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Sony SoundForge Multichannel Editing Software (Windows)

The industry standard in digital audio editing is Sony's full-featured Sound Forge audio editor -- designed with the audio professional in mind. Learn More...

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10

Individual User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10

Feature:
Well, you can't multi-track with it and 3rd party VST/DX effects enhance the experience at extra cost but it has a bundle of features, wave editing, cross fades, markers, resampling, batch processing, support of DX and VST fx, flash import, and now included with CD Architect 5, the best audio CD burning program I've ever used.

Quality:
Great box, nice 'Getting Started' manual, easy registration, CD's included for soundforge, cd architect and noise reduction 2.0. WOuld have had 10 if the manual had been the full operating manual as opposed to a 'getting started' guide but .pdf files come with full manual on installation CD.

Value:
I got this software on an educational discount, so it was especially good value. the full retail price of 400 plus dollars is steep, but many retailers are selling this product for 275 or less dollars right now which is reasonable.

Desirability:
Sexy red glossy box. Great software. CD Architect included. Industry renowned product.

Sound:
It has great sound features for stereo 2 track wave editing. You can pretty much do anything at any samplerate. Plugins included are functional but a bit dated in some respects, for this money you can't expect UAD-1 or Waves bundle quality plug-ins. Works well however with my 3rd party VST plug-ins.

Ease of Use:
Interface is quite simple, docking windows for customizing layouts is good.

Support:
Sony have decent support, telephone support or internet support with forums.

Overall:
After using this product for 4 months, I would not be without it. It offers most of the functionality of a top grade wave editor like Wavelab (except montage and surround sound), but costs considerably less. Easy to use, includes some great tools, great for mastering CD mixes and then opening files in CD Architect, the best burning app I've ever used.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10

Feature:
Now that it has VST support it's unsurpassable for finalizing your tracks.

Quality:
It's virtually uncrashable.

Value:
This is professional quality software, the price is in line with other programs.

Desirability:
It isn't all that sparkly but does what it is designed to do and does it remarkably well.

Sound:
Sound Quality is excellent.

Ease of Use:
It couldn't be simpler. The interface is very logical.

Support:
I've never needed any support with this program.

Overall:
This program performs and if you have the skills to make it perform you won't be disappointed. If you don't know what you're doing... well you might get lucky... but this program has the capability.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10

Feature:
I know -- it's Windows-only software, two tracks only. But for huge projects, splitting up work over multiple workstations, even if I record on Mac and burn the eventual discs on Macs, it's still been worth my time and sanity to bring mono or two-track stuff across platforms to do the bulk of the work in Sound Forge.

Quality:
Sound Forge is an armored tank that I've used to travel through the last ten years. I can think of no software, Windows or Mac, that I've used in my work that was as consistently uncrashable and reliable. When you're paying LA-area voice talent $125.00 an hour and up, you'll lose your shirt (or job, as applicable) by losing time, tracks or work. With Sound Forge, I never have.

Value:
Reasonable priced.

Desirability:
People who've never used it just stare at you when you talk about it. People who have used it nod knowingly.

Sound:
It's very good. The better the interface or input board the better, obviously, but this software has made the most of any of them.

Support:
This company themselves as been great, although they had been over-extended just trying to develop too amny products over too broad a front, and conseqently had been strapped for cash. Now that Sony has them, they've left those people in place (and,well, I don't think Sony will be going broke soon...)

Overall:
I'm glad Sony bought it and it bringing it back to the forefront.

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