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Subject:How to create an audio timer Posted by: sbilheim Date:9/25/2003 7:15:46 PM I don't know how to explain this. I am trying to create a cd that is an audio timer. I insert a .wav sound at the beginning. Then I want to insert the .wav sound at different intervals, say five minutes, 10 minutes, and 20 minutes. I cannot figure out how to do this. I know it's probably so simple. Right now, I'm using VideoFactory, but will buy SoundForge if it is easier to do this with it. Thanks, Susan
Subject:RE: How to create an audio timer Reply by: Chienworks Date:9/25/2003 7:51:32 PM This is probably much easier to do in VideoFactory than in SoundForge, but it shouldn't be difficult in SoundForge either. In VideoFactory, simply drag the audio clip to each spot you want on the timeline. The one catch is that some older versions of VideoFactory didn't let you scroll very far past the end of the last item. However, if you drag the sound clip off the right edge of the timeline then the window should keep moving until you get to the place you want to be. (I just tried this myself. The first time i wanted to go past the edge fo the screen i had to drop the clip at the right edge, let up on the mouse button, then click on it again and drag.) Repeat as many times as you want the sound to occur. Unfortunately VideoFactory won't burn an Audio CD for you, but you can render to a .wav file (Make Movie, Write your movie to file on your disk, Advanced Render, select Wave (Microsoft) for the Save as type) and then use any handy CD burning software to burn the CD. In SoundForge, i would open up the sound clip and copy it to the clipboard, then create a new file and use the Insert Silence command to create an empty track as long as you want the entire CD to last. You can then position the cursor at each place you want to hear the sound and use Edit / Paste (do them in order from first -> last). You'll end up with some extra leftover silence at the end which you can trim off. Alternatively you could use Edit / Paste Special / Mix and avoid the extra silence, but you'll have to set the mix source level to 100%. Once you've got the whole file set you can use SoundForge to create a track-at-once AudioCD.
Subject:RE: How to create an audio timer Reply by: sbilheim Date:9/25/2003 8:30:23 PM Wow! You have helped me out before :). Thanks so much. That was so easy in VF! So funny, I never thought about dragging the sound across. I really appreciate your help. Susan

This is probably much easier to do in VideoFactory than in SoundForge, but it shouldn't be difficult in SoundForge either.

In VideoFactory, simply drag the audio clip to each spot you want on the timeline. The one catch is that some older versions of VideoFactory didn't let you scroll very far past the end of the last item. However, if you drag the sound clip off the right edge of the timeline then the window should keep moving until you get to the place you want to be. (I just tried this myself. The first time i wanted to go past the edge fo the screen i had to drop the clip at the right edge, let up on the mouse button, then click on it again and drag.) Repeat as many times as you want the sound to occur.

Unfortunately VideoFactory won't burn an Audio CD for you, but you can render to a .wav file (Make Movie, Write your movie to file on your disk, Advanced Render, select Wave (Microsoft) for the Save as type) and then use any handy CD burning software to burn the CD.

In SoundForge, i would open up the sound clip and copy it to the clipboard, then create a new file and use the Insert Silence command to create an empty track as long as you want the entire CD to last. You can then position the cursor at each place you want to hear the sound and use Edit / Paste (do them in order from first -> last). You'll end up with some extra leftover silence at the end which you can trim off. Alternatively you could use Edit / Paste Special / Mix and avoid the extra silence, but you'll have to set the mix source level to 100%.

Once you've got the whole file set you can use SoundForge to create a track-at-once AudioCD.