Subject:Sound Forge Project Non Destructive editing Help

Posted by: Charles Ragucci

Date:2/14/2012 8:07:25 AM

Hello,

I may be missing something? I'm using Sound Forge Audio Studio 9 and I working on an original wave file which I want to preserve (Keep Original) while I'm making edits and I want to save the project so I can come back another day and continue. Then When I'm done render as mp3. Is there an easy way to do this I do not see a project file format in the save dialogue an I'm afraid to save since I may write over original.

Subject:RE: Sound Forge Project Non Destructive editing Help

Reply by: rraud

Date:2/14/2012 11:05:17 AM

I'm not 100% sure.. but I don't think SF-AS can 'undo past save'.
SF-Pro has the option of saving an <.frg> project file.
An other option is to 'Save as' frequently, which I do anyway in case of a crash, or I do something foolish.. which is a rare occurrence.. (yeah right)
You may want to enable "Prompt to open new file after Save As" as well to avoid confusion.
( Options> Preference> General )

Subject:RE: Sound Forge Project Non Destructive editing Help

Reply by: Charles Ragucci

Date:2/14/2012 12:31:27 PM

Hum. I will give that a try. I guess that save as frg project is not included in the studio line since I could not find anything in the documentation which covered it and or saving projects. Also after recording old vinyl using vinyl restoration process it finished and I was dumped back into editor and saved the large mp3 of album none of my track marker information was saved in file. Very confusing I must say so.

Subject:RE: Sound Forge Project Non Destructive editing Help

Reply by: roblesinge

Date:2/14/2012 1:08:44 PM

Make sure you have the, "Save Metadata with File" box checked when you Save As. You might want to just save a dummy file and check the box to make sure it's always checked for the future.

Rob

Subject:RE: Sound Forge Project Non Destructive editing Help

Reply by: Chienworks

Date:2/14/2012 2:55:53 PM

When i have something that important (... which is almost every file i edit ...) i make a copy of the original and then do all the editing on the copy.

Subject:RE: Sound Forge Project Non Destructive editing Help

Reply by: Charles Ragucci

Date:2/14/2012 3:36:29 PM

Yes I Agree! Always First rule right. But I am so used working in programs that allow saving as project file that will not affect original or saving a copy of original in actual file this time I almost got burned and forgot what I was working on original. until I when to save and realized I was making edits to my actual original.. Unfortunate that this options was left out of SF Studio

Subject:RE: Sound Forge Project Non Destructive editing Help

Reply by: rraud

Date:2/14/2012 5:21:00 PM

Charles,
You could do non-destructive editing in Vegas if that's an option. Even SF(pro) didn't have the project file option until 9.0 or 10, so many of us are used to working without it...
FWIW, I also recall only too well early versions of SF, which did not even have real-time previewing or plug-in chaining.
I'm sure your aware that encoding an MP3 should be your very last process. Any saves or pre-renders should be in a PCM uncompressed file format.

Subject:RE: Sound Forge Project Non Destructive editing Help

Reply by: Charles Ragucci

Date:2/14/2012 8:57:40 PM

Yes worked In Vegas was a life saver. Will always make copies in SF. Thanks for your Help rruad much appreciated!