| The Sound Forge® 9 professional digital audio production suite includes everything you need to quickly get from raw audio to finished master. Use this suite to create and edit stereo and multichannel audio files with speed and precision, efficiently analyze, record and edit audio, digitize and restore old recordings, model acoustic environments, design sound for multimedia, and master replication-ready CDs. Sound Forge 9 new features include multichannel file recording, editing and processing, phase scope metering, and Dolby® Digital AC-3 export. Includes CD ArchitectTM 5 software, Noise Reduction 2 plug-ins, and Mastering Effects Bundle powered by iZotopeTM. Works with Windows® VistaTM. Highlights
- Stereo and multichannel recording: Sound Forge 9 software has a complete set of tools for recording audio. Record straight into your sound card or use automated time-based recording or audio threshold record triggering. You can also now record and edit multichannel audio files as easily as stereo files.
- Precice audio editing: Edit stereo and native multichannel audio files down to the sample level in real-time. Use familiar Windows commands to cut, copy, paste, mix, and crossfade audio. Drag and drop to edit between channels, and work on one file while processing others in the background.
- Powerful effects processing: Apply over 40 professional studio effects and processes including Normalize, EQ, and Delay. Sound Forge 9 software also supports DirectX and VST effects, including automation. This support expands the number of effects you can apply and increases your mastering ?exibility.
- Professional mastering: Preparing your audio for duplication is straightforward and fast with Sound Forge 9 software. Process with precision and monitor the output in real-time. Use the new phase scopes and level meters to monitor audio characteristics and tweak parameters on the fly with spectrum analysis.
- Pristine sound quality: Sound Forge 9 software supports full resolution 24-bit and 32-bit/64-bit float 192 kHz files for ultimate audio fidelity. Capture subtle overtones and nuances of instruments, vocals, and effect changes. Export files in Dolby Digital AC-3 and Windows Media multichannel format.
- Audio-for-video: Sound Forge 9 software supports multiple video formats including AVI, WMV, and MPEG-1 and MPEG-2. Synchronize audio and video frame by frame. Import Flash (SWF)files to visually synchronize your audio to your project.
- Includes CD Architect 5: CD Architect software is a professional mastering and layout tool for burning Red Book audio CDs. With CD Architect, PQ editing is fast and intuitive. This software is everything you need for precise control over details such as pause times, fades, index markers, and time and track manipulation. Master audio by applying over 20 real-time DirectX® effects, and perform seamless disc-at-once CD burning.
- Includes Noise Reduction 2: Give new life to audio from LPs, cassettes, CDs, MP3s, 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 plug-ins to fix common audio problems such as tape hiss, camera hum, clicks, and pops. Easily recondition old tracks and vinyl, problem recordings, and even damaged audio.
- Includes Mastering Effects Bundle powered by iZotope: Sound Forge 9 software includes the new Mastering Effects Bundle powered by iZotope, the maker of world-class audio mastering tools. This powerful bundle includes four professional audio plug-ins: Mastering Reverb, Multiband Compressor, the IRC Limiter loudness maximizer, and the Analog EQ parametric equalizer.
*ActionScripting, motion video, and audio are not supported.Features - Processes
- New! Channel converter for multichannel files
- Auto Trim/Crop
- Mute
- Normalize peak or RMS Level
- Stereo Pan/Expand (supports mid-side mixing)
- Graphic, Paragraphic, and Parametric EQ
- DC Offset
- Resample
- Reverse
- Graphic Fade with noise-shaping and dithering
- Smooth/Enhance
- Fade In/Out
- Time Compress/Expand
- Insert Silence
- Volume
- Invert/Flip
- Bit Depth Converter (to 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit, or 32-bit)
- Effects
- New! Includes Mastering Effects Bundle powered by iZotopeTM
- New! Wet/dry mix and crossfade options
- VST plug-in effect support
- DirectX® plug-in effects automation
- DirectX Plug-in Manager
- Real-time effects previewing
- Modeless audio plug-in Chainer
- Acoustic Mirror environment simulator
- Amplitude Modulation
- Chorus
- Distortion
- Delay/Echo (Simple and Multi-Tap)
- Graphic Dynamics
- Multi-Band Dynamics
- Envelope
- Flange/Wah-Wah/Phaser
- Gapper/Snipper
- Noise Gate
- Pitch Bend/Shift
- Reverb
- Vibrato
- Wave Hammer Compressor/Volume Maximizer
- Tools
- New! Includes Noise Reduction 2.0
- New! Multichannel capable Spectrum AnalysisTM tools
- New! Phase and mono-compatibility meters
- New! Gracenote® MusicIDTM technology
- New! Access to Sony Music Studios Internet Mastering (Sony Music SIM)
- Includes CD Architect 5.2
- Direct file export to CD Architect software
- Application scripting
- Script editor window
- Batch conversion
- Copy Statistics to clipboard
- Drag-and-drop CD extraction
- Clipped peak detection and marking
- FM Synthesis with envelope
- White, pink, brown and filtered noise generators
- Simple synthesis sweep
- Auto Region (using beats and measures, or peak detection)
- Crossfade Loop
- Extract Regions
- Find Tool
- Preset Manager
- Sampler Tool
- Statistics Tool (Max, RMS, DC offset, Zero Crossings)
- DTMF/MF Tone Synthesis
- Editing/Workflow
- New! Multichannel file editing and processing
- New! Enhanced user interface with color customization
- New! Fade in/out curve types
- Audio scrubbing tool
- JKL keyboard commands for scrub
- Customizable keyboard mapping
- Windows XP theme support
- Project paths in rendered media
- Real-time nondestructive editing
- Simple drag-and-drop operations
- Multitask background rendering
- Media Explorer window
- Undo/redo history
- Docking windows
- Recording/Playback
- New! Multichannel audio recording
- New! Hardware meters with output gain control
- ASIO driver support
- Automated time-based recording
- Audio threshold record triggering
- Prerecord buffer
- Auto calibration for DC Offset
- Generate SMPTE/MIDI Time Code
- Glitch/Gap Detection
- Punch In option
- Pre-roll to Cursor
- Real-time record/playback meters (VU/PPM and standard)
- Remote record function
- Regions and Playlists
- Updated Regions List and Playlist windows
- Real-time editing of fields
- List sorting
- Nondestructive playlist
- Name markers, loops, regions
- Trigger with sequencers
- Trigger with MIDI event-generating devices
- Trigger with time code-generating devices
- Sample Editing
- Pop-up MIDI keyboard to test samples
- Sustaining Loop
- Release Loop
- Real-time loop tuning window
- Generate/Receive MIDI Time Code
- SCSI/SMDI or MIDI/SDS sample transfer
- Sustaining Loop, Release Loop
- Timing Basis
- Absolute Frames
- Measures and Beats
- Samples, Time, Seconds
- SMPTE Drop/Non-Drop
- SMPTE EBU/Film Sync
- Time and Frames
- Encoding/Video Support
- New! Dolby® Digital AC-3 export
- New! Multichannel Windows Media format support
- FlashTM (.swf) format import
- Video saving and render options (fast video resizing, deinterlace, source video resampling, and video stretching)
- Windows Media® 9 Series import and export
- QuickTime® 6 import and export, RealMedia® 9 export
- Support for 24fps DV video files
- Option to compensate for non-square pixels in Video preview window
- Display exact video frame animation above waveform
- .MOV and MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 format import
- Windows Media Video 9 format support
- External monitor support using DV and IEEE 1394 devices
- Maintain perfect sync while working with full NTSC and PAL video
- Sound and video synchronization with sub-frame accuracy
- Various video and audio compression options
- Tools for ACID® Software
- Publish to ACIDplanet.com®
- Create loops for ACID software
- Loop-editing toolbar
- Assign root notes, number of beats, and tempo
- Sound Forge 9 Supported File Formats
- Opens: AA3*, AAC, AIF, ASF, AU, AVI*, CDA, DIG, DV, FRG, GIF, IVC, M2T, M4A, MOV, Sony MXF*, MP1, MP3, MP4, M2A, M2P, M2T, M4A, M4B, MPEG, MMV, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video, OGG, PCA, QT, RAW, SD, SFA, SND, SWF3, TIF, TIFF, VOB*, VOX, W64*, WAV*, WMA*, WMV
- *Multichannel formats supported for reading.
- Saves: AA3, AC3, AIF, ATRAC, AU, AVI, DIG, FRG, IVC, M1A, M1P, M2T, M2A, M2P, MMV, MOV, MP1, MP2, MP3, MPA, MPG, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video, MP4, Sony MXF, OGG, PCA, RAW, RM, VOX, W64, WAV, WMA, WMV
Suite Includes CD Architect 5 CD Architect software is a professional mastering and layout tool for burning Red Book audio CDs. With CD Architect software, PQ editing is fast and intuitive. This application is everything users need for precise control over details such as pause times, fades, index markers, and time and track manipulation. Users can master audio by applying over 20 real-time DirectX® effects to events, and perform seamless disc-at-once CD burning Noise Reduction 2 Users can give new life to audio from LPs, cassettes, CDs, MP3s, and more with Noise Reduction 2 software. This collection of audio plug-ins includes Noise Reduction, Audio Restoration, Click and Crackle Removal, and Clipped Peak Restoration. Users can apply these plug-ins to fix common audio problems such as tape hiss, camera hum, clicks, and pops. Additionally, users can easily recondition old tracks and vinyl, problem recordings, and even damaged audio. Mastering Effects Bundle powered by iZotope Sound Forge 9 software includes the new Mastering Effects Bundle, powered by iZotope, makers of world-class audio mastering tools. This powerful bundle includes four professional audio plug-ins: Mastering Reverb, Multiband-Band Compressor, the IRC Limiter loudness maximizer, and the Analog EQ parametric equalizer. Box Contents - Application DVD which includes Sound Forge 9.0, CD Architect 5.2, Noise Reduction 2.0 plug-ins, Mastering Effects Bundle powered by iZotope, over 40 DirectX® plug-ins, Acoustic Mirror environment and microphone modeling software, and online help
- Quick Start Manual
- Keyboard command shortcut list
System Requirements - Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM, XP, or 2000 SP4
- 800 MHz processor
- 150 MB hard-disk space for program installation
- 256 MB RAM
- Windows-compatible sound card
- DVD-ROM drive (for installation)
- Supported CD-Recordable drive (for CD burning)
- Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c or later (included on DVD-ROM)
- Microsoft .NET Framework 2.02 (included on DVD-ROM)
- Internet Explorer 5.1 or later (included on DVD-ROM)
- PLEASE NOTE: You must provide your registration information to Madison Media Software, Inc., a US company and subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, in order to activate the software. Product requires online registration within 30 days.
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