• 1.0 Welcome
• 2.0 What’s New
• 3.0 Known Issues
• 4.0 System Requirements
• 5.0 Installation
• 6.0 Sound Forge User Manual
• 7.0 Demos
• 8.0 Contacting Sony Pictures Digital Inc.

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Notable Changes/Fixes in Version 7.0b

• A bug has been fixed that caused the Explorer window to lose its Favorites settings if the list was too long. Favorites are now saved in the following file: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Sony\Sound Forge\7.0\ExplorerFavorites.txt. The file is saved whenever you close the Explorer window or exit the application. You can copy the file to different computers or user accounts to migrate Favorites settings.
  
  To see this file, you must have the Show hidden files and folders radio button selected on the View tab of the Folder Options Control Panel.
• A bug has been fixed that could cause excessive CPU usage when playing back or zooming files saved using the Windows Media Audio Lossless codec.
• ADPCM formats for IVC, NeXT/Sun, SD1, and VOX files will now build proxy files (.sfap0) when opened. Use of a proxy file will prevent glitching when you seek through the files during playback (these formats do not support seeking natively).
• The QuickTime file format plug-in now properly checks the path length when you render QuickTime files. QuickTime files are limited to a maximum of 51 characters.
• A bug has been fixed that caused inaccurate Undo/Redo history information when multiple files were created from the same source file.
• Timed recording settings now persist when you close and reopen the application (to record the timer events, the application must be running and recording must be armed in timer mode).
• Threshold-based recording will now properly display the Time Recorded value when using a prerecord buffer.
• Markers placed during recording when using a prerecord buffer will now be placed at the correct locations when you stop recording. In previous versions, your markers would be added to the prerecorded buffer.
• Prerecord buffer settings now persist when you close and reopen the application.
• A bug has been fixed that caused metadata—such as timecode and tape name—to be stripped when files created in Sony Video Capture were edited in Sound Forge software.
• A bug has been fixed that caused sample loop markers to be off by one sample in AIFF files.
• A bug that could cause AIFF files to produce noise when saved as MP3 has been fixed.
• Workspace (.sfw) files created in Sound Forge v6.0 now open correctly.
• Markers and regions now move more predictably when a plug-in changes the length of your audio data.
  • When a plug-in is applied from the DX Favorites menu, markers are not moved if the input and output length match and no tail is created.
  • When a plug-in is applied from the DX Favorites menu, markers beyond the selection are moved if the plug-in creates a tail and the Real-Time Preview Configuration window is set to insert the tail data.
  • When a plug-in is applied from the DX Favorites menu, markers are scaled accordingly if the output from the plug-in is shorter then the input.
  • When a plug-in is applied from the DX Favorites menu and the output is longer than the input, the full output is inserted in the file and downstream markers are scaled accordingly.
  • When a plug-in is added from the Plug-In Chainer, markers and regions within the selection are not moved.
  • If the output of the Plug-In Chainer is shorter than the input, markers beyond the selection are moved back as if data has been cut.
  • If the output of the Plug-In Chainer is longer than the output, markers beyond the selection are moved downstream accordingly.
• A bug that caused the Graphic Dynamics plug-in to report inaccurate Ratio and Threshold settings has been fixed.
• A bug has been fixed that caused files saved as .raw audio to ignore the selected Big-endian or Little-endian setting.
• A bug that could cause a crash when applying the Pitch Bend plug-in to a mono file has been fixed.
• A bug has been fixed that prevented Preview on External Monitor functionality from working correctly with some PAL DV devices.
• Zoom Out Full and Sync Graphs commands now work correctly in the Spectrum Analysis sonogram mode.
• When you're viewing a stereo file, the windows in the sonogram mode can have different zoom levels unless Sync Graphs is selected.
• Display range settings from the Spectrum Settings dialog are now applied in normal or sonogram mode.
• A bug has been fixed that could cause the spectrum graphs of stereo file's channels to be displayed at different sizes.

Notable Changes/Fixes in Version 7.0a

• A bug has been fixed that caused the Explorer window to lose its Favorites settings if the list was too long. Favorites are now saved in the following file: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Sony\Sound Forge\7.0\ExplorerFavorites.txt. The file is saved whenever you close the Explorer window or exit the application. You can copy the file to different computers or user accounts to migrate Favorites settings.
  
  To see this file, you must have the Show hidden files and folders radio button selected on the View tab of the Folder Options Control Panel.
• An ExpressFX Audio Restoration plug-in has been added to help you remove surface noise from recordings.
• Export to Net MD and Export as MP3 to CLIÉ commands have been added to the File menu to allow you to export your audio files to a Net MD™ device or a CLIÉ™ handheld.
• Various improvements have been made to the Spectrum Analysis window: performance has been improved, frequency labeling on the x-axis is clearer, multiple slices are now displayed in alternating colors, and snapshot toolbar buttons display information about the audio stream and selection saved in the snapshot.
• Effect automation envelopes can now be edited from the plug-in interface, and ToolTips display envelope names on hover.
• A new setting has been added to the File Preferences tab. Select the Always proxy compressed formats check box if you want to create an uncompressed proxy (.sfap0) file when you open a compressed file format. Selecting this check box can improve performance on slower computers or for formats that cannot be decompressed quickly for real-time playback.
• The MP3 plug-in has been revised to allow you to encode dual-channel and joint stereo MP3 files.
• A bug has been fixed that could cause Sound Forge to crash when clicking in the Regions List or Playlist windows with no open data windows.
• A bug that could cause CPU utilization to reach 100% during normal playback has been fixed.
• A bug has been fixed that caused peaks to be rebuilt unnecessarily after extracting audio from a CD.
• A bug has been fixed that could cause problems with undoing edits past the point where the Save As command was used.
• If you open a Sound Forge project file (.frg) on a computer that does not have all the audio plug-ins used by the project, undo/redo information for the missing plug-ins will now be removed. In Sound Forge 7.0, you were able to undo actions only to the point at which a missing plug-in was last referenced in the project.
• A bug that prevented metadata commands from being saved to RealMedia 9 files has been fixed.
• A bug that prevented DBCS characters from displaying on the Summary tab of the Properties dialog has been fixed.
• A bug has been fixed that could cause overlapping or adjacent timer events to be missed when using the Automatic: Time recording method.
• A bug that caused the Review pre/post-roll controls in the Record dialog to be available in recording modes that do not support pre/post-roll has been fixed. The controls are available only in Punch-In and Automatic retake modes:
  • In Punch-In mode, you can review takes with pre- and post-roll.
  • In Automatic retake mode, the post-roll control is unavailable.

What's New in Version 7.0

• An Explorer window with drag-and-drop support for pasting, mixing, or crossfading files or regions.

• Integrated, dockable Spectrum Analysis window (not available in Sound Forge Audio Studio).
• Automated audio recording (not available in Sound Forge Audio Studio).
• Prerecord buffer for normal and threshold-based recording.
• VU meters for monitoring playback and recording levels (not available in Sound Forge Audio Studio).
• Clip detection and marking (not available in Sound Forge Audio Studio).
• Improved fade curves in the Graphic Fade, Envelope, Pan/Expand, Pitch Bend, and FM Synthesis dialogs.
• Sound Forge project files.
• Undo past save.
• Effect automation using envelopes, including volume and panning plug-ins (not available in Sound Forge Audio Studio).
• Compressed files will now preserve their settings when you click the Save button. In Sound Forge 6.0, you had to use the Save As dialog and choose a file format template. This is currently implemented for PCA, OGG, and WMA 9 files.
• Sound Forge creates proxy files (.sfap0) only for DV interleaved audio.
• Filtered noise, white noise, pink noise, and brown noise generators in the Simple Synthesis and FM Synthesis dialogs.
• An End Frequency control in the Simple Synthesis dialog to make quick work of sweeping a frequency range.
• Support for 24-fps, progressive-scan (24p) DV video files.

• Do not install Sound Forge 7.0 to the root of your C:\ drive or to the same folder as Sound Forge 6.0.
• When copying and pasting envelopes, it is possible to paste envelope points that extend beyond your data window and cannot be selected with the Envelope tool. You can use the Normal or Pencil tools to drag these points back to the data window.
• If you double-click a fader in the Plug-In Chainer during playback, the fader can ignore automation changes. Stop and restart playback from the Plug-In Chainer, and the fader will follow your automation envelope.
• On some systems, the Spectrum Analysis ToolTips can trail and interfere with correct graph drawing.
• Opening 24-bit WMA files results in the file being opened as 16-bit. We are aware of the issue and are working to resolve it.
• When opening multichannel (greater than 2 channel) Windows Media Audio files, Sound Forge will fold the channels into two stereo channels to allow editing:
  • In Windows XP, Sound Forge allows saving without displaying the Save As dialog for mono and stereo Windows Media Audio files if Sound Forge can render using the original settings (Sound Forge does not currently support two-pass Windows Media audio encoding). The Save As dialog is always displayed for multichannel files. Displaying the Save As dialog allows you to save to a new file and reduces the risk of overwriting an existing multichannel file.
  • In Windows 2000, the Save As dialog is always displayed when you save to Windows Media Audio format because Windows 2000 cannot detect multichannel Windows Media files.
• On computers running Windows XP, you cannot save to RealMedia 8 if the RealOne player was running before you started Sound Forge. Close the RealOne player before starting Sound Forge. Also on Windows XP, if you select RealMedia 9 from the Save as type drop-down list in the Save As/Render As dialog and then choose select RealMedia 8 from the drop-down list, you'll be unable to save to RealMedia 8 formats.
• Installing RealPlayer 10 breaks the ability to render files using the RealMedia 8 format. Try either of the following to resolve the issue:
  • Turn off automatic startup for each Real application and reboot. Start your Sony Pictures Digital application and attempt to create a custom RealMedia 8 rendering template. If opening the Custom Template dialog does not present an error message, you'll be able to render to RealMedia 8 format.
  • Create custom RealMedia 9 rendering templates that incorporate RealMedia 8 codecs. For example in the Custom Template dialog, click the Audiences tab and then click the Edit button. Use the following dialog to choose the RealMedia 8 codecs for video, audio, or voice. Click OK to apply your changes and then save the new template.
• If you need to transfer your plug-in licenses and templates between legacy Sonic Foundry and Sony applications, a suite of tools is available to help you. Choose Start > Programs > Sony > Utilities > Migration Tools > Migration Tool Readme for more information about these tools.
• To optimize file saving, set the Temporary files and record folder on the Perform tab of the Preferences dialog to the same disk where you save your data files.
• Sound Forge may report the bit depth of ADPCM files inconsistently with the format in which you saved the file. ADPCM files are decompressed to 16-bit files in Sound Forge, and the bit depth is reported accordingly.
• VOX and IVC files do not store sample rate information. You must resample the file to the appropriate rate before saving, and when you open these files, be sure to specify the correct sample rate.
  You can select the Remember last-used sample rate for .vox and .ivc files check box on the File tab of the Preferences dialog if you want Sound Forge to remember the last-used sample rate when you open a .vox or .ivc file. When the check box is cleared, Sound Forge will prompt you to choose a sample rate each time you open a .vox or .ivc file.
• Some Cakewalk plug-ins do not load properly in Sound Forge. Please contact Cakewalk to resolve this issue.
• In the Plug-In Chainer, the Insert Tail Data and Mix Tail Data commands may not function when using third-party reverb plug-ins.
• You can use the Insert Silence command to make room for the tails or apply the reverb in a new data window that has room for the tails and then mix the processed audio back into your source file. 

• Microsoft® Windows® 2000 or XP
• 400 MHz processor
• 150 MB hard-disk space for program installation
• 64 MB RAM (128 MB recommended)
• 24-bit color display recommended
• Windows-compatible sound card
• CD-ROM drive (for installation from a CD only)
• Supported CD-Recordable drive (for CD burning only)
• Microsoft DirectX® 8 or later
• Internet Explorer 5.0 or later 

1. Place the CD-ROM in the drive. AutoPlay displays an installation menu.

   If you have disabled the CD-ROM AutoPlay feature, click the Start button and choose Run. Type D:\setup.exe, where D is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive, and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.

2. Click Install, and then follow the on-screen prompts to install the appropriate version of Sound Forge for your computer.

1. Download the install utility from our Web site.
2. Double-click the file, and then follow the on-screen prompts to install the appropriate version of Sound Forge for your computer.

6.0 Sound Forge User Manual

1. Place the CD in the drive. AutoPlay launches an installation menu.

   If you have disabled the CD-ROM AutoPlay feature, click the Start button and choose Run. Type D:\Extras\Adobe Reader 6.0\English\AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe, where D is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive, and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.

2. Choose Browse CD, and then browse to the D:\Extras\Adobe Reader 6.0\English\ folder.
3. Double-click the AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe icon and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.

Commercial distribution of the Sony Pictures Digital demos requires written permission from Sony Pictures Digital.

• 1-800-577-6642 (toll-free) in US, Canada, and Virgin Islands.
• +608-204-7703 for all other countries.
• Fax: 1-608-250-1745.

• For a detailed list of Technical Support options, we encourage you to visit http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/support/default.asp.
• To listen to your support options please call 608-256-5555.
• Fax: 608-250-1745.

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