Sound Forge® Pro 8.0

An Industry Standard For More Than a Decade
Sound Forge® software is the tool of choice for media professionals who want to create and edit digital audio files with absolute speed and precision. Acclaimed for its power, stability, and no-nonsense interface, it's the fastest way to get from raw audio to finished master. Sound Forge software is everything you need to analyze, record, and edit audio, produce music loops, digitize and clean-up old recordings, model acoustic environments, create streaming media, and master replication-ready CDs.

New! VST plug-in effect support

New! ASIO™ driver support

New! Application scripting

New! Batch conversion

New! Includes CD Architect 5.2 software with CD Text support

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Includes CD Architect 5.2 Software
Sound Forge 8 software includes a full version of CD Architect 5.2 software for comprehensive disc-at-once (DAO) CD burning. CD Architect 5.2 software includes CD Text reading and writing, and updated drive support. You can export files directly from Sound Forge to CD Architect software, and Sound Forge 8 regions are automatically imported as CD tracks for fast and efficient CD creation.

A Powerful Audio Editor
Cut, paste, mix, crossfade, and delete audio with unparalleled speed and accuracy. Edit files in real-time at the sample level and work on one file while processing others in the background. Use the new scrub tool to quickly and easily find areas in your audio file. Sound Forge 8 also supports JKL keyboard commands for shuttle control to quickly find sections. More About Audio Editing »

Professional Audio Recording
Sound Forge software provides the ultimate set of tools for recording audio. Record straight into your computer via your sound card and use the Record Timer to begin and end a session at a specific time and date. You can also start recording when a certain audio threshold is reached with Threshold Record Triggering. New in Sound Forge 8 software is low-latency ASIO™ driver support — providing faster, professional results, and support of additional sound cards. More About Recording »

Pristine Audio Quality
Sound Forge 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 software you can import, save, and even record to this resolution if your hardware supports it. More Sound Forge General Features »

Professional Audio Effects
Apply over 40 professional studio effects and processes including Volume, EQ, Delay, Chorus, Dynamics, Noise Gate, Pitch Shift, Flange, Vibrato, and more. Chain multiple effects together and apply them to selections or entire files using the Plug-in Chainer. Sound Forge 8 software also supports DirectX and VST effects, including parameter automation to expand the number of effects you can apply to audio — increasing your mastering flexibility. More About Tools and Effects »

Extensive Video Support
Sound Forge 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 new 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.

ACID Loop Creation Tools
Create your own music loops for use in ACID software. Create one-shots, loops, and Beatmapped tracks. Using the ACID Loop Creation Toolbar you can 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.

Audio Restoration Tools
Sound Forge software automatically scans sections of your file and marks sample peaks that are clipping for easy fixing. Use the Vinyl Restoration noise reduction tool to easily remove clicks, pops, and other noise from your recordings.

System Requirements
Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP Home, or XP Professional
500 MHz processor
150 MB hard-disk space for program installation
128 MB RAM
Windows-compatible sound card
CD-ROM drive (for installation from a CD only)
Supported CD-Recordable drive (for CD burning only)
Microsoft DirectX® 8 or later (included on CD-ROM)
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 (included on CD-ROM)
Internet Explorer 5.1 or later (included on CD-ROM)



Technical Specifications and New features


Processes
Auto Trim/Crop
Mute
Channel Converter
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! 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


Automatable Effects
Amplitude Modulation
Chorus
Distortion
Flange/Wah-wah
Graphic Dynamics
Multi-Band Dynamics
Reverb
Simple Delay
Smooth/Enhance
Sound Forge® Pan
Sound Forge Volume
Vibrato

Tools
New! Includes CD Architect 5.2 with CD Text support
New! Direct file export to CD Architect software
New! Application scripting
New! Script editor window
New! Batch converter functionality
Track at once CD burning
Drag-and-drop CD extraction
Spectrum Analysis™ tools
Clipped peak detection and marking
Vinyl Restoration™ plug-in
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
Enhanced Preset Manager
Sampler Tool
Statistics Tool (Max, RMS, DC offset, Zero Crossings)
DTMF/MF Tone Synthesis

Editing/Workflow
New! Audio scrubbing tool
New! JKL keyboard commands for scrub
New! Customizable keyboard mapping
New! Windows XP theme support
New! Save 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! 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
New! Updated Regions List and Playlist windows
New! Real-time editing of fields
New! 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! Flash (.swf) format import
New! Additional HD video options
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