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Sound Forge Your Way

Essential audio tools for
every serious project

Choose the Sound Forge plan that’s right for your critical audio work. Start with core audio essentials along with indispensable plug-in effects packages, or expand your power with sophisticated pitch correction tools, amp emulation, and robust reverberation plug-ins.

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Features

Direct waveform editing at the sample level
Vegas Pro
Included
Vegas Pro Plus
Included
Precise peak and loudness metering
Vegas Pro
Included
Vegas Pro Plus
Included
Cut/copy/paste audio editing
Vegas Pro
Included
Vegas Pro Plus
Included
coreFX Suite, essentialFX Suite, and dynamic EQ plug-ins
Vegas Pro
Included
Vegas Pro Plus
Included
VST2, VST3 and ARA support
Vegas Pro
Included
Vegas Pro Plus
Included
Remove audio clicks/crackles and repair audio clipping
Vegas Pro
Included
Vegas Pro Plus
Included
Text to Speech
Vegas Pro
Included
Vegas Pro Plus
Included
Broadband noise reduction
Vegas Pro
Included
Vegas Pro Plus
Included
Multi channel support for record, playback, and edit
Vegas Pro
Included
Vegas Pro Plus
Included
Automatic record start with prerecord buffer
Vegas Pro
Included
Vegas Pro Plus
Included
Batch processing
Vegas Pro
Included
Vegas Pro Plus
Included
Event-based non-destructive editing mode
Vegas Pro
Included
Vegas Pro Plus
Included
Melodyne 5 Essential: note-level pitch and time correction
Vegas Pro
—
Vegas Pro Plus
Included
Vandal: realistic customizable amplifier emulation
Vegas Pro
—
Vegas Pro Plus
Included
VariVerb II: reverberation plug-in
Vegas Pro
—
Vegas Pro Plus
Included
3D Reverb plug-in
Vegas Pro
—
Vegas Pro Plus
Included

If it needs to be done, Sound Forge does it

The audio professional’s choice

Sample-level waveform editing

Zoom all the way out and work on the overall audio, or zoom into the waveform all the way past the sample level to make the precise audio edits you need.

Precise peak and loudness metering

Know exactly what your audio’s doing with highly accurate meters that help you avoid audio peak clipping or out-of-control loudness.

Cut/copy/paste audio editing

Like a word processor for audio, you can use familiar keyboard shortcuts to cut/copy/paste audio waveforms to instantly rearrange your material any way you need.

coreFX Suite, essentialFX Suite, and dynamic EQ plug-ins

All of the advanced audio processing tools needed for editing and mastering audio at the highest level. Includes EQs, delays, compressors, and many more.

VST2, VST3 and ARA support

Full support for all of your favorite third-party audio plug-ins, integrated seamlessly into your workflow so you can access them as easily as native tools.

Remove audio clicks/crackles and repair audio clipping

Audio repair tools help you easily fix problems and transform otherwise unusable audio into pristine assets for any project.

Text to Speech

Import your text and let the power of BorisFX AI transform it into convincing audio for your project in multiple languages and voices. All processed locally.

Broadband noise reduction

Analyze your audio material to identify and remove distracting ambient background noise like machine hum while preserving the quality of your desired audio.

Multi channel support

Bring a file with one mono channel, two stereo channels, or multiple surround-sound channels. Record and edit files with up to 32 channels and edit all of them at once.

Automatic record start with prerecord buffer

Arm for record to automatically start when input is detected or at a specific time. Sound Forge records a buffer so you never miss a second of important material.

Batch processing

Set up a batch project with multiple files. Apply audio effects, save parameters, and more with the click of a button. Let it run while you work on something else.

Event-based non-destructive editing

Edit destructively in default mode, or enter event-based mode for completely non-destructive editing work. Whichever mode makes most sense for the job at hand.

More Power with Sound Forge Plus

Next-Level Sound Manipulation and Effects

Includes everything in Sound Forge plus Celemony Melodyne 5 Essentials, Vandal, VariVerb II, and 3D Reverb.

Celemony Melodyne 5 Essentials

Sophisticated pitch and time correction
Adjust the pitch and timing of your audio at an extremely detailed level. Make your vocalist sound as good as possible or chase wild special effects.

Features
• Core pitch correction (note-based editing)
• Pitch drift and modulation control
• Timing tool for basic time correction
• Melodic Algorithm for high-quality vocal analysis

Vandal

Convincing amplifier emulation
Run your audio through high-quality amplifier, speaker, cabinet, and microphone models to give it exactly the punch you’re after.

Features
• Tons of preset setups
• Full manual control with typical amplifier controls like tone, overdrive, etc.
• Choose any amp, cabinet, and microphone to emulate amazing rigs
• Perfect for experimenting and dialing in exactly the right tone

VariVerb II: Reverberation Plug-in

For lush, clean, professional reverb
Reverb, when used right, adds a unique sheen to your audio. Or, use it “wrong” and wash your audio with heavy reverberation for special effect. The VariVerb II plug-in gives you full control to create the perfect ambiance.

• Selectable reverb types
• Tons of presets to use or start with
• Full manual control of room size, reverb amount, and much more
• High-quality reverb free from annoying artifacts delivers convincing sound

3D Reverb plug-in

Immersive spatial reverb for simulating rooms
Put your vocalist, choir, orchestra, or anything in a high-end room with wonderful acoustics. Create virtual 3D spaces with multichannel support to make your audio sound natural and convincing

• Create virtual 3D rooms with realistic reflections and depth
• Elevate stereo audio to multichannel for surround sound audio design
• Perfect for sound design and post production
• Place your audio to specific locations in a virtual room

Frequently Asked Questions

Just about anything and everything you can imagine that you need to do with audio. Sound Forge makes a great high-quality recording tool that supports both manual recording and automatic record-start modes for those times you can’t be there. Then edit audio, add audio effects, master audio, and much more. Think about it as a multitool for audio. If you need to do it to audio, you can use Sound Forge.

You can download and use a fully functional version of Sound Forge for 15 days at no charge in order to fully evaluate the software. At the end of this free product trial period, you must purchase or subscribe to continue using the application.

While Sound Forge has an incredibly deep tool set, it also offers a logical, straight-forward interface and workflow that make it easy to learn. Beginners can be up and running nearly instantly. Still, there’s a lifetime of learning (and fun!) ahead of you as you dig deeper and deeper.

No. Sound Forge intentionally does not function as a digital audio workstation (DAW). It has been designed as a specialist tool for working on a single audio file in ways that the general editing tool set of the typical DAW simply cannot match. Sound Forge works perfectly as a critical tool that integrates nicely with the DAW of your choice as well as any video editing software you use.