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Sound Forge

Product Information
Product Overview

With the release of version 4.5, Sound Forge brings even more fire power to your digital audio arsenal! Along with all the features of version 4.0, including: non-linear hard-disk editing, tons of audio effects, processes, and tools, support for Microsoft AVI and ASF files for Microsoft NetShow, read and write support for just about any file format out there, processing of audio files headed for the Internet, production of studio-quality audio for broadcast, file compression to 8-bit for distribution and delivery, playlists and regions lists for CD mastering, support for DirectX Audio (such as Sonic Foundry’s Noise Reduction, Acoustic Mirror and XFX Plug-Ins) as well as proprietary products

Features

Sound Forge 4.5 is professional sound editing software for Windows that includes an extensive set of audio processes, tools, and effects for manipulating audio. Combine Sound Forge with any Windows-compatible sound card to create, record, edit, and refine audio files.The clean interface and familiar Windows environment make editing fast and easy. Sound Forge now includes:
Multimedia and Internet Development
Sound Forge supports a wide range of cross platform files and audio/video compression formats including Internet encoders. Adding audio to your Internet, intranet and multimedia projects is imple. Sound Forge supports NetShow 3.0, RealAudio/Video 5.0 and JAVA AU files. Sound Forge also allows the user to edit sound to image with frame accuracy by supporting Video for Window (AVI files.)
Recording and Editing Music
Sound Forge is loaded with system-defined presets and will also allow you to create and save your own. All processes and effects dialogs give you the ability to preview changes, as well as a bypass option for before and after comparisons. The Undo/Redo History can quickly restore your files to any previously edited stage. In Sound Forge you can create and give unique names to markers, loops, and regions. Drag any region to a playlist for non-destructive editing and arrangement within a sound file. Create, edit, or change sustaining and release loops for music samples in the real-time loop-tuning window. Transfer samples to an internal or external sampler via SCSI/SMDI or MIDI/SDS. Sound Forge generates stable MIDI time code in all standard frame rates. Sound Forge now fully supports Sonic Foundry's music creation software ACID. An array of new tools are now included for editing ACID loops quickly and easily. “ACIDize” your loops by permanently
assigning root notes, number of beats and tempo. Loop editing has been simplified as well with new features for manipulating rhythmic audio.
Broadcast Production
Sound Forge includes dozens of high quality audio effects and processing tools. Time Compress/Expand can turn 33 seconds of narration into a 30-second spot without any pitch change, while choosing one of three equalizers - 10-band, paragraphic and parametric - ensures audio quality across systems. Graphic and Multi-band Dynamics can add fullness to the entire file or compress by frequency range. You can easily contour regions with Graphic
Fade In/Out.
General Editing Features
8- or 16-bit audio files - mono and stereo sound files - sample rates from 2 kHz to 96 kHz - standard keyboard commands - mouse shortcut menus - toolbars - direct edit mode - audio event locator - overview window - preset workspaces - mix - paste - crossfade - system-defined function presets - user-defined function presets - preset manager - reactive previews - automatic left and right mono to stereo merge - multiple-level undo and redo - undo/redo histories - real time play meters - mark-In, mark-Out, drop markers in real time - pop-up mixer - embed summary information in files - create event files for Advanced Steaming Format and RealAudio/RealMedia files
And Much More...

For more information about the advantages of Sound Forge, the changing nature of Web sites, and needs of Web site builders contact AUDIO Images at 415-957-9131.


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