What's new in SOUND FORGE Audio Studio 17.0.2.109

Jun 29, 2023
  • NEW! Loudness Meter
  • NEW! VST enhancements
  • NEW! coreFX Utility
  • NEW! Optimized onboarding
  • modernEQ
  • modernReverb
  • wizardFX Suite with professional effects plug-ins
  • Truncate Silence function for removing pauses
  • Export Wizard for Audible, iTunes, and Amazon audiobooks in accordance with ACX standards
  • Redesigned Visualization Meter

New in SOUND FORGE Audio Studio 16.0.0.39 (Apr 20, 2022)

  • New:
  • Better resampling
  • MP3s codec
  • Improved FX menu
  • WizardFX Modern Reverb
  • Modern Equalizer VST

New in SOUND FORGE Audio Studio 12.5.0 Build 337 (May 3, 2018)

  • In Version 12.5, the core competencies of SOUND FORGE Audio Studio as an audio editor and recording program have been improved. In addition to the Real Time Monitoring, the recording dialog has been expanded with helpful functions such as lossless recording of the audio output, ideal for recording PC sound. In addition, you will also benefit from an optimized user interface with more contrast, new dialogs such as statistics and tempo dialogs, and many additional workflow improvements.
  • Developed with you in mind:
  • Customer feedback has always been at the forefront of SOUND FORGE development. Many new features and functions are the result of our user’s feedback and wishes. The latest version is available as a 64-bit version as well as a 32-bit version and is available in many additional languages including Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese. Additionally, metadata dialog and information display in the status bar has also been re-designed to our user’s wishes.
  • 64-bit architecture:
  • Now running with 64-bit architecture to bring you more editing power, more processing power, and a more powerful workflow. Version 12 is now in perfect alignment with your 64-bit OS.
  • New Editing Possibilities:
  • Slice Editing
  • Soft Cut
  • Spectral Cleaning
  • New tools to repair and restore your audio
  • Accurate visualization of levels, phase and more:
  • Redesigned meters give you accurate, real-time feedback on audio levels. The new Visualization window presents several views to analyze and track audio output including Peak Meter, Oscilloscope, Phase Oscilloscope, Correlation Meter, Direction Meter, Spectroscope, Spectrogram, Bit Meter and Tuner. Customize and save the layout of the Visualization Window to suit your personal workflow.
  • Audio effects update:
  • Modulate, distort, resonate, bend and shape your audio with a dozen professional-quality effects to take your audio into new realms. Cleanup and finalize your audio with the built-in processes such as normalize, resample, smooth/enhance, and more.
  • Tune up your vocals:
  • Use the Elastic Audio Editor to tune your vocals to a pitch-perfect performance. Achieve amazing results with complete control over pitch. Change the pitch without affecting the length of the recording

New in SOUND FORGE Audio Studio 12.0.0 Build 155 (Aug 8, 2017)

  • 64-bit ARCHITECTURE:
  • Now running with 64-bit architecture to bring you more editing power, more processing power, and a more powerful workflow. Version 12 is now in perfect alignment with your 64-bit OS.
  • NEW EDITING POSSIBILITIES:
  • The non-destructive editing enables a faster and more flexible editing experience.
  • Slice Editing:
  • Enables you to continue to tweak your edit even after you’ve made your cut.
  • Soft Cut:
  • Creates automatic, user-adjustable crossfades with each edit to guarantee smooth transitions between cuts with no pops or clicks.
  • Spectral Cleaning:
  • Visually identify frequencies of an offending noise, such as a chair squeak or cough, in your recording, then use the spectral cleaning tools to select and remove the frequencies that make up the offending sounds. Spectral Cleaning intelligently recognizes missing program-material after the edit and automatically integrates material from the surrounding area to create a smooth and flawless edit.
  • New tools to repair and restore your audio:
  • The new repair and restoration tools target specific audio problems and offer easy ways to make things right.
  • Accurate visualization of levels, phase and more:
  • Redesigned meters give you accurate, real-time feedback on audio levels. The new Visualization window presents several views to analyze and track audio output including Peak Meter, Oscilloscope, Phase Oscilloscope, Correlation Meter, Direction Meter, Spectroscope, Spectrogram, Bit Meter and Tuner. Customize and save the layout of the Visualization Window to suit your personal workflow.
  • Audio effects update:
  • DeClicker/DeCrackler:
  • Detect and remove clicks and crackle from vinyl recordings or other noisy environments. Handy presets get you started, then refine the process with the user-adjustable controls.
  • DeHisser:
  • Easily remove unwanted hiss when digitizing archival tape-based recordings or hiss from a guitar or bass amp. Easily clean up background hiss with presets for hiss behind vocals, cassette tape hiss, analog tape hiss, and more.
  • DeNoiser:
  • De-noiser reduces unwanted steady-state noise like that created by air-conditioning, equipment hum, and amplifier hiss.
  • DeClipper:
  • Use the DeClipper to restore and recover analog or digital material with clipping artifacts.
  • DeEsser:
  • Remove sibilance, the distortion that often occurs when the ‘s’ sound overloads the audio, with pre-sets for male and female vocals.

New in SOUND FORGE Audio Studio 10.0 Build 177 (Jan 17, 2013)

  • Fixed a bug that could cause the Vinyl Recording and Restoration Wizard to run in demo mode on registered installations.

New in SOUND FORGE Audio Studio 10.0 Build 152 (Jun 8, 2010)

  • Enhanced Vinyl Recording and Restoration Tool.
  • Resonant Filter plug-in.
  • Metadata windows.
  • Enhanced window layout management — save, recall, and share custom window layouts.
  • Floating window docks.
  • Tabbed browsing for maximized data windows.
  • Custom selection grid lines.
  • Time Display Window.
  • 32-bit (IEEE float), 192 kHz .wav support.
  • AAC reading and rendering.
  • If you want to create audio files for Apple iPod, choose Fraunhofer AAC from the Save as type drop-down list in the Save As dialog.
  • FLAC reading and rendering.
  • Added support for Contour Design ShuttlePRO and ShuttleXpress multimedia controllers.