Includes Powerful iZotope Technology
The Sound Forge™ Pro 10 Mastering Effects Bundle 2 is a suite of six plug-ins powered by iZotope DSP technology. The effects include 64-bit precision and high quality algorithms for exceptional sound, as well as immersive interfaces with metering and graphical feedback to make mastering as quick and easy as possible. Sound Forge Pro 10 also includes the iZotope 64-bit SRC™, utilizing a hybrid algorithm providing the highest quality and most customizable resampling available. iZotope's MBIT+™ dithering algorithm features psychoacoustic noise shaping, based on research with actual musical material, for the best possible results.
Mastering EQ
The Mastering EQ is a six-band parametric equalizer featuring four bell filters, a high shelving filter, and a low shelving filter. It incorporates digital precision and analog modeling, as well as real-time spectrum analysis for essential visual feedback while adjusting parameters.
Mastering reverb
The Mastering Reverb was designed to add depth to dull mixes and smooth over acoustic imperfections. It features two processing algorithms, plate and room, and a real-time spectrum analyzer.
Multiband compressor
The Multiband Compressor is an essential tool for adding warmth and fullness to mixes. It allows independent control over the dynamics of four frequency bands, and adjustable crossover points let you fine tune the range of each band. A real-time spectrum analyzer shows each frequency band in its own color, in addition to the combined spectrum of all bands.
Mastering limiter
The Mastering Limiter lets you create louder and fuller masters by limiting the dynamic range and boosting the perceived overall level of the mix. IRC™ (Intelligent Release Control) lets you dial in both aggressive and transparent limiting, and a histogram meter helps you fine tune the effect for the best results.
Mastering imager
Precisely adjust stereo width and imaging for your master using multiband stereo imaging. Work with up to four frequency bands for independent control over stereo width by frequency. Visualize the stereo image with a powerful phase/channel meter display that highlights imaging, phase and potential canceling problems.
Harmonic exciter
Harmonic Exciter is a powerful tool for adding analog character to your masters. With a selection of Harmonic Exciter modes, you can easily add tube or tape saturation, accentuate even harmonics, and add punch or sparkle to your project. Multiband and mid/side modes give you a huge range of sonic possibilities.
New! iZotope 64-bit SRC™ (sample rate conversion)
Sound Forge Pro 10 software includes iZotope Sample Rate Conversion (SRC), which is a necessary process when converting material from one sampling rate (such as studio quality 192 kHz) to another rate (such as CD quality 44.1 kHz).
When reducing the sampling rate, or downsampling, it is crucial to remove the frequencies that cannot be represented at the lower sampling rate. Leaving frequencies above this point causes aliasing. Aliasing can be heard as the frequencies in an inaudible range are shifted into an audible range causing distortion and noise.
The key step of sample rate conversion is the quality of the low-pass filter design. iZotope's SRC protects against the loss of data, aliasing, noise, and unwanted ringing artifacts that appear in other implementations, and utilizes a hybrid low pass filter along with ringing control, resulting in pristine audio quality and the highest level of control for an engineer.
New! iZotope MBIT+ dither (bit-depth conversion)
The best sounding audio requires the highest sample bit depth. By truncating your 24-bit or higher audio tracks to 16-bit, you are inevitably losing quality and introducing bad noise called quantization distortion.
Dither is the way to take control of the quantization noise and can control where the noise goes. Sound Forge Pro 10 software includes iZotope MBIT+ dither. MBIT+ employs psychoacoustic methods to distribute the noise into less audible ranges; the result is an improved sound and smoother fades. iZotope MBIT+ was specifically designed for musical program material — all of the models use real music and not test tones, resulting in the most musical and sonically pleasing dither available.
iZotope 64-bit SRC and MBIT+ dither
Sound Forge Pro 10 system requirements
- Microsoft® Windows® XP (SP2 or later), Windows Vista® (SP2 or later), 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)
- Supported CD-recordable drive (for CD burning)
- Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c or later
- Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
You must provide registration information to Sony Creative Software Inc., a US company, in order to activate the software. Product requires online registration within 30 days.
