Sound Forge Pro 10 Professional Digital Audio Production Suite

Professional Solutions for Video, Music, Audio, DVD and Blu-ray Disc™ Production

Sound Forge™ Pro 10 efficiently and reliably provides audio editors and producers complete control over all aspects of audio editing and mastering. Whether in the studio or the field, it is an essential tool for media professionals who need to create and edit audio files with speed and accuracy. With new precise event-based editing, integrated disc-at-once CD burning, professional noise-reduction tools, and pristine audio time stretching, Sound Forge Pro 10 delivers the ultimate all-in-one production suite for professional audio recording and mastering, sound design, audio restoration, and Red Book CD creation.

TOP NEW FEATURES Professional audio recording and editing • Event-based editing • A complete set of tools for recording mono, stereo, and multichannel audio • Integrated disc-at-once (DAO) • Perform automated recording triggered by a timer or a set audio threshold CD burning • Use precise event-based editing for a more efficient workflow • élastique Pro timestretch and • Edit stereo and native multichannel audio files down to the sample level in real time pitch shift plug-in • Musical instrument file processing Powerful effects processing • iZotope™ 64-bit SRC (sample rate • Use over 40 professional studio effects and processes including Reverb, EQ, and Delay conversion) and MBIT+ dither • Supports VST effects including automation for increased mastering flexibility (bit-depth conversion) • Use the élastique timestretch and pitch shift plug-in for pristine audio quality • Customizable window layouts • Includes Mastering Effects Bundle 2 powered by iZotope™: Mastering EQ, Mastering • Metadata editing via new Reverb, Multiband Compressor, Mastering Limiter, Stereo Imager, and Harmonic Exciter Metadata windows • Interactive tutorials Pristine sound quality • Enhanced Broadcast Wave Format • Supports full-resolution 24-bit and 32-bit/64-bit float 192kHz files for ultimate audio fidelity (.bwf) support • iZotope™ 64-bit SRC (sample rate conversion) and MBIT+ dither (bit-depth conversion) results in pristine audio quality CONTENTS • Export files in Dolby® Digital AC-3 and Windows Media multichannel format • Sound Forge Pro 10 software Integrated disc-at-once CD burning • Noise Reduction™ 2.0 software • Generate Red Book compliant disc-at-once premasters suitable for professional replication • CD Architect™ 5.2 software • Full PQ code editing support, including track and index positions and pause times • Mastering Effects Bundle 2 • Apply DirectX® plug-ins and VST effects, create live-style CDs, and add CD text powered by iZotope™ • Dolby® Digital Studio Encoder Audio for video • Digital Quick Start Manual • Import and save a wide variety of video formats including AVI, WMV, MOV, and MPEG-1/MPEG-2 • Digital User Manual • Synchronize audio and video to create multimedia productions • Digital Keyboard Commands shortcut list • Export songs to MP3 for use with portable music devices For a complete list of Sound Forge Pro 10 features and technical specifications, Instrument file processing go to www.sonycreativesoftware.com • Open native .DLS, .SF2, and .GIG files in the Sound Forge workspace • View bank, note, and sample pool information • Edit, enhance, process, and save back to the native instrument file format

Feature Sony® Sound Forge™ Pro 10 Steinberg® Wavelab® 6.0 Adobe® Audition® 3.0 General

Audio recording, editing, and processing P P P 24, 32-bit/64-bit floating 24-bit, 32-bit floating 24-bit, 32-bit floating Maximum bit-depth point/192kHz point/192kHz point/192kHz Phase scope meters P P P Customizable user interface P P P Interactive tutorials with vinyl recording overview P Hardware meters with output gain control P P P Recording Record and save native multichannel files P P Simultaneous play and record P P P Prerecord buffer P P Automated time-based recording P P Audio threshold record triggering P P Editing Open, edit and process native multichannel files P No Dolby Event-based editing P Audio Montage Waveform editing Background rendering P P ACID™ loop creation tools P MIDI triggering/sample transfer support P P P Audio scrubbing P P P ASIO™ driver support P P P Effects and Processing Includes Mastering Effects Bundle 2* by iZotope™ P Includes Noise Reduction 2.0 plug-ins P élastique Pro timestretch and pitch shift plug-in P Audio restoration tools P P P Musical instrument file processing (.DLS, .SF2, .GIG) P DirectX® plug-in FX automation P P P VST plug-in effect support P P P Real-time VU/PPM meters P VU VU iZotope™ 64-Bit SRC and MBIT+ Dither P Acoustic Mirror™ Convolution Plug-in P Wave Hammer™ Mastering Tools P Batch processing and scripting P P P Video Video and AVI support P AVI audio import P MPEG-2 import/export P Windows Media® File support P P P Support for 24fps DV video files P Includes Dolby® Digital AC-3 export P Export and Encoding Integrated Disc-at-once CD burning P P P Broadcast Wave format (.bwf) support P P Gracenote® MusicID™ technology P CD Extraction P P P Perfect Clarity™ Audio support P Publish to ACIDplanet.com P Windows Media and RealMedia® commands P

This comparison is based on publicly available information from eash listed application as of 07/27/2009 *Includes: Mastering EQ, Mastering Reverb, Multiband Compressor, Mastering Limiter, Stereo Imager, and Harmonic Exciter

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