Cleaning and editing your recordings
is now even easier
Remove noise from audio files and optimize the sound of recordings and video audio. Digitize vintage recordings and achieve perfect, clean sound for your old records, CDs and cassettes. Make custom edits and mixes of your media.
SOUND FORGE Audio Cleaning Lab 4: The fourth generation of this all-around tool delivers impressive workflows and innovative effect presets as well as powerful cleaning and mastering plug-ins from iZotope.
Quick & easy-to-use
With a wide range of wizards, presets, 1-click solutions and a clearly laid out interface, cleaning your audio files' sounds is simple.
Cleaning & restoration
Remove all standard types of noise such as vinyl crackling, camera whirring or wind with a range of practical presets.
Digitization
Import audio sources, CDs and video sound to your PC in just a few clicks.
Perfect video sound
The Video Sound Optimizer applies the exact settings you need to enhance the music, sound and spoken parts in your videos.
HQ recording
Record vocals for podcasts and other projects in professional quality at up to 96 kHz/24-bit.
Digitization
Record sound from tapes & LPs
Easily transfer individual songs and entire albums from records and tapes to your PC and record vocals for podcasts and other projects in outstanding studio quality at up to 96 kHz/24-bit.
Import sound from CDs & videos
Import CDs, old audio sources or video audio files to your PC with a few easy clicks and then start editing your media right away.
Export
Once you've imported and edited audio from your records, tapes or CDs, you can easily export it in any standard format such as MP3, WAV, OGG and FLAC.
Cleaning & restoration
Sound made visual:
Spectral cleaning
The spectral display provides a clear visualization of the various frequencies of an audio track. This enables you to identify noise at a glance and then remove it straight away.
Sound you can analyze:
Automatic cleaning
The auto cleaning function analyzes your audio material and recommends settings for optimizing it. You can also modify all these settings manually.
Sound you can enhance:
Video Sound Optimizer
Enhance speech recordings and reduce background noise, wind noise and sibilance – the Video Sound Optimizer offers a wide range of presets for removing all types of noise.
Quick & easy-to-use
Program wizards & presets
Automatic cleaning and sound characteristics with a single click: Let the program wizards and over 360 presets help you get the most out of your material.
Tips & tricks
No user manual necessary – the Infobox provides valuable tips and tricks for all functions and aspects of the program, helping you get the answers you need, when you need them.
Simple search
One keyword in the search field is all you need to find the project templates, help articles, tools and effects you're looking for.
New features
NEW! Shape your own unique sound with modernEQ
The new modernEQ equalizer allows for easier, more precise mixing. You can amplify, cut and shape sounds with complete precision while using the wide range of filter options in each EQ band. Custom editing options for audio tracks help you shape your own unique sound for projects.
NEW! Easily manage projects using the Track controls
Keep track of all essential track control options at a glance and adjust volume, panorama & levels quickly and easily using Track controls. Additionally, full control of the solo and mute settings lets you focus on any specific track settings and information so that you can give your project your full attention.
NEW! Search for & find presets fast with the plug-in browser
Rediscover the full potential of your plug-in collection with the plug-in browser extension. Enjoy quick and direct access to the matching sounds by displaying all available instruments and effects using keywords and filters. Save your favorites for easy access in the future, so you'll always have the perfect sound at your fingertips.
Highlights
- NEW! modernEQ
- NEW! Track controls
- NEW! Preset search in the plug-in browser
- NEW! Loudness visualization
- NEW! Improved audio engine and ARA2 support
- NEW! Steinberg SpectraLayers Elements 10
- NEW! iZotope RX 10 Elements & iZotope Ozone 11 Elements
- VST3 interface for seamless integration of external plug-ins
- Professional tools for precision audio editing
- NEW! Shape your own unique sound with modernEQ
- NEW! Easily manage projects using the Track controls
- NEW! Search for & find presets fast with the plug-in browser
- Digitization, cleaning & restoration
- Cut, combine & join
- 8 audio tracks for more convenient edits
- NEW! Shape your own unique sound with modernEQ
- NEW! Easily manage projects using the Track controls
- NEW! Search for & find presets fast with the plug-in browser
- Digitization, cleaning & restoration
- Cut, combine & join
- 8 audio tracks for more convenient edits
- NEW! Shape your own unique sound with modernEQ
- NEW! Easily manage projects using the Track controls
- NEW! Search for & find presets fast with the plug-in browser
- Digitization, cleaning & restoration
- Cut, combine & join
- 8 audio tracks for more convenient edits
- The offer price is valid for the first 12 months after purchase. From the 13th month, the regular retail price (RRP) applies again.
FAQs
What is SOUND FORGE?
SOUND FORGE is a digital audio editing suite by MAGIX aimed at both professional and semi-professional users. It has been the audio editing standard software for artists, producers and sound mastering engineers for over 20 years. The SOUND FORGE family includes SOUND FORGE Audio Studio, Audio Cleaning Lab, as well as SOUND FORGE Pro and SOUND FORGE Pro Suite.
What is SOUND FORGE
Audio Studio?
What is SOUND FORGE Pro?
What is SOUND FORGE Pro Suite?
What is SOUND FORGE
Cleaning Lab?
Are there free trial versions of
SOUND FORGE available?
Yes, free 30-day trial versions of SOUND FORGE family products are available. Just go to the free-download section and get started.
Is SOUND FORGE Audio Studio
a 32 bit software?
You need a 64-bit version of one of the following operating systems: Windows 11 | Windows 10. Further information on the system requirements can be found under technical specifications.