Magix Software has upgraded Sound Forge Pro to version 12, featuring more processing power and more audio tools, but unfortunately still retains that ugly, circa-1998 Windows interface.
Sound Forge Pro began as a mastering workstation for Windows-based audio engineers in 1993 and was purchased from Sony in 2016 by Magix. Since the acquisition, Magix has been reviving the entire product line, releasing Sound Forge Audio Studio 12 and Sound Forge Pro Mac 3.
Sound Forge Pro 12 adds new mastering and restoration features, along with modern hardware and platform compatibility. The software has a new 64-bit architecture and a suite of additional plug-in effects, which now benefit from VST3 compatibility. DSD formats are supported in the new version and allow for import and export of audio files in optimal quality. Sound Forge Pro 12 also makes use of innovative psychoacoustic mastering, which can prevent conversion artifacts through Pow-r dithering algorithms.
Four tools from Magixs broadcasting software Sequoia were also added in the new version. The Wave Hammer 2.0 tool offers automatic mastering options while still giving users total control over their sound. The features DeHisser, DeClicker/DeCrackler and DeClipper provide Sound Forge Pro audio restoration capabilities.
Sound Forge Pro 12 Suite has also been announced which adds the spectrum analysis tool SpectraLayers Pro 5, which provides the user with a complete spectral visualization of the audio. The Suite also contains plug-ins like iZotopes RX Elements and Ozone 8 Elements.
There are three flavors of Sound Forge Pro 12 to choose from: Sound Forge Pro 12 – €399 / $399; Sound Forge Pro 12 Suite – €599 / $599; and Sound Forge Pro 365 – from €14.99 / $14.99 per month.
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