Sony Soundforge 9 Audio Editing Software from Sony @ Inta Audio

Sony Soundforge 9 Audio Editing software

Precision, Stability, Ease, and Speed

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. More About Recording and Playback

Precise 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. More About Editing and Workflow

Pristine Sound Quality

Sound Forge software supports full resolution 24-bit and 32-bit/64-bit float 192 kHz files for the ultimate in audio fidelity. Capture the subtle overtones and nuances of instruments, vocals, and effect changes. More General Features

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. More About Tools and Effects

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.

*ActionScripting, motion video, and audio not supported

Dolby Digital AC-3 export

Use Sound Forge 9 software to export multichannel files in surround AC-3 format using the included Dolby Digital AC-3 plug-in. More About Import and Export

Sound Forge 9 Technical Specifications

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 iZotope
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 Analysis™ tools
New! Phase and mono-compatibility meters
New! Gracenote^® MusicID™ 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
Audio scrubbing tool
JKL keyboard commands for scrub
Customizable keyboard mapping
Windows XP theme support
Save 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

New! Updated marker and region rulers with snapping functionality
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
Flash™ (.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 option