- Sound Forge
Infobox_Software
name = Sound Forge
caption = Sound Forge 8
developer = Sony Media Software
latest_release_version = 9.0.0.441 or 9.0e (Build 441)
latest_release_date = release date and age|2008|2|7
operating_system =Microsoft Windows
genre =Digital audio editor
license = Proprietary
website = [http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/products/soundforgefamily.asp Sony Sound Forge: Product page]Sony Sound Forge, formerly known as "
Sonic Foundry Sound Forge", is a digitalaudio editing and creation suite aimed at the professional as well as the semi-professional market.A limited version sold as "Sound Forge Audio Studio" provides an inexpensive entry-level
digital audio editor ; it was formerly known as "Sonic Foundry's Sound Forge LE".The software initially had Windows 3.x support, but after version 3.0 all 16-bit support was dropped.
Features
* Real-time sample level wave editor
* Stereo and Multichannel Recording
* High resolution audio support: 24-Bit, 32-Bit, 64-bit (IEEE float) 192kHz
* Video support including AVI, WMV, and MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 (bothPAL andNTSC ) for use in frame by framesynchronisation of audio and video
* Support for a wide variety of file formats
*DirectX and VST plugin support. Version 9 includes a vinyl restoration plug-in and Mastering Effects Bundle, powered byIZotope .
* CD Architect 5.2 software which allowsDisk-At-Once (DAO) CD burning.
* Batch conversion functionality
* Spectrum analysis tools
* White, pink, brown and filtered noise generators
* DTMF/MF tone synthesis
* External monitor support for DV andFireWire (IEEE 1394) devicesupported formats
* HD video
720p and1080i
*Macromedia Flash (SWF ) format open only
*RealMedia 9 (RealAudio andRealVideo ) - export only
*Windows Media 9 Series (WMA and WMV) (i)
* Microsoft Video for Windows (AVI ) (i)
* AIFF (AIFF, AIF, SND)
*MPEG-1 andMPEG-2
* MPEG-1 Layer 3 (MP3)
*Ogg Vorbis (OGG)
* MacintoshAIFF
* NeXT/Sun (AU)
* Sound Designer (DIG )
* Intervoice (IVC)
* Sony Perfect Clarity Audio (PCA)
* Sony Media Wave 64 (W64) (i)
* Sound Forge Project Files (FRG)
* Dialogic (VOX)
* Microsoft Wave (WAV )
*ATRAC Audio (AA3,OMA ) (i)
* CD Audio (CDA)
* Dolby Digital AC-3 studio - save only (i)
* Raw Audio (RAW) (i)
* Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC )"(i): Supported multichannel format"
See also
* Sony Acid Pro
*Audacity - Open Source alternative audio editor
* ArdourExternal links
* [http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/products/soundforgefamily.asp Sony Creative Software - Sound Forge Product Family]
* [http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/products/product.asp?PID=431&PageID=49 Sony Creative Software - Sound Forge 9]
* [http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/Products/ShowProduct.asp?PID=1005 Sony Acid Pro]
* [http://www.sonicfoundry.com Sonic Foundry website]
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