of Sound Forge@ Audio Studio™ toolbars
. and controls.
The main window
When you start the application, the main window is displayed. The main
window's workspace is where you perform all audio editing.
Menu bar
Standard
toolbar
Transport
bar
Channel
Meters
(docked)
Status bar
Main window components
The following table describes the major components of the main window.
Component
Menu bar
Standard tool bar
Transport bar
Status bar
Channel Meters
Workspace
Description
Displays the menu headings for the available functions.
Provides quick access to some of the most common tasks in the
application (pg. 8).
Provides quick access to basic audio transport functions (pg. 9).
Help and processing information appears on the left side. The
boxes on the right side display the playback sample rate, bit depth,
channel configuration, length ofthe active data window, and total
free storage space (pg. 21).
Displays the level of the output audio signal. These meters can be
toggled on/off by choosing Channel Meters from the View menu.
Right-clicking the channel meters displays a shortcut menu that
allows you to precisely configure the appearance of the meters.
This is the area located behind the data windows. Audio selections
dragged to the workspace automatically become new data
windows. Windows such as the Regions List and Explorer can be
docked along the edges of the workspace.
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