Top 5 New Features

         Show Me How tutorials: Get step-by-step, interactive help on 15 topics such as recording, editing, and applying effects.

         Native DirectX and VST audio plug-in support increases your options for effects you can apply to your audio tracks.

         ASIO driver support provides low-latency playback and recording capabilities, plus access to additional sound cards and audio devices.

         Flash™ format support: Import Flash (.swf) files directly into Sound Forge Audio Studio 8 software and synchronize audio to your project.

         Customizable UI, Windows XP Theme Support: Customize your editing workspace.

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Do-It-Yourself Audio

Sound Forge® Audio Studio™ software is everything you need to produce professional-quality audio on your home computer — no more renting expensive studio time to get the results you want! Record just about anything, edit and restore audio, burn your own CDs, create streaming media, and convert files with lightning speed — all using drag-and-drop actions and simple commands such as cut, copy, and paste.

Audio recording, editing, and production made easy

Record your audio        Edit your mix    Share it with others

 Professional Power

Sound Forge Audio Studio software is an easy-to-use home version of our Sound Forge professional software — the industry standard for audio editing and mastering on the PC platform. Built on award-winning technology used by recording studios and musicians worldwide, Sound Forge Audio Studio software brings the editing power of the pros to your home computer.

 Learn as You Go with Amazing Tutorials

Sony Show Me How tutorials go beyond the booklets and basic tutorials that other solutions provide. These extraordinary helpers are built right into the software — just click Show Me How to access simple, interactive help on 15 topics. More about Show Me How tutorials

Capture Audio from Any Source

Plug a microphone or instrument into your computer's sound card and start recording directly into Sound Forge Audio Studio software — capture instruments, vocals, keyboards, and more. You can also import music from your own CDs and MP3s for immediate mixing and editing. More about recording and capture

Powerful Editing Tools

Enjoy pro-level control over audio editing, EQ, volume, and effects processing. Mix audio tracks, balance sound levels, and create custom fades. Perform precise, real-time editing of audio files with simple drag-and-drop operations. Expertly balance sound levels, trim unwanted sections, and synchronize audio with video. More about audio editing

 Unmatched Effects Processing

Customize your creations with studio-quality effects such as EQ, delay, chorus, and reverb. Liven up presentations, recordings, and music using the included 1,001 Sound Effects. Sound Forge Audio Studio software also includes support for DirectX® and VST audio effects to further enhance your mix. More about effects processing

More Ways to Share

Powerful encoding tools let you save audio in popular formats including .mp3, .wav, and .wma. Burn your own CDs, export to your MP3 player, or upload songs to the Web. More about CD burning and encoding

Easy Live Recording

To capture audio from almost any source, simple plug a microphone or instrument into your computer's sound card and start recording. Visually monitor audio levels in real time for accurate mixing. With Sound Forge® Audio Studio™ software, it's easy to:

         Capture instrument and vocal performances

         Digitize and restore old recordings

         Record voiceover tracks for your videos

         Create custom audio effects and textures

Extract Audio from CDs and MP3s

You can use Sound Forge Audio Studio software to extract songs from your own CDs and MP3s for immediate mixing and editing.

Easy Drag-and-Drop Editing

Perform precise, real-time editing of audio files with simple drag-and-drop operations. Expertly balance sound levels, remove noise, trim unwanted sections, and synchronize audio with video. Sound Forge Audio Studio editing features include:

         Real-time nondestructive editing

         Unlimited undo and redo

         Support for DirectX and VST audio effects

 Hear Changes as You Work

Just like professional audio editing tools, Sound Forge Audio Studio software lets you cut, paste, and delete audio in real-time so you can hear the results immediately.

Create your own music loops and samples to use with ACID® Music Studio™ software. Sound Forge Audio Studio software includes more than 30 built-in effects and processes to enhance your audio projects.

Extensive Video Support

Sound Forge Audio Studio makes it easy to synchronize audio with video for video scoring. Import popular video formats including Windows Media, QuickTime, and Flash animations.

ASIO driver support

New in version 8, ASIO driver support provides users with low-latency playback and recording capabilities, plus access to additional sound cards and audio devices

Studio-Quality Effects

Enhance your audio with effects. Sound Forge Audio Studio software includes more than 30 built-in professional effects and processes such as EQ, delay, reverb, and chorus. Simply drag and drop to apply effects to your mix, and hear the results immediately.

Audio Restoration Tools

         Eliminate clicks, pops, and other noise from your mixes

         Digitize and restore old recordings

         Clean up recordings and MP3s

         Apply audio effects and processes

         Create the perfect podcast

DirectX® and VST support

Sound Forge Audio Studio software natively supports DirectX and VST audio plug-ins, expanding the number of available effects you can apply to your audio.

Fantastic Sound Effects

Included with Sound Forge Audio Studio software is our exclusive 1,001 Sound Effects CD — loaded with audio samples to provide you with unending creative content.

Easy audio encoding

Sophisticated encoding capabilities let you quickly convert audio files into MP3, Windows Media®, QuickTime®, and RealMedia® formats formats for the Web. Create your own podcasts, export your songs to MP3 players, and more.

Popular Supported Formats      Opens  Saves  

 Windows® Video (.avi)          

MPEG-1 Layer 3 (audio) (.mp3)         

  WAV (Microsoft) (.wav)       

Windows Media® Audio 9 Series (.wma)        

Windows Media® Video 9 Series (.wmv)        

RealAudio® (.rm)                     

RealVideo® (.rm)                     

QuickTime® Movie (.mov)      

  QuickTime 6 (.qt)      

Macintosh® AIFF (.aif)           

MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 Video* (.mpg)

Perfect Clarity Audio (.pca)     

Wave 64 (.w64)          

OGG Vorbis (.ogg)     

Dialogic VOX ADPCM (.vox)

 *MPEG-1&2 support requires the purchase of the MainConcept MPEG plug-in from Sony Media Software.

Built-in CD Burning

Integrated track-at-once CD burning lets you burn your own CDs in minutes so you can share your music with others.

One-click Publishing to ACIDplanet.com

Want to get heard? ACIDplanet.com is the premier Internet site for musicians and content developers. Join ACIDplanet.com to upload and share compositions, remix songs from major-label artists, and collaborate with other members on a wide range of music and video projects.

One-click publishing to ACIDplanet.com requires an Internet connection from your PC to the Web.

Create the Perfect Podcast

Whether you're narrating, reporting, or creating an audio blog, Sound Forge Audio Studio software has everything you need to make your podcast more enjoyable for your listeners. Edit your recordings precisely and efficiently. Remove dead air, fix problematic audio, normalize volume levels, and more. Enhance your podcast with built-in audio effects or the included 1,001 sound effects.                

Amazing Tutorials

Show Me How tutorials go beyond the booklets and basic tutorials that other solutions provide. These extraordinary helpers are built right into the software — just click Show Me How to access simple, interactive help on 15 topics. Exclusive to Sony Media Software products, Show Me How tutorials help you spend less time learning and more time creating!

Sound Forge Audio Studio Software Features

General

         New! Built-in Show Me How interactive tutorials

         New! Customizable UI, Windows XP theme support

         New! Edit source project

         Simple editing and navigation

         Drag-and-drop operations

         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)

         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! DirectX audio plug-in support

         New! VST audio effect support

         New! ASIO driver support

         Amplitude Modulation

         Chorus

         Delay

         Distortion

         Dynamics

         Envelopes

         Flange/Wah-Wah

         Noise Gate

         Pitch Bend

         Reverb

         Stutter

Tools

         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 your own loops for use in ACID software

         Loop-editing toolbar

         Assign root notes, number of beats, and tempo

Sample Editing

         Real-time loop tuning window

         Sustaining Loop, Release Loop Recording

         Real-time record meters

         Remote record function

Regions and Playlists

         New! Updated Regions List window

         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

Video Support and Encoding

         New! 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

MPEG-1&2 support requires the purchase of the MainConcept MPEG plug-in from Sony Media Software. Note: Some product features may require registration.

Sound Forge Family Comparison

Feature Sound Forge® 8          Sound Forge® Audio Studio 8

Maximum bit-depth      24-bit, 32-bit/64 bit float/192 kHz        16-bit, 48kHz

Record, edit, and process audio           

Real-time editing          

Simple editing and navigation    

Number of audio effects            Over 20 DirectX® Audio Plug-Ins        11 Audio Plug-Ins

Express FX™ Vinyl Restoration tool   

Audio presets   Over 200 customizable 90

Media explorer

Crash recovery

Customizable user interface      

Multitask background rendering           

Embed URL's in audio 

 ACID® Loop creation tools   

Video and AVI support           

 Drag-and-drop CD extraction 

Track-at-once CD burning       

Normalize         Peak/RMS       Peak

Effects previewing        

Unlimited undo/redo    

MP3 import/save         

Windows Media® 9 import/export      

QuickTime® 6 import and export        

Full support for 4GB + files      

 Real-time playback meters       VU/PPM         

Export to Sony® Net MD™ handheld devices

Publishing to ACIDplanet.com 

 Support for 24fps DV video files         

 Includes 1,001 Sound Effects               

Built-in interactive Show Me How tutorials                   

VST plug-in effect support       

ASIO™ driver support

 DirectX audio plug-in support 

Updated Regions List window 

 Edit source project     

 Customizable UI, Windows XP theme support

Flash (.swf) format import        

 Application scripting   

Batch converter functionality    

Automated file format encoding

Audio scrubbing tool and JKL keyboard commands     

Customizable keyboard mapping          

Includes CD Architect 5.2 with CD text support           

Direct file export to CD Architect software       

Playlist/Cutlist  

DirectX plug-in effects automation        

DirectX Plug-In Manager         

Sound Forge project files         

Undo past save

Clipped peak detection and marking    

VU/PPM meters          

Automated time-based recording         

Audio threshold record triggering         

Prerecord buffer          

24:1 sample-level editing          

MIDI triggering/sample transfer

White/pink/brown noise generators      

Audio Plug-In Chainer 

Wave Hammer™ Mastering tool         

Waveform volume and pan envelopes  

Spectrum Analysis tools           

Undo/Redo History     

Time display window   

 Acoustic Mirror™ Tool          

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® 9.0c or later (included on CD-ROM)

Internet Explorer 5.1 or later (included on CD-ROM)

Please Note: Some features may require product registration