SOUND FORGE Audio Cleaning Lab 4
The easiest way to clean & restore audio

 

 

 

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

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

Cleaning & restoration

Remove all standard types of noise such as vinyl crackling, camera whirring or wind with a range of practical presets.

Digitization

Digitization

Import audio sources, CDs and video sound to your PC in just a few clicks.

Perfect video sound

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

HQ recording

Record vocals for podcasts and other projects in professional quality at up to 96 kHz/24-bit.

Digitization

Record sound from tapes & records

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 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

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 you can see: Spectral cleaning

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.

Automatic cleaning

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.

Optimize video sound

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

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

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

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
SOUND FORGE Audio Cleaning Lab 4
SOUND FORGE Audio Cleaning Lab 4
SOUND FORGE Audio Cleaning Lab 4
SOUND FORGE Audio Cleaning Lab 4 The easiest solution for audio cleaning and restoration
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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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?

SOUND FORGE Audio Studio is a digital audio editing all-rounder. It's the perfect software for recording podcasts or audio books in high quality, cutting and editing audio files with professional restoration and mastering tools, and modifying them with a wide range of effects.

What is SOUND FORGE Pro?
 

SOUND FORGE Pro is audio software for professional users. An extensive range of professional functions makes it the most popular software among producers and sound engineers worldwide.

What is SOUND FORGE Pro Suite?
 

SOUND FORGE Pro Suite is a professional software package for recording, editing, sound design and mastering. The suite sets new standards for audio and contains a wide range of sophisticated plug-ins, such as the brand-new Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 10 and Melodyne essential.

What is SOUND FORGE
Cleaning Lab?

SOUND FORGE Cleaning Lab is an all-around tool for cleaning, digitizing and restoring audio recordings. It features modern workflows, innovative effect presets and powerful cleaning and mastering plug-ins from iZotope.

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.

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