Perform one of the following actions to add a region to the Playlist/Cutlist window:

• Drag the region from the Regions List window to the Playlist/Cutlist window.

• Right-click a region in the Regions List window and choose Add to Playlist from the shortcut menu.

• To create a region and add it to a playlist/cutlist, select a range of data and drag it to the Playlist/Cutlist window.

  A region is automatically created in the data window, and the new region is added to the playlist/cutlist.

Type a value in the Cnt box in the Playlist window to specify the number of times the playlist region will repeat before playing the next region.

Setting this value to 0 will cause the region to be skipped during playback.

In the following example, Region 1 will be played once, Region 2 will be played twice, and then Region 3 will be played once.

Select the Pre-roll playback check box in the Playlist window and specify a value to set the amount of pre-roll that will be heard from the end of the previous region when starting the playlist sequence from the current region.

Example: two regions are defined in the Playlist/Cutlist window, and the pre-roll time is set to 0.5 seconds. When you start playback from region 2, the last 0.5 seconds of region 1 will be played before starting region 2. This allows you to hear the transition between the two regions.

From the Edit menu, choose Playlist/Cutlist, and then choose Pre-Roll Playback from the submenu (or press /) when a playlist region is selected.

Perform either of the following actions to set the stop point for a playlist:

• Right-click a region in the Playlist window and choose Stop Point from the shortcut menu.

• Select a region in the Playlist window and press *.

A red indicator is displayed in the left column in the Playlist window to identify the stop point.

When you play your playlist, it will continue to play through the regions until it encounters a stop point. This is useful when triggering playback from incoming MIDI or timecode and you only want certain sections of the playlist to be played at a time.

1. In the Playlist window, select a method from the Trigger drop-down list to specify how the playlist region will be invoked.

2. Specify trigger parameters in the Channel, Note, and SMPTE time boxes.

If the Trigger from MIDI Timecode command is selected, you can auto-complete the Channel and Note values by pressing a key on your MIDI Keyboard.

When a region has a trigger associated with it, a musical note is displayed next to the region’s Play button:

You can use MIDI timecode to trigger Sound Forge playback from another device.

1. From the Options menu, choose Preferences, and 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. From the View menu, choose Toolbars. Select the Regions/Playlist check box and click the OK button. The timecode is displayed in the Regions/Playlist toolbar when you start your MIDI device.

5. Create a region that includes the sound data you want to trigger.

6. Add the region to your playlist/cutlist.

7. In the Playlist window, choose SMPTE: Play at Time from the Trigger drop-down list and enter the time at which you want to start playback in the SMPTE time box.