The continuous recording method is appropriate when voice talents prefer to read continuously from a script or prefer not to operate the computer while recording. The voice talent records a group of all the messages at once. Then a subsequent editing process marks the individual recordings using region markers.
Multiple Takes (No Regions)
The Multiple takes (no Regions) mode in Sound Forge allows multiple takes to be recorded in one file, but no regions are defined in the Regions List. The editor must manually place the regions.
To record messages in the Multiple takes (no Regions) manner, follow these steps:
1 Open Sound Forge.
2 From the button bar, select the Record button. The Record <Sound x> window appears.
3 Select Multiple takes (no Regions) in the Mode field. 4 In the Mode field, select the recording mode.
Note Make sure that DC adjust, in the lower right of the Record window, is NOT checked.
5 In Sound Forge 6, select the Monitor checkbox to display the level of the recording input on the meters. To prevent clipping, use the Monitor function to set the appropriate recording volume. When a recording is clipped, the word “Clip” appears above each meter. Clipping destroys a recording’s quality.
4-10 Sound Forge and the Intervoice System Audio File Guide 60001198, Second Edition 6 Set the recording volume using either the sound card’s or the
operating system’s volume control application. The volume should be set at the highest level at which you can speak at normal volume without clipping.
7 Select the Record button in the Record <Sound x> window. 8 Record successive messages without stopping between them.
9 Click the Stop button.
The messages appear as one long interrupted set of wave formations.
10 Highlight the area of wave that you want to include in your first region.
11 From the grey bar directly above the waves, right click and select Insert Marker/Region.
Always record as loudly as possible without clipping. The volume of the master files can be adjusted after recording is complete.
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The Insert Marker/Region window appears.
12 Enter a name for the region in the Name field. (Alternately, you can set up automatic labeling for your windows if you want to give the same prefix to all of them. See “Setting Up Automatic Labeling” on page 4-2.)
13 Select the Region button. 14 Click OK.
15 Repeat step 10 through step 14 on page 4-11 for each region you wish to create.
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Message-by-Message Recording
The message-by-message method means that the user stops recording after each message, creating multiple regions or new files for each take. Multiple Takes
Creating Regions
The Multiple takes creating Regions mode allows multiple takes to be recorded with each take automatically defining a region in the Regions List.
If you have the Batch Converter plug-in, Multiple takes creating Regions is the easiest recording mode to use. This mode places all takes in a single window, marking the beginning and end of each new take with a region marker and a vertical black line. Later, using the Extract Regions tool (available only with the Batch Converter plug-in), automatically saves each region as a separate file. When recording large numbers of messages (over 50), you may want to divide the regions into several different files for easier manipulation.
To record messages in the Multiple takes creating Regions manner, follow these steps:
1 Open Sound Forge.
2 From the button bar, select the Record button. The Record <Sound x> window appears.
3 Select Multiple takes creating Regions in the Mode field. Note Make sure that DC adjust, in the lower right of the Record window, is NOT checked.
4 In Sound Forge 6, select the Monitor checkbox to display the level of the recording input on the meters. To prevent clipping, use the Monitor function to set the appropriate recording volume. When a recording is clipped, the word “Clip” appears above each meter. Clipping destroys a recording’s quality.
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5 Select the Record button in the Record <Sound x> window.
6 Record a first message, and click the Stop button after it. 7 Continue creating messages and clicking Stop between each.
Your messages are automatically labeled for you. Checking for Clipping
After recording each region or take, check the input level meters. If the Clip indicator appears above them, you must rerecord the region or take.
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If you have a file composed of multiple regions, you must extract the regions to use them in a runtime system. After recording is complete, each message is marked with its own region. They can be subsequently separated into different files through the Batch Converter plug-in in Sound Forge.
To extract regions in the Multiple takes creating Regions manner, follow these steps:
1 In Sound Forge, complete recording in the Multiple takes creating Regions manner.
2 From the menu bar, select Tools > Extract Regions. The Extract Regions window appears.
3 Select the regions to extract in the Regions to extract field. 4 Click Extract.
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Create a New Window for Each Take
The Create a new window for each take mode is similar to the Multiple takes creating Regions mode. However, instead of creating new regions with each take, the system creates a new file for each take. This proves helpful in recording data where each take is intended to be saved into its own file. This mode is useful if the messages in a script are not in sequence (such as m501, m504, m503, m502).
If you do not have the Batch Converter plug-in, use New window for each take mode. This mode places each take in its own data window. To view all your takes, choose Window > Cascade > Tile Horizontally, or Window > Cascade > Tile Vertically.
To record messages in the Create a new window for each take manner, follow these steps:
1 Open Sound Forge.
2 From the button bar, select the Record button. The Record <Sound x> window appears.
3 Select Create a new window for each take in the Mode field. 4 In Sound Forge 6, select the Monitor checkbox to display the level
of the recording input on the meters. To prevent clipping, use the Monitor function to set the appropriate recording volume. When a recording is clipped, the word “Clip” appears above each meter. Clipping destroys a recording’s quality.
5 Set the recording volume using either the sound card’s or the operating system’s volume control application. The volume should be set at the highest level at which you can speak at normal volume without clipping.
6 Click the Prepare button. Checking for Clipping
After recording each region or take, check the input level meters. If the Clip indicator appears above them, you must rerecord the region or take.
4-16 Sound Forge and the Intervoice System Audio File Guide 60001198, Second Edition This function allows time for you to create and rename the new window before Sound Forge begins recording. If you do not use the Prepare button, the beginning of each message may be cut off. It is not necessary to use this function if you are using the Multiple takes creating Regions mode. After you click Prepare, a flashing green box that reads “Prepare” appears to the left of the Sync button. 7 Select the Record button in the Record <Sound x> window.
8 Record a first message, and click the Stop button after it. 9 Continue creating messages and clicking Stop between each.
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