Sound Forge Pro 15 Overview
SOUND FORGE Pro has been the creative audio editing tool of choice for over 30 years. Its extensive range of professional features make it the go-to for many producers and sound engineers worldwide. The new workflow improvements let you effortlessly record, edit, restore and master.
- Recording: Professional recording on up to 32 channels and resolutions up to 64-bit/768 kHz.
- Audio Editing: SOUND FORGE Pro is one of the most powerful audio editors ever developed.
- Mastering: Advanced DSP algorithms for state-of-the-art sound quality.
NEW! Features include:
Remote Recording
Now you get all the essential recording options in one convenient remote control. When activated, the main window minimizes for extra screen space. This is an ideal tool for podcasts and audiobooks. Just place the small Remote Recording window next to your voiceover text and press record.
Export Audiobooks for Audible & iTunes with One Click
Export standards-compliant audio files for streaming services like Audible or iTunes. The ACX export wizard will automatically make your renders industry compatible and lets you create industry-standard audiobooks leaving you with only one thing to do – focussing on your story.
Enhanced Export Workflow
Customize your workflow. Choose different effects, presets, export formats and templates to create and save your own actions. Assign them to Instant Action and the Windows context menu for quick access to your favorite export tasks.
Export Radio-Compliant Masters with Loudness Normalization
Be sure that your video and audio projects meet broadcast standards for loudness with automatic loudness normalization according on EBU R128 or ITU BS.1770-4 standards. Master for television and radio, and measure and control program loudness in real time.
Instant Action Improvements
The new Instant Action window gives you immediate access to frequently used functions with just one click – easily identifiable icons help you save time when searching for certain functions. Get even more functionality with many new options like Fade In/Out, Normalize, Trim Silence and other important tools.
Windows Context Menu Improvements
Perform basic tasks such as the new Trim Start and End silence, format converting, and normalizing an audio file by right-clicking directly in the Windows context menu. You can do even more tasks like generate statistics. No need to open SOUND FORGE to use these time-saving features.
Other features include:
Professional Recording Workflow
You can modify up to 32 audio channels and monitor everything within a customizable working environment. Simplified file navigation and a huge range of options for delayed recording refine the program's recording workflow further.
High-Res Audio Recording
Create razor-sharp recordings in resolutions of up to 64-bit and sampling rates of up to 768 kHz.
One Touch Recording (OTR)
Start recording with a single click while keeping the main program interface and your project area open simultaneously. OTR lets you spare heaps of time and enable you to fully concentrate on recording.
Direct Stream Digital (DSD)
SOUND FORGE Pro 14 supports DSD audio files for the import and export of and recording and mixing in PCM format, DSD format export for mastering Super Audio CDs (SACD), as well as reliable archiving.
Threshold Recording
Set a threshold via the options menu and recording will start automatically from the selected input device. This is an easy way to record yourself without the need for remote controls while you're in the booth.
MIDI Timecode
Enable the MIDI timecode trigger if you want to be able to trigger playback or recording when the timecode of another device is received – this simplifies the input of MIDI notes and controller values.
Timestamp Recording
Configure your recordings so that they automatically start from multiple selected input devices via a timer. The automatic settings will define when the recording ends.
Input Bus Effects
Add plug-in effects to your source signal to create mixes that sound great on headphones. This method integrates your effects chain before recording is started.
Waveform Display
The waveform display makes navigating longer recordings easier and allows you to orient yourself in an audio file.
Precise Audio Editing
- Edit Tool: Use the edit tool to select the audio files that you want to change, position or move. You can edit simple envelope points in the same way.
- Magnify Tool: Use the magnify tool to zoom in on a region. Dragging the mouse pointer over a range enlarges it. If you let go of the mouse button, the area selected for editing will not be lost.
- Pencil Tool: Use the Pencil tool to edit the waveform by drawing on it. For instance, you can zoom in to a problem area and redraw the waveform if noise is present in the audio file.
- Event Tool: Use the event tool to edit several audio events in a single data window. This shows you simpler methods for cleaning edges and transitions and makes creating track for Disc-At-Once CDs easier.
- Envelope Tool: You can add, remove, or adjust envelope points using the envelope tool. It should be used when you want to add points to effect automation envelopes or remove or customize them.
Customizable User Interface
The interface of the new SOUND FORGE 14 can be fully customized to suit your lighting environment and comes in four different shade settings: White, Light, Medium or Dark. Set up the user interface the way you want to make working with audio files a fun and enjoyable experience.
Intuitive Icons
Clear overview: Redesigned icons make it easier to find functions in SOUND FORGE Pro 14. You can now identify at a glance where you need to click to start a recording, cut audio files or save projects.
Redesigned Docking
With its range of functions for all audio editing and processing tasks, the windows structure can be customized to the exact way you need it. From recording to mastering: Whatever the audio task, the right presets and functions are at hand.
Multichannel Editing
SOUND FORGE Pro 14 can open, edit, convert and save audio files from various sources. All in a multitrack environment and with the ultimate precision.
Expert Multitasking
You can edit a new file while SOUND FORGE Pro 14 edits and renders an additional file in the background – saving you a ton of time.
ACID Loop Creation
Create loops for ACID and edit WAV file properties. This information is embedded in the file and can be modified in ACID at any time.
Channel Converter
Adjust the number of channels in an audio file, swap channels in a stereo file or in a multichannel file, mix the channels to set up panning.
And Much, Much More!
Sound Forge Pro 15 also includes the following Effects & Custom Tools:
Wave Hammer 2.0
Essential for any audio toolkit: Wave Hammer 2.0 is a combination of a classic compressor and a volume maximizer – in other words, a perfect tool for mastering. Wave Hammer 2.0 enables you to make tracks noticeably louder and offers greater control than peak normalization.
coreFX 2-Point Compressor
In contrast to a standard compressor, the coreFX 2-Point Compressor contains two inflection points. This allows you to create different characteristics and offers more freedom when compressing an audio signal's dynamic range.
coreFX Limiter
The limiter sets the maximum value of the processed audio signal level, which will then not be exceeded. Differences in volume are eliminated, which levels out loud and quiet sections as a result.
coreFX Expander
With the Expander you can suppress noise and design new sounds: the dynamics of the audio signal are increased to create a more natural sound.
coreFX Gate
The gate is used to suppress quiet sections in signal transmission, which removes noise and produces a cleaner, clearer sound.
coreFX Delay
Create distinctive effects easily with the delay effect. Achieve sounds ranging from clean and precise to warm delays with a character of their own.
coreFX Chorus
Chorus is the right effect for full, warm sound – whether for more range and fullness for vocals or to create special effects for instruments.
coreFX Flanger
Create more dynamic audio characteristics with the flanger effect. Classic guitar sounds work just as well as original effects when laid down over your tracks.
coreFX VolumeFormer
By regularly decreasing and increasing the volume of a track, the VolumeFormer creates a kind of pump effect that's familiar from dance music. This effect contains an AHR envelope and can be fully modified.
Audio Restoration Tools
- DeClicker/DeCrackler: The DeClicker removes any intermittent clicks and pops in audio recordings of old vinyl records. The DeCrackler is designed to eliminate continuous, low noise or crackling from audio files.
- DeHisser: The DeHisser allows for white noise – often present in recordings due to microphone, pre-amps or transformers – to be removed evenly from the recording. In contrast to noise reduction, choosing a distortion level isn't necessary.
- DeClipper: The DeClipper repairs digital and analog clipping artifacts that result when A/D converters are pushed too hard or magnetic tape is over-saturated. This lets you rescue footage that can't be re-recorded, for instance of live concerts and interviews.
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