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Sound Forge Pro 10 overview

Sound Forge™ Pro 10 software efficiently and reliably provides audio editors and producers complete control over all aspects of audio editing and mastering. Whether in the studio or field, it's the ultimate all-in-one production suite for professional audio recording and mastering, sound design, audio restoration, and Red Book CD creation. New features in Sound Forge Pro 10 include precise event-based editing, integrated disc-at-once CD burning, musical instrument file editing and processing, and pristine audio conversion and time stretching. See all the Sound Forge Pro 10 new features on our technical specifications page.

Pristine sound quality

Sound Forge Pro 10 software supports full resolution 24-bit and 32-bit/64-bit float 192 kHz files for the ultimate in audio fidelity. Capture the subtle overtones and nuances of instruments, vocals, and effect changes. Additionally, Sound Forge Pro 10 software includes industry-leading iZotope MBIT+™ Dither (bit-depth conversion) and 64-Bit SRC™ (sample rate conversion) for the highest in audio quality.

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Precise audio editing

Edit mono, stereo, and multichannel audio files (up to 32 channels) down to the sample level. Use familiar Windows commands to cut, copy, paste, mix, and crossfade audio. Perform precise event editing and create fades, crossfades, and mix audio with ease. Drag and drop audio between channels and work on one file while processing others in the background.

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Powerful audio recording

Sound Forge Pro 10 software has a complete set of tools for recording audio. Record straight into your sound card or use the Record Timer to begin and end a session at a specific time and date. Alternatively, you can start recording when a certain audio threshold is reached with Threshold Record Triggering. You can also record and edit multichannel audio files as easily as stereo files.

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Includes tools for sound design and mastering

In addition to Sound Forge Pro 10 software, this comprehensive audio production suite includes the Noise Reduction 2 plug-ins to fix common audio problems such as tape hiss, camera hum, clicks, and pops, powerful Spectrum Analysis tools for analyzing audio, and the Mastering Effects Bundle 2 powered by iZotope™, a collection of six professional audio plug-ins. Sound Forge Pro 10 software also includes integrated disc-at-once (DAO) CD mastering for producing Red Book audio CDs.

Effects processing

Apply over 40 professional studio effects and processes including Normalize, EQ, Delay, Chorus, Volume, Dynamics, Noise Gate, Pitch Shift, Flange, and Vibrato. Sound Forge Pro 10 software includes high-quality Zplane élastique Pro timestretch and pitch shift plug-in for pristine audio mastering, and the Mastering Effects Bundle 2, powered by iZotope. This powerful bundle includes six professional audio plug-ins: Mastering EQ, Mastering Reverb, Multiband Compressor, Mastering Limiter, Stereo Imager, and Harmonic Exciter.

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24-bit, 32-bit/64-bit float/192 kHz support

Sound Forge Pro 10 software supports full resolution 24-bit/32-bit 192 kHz files for the ultimate in audio fidelity. Capture the subtle overtones and nuances of instruments, vocals, and effect changes that 24-bit audio provides. With Sound Forge audio software you can import, save, and even record to this resolution if using supported hardware.

Audio-for-video

Sound Forge Pro 10 software supports multiple video formats including AVI, WMV, and MPEG-1 and MPEG-2. Precisely synchronize audio and video frame by frame. Sound Forge Pro 10 software includes MPEG-2 templates for writing HDV-compliant files at both 720p and 1080i resolutions, and AVI templates using the CineForm CFHD codec for 720p and 1080i intermediate renders. Also included are templates for encoding WMV 720p and 1080p.

Dolby Digital AC-3 export

Use Sound Forge Pro 10 software to export multichannel files in surround AC-3 format using the included Dolby Digital AC-3 plug-in.

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.

General features

Acclaimed for its power, stability, and exceptional workflow, Sound Forge™ Pro 10 software is the best way to get from raw audio to finished master. With high-resolution 24-bit/192 kHz audio support for the ultimate in audio fidelity, along with a fully customizable user interface and workflow enhancements, Sound Forge Pro 10 software is the tool of choice for audio and multimedia professionals.

Microsoft® Windows® 7 compatible

Sound Forge Pro 10 software is fully compatible with the Microsoft Windows 7 platform.

New! Floating window docks

Sound Forge Pro 10 software includes enhancements for customizing the layout and positioning of the traditional Sound Forge workspace. Dock and group windows within the Sound Forge interface, customizing the environment to fit the way you work.

New! Customizable window layouts

Design Sound Forge Pro 10 editing environments to maximize your productivity. Create and save multiple interface layout configurations for single- and dual-monitor systems. Easily recall a window layout for specific editing tasks including audio editing, CD layout, multichannel file editing, and more. Customizable window layouts

New! Default fade types

Set the default wet/dry mix and fade in/out curves that will be used when editing audio files, providing a more efficient workflow during an editing session.

Gracenote® CD album identification

Sound Forge Pro 10 software supports the Gracenote MusicID Media Recognition Service. When extracting audio from a CD, you can view information including track title, artist, and also submit song information.

Regions List and Playlist windows

The Regions List and Playlist windows in Sound Forge Pro 10 software have features for fast in-place editing and sorting. Quickly edit regions by typing new values in the Name, Start, End, or Length fields.

Interface color customization

The Sound Forge Pro 10 user interface is fully customizable. Most Interface elements including waveform and envelope colors, markers, and default window heights can be customized to fit your workflow.

New! Tabbed browsing

With Sound Forge Pro 10 software, you can group maximized data windows together and easily browse them via tabs, increasing speed and efficiency when editing multiple audio files.

New! Custom selection grid lines

Creating loops from existing material is now easier than ever. Use grid lines to visually divide audio selections into equal parts based on time signature for more efficient and accurate editing.

New! Interactive tutorials

Spend less time learning and more time editing and mastering using the new integrated tutorials in Sound Forge Pro 10 software. These tutorials provide walkthrough demonstrations of common features and functionality, including DAO CD burning, vinyl recording and restoration for easy analog to digital conversion, and more. Interactive Tutorials

Media explorer with automatic previewing

Quickly and easily find, preview, and open media files using the Media Explorer window. Drag files and regions from the Explorer into the workspace or onto another open file for easy pasting, mixing, or crossfading. Explore audio files on a CD-ROM and extract automatically by dragging from the Explorer into the Sound Forge workspace.

ACID™ loop creation tools

Create your own music loops for use in ACID software. Display and edit ACID .wav file properties including tempo and root note, finely edit audio clips and shift selections to get the sound you want. When you create a loop, the information you set is embedded in the file, so your loops will change tempo and pitch-shift along with your ACID project.

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.

Recording and playback

Whether you are recording high-fidelity audio in stereo or multichannel formats, Sound Forge™ Pro 10 software provides the tools for professional results. Accurately monitor audio levels using VU meters for RMS playback and recording, use the record timer and threshold-based recording for various tasks, and use new performance optimizations for improved speed and productivity.

Multichannel audio recording

With Sound Forge Pro 10 software, you can record multichannel audio when using multichannel sound devices. Each audio stream can set to a particular channel, and be edited in the Sound Forge interface just like a stereo file.

Scenarios where you could use Sound Forge Pro 10 software for multichannel recording include:

• Using surround microphones and preamps for recording in multichannel configurations

• Legal recording and transcription

• Recording audio for a multichannel surround sound environment in real time, including Foley work and individual instruments

• 5.1 multichannel recordings for television and other broadcast formats

• Recording and preparing files for use on surround sound DVDs

• Recording multichannel audio streams from streaming content such as multichannel .wma files

• Recording multiple sources simultaneously, including voice, telephone, radio station, or other sound sources

• Recording for video game developers for delivery in multichannel format

Automated time-based recording

Items may be scheduled to record on a recurring basis. Choose start time, duration, and end time. Items may be scheduled to record on minute, daily, or weekly timeframe.

ASIO driver support

Use low-latency ASIO™ drivers , providing faster, professional results, and support of additional sound cards. With ASIO, it's possible to monitor the program's output in near real time so you can hear (for example) any clipping that occurs in the converters feeding Sound Forge software.

New! Performance optimizations

Sound Forge Pro 10 software includes a new global media cache option, which allows customization of the amount of RAM to reserved for media read from or written to disk, resulting in improved performance and speed when editing and processing files.

VU meters

Accurately determine RMS volume levels and provide greater perceived loudness control when mastering audio projects.

Editing and workflow

Sound Forge™ Pro 10 software includes professional editing tools and workflow enhancements for the demanding audio professional. Use new precise event-based editing, edit and process musical instrument files, easily edit file metadata, and perform stereo and multichannel file editing and processing.

New! Event-based editing

Sound Forge Pro 10 includes a new editing tool that offers more power and precision when working with audio files. With the Event tool, you can quickly move, split, slip, and trim multiple events, create fades, apply ASR (attack/sustain/release) envelopes and crossfades within in a single data window. Event-based editing provides an easier way to edit edges and fades and is ideal for more precise audio mastering, assembling sketches of a project, or to lay out tracks for authoring disc-at-once CDs. Event-based editing

New! Musical instrument file processing

Sound Forge Pro 10 software opens, edits, processes, and saves DLS, GigaStudio/GigaSampler, and SoundFont 2.0 musical instrument files, allowing you to add effects and processing to existing samples. Cut, copy, paste and perform surgical edits directly on musical instrument files. Watch musical instrument file editing tutorial here. Quickly view bank, instrument, note range, and sample information. Effects and processes can easily be added directly to samples. Musical instrument file processing

New! Metadata windows

Editing file metadata is more efficient with Sound Forge Pro 10 software. Quickly view and edit CD Information, Regions List, Playlist/Cutlist, Track List, ACID Properties, Sampler Information, Sampler Loops, and Summary Information via new metadata windows. Metadata windows can be used alongside data windows and are easily dockable within the Sound Forge interface.

Graphical fade curves

Perform quick and easy graphic fades, fade-ins, fade-outs, and crossfades. Fast, slow, smooth, sharp, and hold fade types are available in the Graphic Fade, Pan/Expand, Pitch-Bend, Envelope, and FM Synthesis dialogs.

Multitask background rendering

Work on one file while Sound Forge Pro 10 software processes another in the background.

Drag-and-drop editing between channels

Sound Forge Pro 10 software editing functionality has been enhanced to allow you to drag and drop selections of a file for pasting and mixing between channels, allowing for faster editing.

New! Enhanced Broadcast Wave Format (.bwf) support

Metadata is handled more efficiently resulting in increased productivity. Easily view and edit Broadcast Wave .bwf format properties directly within the Broadcast Wave Metadata window.

Waveform volume and pan envelopes

Sound Forge Pro 10 software has Volume and Pan Envelopes that let you visually add precise changes in your audio file over time for easier mixing.

Customizable keyboard mapping

With Sound Forge Pro 10 software it has never been easier to set custom key commands for frequently used processes.

Multichannel file editing and processing

Open, edit, and save multichannel files just like stereo files. Those who need to edit files from the XDCAM™, multichannel field recorders, and surround mixes can work on the multiple channels within a single file at the sample level.

Real-time editing and processing

Edit files nondestructively in real time at the sample level and hear your changes immediately.

Tools and effects

Achieve professional results with the arsenal of audio tools and effects in Sound Forge™ Pro 10 software. Use integrated disc-at-once CD burning, analyze and process audio, remove noise and restore audio, perform pristine audio time stretching, and master audio with over 20 DirectX® audio effects and the Mastering Effects Bundle 2, powered by iZotope.

New! Includes Mastering Effects Bundle 2, powered by iZotope

Powered by iZotope, the maker of world-class audio mastering tools, this powerful bundle includes six professional audio plug-ins: Mastering EQ, Mastering Reverb, Multiband Compressor, Mastering Limiter, Stereo Imager, and Harmonic Exciter. Use these plug-ins to expertly master and enhance your audio.

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New! Integrated disc-at-once CD burning

Sound Forge Pro 10 software includes fully integrated disc-at-once (DAO) CD mastering. Generate Red Book compliant disc-at-once premasters of your music suitable for professional replication. Perform full PQ code editing, create live-style CDs, add CD text and metadata, and use high-resolution source audio with precise conversion to Red Book audio. Integrated disc-at-once CD burning results in time savings and provides a more efficient workflow when assembling CD projects. Disc-at-once CD burning

Noise Reduction audio restoration plug-ins

Easily restore audio from LPs, cassettes, CDs, and more. The Noise Reduction 2 collection of plug-ins contains Noise Reduction, Audio Restoration, Click and Crackle Removal, and Clipped Peak Restoration. Use these to fix common audio problems such as tape hiss, clicks, and pops, salvage damaged recordings, and give new life to your audio.

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). iZotope SRC utilizes a hybrid low-pass filter design, resulting in pristine audio with less aliasing when resampling audio.

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New! iZotope MBIT+™ dither (bit-depth conversion)

The best-sounding audio requires the highest sample bit depth. Sound Forge Pro 10 software includes iZotope MBIT+ dither. MBIT+ employs psychoacoustic methods to distribute noise into less audible ranges, resulting in an improved sound and smoother fades.

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New! Zplane élastique Pro timestretch plug-in

Use the élastique timestretch and pitch shift DirectX® plug-in for pristine audio quality. Choose from various stretching methods that are tailored to your source audio including Pro, Soloist, and Efficient modes. Monitor and adjust settings while previewing. Includes full formant-shift controls to adjust the audio's fundamental harmonic frequency range. élastique Pro timestretch plug-in

Channel and hardware level meters

The Hardware Meters window and gain fader allow you to adjust and monitor the output level of your audio file. You can adjust preview levels during playback.

New! Resonant filter plug-in

Create dramatic resonant fades, sweeps and effects with the included Resonant Filter with Sound Forge Pro 10 software.

Channel converter for multichannel files

The Sound Forge Pro 10 Channel Converter tool supports multichannel formats for easy downmixing of multichannel files to stereo or mono.

Wet/dry mix and crossfade options for effects

The effects and process dialogs in Sound Forge Pro 10 software allow you to work on the media file and tweak parameters including wet/dry levels. Quickly switch between processing dialogs and data windows while working to adjust selection, fade-in and out, and gain levels.

Phase scope and mono-compatibility metering

The Phase Scope metering in Sound Forge Pro 10 software helps you monitor the content of an audio signal to find phase cancellation among the channels in an audio file. The Phase Scope tool gives you a quick and easy visual measurement of the audio content. Meter types include Lissajous - XY Plot, Lissajous - Rotated, Polar - Linear Plot, and Polar - Circular Plot. The new mono compatibility meter helps detect correlations or differences between the channels of a file that can cause phase cancellation when downmixing to mono.

Multichannel-capable spectrum analysis

View frequencies and overtones of different channels within an audio file. The Spectrum Analysis tool shows multiple graphs depending on how many channels are selected. Analyze and see the fundamental frequencies and overtones in your recordings. Monitor audio and effects changes, take multiple snapshots, and overlay views to compare and match frequencies of one file to another. Toolbar buttons include choices for FFT size and normal or sonogram view.

VST effect support

Native support of VST plug-ins, including parameter automation, expands on the number of effects you can apply to your audio, ultimately increasing your mastering flexibility.

Application scripting

Use scripting to automate common tasks and create customized features. New application scripting tools include the Script Editor window and toolbar. Additionally, Sound Forge Pro 10 software includes scripts of commonly used tasks. Scripting languages supported are C#, JScript, and VBScript.

Batch conversion

With Batch Conversion, you can apply the same effects and processes to multiple files, saving hours of editing time. Convert digital audio files into different formats including MP3, WMA, AIF, and RM—eliminating repetitive tasks. Convert as many files as you like in one sweep. Simply add a group of files to the Batch Conversion interface, select an effect or process, and run the script. Sound Forge Pro 10 software will take care of the rest! You can also save and recall your most frequently used batch scripts.

Over 40 built-in effects and processes

Apply over 40 professional studio effects and processes that include 200 presets. Automatable effects include Volume, Delay, Chorus, and more.

Clipped peak detection and marking

Sound Forge Pro 10 software automatically scans sections of your file and marks sample peaks that are clipping. These indicators also show up in the Regions List for immediate identification. Audio Restoration tools eliminate clicks, pops, and other noise from your mix.

White, pink, and brown noise generators

White, pink, and brown noise generators are invaluable for audio testing, room acoustic analysis, and measurements. These generators are also useful for creating sound effects such as water, wind, helicopters, and more.

Acoustic Mirror ™ software plug-in

Apply different environments to your audio including bridges, churches, concert halls, modern and classic microphones, and more.

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