MAGIX Sound Forge Audio Studio 17

Features

The brand-new SOUND FORGE Audio Studio boasts a number of possibilities and applications: Record podcasts in professional quality, cut audio material fast using the Event tool and edit with a full range of professional effects. Convert old analog recordings to digital and modify audio files using restoration and mastering tools for clean, professional sound.

RECORDING - READY FOR ANY TASK

Record singing, voice overs, instruments or podcasts in high-resolution quality – SOUND FORGE Audio Studio lets you achieve professional results in no time at all.

• High-resolution recordings - Connect a microphone to your audio interface and record at up to 32-bit/384 kHz.
• Record podcasts and audiobooks - Recording your own podcast made simple. Whether the signal comes from the microphone or the line out from your mixer, the built-in mixing and editing tools lets you produce podcasts in excellent audio quality. An ACX Export Wizard has been developed to make audiobook compatible files for audible, Amazon, iTunes.
• Live waveform display & real time monitoring - The recorded waveform now displays directly in the program window during recording. And when you're monitoring recordings with a near-zero latency device, real-time monitoring (compatible with ASIO) ensures the lowest possible latency.
• Remote Recording - Simply place the narrow remote window in a practical location next to the text of your audiobooks and begin recording right away. The Remote Recording Window allows you to have all essential recording options in one location. Enjoy unparalleled operation and read your voice recordings undisturbed.

AUDIO EDITING - FLEXIBLE, DYNAMIC AND HIGH-PERFORMING

Cut, move and edit audio files with professional effects and 64-bit power on up to 6 channels.

• Truncate Silence & ACX Export Wizard - Ideal for podcasts and audiobook recordings: Recognize and remove silence automatically. With the Truncate Silence feature, you can measure the noise level of your recordings and automatically remove large speaker pauses in seconds. Then, use the ACX Export Wizard to create industry-standard audio files for streaming services like Audible, Amazon, or iTunes.
• Adjust audio events using the Event Tool - In SOUND FORGE Audio Studio, you can edit WAV files conveniently and dynamically on a virtual level. Modify cuts in the new Event Tool at any point, even long after they were created. The Event Tool lets you edit cuts, crossfades and other audio events to remove pops, clicks and noise from your recordings.
  
• Edit directly in the Windows context menu - Edit and convert your audio files easily and quickly, by right-clicking in the Windows context menu. You don't even have to open the program to search for the feature you need.
• Instant Action - The Instant Action window lets you access frequently used functions with just a click. All essential tools and functions are displayed as easily identifiable icons to help you save time when searching for features.
• 5.1 Surround sound editing - The new SOUND FORGE Audio Studio 15 now offers more editing options than ever before. Edit 5.1 Surround sound files with up to six channels.
• 64-bit support - Thanks to 64-bit support, SOUND FORGE Audio Studio 15 utilizes the full power of your processor. This delivers more processing power for larger projects with many effects.

wizardFX Suite - Professional effects plug-ins

Find the right effect for tasks from fast mixing to the final touches: wizardFX Suite ensures versatile dynamic, coloration and modulation effects based on a revolutionary operational concept. Simply choose a preset and adjust the effect intensity level with a single controller. Simple operation, impressive sound – it's the ultimate combination for advanced creativity.

• Dynamics - To calm the wild ups and downs of danceable sounds on one end, the other holds pulsing levels in check and smooths dynamic waves with a steady hand. wizardFX Dynamics are both yin and yang, working with naturally impulsive spikes and as equalization for different volume levels, depending on the desired sound.
• Coloration - More character, more color, more pressure! wizardFX has it all: Use the Tape Machine for analog warmth or fat overdrive. The Bitcrusher offers authentic lo-fi sounds and the Tube Distortion ranges from light oversaturation or punchy distortion. Tape Machine, Tube Distortion as well as Compressor and Gate are equipped with auto input gain: This warns if the input is too low or too high and can set the level to the optimal level in just one click. The extensive colorFX Suite featuring a wide range of possibilities is coming soon!
• Modulation - The courage to change is always rewarded – modulated sounds ensure a strong impression and will attract attention. Accentuated with delays, luscious thanks to chorus and striking using flanger effects. But all snuggly in place and reverb, rounded out for the perfect mix. Faster than you would think, but prettier than expected: wizardFX modulation effects.

RESTORATION AND MASTERING - FOR CLEAN, PROFESSIONAL SOUND

High-quality restoration tools allow you to optimize the sound of old records. Create captivating video soundtracks and create broadcast and streaming-ready CD masters and mixes.

• iZotope Ozone 9 Elements - Create broadcast-ready mixes for radio and streaming with iZotope Ozone 9 Elements. Professional developed presets for a range of genres give your mix a crystal-clear, punchy sound. The Mastering Wizard suggests the optimum starting point for the signal chain or processor settings, and you can then tweak the fine details manually.
• Audio restoration - Achieve clean, impressive sound for files with the audio restoration tool. It identifies and removes automatic clicks as well as static noise interference from air-conditioning units, electrical devices or amps.
• Vinyl recording and restoration - Convert your favorite records and cassettes to digital and enhance their audio quality with powerful recording and restoration tools for vinyl. Remove distracting noise and adjust the volume levels of your recordings. Then, burn your audio to CD or convert your recordings to standard formats such as MP3, FLAC and Ogg Vorbis.
• Perfect video sound - For high quality image and sound. Edit the most popular video formats with more than 20 audio effects for restoration and editing your recordings.
• Fast-track a CD master - The "Open and append" command makes it easier than ever to compile tracks for a CD master. Select one or multiple files and add these automatically, including track markers, to your CD.
• Import/export formats - SOUND FORGE Audio Studio 15 lets you import and export audio files in all standard formats (WAV, AIFF, MP3, MUS, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA, ASF, W64, CDA, RAW and VOX).

VISUALIZATION - AUDIO ANALYSIS IN SOUND FORGE AUDIO STUDIO

Analyze sound with sophisticated audio visualization tools. Music, vocals and noise are graphically and dynamically displayed on the basis of their audio data.

• Loudness Meter - Digital peak meter with a modern design. The classic Visualization Meter is now available with a new flat design and customizable skin colors. New drawing response of the V2 Peak Meter ensures that you can always view the volume at a glance.
• Oscilloscope - Clear signal visualization The oscilloscope offers impressive new options for visualizing waveforms. Visualize periodic oscillations in audio signal or have effect chain manipulations display in realtime. The oscilloscope offers active support as part of your audio editing workflow as well as the mastering process.
  
  

Highlights

• NEW! modernEQ
• NEW! modernReverb
• NEW! Advanced editing for effects plug-ins
• NEW! New resampling engine
• NEW! Optimized multichannel handling
• Remote Recording
• Instant Action & Windows context menu improvements
• wizardFX Suite with professional effects plug-ins
• Truncate Silence option for removing pauses
• Export Wizard for Audible, iTunes and Amazon audiobooks in accordance with ACX standards
• Redesigned Visualization Meter