Creating a New Window

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File Menu

Each sound file is opened in a separate data window. You can have multiple windows open at once; click anywhere in a data window to make it active.

Sound Forge Pro tip Creating a New WindowPress Ctrl+E to quickly create a new data window using the contents of the clipboard.


  1. From the File menu, choose New to open a new window.

Sound Forge Pro idea Creating a New WindowShortcuts:

  • Click the New button Sound Forge Pro b new Creating a New Window on the toolbar (or hold the Shift key while choosing New from the menu) to skip the New Window dialog and use the previously selected window settings.

  • Click and drag a selection box on a blank area of the Sound Forge workspace to create a new window using the previously selected window settings.

  • Drag a selection from a data window to an empty area of the Sound Forge workspace to create a new window using the selected data.

  1. Use the New Window dialog to specify the parameters for the new window:

  1. Choose a sample rate from the Sample rate drop-down list, or type a custom value in the edit box.

  2. Choose a setting from the Bit depth drop-down list to specify the number of bits that should be used to store each sample.

  3. Choose a setting from the Channels drop-down list (or type a value in the box) to specify the number of channels that will be used in the window.

Sound Forge Pro note Creating a New WindowMaximum editing time displays the maximum time currently available on the hard drive for editing a file of the specified type.

Creating a New Window