SOUNDBOOTH CS3
User Guide
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Delete temporary files
To increase performance and import a wide variety of sample rates, Soundbooth creates three types of temporary
files when you open audio. Delete these files periodically to conserve disk space.
1
Choose Edit > Preferences > Media (Windows) or Soundbooth > Preferences > Media (Mac OS).
2
Click any of the following buttons:
Delete Temporary .pek Files
Removes small peak files that Soundbooth uses to quickly display audio waveforms.
Delete Temporary .cfa Files
Removes large conformed audio files that Soundbooth creates when you open audio
that uses a compressed format or an unusual sample rate.
When Soundbooth is operating outside of a file’s original sample rate, parentheses surround the rate in the Files
panel. The Save command retains the original rate, if possible.
Clean Media Cache Database
In MCDB files that Soundbooth shares with Adobe video applications, removes refer-
ences to deleted PEK and CFA files.
Playing audio
Monitoring time during playback
The Editor panel provides several features to help you monitor time during playback:
•
The timeline ruler displays hours, minutes, and seconds by default.
•
The current-time indicator
determines the starting point for playback and moves through the waveform as
you listen to audio files.
•
The time display shows the current time in numerical format.
Features that help you monitor time
A.
Timeline ruler
B.
Current-time indicator
C.
Time display
See also
“Position vertical and timeline rulers” on page 22
A
B
C
