Sampler Loops

From the View menu, choose Metadata, and then choose Sampler Loops from the submenu to display the Sampler Loops window, where you can view and edit information about loops and sampler information saved in the active file.

Item

Description

Sample type

Displays the type of sample loop you're creating. Click the down arrow to choose a new setting.

None

Removes the loop from the file.

One shot

Causes the sound file to play normally with no loops.

Sustaining

Causes the file to repeat the sustaining loop region the specified number of times.

Sustaining with release

Causes the sound file to play the sustaining loop region the number of times you specify, play the region between the sustaining and release loops, and then play the release loop region the number of times you specify.

Sustain start

Displays the beginning of the sustaining loop.

You can double-click the value to edit it.

Sustain end

Displays the end of the sustaining loop.

You can double-click the value to edit it. Editing the end will automatically update the Sustain length value.

Sustain length

Displays the length of the sustaining loop.

You can double-click the value to edit it. Editing the length will automatically update the Sustain end value.

Sustain count

Indicates how many times the sustaining loop should be played.

Click the down arrow to choose a new setting. If you choose Custom, you can type a new value.

Release start

Displays the start of the release loop.

You can double-click the value to edit it.

Release end

Displays the end of the release loop.

You can double-click the value to edit it. Editing the end will automatically update the Release length value.

Release length

Displays the length of the release loop.

You can double-click the value to edit it. Editing the length will automatically update the Release end value.

Release count

Indicates how many times the release loop should be played.

Click the down arrow to choose a new setting. If you choose Custom, you can type a new value.

For example, if you set the Sustain count to 3 and the Release count to 2, the sustain loop would be played 3 times, and then the release loop would be played twice.

Manufacturer

The MMA manufacturer code for the target device. If the sample is not intended for a specific manufacturer, set the value to 0.

Product

The sampler that created the sample.

Sample period

Click the down arrow and choose a sample period from the drop-down list, or choose Custom to type a value in the edit box to set the duration of each sample in nanoseconds.

Unity note

Indicates the MIDI note that will cause a sampler to play the sound file at the pitch (sample rate) it was originally recorded.

Click the down arrow to choose a new unity note and octave.

Fine tune

Allows you to pitch shift the unity note up from 0 to 99.999 cents.

Sound Forge Pro software does not fine-tune the sound file when fine tuning is used, and not all samplers support the setting. This option is an informational setting that will be transmitted to a sampler via a sample-transfer procedure.
A sampler such as the K2000 can use this information to play back the sample. The K2000 should accurately display this information on the Master/Sample/Misc. page as Pitch Adjust.

SMPTE format

Indicates the time format if a SMPTE offset exists for the file.

Click the down arrow to choose a new time format, or choose (No Offset) to remove a SMPTE offset..

SMPTE offset

Indicates whether a SMPTE time offset has been set for the file.

Sound Forge Pro software ignores this offset value, and not all samplers can store a SMPTE offset value in the sample.

You can double-click the Start, End, Length or Play Count values to edit them. Editing the Start or End value will recalculate the loop length. Editing the Length value will recalculate the End value.

For more information about working with sample loops, please see Creating or Editing Sample Information.