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Sound Forge 9 - music production software, music composing software & music recording software

Sound Forge 8 vs. 9
FEATURE
Sound Forge 9
Sound Forge 8
Multichannel file editing and processing
 
Multichannel audio recording
 
Drag-and-drop editing between channels
 
Hardware meters with output gain control
 
Phase and mono-compatibility meters
 
New wet/dry mix and crossfade options for effects
 
Channel Converter tool for multichannel files
 
Multichannel capable Spectrum Analysis
 
Enhanced user interface and color customization
 
Multichannel Windows® Media File support
 
5.1 Dolby® Digital AC-3 export (Studio plug-in)
 
Gracenote® MusicID™ technology
 
Includes Noise Reduction 2.0
 
Includes Mastering Effects Bundle powered by iZotope™
 
VST plug-in effect support
ASIO driver support
Application scripting
Batch converter functionality
Audio scrubbing tool and JKL keyboard commands
Customizable keyboard mapping
Includes CD Architect 5.2 software
Direct file export to CD Architect software
DirectX® plug-in effects automation
Automated time-based recording
Audio threshold record triggering
Prerecord buffer
VU/PPM meters for RMS playback and monitoring
Media Explorer with automatic file previewing
Spectrum Analysis tools
Clipped peak detection and marking
White, pink, and brown noise generators
Waveform volume and pan envelopes
Undo past saves
Real-time nondestructive audio editing
Multitask Background Rendering
DirectX plug-In Manager
Effect Preset Manager
QuickTime and MPEG-1 & 2 Import
Required separate plug-in purchase
QuickTime™ 6 import & export, RealMedia™ 9 export
Windows Media™ Video Import
Maximum bit-depth
8, 16, 24-bit, 32-bit/64-bit float/192kHz
8, 16, 24-bit, 32-bit/64-bit float/192kHz
Audio editing, recording, processing, and encoding
Drag-and-drop operations
Real-time audio effects
Over 40 audio FX and VST effect suppport, and includes Mastering Effects Bundle powered by iZotope
Over 40 audio FX and VST effect suppport
Crash recovery tools
Video and AVI support
ACID looping tools
Equalizer
Graphic, Parametric, Paragraphic
Graphic, Parametric, Paragraphic
Unlimited undo/redo
Undo/redo history
Embed URLs in audio
Normalize
Peak/RMS
Peak/RMS
Video preview window
Perfect Clarity™ Audio support
Effects previewing
Punch-In (record a specific length)
DTMF generator/Simple synthesis
Playlisting
MIDI triggering/sample transfer support
Acoustic Mirror™ modeling plug-in
Wave Hammer™ mastering tools

 
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Sound Forge 8 vs. 9
 
 
 
 
 

Product News

An update to Sound Forge software is now available. Go »
 
Dingbat Magazine reviewed Sound Forge 9 in their September issue and awarded it their Bat Outta Hell Editor's Choice award. Go » All Reviews »
 
Surround? New mastering effects? Sure...but there's more. Go » All Reviews »
 
In his Studio Monthly review, David English writes "Sound Forge 9 is a substantial upgrade to an already impressive application. Now that it supports multichannel audio (finally!), it should be on the short list of programs for anyone doing professional-quality sound editing." Go » All Reviews »
 
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