Using MIDI Triggers

You can use MIDI triggers to control Sound Forge Pro functions using MIDI commands from external devices such as a MIDI keyboard or sequencer.

Configure an internal or external MIDI controller Closed

  1. From the Options menu, choose Preferences, and then click the MIDI/Sync tab.

  2. On the MIDI/Sync tab, choose the trigger device from the Input drop-down list and click the OK button.

  3. From the Options menu, choose MIDI In/Out, and then choose Trigger from MIDI Timecode from the submenu to enable MIDI input.

  4. Use the MIDI Triggers dialog to configure the triggers you want to use. For more information, please see "Assign Sound Forge Pro events to MIDI triggers" in this help topic.

Assign Sound Forge Pro events to MIDI triggersClosed

  1. From the Options menu, choose MIDI In/Out, and then choose Trigger from MIDI Timecode from the submenu to enable MIDI input.

  2. From the Options menu, choose MIDI Triggers to display the MIDI Triggers dialog.

  3. Select the Sound Forge Pro function that you want to trigger in the Event list.

  1. Click the radio button that corresponds to the type of trigger you want to use for the selected event:

Item

Description

None

Click to assign no MIDI trigger to the selected event or to remove an existing trigger.

Note

Click if you want to trigger the selected event with a MIDI note.

Specify the MIDI channel to which the trigger is assigned in the Channel box, and specify the musical note that will trigger the event in the Note box.

Controller

Click if you want to trigger the selected event using a MIDI controller.

Specify the MIDI channel to which the controller is assigned in the Channel box. Use the Controller box to specify which controller will trigger the event and specify a value in the Value box.

TIP You can automatically enter the values in the Channel, Note, Controller, and Value boxes. Select the Enable MIDI Input Sync/Trigger check box and press a key or controller on your MIDI device.

  1. Click the OK button.

MIDI triggers are different from triggers in the Playlist and Regions List. When using triggers in the Playlist, Regions List, or MIDI Triggers dialog, be aware that they can interact with each other 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.