Opening a copy of an event in an audio editor

The VEGAS Pro timeline is a nondestructive editing environment, which means that the original source files remain unchanged by any editing done in the software. Edits that modify the actual source media file (destructive edits) may be performed in a separate application such as Sound Forge software from MAGIX.

From the Tools menu, choose Audio, and choose Open Copy in [editor name] from the submenu to start your sound-editing application and modify the a copy of the selected audio event using the editor specified on the Audio tab in the Preferences dialog. For more information, see Audio Tab

  1. Select the event you want to edit.

    You can select multiple events to open each event in a separate window in the sound editor.

  2. From the Tools menu, choose Audio, and choose Open Copy in [editor name]. The editing application is opened with a copy of the event's media.

  3. Edit and save the file.

    After editing the sound file and saving, the new file is set as the active take for the event. The new file is added to the Project Media window with a take name appended to the original file name. For more information, see Using takes as alternate versions of events

NOTE

  • Audio events from nested projects cannot be edited in a sound editor.

  • When you first install VEGAS Pro, it searches for MAGIX Sound Forge software. If the software is detected, it is automatically assigned as your sound editor. However, if you do not have Sound Forge software, you can specify the location of your preferred audio editor on the Audio tab in the Preferences dialog.