Item Description
Sustain end Displays the end of the sustaining loop.
You can double-click the value to edit it. Editing the end will automatically update the
Sustain length value.
Sustain length
Sustain count
Release start
Release end
Displays the length of the sustaining loop.
You can double-click the value to edit it. Editing the length will automatically update
the Sustain end value.
Indicates how many times the sustaining loop should be played.
Click the down arrow ( ) to choose a new setting. If you choose Custom, you can
type a new value.
Displays the start of the release loop.
You can double-click the value to edit it.
Displays the end of the release loop.
You can double-click the value to edit it. Editing the end will automatically update the
Release length value.
Release length Displays the length of the release loop.
You can double-click the value to edit it. Editing the length will automatically update
the Release end value.
Release count Indicates how many times the release loop should be played.
Click the down arrow ( ) to choose a new setting. If you choose Custom, you can
type a new value.
For example, if you set the Sustain count to 3 and the Release count to 2, the sustain
loop would be played 3 times, and then the release loop would be played twice.
Manufacturer
Product
Sample period
The MMA manufacturer code for the target device. If the sample is not intended for a
specific manufacturer, set the value to 0. For more information, see http://
www.midi.org/techspecs/manid.php.
The sampler that created the sample.
Click the down arrow ( ) and choose a sample period from the drop-down list, or
choose Custom to type a value in the edit box to set the duration of each sample in
nanoseconds.
Unity note Indicates the MIDI note that will cause a sampler to play the sound file at the pitch
(sample rate) it was originally recorded.
Click the down arrow ( ) to choose a new unity note and octave.
Fine tune Allows you to pitch shift the unity note up from 0 to 99.999 cents.
Sound Forge software does not fine-tune the sound file when fine tuning is used, and
not all samplers support the setting. This option is an informational setting that will be
transmitted to a sampler via a sample-transfer procedure.
A sampler such as the K2000 can use this information to play back the sample. The
K2000 should accurately display this information on the Master/Sample/Misc. page as
Pitch Adjust.
SMPTE format Indicates the type of SMPTE offset that has been set for the file.
SMPTE offset Indicates whether a SMPTE time offset has been set for the file. Sound Forge software
ignores this offset value, and not all samplers can store a SMPTE offset value in the
sample.
Summary Information window (Ctrl+Alt+M, 7)
From the View menu, choose Metadata, and then choose Summary Information from the submenu to display the Summary
Information window, where you can view and edit information saved in the active file.
If the data you want to edit is not displayed in the window, you can right-click the window, choose Insert from the shortcut menu, and
then choose a metadata field from the submenu.
FourCC Code Name Description
IARL Archival Location Indicates where the subject of the file is archived.
IART Artist (CD Text) The artist of the original subject of the file.
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