Inserting Regions

From the Insert menu, choose Region to add region markers at each end of the current selection. Regions can be used to indicate sections of projects such as choruses or verses, or they can be used to make notes in the project.

The Regions List window contains all of the regions and markers that exist in the active data window.

Insert a regionClosed

  1. Drag the cursor in the data window or marker bar to make a time selection.

  2. From the Insert menu, choose Region. Numbered region markers are placed at the start and end of the selected area.

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

TIP You can also insert regions by pressing the R key (or Ctrl+Alt+R when the Event tool is selected).

Name or rename a regionClosed

Right-click the starting region marker and choose Rename from the shortcut menu. Type the name of the region in the edit box and press Enter when you're finished.

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Double-click to the right of the region marker and type a name in the edit box.

Select a regionClosed

Right-click the starting or ending region marker and choose Select Region from the shortcut menu. The region is highlighted.

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Double-click the start or end region marker. The region is highlighted.

Move a regionClosed

Drag either region tag to move the tab and change the region's size.

Hold the Alt key while dragging either region tag to move a region and preserve its length.

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

Delete a regionClosed

Right-click the region marker 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 regionClosed

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

Trigger a region using MIDI commands Closed

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

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

    Trigger type

    Description

    Note On - Play

    The region 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 region 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 region 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 region.

  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.

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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.