Sony Sound Forge Audio Studio 9

Audio Editing and Production Software

Sound Forge Audio Studio software is everything you need to edit and master professional-quality audio on your home computer. Record live instruments and vocals, edit and restore audio, apply studio-quality effects, and convert files with lightning speed. You can even create your own karaoke tracks with the Vocal Eraser tool. Best of all, Sound Forge Audio Studio software is easy to use. With a few basic commands such as cut, copy, and paste, you can produce high-fidelity audio on your PC.

If you care about sound quality, Sound Forge Audio Studio software is your path to high-fidelity.  Record live audio in full resolution 24-bit, 96kHz to capture the subtle overtones and nuances of instruments, vocals, and effects changes.  Use the vinyl recording and restoration technology to easily digitize your albums.  Audio restoration tools remove clicks, pops, and other noise.  You can even remove vocals from most songs to create karaoke projects or custom remixes.

Sound Forge Audio Studio is Perfect for:

• Home recording studios
• Musicians, DJs, and audio editors
• Video and multimedia producers
• Podcast and streaming media creators
• Educators, trainers, and presenters

Built on award-winning professional software technology used by recording studios and musicians worldwide, Sound Forge Audio software puts the editing power of the pros on your desktop.

• Capture & Record
  Import music from your own CDs and MP3s, record live performances, capture audio from vinyl, cassettes, and more. Just plug in the microphone, instrument, or playback device and let Sound Forge Audio Studio software do the rest.
  
• Edit & Mix
  Experience pro-level control over audio editing and effects processing. Mix audio tracks, apply effects, restore damaged recordings, remove vocals, and synchronize audio with video.
  
• Save & Share
  Sound Forge Audio Studio software has powerful encoding tools so you can save audio and video in popular formats including MP3, WAV, WMV, and QuickTime. Multiple export options make it easy to burn your own CDs, export audio to your MP3 player, or upload songs to the Web.  

Capture Your Performance
To record live audio, simply plug a microphone or instrument into your computer's sound card and click Record. Easily capture instruments, vocals, keyboards, and more. You can also import audio from your own CDs and MP3s, or use the Vinyl Recording and Restoration tool to record audio from LPs and cassettes.

Enhance Audio with Effects
Customize your projects with more than 30 built-in audio effects such as EQ, delay, chorus, and reverb, as well as 1,001 sound effects. DirectX and VST support expands the number of effects you can apply and increases your mastering flexibility.

Make Your Own Karaoke Tracks  
Sound Forge Audio Studio 9 software includes the Vocal Eraser plug-in. Easily remove vocals from most recordings or isolate vocals. You can also use this plug-in to extract vocals from songs for remixing. The Vocal Eraser plug-in contains presets for various recording situations.  

Edit Like a Pro
Simply drag and drop to expertly balance sound levels, trim unwanted sections, and synchronize audio with video. You can also use Sound Forge Audio Studio software to create your own music loops and samples to use with ACID Music Studio software.  

Integrated CD Burning
CD burning is fully integrated into Sound Forge Audio Studio software so you can easily create professional-sounding CDs. Burn one track at a time or choose disc-at-once (DAO) to burn a disc with full control over the pauses between tracks.

Encode Audio and Video
Quickly convert audio files to MP3, WAV, WMA, and other formats including QuickTime and RealMedia formats for the Web. Such extensive audio support makes it easy to create your own podcasts and streaming media or export audio to MP3 players and other portable devices. 

Learn as You Go with Amazing Tutorials
The exclusive Show Me How tutorials guide you through the entire creative process. Whenever you need help, just click the Show Me How button and choose the tutorial topic. Helpful text dialogue boxes, pointers, and guides will actually show you what to do and where to click.

General Features

• New! 24-bit/96kHz audio support
• New! Microsoft Windows Vista support
• New! UI customization
• Show Me How interactive tutorials
• Simple editing and navigation
• Easy drag-and-drop functionality
• Real-time nondestructive editing
• Multitask background rendering
• Media Explorer with automatic file previewing
• Automatic left and right mono to stereo merge
• Fully customizable toolbars
• Mix, paste, and crossfade
• Automatic file mixing and conversion
• Unlimited Undo/Redo
• Over 30 built-in effects & processes
• System and user-defined function presets
• Enhanced Preset Manager
• Crash recovery
• Mark-in, mark-out, drop markers in real time
• Embed URL flips within audio and video stream
• Mono and stereo sound files
• Real-time play and record meters
• Full support for 4 GB and larger files
• Standard keyboard commands, mouse shortcuts, and toolbars
• Compress sound files for 8-bit distribution

Processes

• Bit Depth Converter (to 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit)
• DC Offset
• 10-band EQ
• Fade In/Out
• Graphic Fade
• Multiple fade curve types
• Insert Silence
• Invert/Flip
• Mute
• Normalize
• Pan
• Resample
• Reverse
• Smooth/Enhance
• Swap channels
• Time Compress
• Volume

Effects

• New! Vocal Eraser plug-in
• DirectX audio plug-in support
• VST audio effect support
• ASIO driver support
• Amplitude Modulation
• Chorus
• Delay
• Distortion
• Dynamics
• Envelopes
• Flange/Wah-Wah
• Noise Gate
• Pitch Bend
• Reverb
• Stutter

Tools

• New! Disc-at-once (DAO) CD burning
• New! Vinyl Recording and Restoration Tool
• New! JKL scrubbing
• New! Gracenote MusicID CD album identification
• Track at once CD burning
• Drag-and-drop CD extraction
• Express FX Vinyl Restoration Tool
• Statistics Tool
• Simple Synthesis with sweep
• DTMF/MF Synthesis

Tools for ACID Software

• Create loops for use in ACID software
• Loop-editing toolbar
• Assign root notes, number of beats, and tempo

Sample Editing

• Sustaining Loop, Release Loop Recording
• Real-time record meters
• Remote record function

Regions and Playlists

• New! Updated marker and region ruler with selection snapping
• Regions List
• Name markers, loops, and regions

Timing Basis

• Absolute Frames
• Measures and Beats
• Samples, Time, Seconds
• SMPTE Drop/Non-Drop
• SMPTE EBU/Film Sync
• Time and Frames

Audio and Video Support and Encoding

• New! ATRAC .aa3 Format Support
• Flash (.swf) format import
• Save files to popular multimedia and Internet file formats
• Windows Media 9 import and export, RealMedia 9 export
• QuickTime 6 import and export MPEG-1&2 import*
• Export to Sony NetMD players
• Adjustable video frame rate and frame size
• Video frame display above waveform
• Edit AVI files with multiple audio streams
• Maintain perfect sync while working with full NTSC and PAL video
• Audio and video synchronization with sub-frame accuracy
• Various video and audio compression options
• Support for 24fps native DV video files
• Video preview window

Supported Formats Opens: AA3, AIFF, AU, AVI, SND, DIG, SD, IVC, MP3, MPEG-1, MPEG-2,* OGG, OMA, PCA, QuickTime, RAW, SFA, VOX, W64, WAV, WMA, WMV
 
Saves: AA3, AIFF, AU, AVI, DIG, IVC, MP3, MPEG-1, MPEG-2,* OGG, RealAudio, PCA, RAW, RealVideo, QuickTime, VOX, W64, WAV, WMA, WMV

* MPEG-1&2 support requires the purchase of the MainConcept MPEG plug-in from Sony Creative Software. Note: Product requires online registration.

• Windows XP or Vista
• 900 MHz processor
• 256 MB of RAM
• 150 MB Hard Disk space for program installation
• Windows-compatible Sound Card
• DVD-ROM drive (for installation)
• Supported CD-Recordable drive (for CD burning)
• Microsoft DirectX 9.0c or later (included on disc)
• Product requires online registration within 30 days.  You must provide your registration information to Sony Creative Software Inc., a US company, in order to activate the software.