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Award-winning Sound Forge™ digital audio editing software includes a powerful set of audio processes, tools, and effects for manipulating audio. Whether you're new to editing audio or you're a seasoned audio engineer, there is a Sound Forge product that is right for you.

Sound Forge family comparison
FeatureSound Forge Audio Studio 10Sound Forge Pro 10
User levelConsumerProfessional
Suggested Price$69.95$499.95
Maximum bit depth24-bit, 32-bit float/192 kHz24-bit, 32-bit/64 bit float/192 kHz
Audio recording, editing and processingStereoStereo and Multichannel
Number of audio effects11 Audio Plug-InsOver 20 DirectX® Audio Plug-Ins
Audio restoration plug-inxx
Audio presets90Over 200 customizable
DirectX® audio plug-in supportxx
VST audio effect supportxx
ASIO™ driver supportxx
Media Explorerxx
Crash recoveryxx
Multitask background renderingxx
ACID® Loop creation toolsxx
Video and AVI supportxx
NormalizationPeakPeak/RMS
Effects previewingxx
Unlimited undo/redoxx
Customizable window layoutsxx
Floating window docksxx
Tabbed browsing for maximized data windowsxx
Performance optimizations (Global media cache)xx
Resonant Filter plug-inxx
Custom selection grid linesxx
Metadata editing via new Metadata windowsxx
Time display windowxx
Track-at-Once/Disc-at-Once CD burningxx
Windows Media® 9 import/exportxx
QuickTime® 6 import and exportxx
FLAC and AAC format supportxx
Full support for 4GB + filesxx
Real-time playback metersxVU/PPM
JKL audio scrubbingxx
Publishing to ACIDplanet.comxx
Support for 24fps DV video filesxx
Drag-and-drop editing between channelsstereostereo and mutichannel
Channel Converter toolmono and stereomono, stereo, and multichannel
Gracenote® MusicID™ technologyxx
Built-in interactive tutorialsxx
Vinyl recording and restoration wizardxx
Microsoft® Windows® 7 compatiblexx
Vocal Eraser plug-in by iZotope™x
Includes 1,001 Sound Effectsx
Event-based editingx
élastique Pro timestretch and pitch shift plug-inx
iZotope™ MBIT+ Dither bit-depth conversionx
iZotope 64-Bit SRC sample rate conversionx
Musical instrument file processing (.DLS, .SF2, .GIG)x
Enhanced Broadcast Wave Format (.bwf) supportx
Includes Mastering Effects Bundle 2, powered by iZotopex
Hardware meters with output gain controlx
Phase and mono-compatibility metersx
Spectrum Analysis toolx
Multichannel Windows Media File supportx
Dolby® Digital AC-3 exportx
Includes Noise Reduction 2.0x
Application scripting and batch conversionx
Playlist/Cutlistx
DirectX plug-in effects automationx
DirectX Plug-In Managerx
Sound Forge project filesx
Customizable keyboard mappingx
Clipped peak detection and markingx
VU/PPM metersx
Time-based recording and threshold triggeringx
Prerecord bufferx
24:1 sample-level editingx
MIDI triggering/sample transferx
White/pink/brown noise generatorsx
Audio Plug-In Chainerx
Wave Hammer™ Mastering toolx
Acoustic Mirror™ environment simulation toolsx
Waveform volume and pan envelopesx
Undo/Redo Historyx

Sound Forge Audio Studio 10.0 system requirements

  • Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 3), Windows Vista® (Service Pack 2), or Windows 7
  • 1 GHz processor
  • 350 MB hard-disk space for program installation
  • 512 MB RAM
  • Windows-compatible sound card
  • DVD-ROM drive (for installation from a DVD only)
  • Supported CD-recordable drive (for CD burning only)
  • Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c or later
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (included on application disc)
  • Internet Connection (for Gracenote MusicID Service)

You must provide your registration information to Sony Creative Software Inc., a US company, in order to activate the software. Product requires online registration within 30 days.




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