wow do I need this, don't you want some bux? -- Curtis Delzer <curtis1...@verizon.net>
On Fri, 08 Jul 2016 11:29:02 -0400 Tom Kingston via Scripting <scripting@lists.window-eyes.com> wrote: > Thought I'd post this here if anyone is interested or just wants to take a > look at the code. > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: Sound Forge Pro 11 ap released. > Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2016 10:58:13 -0400 > From: Tom Kingston <tom.kings...@charter.net> > To: Window-Eyes Discussion List <t...@lists.window-eyes.com> > > https://www.gwmicro.com/App_Central/Apps/App_Details/?scriptid=1436 > > Here's the help file. Feel free to post any comments here or write to me > directly at tom.kings...@charter.net > > Sound Forge Pro 11 Enhancements App > * Main Sound forge Window. > When you have a file or files open they are in what is called the data window. > Here are the available features. App hotkeys may be redefined in the > Window-Eyes App Manager. > App key. Description. Example. > Control-Alt-L. Length of current file. 5 minutes 14.7 seconds. > Control-Alt-P. Current position in file. 1 minute 5.498 seconds. > Control-Alt-M. Speak peak meters. Channel 1 -0.5. Channel 2 -1.2. > (Surround sound is not currently supported.) > Control-Alt-Shift-M. Reset peak meters. Channel 1 -Inf. Channel 2 -Inf. > Control-Alt-S. Speak selection. Selected from 8.773 seconds to 29.963 > seconds. 15.189 seconds. If no audio is selected that is what will be voiced. > Control-Alt-Z. Speak zoom ratio. 1:2,048. > Sound forge hotkeys and what they will speak. > Up/Down, Control-Up/Down. Zoom ratio. > S or / (slash). These both toggle your selection. So if you have audio > selected and press either it will be unselected. Press either again and your > selection will be restored. They will speak the selection or no audio > selected. > Control-S. Save. > Control-F4 and Control-W. Close. > Control-Z. Undo. > I, O, M. In, Out, Marker. > Control-Home, Control-End, Control-Shift-Home, Control-Shift-End. Beginning > or end of file or Selected to beginning or end of file. > > * Real-time previewing when audio is not playing. > These Sound forge keys are related to moving and selecting when a file is not > playing. They deserve their own section because Having the app make them > activate playback on the fly isn't really practical for technical reasons. If > it were they would have been implemented in Sound forge long ago. > Skimming through your audio is what the JKL shuttle keys are for. So here are > the keys and my take on it. Again, the problematic keys are those which > trigger a preview playback up to the new position. > > Left/Right and Shift-Left/Right. > These are the most useful and most problematic. If I tap them and wait for > the preview to finish they work fine. If I press and hold (typically just the > arrows as shifted selection is rather impractical in this manner) that also > works fine. However, shifted arrows are fine for nudging selection start and > end points in either direction to extend or decrease the selection. Note: I > have configured these not to trigger the preview until the key is released. > So you will not get the stuttering effect heard in another screen-reader's > script, which I honestly don't see the point of in the first place. Again, > this is the purpose of the JKL shuttle keys. > > The problem comes in when we go in between these extremes and tap these keys > at a moderate pace and while the preview is still playing. This can cause > very strange reactions, particularly with the right arrow. It may scroll > backwards or jump to the end of the file. So proceed with caution. > > When you want to make a selection or move to a particular point I recommend > using the JKL shuttle keys to get as close as possible. J back, K pause, L > forward. Pressing J or L a second or third time goes from normal speed to > faster to fastest. Once you get the hang of it you can zero in pretty good > with these keys. Then use the arrow keys and the Up/Down ratio keys to get > right where you want to be. > > Control-Shift-K previews up to the current position. If you're selecting > something to cut Control-K plays before and after as if it were cut. > > Control-Left/Right. > These keys will also trigger a preview. However I presume you will primarily > be using them to jump to markers. In that case they work fine provided you > don't have a hundred markers and aren't maniacally rifling through your file. > > Control-Shift-Left/Right. > I presume these keys will be used to select between one marker and another, > i.e. dial into the beginning of your selection with JKL and arrows and drop a > marker. Then do the same for the end of the selection. And finally, > Control-Shift-Left to select from your end marker to your beginning marker. > This will trigger playback of the selected audio. > > Page Up/Down and Control-Page Up/Down. > These move in large and larger increments and preview as well. Try to heed > the above warning. I haven't really tested these much as I don't see the use. > If you do just check the time with Control-Alt-P to make sure things are > going your way. > > * Processing time. > Processing time is voiced when complete, i.e. Processing time (Wave Hammer): > 2.234 seconds. > Note: Some processes which execute quickly do not display processing time. > > * Configuration and processor (plug-in) windows. > Alt-O Options, P Preferences, General tab. > This window now works as a list box so that the options and the related icon > check boxes read as a single line. > Field names and data now work when adjusted using custom control faders and > sliders in the following processor windows. > Parametric and Paragraphic equalizers. Wave Hammer compressor and limiter. > Normalizer. Noise gate. Noise Reduction. > Audio Restoration. > Note: If you activate the "More" dialog button in a processor window the > custom controls within which are not usable will be silent when you tab to > them. > > * Suggested Sound forge configuration changes intended to improve performance. > These are simply the changes I've chosen to make to improve performance, free > up some screen real estate, and rid the main and data windows of mouse-driven > items I never use. None are required for this app to function other than > making sure that the splash screen is unchecked. > Alt-O Options, D Time Display. Check Passive update. > Alt-O Options, V Video. Check Passive Update. > Alt-O Options, P Preferences, General tab. > Uncheck the following items: > Show logo splash screen on start up. > Show a textured background on the workspace. > Show shuttle controls on Data Window transport. > Show record controls on Data Window transport. > Show waveform while recording. > Show free storage space on Status Bar. > Allow Ctrl+drag style cursor scrub in data windows. > Allow Ctrl+drag style zoom in data windows. > Toolbars Tab. Uncheck all toolbars. > > Regards, > Tom > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author > and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/scripting-window-eyes.com/curtis1014%40verizon.net. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/scripting-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/scripting-window-eyes.com _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/scripting-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. 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