Software - Sony soundforge

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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.

Includes Tools for Sound Design and Mastering

In addition to Sound Forge 9 software, this comprehensive audio production suite includes CD Architect 5 software for designing, mastering and burning Red Book audio CDs, Noise Reduction 2 plug-ins to fix common audio problems such as tape hiss, camera hum, clicks, and pops, and the Mastering Effects Bundle powered by iZotope™, a collection of four professional audio plug-ins.

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 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 now record and edit multichannel audio files as easily as stereo files.

Multichannel file editing and processing (New!)

Sound Forge 9 allows you to open, edit, and save multichannel files just like stereo files. Those who need to edit files from XDCAM™ cameras and decks, multichannel field recorders, and surround mixes can work on the multiple channels within a single file at the sample level.

Drag-and-Drop Editing Between Channels (New!)

Sound Forge 9 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.

Powerful Effects Processing

Apply over 40 professional studio effects and processes including Normalize, EQ, Delay, Chorus, Volume, Dynamics, Noise Gate, Pitch Shift, Flange, and Vibrato. Chain multiple effects together and apply them to selections or entire files using the Plug-in Chainer. Sound Forge 9 software also supports DirectX and VST effects, including parameter automation, to expand the number of effects you can apply to audio and increase your mastering flexibility.

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. Sound Forge 9 software includes MPEG-2 templates for writing HDV-compliant files at both 720p and 1080i resolutions. Also included are templates for encoding WMV 720p and 1080p.

Includes Noise Reduction Audio Restoration Plug-Ins (New!)

Give new life to audio from LPs, cassettes, MP3s, and more. Sound Forge 9 includes the complete Noise Reduction 2.0 series of plug-ins, including Noise Reduction, Audio Restoration, Click and Crackle Removal, and Clipped Peak Restoration. $399 value

Multichannel capable Spectrum Analysis (New!)

New in version 9, you can now 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 in real time, 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.

Phase scope and mono-compatibility metering (New!)

The new Phase Scope metering in Sound Forge 9 software helps you monitor the content of a real-time 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.

Channel Converter for Multichannel Files (New!)

The Sound Forge 9 Channel Converter tool has been updated to support multichannel formats for easy downmixing of multichannel files to stereo or mono.