1. Select the Edit tool Sound Forge Pro edittool Selecting Data Using the Mouse.

  2. Click to position the cursor, hold the mouse button, and drag over an area of the data window to select data.

    As you drag past markers and regions, the selection edge will snap to the marker/region tag.

    For more information about channel selection, please see “Select Channels” in this help topic.

When you are working with stereo or multichannel files, you can select data from the individual channels or all channels:

  • Drag within a channel to select that channel only:
    Sound Forge Pro selectsinglechannel Selecting Data Using the Mouse

  • Drag across channels to select multiple channels:
    Sound Forge Pro selectadjacentchannels Selecting Data Using the Mouse

  • Drag along the divider between channels (or the loop bar above the ruler) to select all channels:
    Sound Forge Pro selectallchannels Selecting Data Using the Mouse

  • Hold Ctrl and click a channel to add or remove it from the current selection:
    Sound Forge Pro selectnonadjacentchannels Selecting Data Using the Mouse

Click the Lock Channel Selection button Sound Forge Pro  Selecting Data Using the Mouse in the top-left corner of a data window to lock or unlock the current channel selection.

  • When the channel selection is locked, you can drag anywhere in the data window to change the selection length or position without changing the currently selected channels (you can still Ctrl+click to add or remove channels from the selection).

  • When the channel selection is not locked, dragging over a nonselected channel clears the current channel selection and selects the channels where you drag.

  1. Select the Edit tool Sound Forge Pro edittool Selecting Data Using the Mouse.

  2. Move the mouse over the edge of a selection. The cursor will be displayed as a Sound Forge Pro selectbiarrow Selecting Data Using the Mouse.

  3. Drag to change the length of the selected region.

Sound Forge Pro selectionlength Selecting Data Using the Mouse

Sound Forge Pro tip Selecting Data Using the MouseYou can also drag the ends of the loop region to adjust the selection length. Right-click the loop bar above the time ruler to display a shortcut menu, where you can set the selection to the visible portion of the waveform, select the entire file, or create a time selection from the loop region.

  1. Select the Edit tool Sound Forge Pro edittool Selecting Data Using the Mouse.

  2. Move the mouse over the edge of a selection. The cursor will be displayed as a Sound Forge Pro selectbiarrow Selecting Data Using the Mouse.

  3. Hold the Shift key.

  4. Drag to move the selected region.

Sound Forge Pro tip Selecting Data Using the MouseYou can also drag the center of the loop region to move a selection without resizing it:
Sound Forge Pro dragselection Selecting Data Using the Mouse

 

Selecting Data Using the Mouse

 

Using your mouse, you can select data simply by clicking and dragging in a data window.


What do you want to do?

Sound Forge Pro arrowdn Selecting Data Using the Mouse Make a selection

Sound Forge Pro arrowdn Selecting Data Using the Mouse Select channels

Sound Forge Pro arrowdn Selecting Data Using the Mouse Lock selected channels

Sound Forge Pro arrowdn Selecting Data Using the Mouse Adjust the length of a selection

Sound Forge Pro arrowdn Selecting Data Using the Mouse Shift a selection left or right

 

Sound Forge Pro btnshowall Selecting Data Using the Mouse

Selecting Data Using the Mouse