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ThePlayTabThe first tab we will take a look at is the play tab. There are a few things to note that you might want to set up here in particular that will help you with things like editing and playing files. Keep in mind these are settings that are customizable and therefore you should set to your own liking. The Play ButtonsFirst, let's talk about the play buttons. In GoldWave, you have what are known as play buttons. These are 3 buttons that according to their settings will play different parts of the file according to how you configure them. They can be accessed by pressing either the f2, f3, or f4 for play1 play2 or play3 respectively. The following list of settings applies to the setup of all 3 of these buttons. Having these buttons configured to different parts of the file will help in a better playback experience when working with files.
A note about any of these 3 play buttons, there is a checkbox on each of them that says loop, if checked the play button will play the part of the file it is configured to play and then the specified value of times as configured in the spin box where you can specify how many times the part of the file will loop. Example, if you told play 1 to play the current selection, check the loop checkbox, and entered a numeric value in the box after that of 10, the selection would play once, and then loop 10 more times. Also, if you put the number 0 in this field, it will forever loop. The rewind and fast forward buttonsYou also have the option of configuring 2 dedicated rewind and fast forward buttons that will help you rewind and fast forward through a file, similar to a tape player. The rewind button is invoked by pressing f5 and the fast forward button by pressing f6. You can configure how fast or slow you rewind or fast forward through a file. So for example, if a numeric value of 2.0 is entered in either of these 2 fields, the file will rewind or fast forward at twice normal speed. Similarly, if you entered a value like 0.5 or something much smaller, it will rewind or fast forward very slow through a file. This is useful if you are trying to find clicks or pops you want to get rid of. Marker preview and scrubbing.This section lets you configure just how much of the audio you hear when moving either the start or finish marker. In the case of the start marker, it will play a bit of audio from the start marker and for the finish marker it will play a tiny bit of audio leading up to the finish marker. I recommend setting a small value here, especially if you are trying to make fine or detailed edits. finally, the combo box after that edit field allows you to pick if the marker previewing is triggered with keyboard, mouse, or both. By default, it's only set to keyboard. It's also worth noting that if a value of 0 is set for marker preview, it will be disabled. |