Drag-and-Drop Shortcuts

Drag-and-drop allows you to quickly perform operations crossing between open data windows, the Playlist/Cutlist window, the Regions List, and the time ruler.

Command

Function

Drag to New

To create a new file from the current selection, drag the selection to an open area of the Sound Forge desktop.

Sound Forge Pro note Drag and Drop ShortcutsYou can also drag regions from the Regions List to the desktop.

Drag Mix

To mix a selection, drag the selection from the source to the place where you want to mix the selected data.

You can drag the selection to the same data window or another data window.

Sound Forge Pro tip Drag and Drop ShortcutsWhen dragging a selection to mix sound data, drag up or down before moving the mouse left or right. Dragging left or right before moving the mouse vertically adjusts the selection length.

Drag Paste

To paste a selection, hold Ctrl and drag the selection from the source to the place where you want to paste the selected data.

You can drag the selection to the same data window or another data window.

Sound Forge Pro tip Drag and Drop ShortcutsWhen dragging a selection to paste sound data, drag up or down before moving the mouse left or right. Dragging left or right before moving the mouse vertically adjusts the selection length.

Drag to Regions List

To add the current selection to the Regions List, drag it to the Regions List. You can also drag regions from the Regions List to the Playlist.

Drag to Playlist

To add a region from the Regions List to a playlist, drag it from the waveform display or the Regions List to the Playlist/Cutlist window.

You can also drag regions within a playlist to rearrange the playback order.

Drag to Time Ruler

To create a region, drag the current selection to the time ruler.

Drag to Track List

To create a disc-at-once CD track, drag a selection to the Track List window.

Drag CD Track

From the Options menu, choose Drag-and-Drop Editing, and choose CD Track from the submenu if you want to create disc-at-once tracks during drag-and-drop editing.

Choosing this command has the same effect as toggle-clicking the right mouse button while dragging until the cursor is displayed as a Sound Forge Pro DAODropCursor Drag and Drop Shortcuts.

 

Drag-and-Drop Shortcuts