Track breaks deleted after saving -Sound Forge - PC

Subject:Track breaks deleted after saving Posted by: balletmusic Date:10/18/2013 1:13:15 PM Recently (using SF Pro 10) when I open a file that, when I originally saved it, contained multiple tracks in the same file, the track breaks had disappeared and I was left with one long track. I installed the trial version of SF Pro 11 and it seemed to fix the problem. In fact, files that had previously opened as one long horrifying track had the track breaks miraculously restored. Until today when it started happening with SF11. Is this a SF glitch? Do I have some preference set incorrectly? Is it more likely a problem with Windows 7 (or something else unrelated to SF?) Help!!!! This is really frustrating. -K
Subject:RE: Track breaks deleted after saving Reply by: J. Date:10/18/2013 3:50:56 PM What are you calling "track breaks"? Markers, Regions, CD Tracks, Events, something else? J.
Subject:RE: Track breaks deleted after saving Reply by: balletmusic Date:10/18/2013 3:55:45 PM CD tracks.
Subject:RE: Track breaks deleted after saving Reply by: J. Date:10/18/2013 4:37:23 PM First, try a Save As... and verify that "Save metadata with file" is checked. If not, check it and use it for at least one save. If you are not saving to .wav or .mp3, at some point you must have seen "Unable to save all metadata inside of the file. Would you like to save it in an external file?" Perhaps you clicked "Remember my preference" and then clicked No. To restore that dialog/behavior, check Options->Preferences->General->Warn when metadata cannot be saved in the file" As a future alternative, you might consider saving to a Sound Forge project file instead of always re-rendering to a media file, particularly if your ultimate destination is a CD. J.
Subject:RE: Track breaks deleted after saving Reply by: balletmusic Date:10/18/2013 5:14:10 PM Very interesting. "save metadata with file" was checked. I do save as .wav files (occasionally .mp3) and have never gotten the "unable to save all metadata..." Checked in the O>P>G>Warn when metadata cannot be saved... and it was checked there too. But, saving it as a project file worked!!! Thank you so much!!! However, I'd still like to know why it suddenly started doing this. Also, all my old files that have multiple tracks still only open as one long track. I'd hate to lose all that work to this glitch. Any thoughts on that? You've been extremely helpful. I'm off for the weekend but will check in again on Monday. Many thanks.
Subject:RE: Track breaks deleted after saving Reply by: balletmusic Date:10/21/2013 12:08:00 PM Hi J- I think I just solved my problem. It seems that when I open a file, if the "Open as CD tracks" box is checked, it will open a file that contains multiple tracks as one long track. If I uncheck the box, it opens it as multiple tracks. Seems counter intuitive to me, but at least it seems to be working. Phew! Thanks again so much for your help and time. I really appreciate it. -K
Subject:RE: Track breaks deleted after saving Reply by: SolMan Date:11/20/2013 10:30:01 PM Thanks as was also having trouble with missing regions after save. Used the "Save To File" option.

Subject:Track breaks deleted after saving

Posted by: balletmusic

Date:10/18/2013 1:13:15 PM

Recently (using SF Pro 10) when I open a file that, when I originally saved it, contained multiple tracks in the same file, the track breaks had disappeared and I was left with one long track. I installed the trial version of SF Pro 11 and it seemed to fix the problem. In fact, files that had previously opened as one long horrifying track had the track breaks miraculously restored. Until today when it started happening with SF11.
Is this a SF glitch? Do I have some preference set incorrectly?
Is it more likely a problem with Windows 7 (or something else unrelated to SF?)
Help!!!! This is really frustrating.
-K