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@Sterfry Hi . . . . using ambient wind . . . A quick check to see if the audio in the source video is clipping, ensure the audio is on a separate track and the waveform is displayed. You should see flat topped sections, as shown below, where the

SOUND FORGE

5 answers, most recent on 5/28/2024

[Solved] SF Pro 17 - Cannot save changes when using Tools repair option

Any help much appreciated. One of my favourite tools will not work properly. Using SF Pro v17 to record some of my old vinyl, saving in flac format, 24 bit. Then using repair option to manually remove random clicks in the recording, using

SOUND FORGE

3 answers, most recent on 10/13/2024

RE: None of the text input fields work (SF Pro 17)

I am not sure I understand your dilemma. What editing mode are you in (i.e., normal, event, CD or other.If you right-click the time display, set it to 'Time' which will show milliseconds. If (zero crossing) 'Snapping' is enabled, the cursor will

Music Maker

4 answers, most recent on 12/27/2023

RE: [Solved] No MIDI object selected to edit

@SPow I see multiple problems in your screenshot. Firstly, the yellow loop bar at the top is collapsed into a single point. You can expand it again by clicking on the looking glass icon in the bottom right corner of the arranger window and switching

SOUND FORGE

7 answers, most recent on 6/15/2024

How would I view the waveform of an SFK file without the source file?

Hi; to cut to the chase, I have an SFK file that contains the waveform data of a long-deleted audio recording that means a lot to me. With the detail provided by that file, I could technically reconstruct it. I have tried multiple versions of both

SOUND FORGE

7 answers, most recent on 6/15/2024

RE: How would I view the waveform of an SFK file without the source file?

The <.sfk> is to facilitate to fast opening the main media file, which could be slow in absence of the sfk waveform file, depending on the length and other factors. AFAIK, the file is useless w/o the companion media file.

SOUND FORGE

7 answers, most recent on 6/15/2024

RE: How would I view the waveform of an SFK file without the source file?

@sindexmon-1172 sfk files only contain the graphical waveform peak data, no audio data. Maybe you still have a proxy file (file type is sfap0)? Otherwise you might try a data recovery software if you just recently lost the file.

Movie Studio

32 answers, most recent on 4/2/2026

RE: Export quality from RTX Ti3060 far inferior to UHD770

All, I've uploaded a folder to Google Drive containing two files showing the issue. It's not really noticeable on my 60Hz monitor but on my TV (2019 LG LED, 200Hz refresh rate) the jerkiness problem is obvious. Another thing I've noticed: when I

SOUND FORGE

3 answers, most recent on 7/23/2023

[Solved] I can't click on the dots in Sound Forge 14, it jumps to other places

this happened to me years ago and in reinstalled. reinstalled now and it didn't work. help. can't click on the waveform on specific dots.

SOUND FORGE

38 answers, most recent on 9/16/2025

RE: MP3 conversion glitches

Hi again Paul, which MP3 encoder are you using in SFP-18? The 'new' default encoder or the legacy encoder which must be enabled in the (hidden) 'internal' menu to access it.I will try encoding @192kps/44.1k with both the SFP-18 encoders to check for

SOUND FORGE

4 answers, most recent on 11/25/2023

[Solved] Loud hiss on all audio playback when Sound Forge 17

SoundForge 17.0 installed and registered okay on my Windows 11 Lenovo laptop. From the waveform display, it does appear to record audio, but when I play it back, I get a weak rendering of my audio underneath a huge hiss over the top of it. I'm using

SOUND FORGE

2 answers, most recent on 3/8/2024

RE: Editing and looping issue.

@G.K.G. In case you use files like MP3 please go into the preferences and enable to always proxy compressed files. The compression algorithms can lead to problems with the waveforms.

Samplitude

One answer, on 7/8/2024

RE: Conversion of very old Samplitude files WA0 WA1 HDP etc..

@freds_28if I believe these are only assistance files that store information about edits or waveforms. Do you also have the WAV recordings? I suspect the WA0 and WA1 files are the WAV recordings of the first and second track and the HDP file is the

Movie Studio

14 answers, most recent on 2/21/2024

RE: Preloading slow, wave display does not match audio /Movie Studio 2023

@jeesa2 Hi Thanks for additional info, however the additional information raises more questions. . . . . The audio is an extra video that has been recorded using OBS . . . . Was this a commentary recording while playing the original video, and you

SOUND FORGE

5 answers, most recent on 3/6/2025

USB recording

I want to record and clean up some cassette tapes (magnetic tape). I can't get it to record from USB. I get the voice part but not the recording in entirety. The only way I get a wave form is when I turn on the microphone on my laptop. But turning

Audio Cleaning Lab

5 answers, most recent on 6/12/2024

RE: Pausing recordings and closing files

Ah, yes, right.I'm using Sound Forge Pro 16.I've found out what to do - I enabled "Record Options", then found "Mode", which was set to "Creat new windows", So I set that to "Normal", now all is good - I can pause or stop recording, and then

Music Maker

21 answers, most recent on 7/19/2024

RE: Hearing sound where there is none (no sample)

@MD777 Select everything with CTRL and A. Copy it with CTRL and C. Create a new project, create the number of necessary tracks and paste everything with CTRL and V. I think that should help. I can also see in your screenshot, that the waveforms of

Movie Studio

31 answers, most recent on 8/9/2024

RE: No Audio in preview after one hour of clip

@Richard-DeVito Hi, Did you do as I asked - delete the temporary files.? In your image, try holding down Alt and dragging the right end of the audio part to the right. Also, do a Shift+E (I think) to get the waveform - after deleting the temp

SOUND FORGE

7 answers, most recent on 6/15/2024

RE: How would I view the waveform of an SFK file without the source file?

@johnebaker Thank you so much for the explanation; I'm obviously not an audio engineer by any means. I'm still curious if there's any way to view the waveform, though, mainly just to get a sense of how the audio played out. I know the time of the

Audio Cleaning Lab

14 answers, most recent on 1/27/2025

RE: "Import for file type 101 is not possible" errors

@dave-b3271 Yeah, this is a problem in the 64 Bit version of SFACL 4, but to my experience this is only a visual problem. The software tries to create the waveform for the noise profile and then this error comes up. But usually, I can ignore it by

SOUND FORGE

38 answers, most recent on 9/16/2025

RE: MP3 conversion glitches

Hi @Paul-Fegan, are sure it is an encoding issue.. It could be the player (decode) causing the glitches? Open the MP3 file in Sound Forge and look for glitches in the waveform.. though they may be difficult to spot in a spoken word file, but you

Movie Studio

4 answers, most recent on 12/2/2023

Cannot See Thumbnails or Waveform

While editing a project, I suddenly can no longer see the thumbnails of my video clips nor the waveforms of my audio in timeline mode. I've tried rebooting both the program and my compute and restoring settings to default. When I open other

Movie Studio

7 answers, most recent on 9/29/2025

RE: in Movie studio 2025, how can I combine audio tracks from wmv

@jeremy-smith Why do you want to "combine" those audio tracks?? Simply to save space on the workscreen? It seems from the images of the waveforms that they are, indeed, three different audio streams. In which case, perhaps the "simplest" method is

SOUND FORGE

3 answers, most recent on 7/23/2023

RE: [Solved] I can't click on the dots in Sound Forge 14, it jumps to other places

can't click on the waveform on specific dots. What are the "dots" you are referring to @jim-atkinson?If you mean the sample (rate) points, the 'Zoom-in time' must be zoomed in significantly for them to be visible.If your cannot click on a precise