Using Markers

From the Insert menu, choose Marker to add a marker at the current cursor position. Markers are reference points you can place throughout a file. You can use markers to identify positions for editing or to seek forward and back within a streaming media file.

Markers can be quickly selected from the list in the Go To dialog. Also, markers are displayed in the Regions List for quick playback.

Insert a markerClosed

  1. Position the cursor where you want to add a marker.

  2. From the Insert menu, choose Marker. A marker will be added at the cursor position.

  3. If you want to name the marker, right-click the tag and choose Rename from the shortcut menu. Type a name for the marker in the edit box and press Enter.

TIP You can also insert markers during playback by pressing the M key.

Name or rename a marker Closed

Right-click the marker tag and choose Rename from the shortcut menu. Type the name of the marker in the edit box and press Enter when you're finished or double-click to the right of the marker and type a name in the edit box.

Move a markerClosed

Drag the marker tag to a new location.

Markers will snap to other markers, regions, and command markers. Hold Shift while dragging to override snapping.

Delete a markerClosed

Right-click the marker tag and choose Delete from the shortcut menu.

Delete all markers and regionsClosed

Right-click above the loop region, choose Markers/Regions, and choose Delete All from the submenu. All markers and regions are removed.

Delete all markers and regions within the selected areaClosed

Right-click above the loop region, choose Markers/Regions, and choose Delete All in Selection from the submenu. All markers and regions in the selected area are removed.

Preview a markerClosed

Click a marker's Play button in the Regions list.

Trigger a marker using MIDI commandsClosed

  1. Right-click the marker tag and choose Edit from the shortcut menu. The Regions List window is displayed.

  2. Click the down arrow in the marker's Trigger column to display a drop-down list.

    Trigger type Description
    Note On - Play The marker will be played when the specified note on message is received and will play for the full length of the file.
    Note On - Play / Off - Stop The marker will be played when the specified note on message is received and will stop when the full file is played or the specified Note Off message is received.
    Note On - Queue / Off - Play The marker will be queued for play when the specified note on message is received and will play when the corresponding Note Off message is received. This is used to reduce the time between receiving a trigger and playing a marker.

  3. In the Chan box, specify the MIDI input channel for triggering.

  4. In the Note box, specify the MIDI note that will trigger region playback. This value can be entered as a MIDI note value such as C4 or as a MIDI note number such as 60.

NOTE

Notes:

  • If the Trigger from MIDI Timecode command is selected while using this dialog, you can auto-complete the Chan and Note values by pressing a key on your MIDI keyboard.

  • Triggers in the Regions List function differently from triggers specified in the MIDI Triggers dialog and the Playlist. When using triggers in the Playlist, Regions List, or MIDI Triggers dialog, be aware that they can interact to create unexpected results. Sound Forge Pro software first looks at the MIDI Triggers, then the Regions List, and then the Playlist when determining what to do when a MIDI command is detected. If you only want to use the triggers in the Regions List, turn off all the triggers in the MIDI Triggers dialog and the Playlist.