Sound Forge 8 vs. 9
FEATURE | Sound Forge 9 | Sound Forge 8 |
Multichannel file editing and processing | | |
Multichannel audio recording | | |
Drag-and-drop editing between channels | | |
Hardware meters with output gain control | | |
Phase and mono-compatibility meters | | |
New wet/dry mix and crossfade options for effects | | |
Channel Converter tool for multichannel files | | |
Multichannel capable Spectrum Analysis | | |
Enhanced user interface and color customization | | |
Multichannel Windows® Media File support | | |
5.1 Dolby® Digital AC-3 export (Studio plug-in) | | |
Gracenote® MusicID™ technology | | |
Includes Noise Reduction 2.0 | | |
Includes Mastering Effects Bundle powered by iZotope™ | | |
VST plug-in effect support | | |
ASIO driver support | | |
Application scripting | | |
Batch converter functionality | | |
Audio scrubbing tool and JKL keyboard commands | | |
Customizable keyboard mapping | | |
Includes CD Architect 5.2 software | | |
Direct file export to CD Architect software | | |
DirectX® plug-in effects automation | | |
Automated time-based recording | | |
Audio threshold record triggering | | |
Prerecord buffer | | |
VU/PPM meters for RMS playback and monitoring | | |
Media Explorer with automatic file previewing | | |
Spectrum Analysis tools | | |
Clipped peak detection and marking | | |
White, pink, and brown noise generators | | |
Waveform volume and pan envelopes | | |
Undo past saves | | |
Real-time nondestructive audio editing | | |
Multitask Background Rendering | | |
DirectX plug-In Manager | | |
Effect Preset Manager | | |
QuickTime and MPEG-1 & 2 Import | | Required separate plug-in purchase |
QuickTime™ 6 import & export, RealMedia™ 9 export | | |
Windows Media™ Video Import | | |
Maximum bit-depth | 8, 16, 24-bit, 32-bit/64-bit float/192kHz | 8, 16, 24-bit, 32-bit/64-bit float/192kHz |
Audio editing, recording, processing, and encoding | | |
Drag-and-drop operations | | |
Real-time audio effects | Over 40 audio FX and VST effect suppport, and includes Mastering Effects Bundle powered by iZotope | Over 40 audio FX and VST effect suppport |
Crash recovery tools | | |
Video and AVI support | | |
ACID looping tools | | |
Equalizer | Graphic, Parametric, Paragraphic | Graphic, Parametric, Paragraphic |
Unlimited undo/redo | | |
Undo/redo history | | |
Embed URLs in audio | | |
Normalize | Peak/RMS | Peak/RMS |
Video preview window | | |
Perfect Clarity™ Audio support | | |
Effects previewing | | |
Punch-In (record a specific length) | | |
DTMF generator/Simple synthesis | | |
Playlisting | | |
MIDI triggering/sample transfer support | | |
Acoustic Mirror™ modeling plug-in | | |
Wave Hammer™ mastering tools | | |
