Highlights in the Suite – more possibilities for audio editing
This complete package for recording, editing and processing audio files includes various powerful plug-ins from MAGIX and renowned partners and sets a new standard in the audio world. Always stay a step ahead – with SOUND FORGE Pro 18 Suite
Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 11
Steinberg delivers an impressive extension of its powerful Unmix functions in the latest version: SpectraLayers 11 offers new AI algorithms for speech and music repair as well as many helpful new features, including process chains, a batch processing function and volume envelopes. Whether for music, sound design, restoration or repair - SpectraLayers 11 sets new quality standards for spectral audio processing.
Celemony Melodyne essential
Melodyne provides you with unparalleled access to all the musical details in your recordings and samples – note by note.
This is made possible by sophisticated analysis that deeply examines your recordings and samples to identify and understand the musical relationships within them: The individual notes and their properties, the scales and chords used, timing, tempo, and sound. And then, all of it can be edited intuitively with Melodyne.
Artificial intelligence with sensory integration
SpectraLayers allows you to both see the spectrum of your audio as well as touch, shape, and design it. Enjoy an even faster path to achieving perfect audio thanks to support for artificial intelligence that recognizes musical patterns and performs operations.
The ideal basis for AI-assisted processing
Manual selection tools let you make any type of edit from rough changes in broad brushstrokes to microscopic tweaks. AI-powered processes make SpectraLayers even more accurate and versatile, so you can achieve optimal results faster than ever before.
From scientific work to free improvisation
Use the speed and precision offered by AI to split a sample into layers and mix them the way you need. Separate tracks into stems and stems into individual components entirely automatically. Identify, isolate, and process transients, tones, and noises in extracted instruments. Get detailed and shapeable sound with surgical precision thanks to SpectraLayers.
Repair and restore
Manually or fully automatically use AI-powered tools to: Find and remove errors or unwanted noise, reduce hiss, repair clips, remove clicks, tame transients, and more. Work quickly and accurately to achieve stunning results you never thought possible.
3D Reverb
Unparalleled sonic depth meets unlimited creativity in one convenient package. Create virtual environments based on the spatial arrangement of your tracks in the mix. Take your sound to a new level, from stereo to 10 channels, and discover endless possibilities for sound design. Enjoy a new dimension in reverb effects.
Storyblocks
Seamlessly integrated into MAGIX Hub, Storyblocks offers an extensive library of professional, royalty-free content that has been carefully selected to meet the needs of creatives at every artistic level. From captivating visual elements to immersive soundscapes, gain access to endless creative possibilities with Storyblocks – available directly in SOUND FORGE Pro 18 Suite.
Analogue Modelling Suite
The Analogue Modelling Suite Plus includes four high-quality effects plug-ins that model analog audio tools which simply can't be left out of any mastering process.
This includes a high-quality analog compressor (am-track) with optional simulation of studio tape machine saturation effects, a transient designer (am-pulse) for influencing the signal envelope of percussive audio material, a tube pre-amp/channel strip (am-phibia), plus a mastering dynamics tool (am|munition) with compressor, limiter, clipper and M/S editing.
Compressor with M/S editing: am|munition
The VST plugin am|munition is an extremely versatile dynamics tool for editing signal groups or sum signals, making it especially useful for mastering. It contains separate units such as compression, filtering, side-chain, limiter and clipper. You can also edit mid and side signals separately in M/S mode. All modules and parameters are optimized for compressing program material without disturbing artifacts, loudness gain, and analog control mode with individual sound signature.
Transient designer: am|pulse
The transient designer has been developed specifically for detailed editing of percussive and dynamic signals. It's particularly suitable for optimizing attack and sustain parameters for drum or string parts. Among its other optimization mechanisms, am|pulse boasts saturation control and mix function due to its harmonic control mode.
Tape simulation: am|track
This fantastic combination of analog compressor and tape simulation is mainly suited to editing individual channels or sub-group signals. am-track features two completely different compressors, each with its own independent controls and sound characteristics. As well as the VCA mode, which covers the typical sound of modern VCA compressors, there's the Vintage mode, which uses an FET (field-effect transistor) element to create a more aggressive sound. In addition, the tape selection feature enables a tape saturation effect to be imitated, which catches soft transients and sends them through the "tape".
Tube amp: am|phibia
This plug-in is particularly good for editing recordings of vocals and acoustic instruments. am|phibia is a combination of a tube preamp and channel strip that combines a high-quality opto compressor with a pre and post filter. It offers a whole new range of options for sound design.
essentialFX Suite
The essentialFX Suite is a collection of 11 first-class effect plug-ins and is suited for all every day studio applications. In addition to high-quality algorithms, great importance was placed on practical icons for the individual parameters and the effectiveness of the function.
The uniform operation concept, combined with low resources demands for top quality production, makes the essentialFX suite a collection of high-quality audio tools for all-around tasks.
eFX Gate
A flexible gate with optional soft knee characteristics and sidechain filter function for ducking effects.
eFX Vocal Strip
An optimized channel strip with compressor, deEsser, gate, highpass filter and tone shaping for recordings containing vocals or speech.
eFX Compressor
A classic compressor with soft clip function and advanced sidechain filter feature.
eFX Tremolo Pan
A tremolo effect with optional tempo sync function and parameters for rate, shape, tremolo and panorama.
eFX Chorus Flanger
A traditional chorus/flanger effect with adjustable rate, depth, feedback and mix settings.
eFX deEsser
A dynamic plug-in for reducing unwanted sibilants in speech and vocal recordings.
eFX Phaser
A classic phaser effect with adjustable rate, depth, feedback and mix settings.
eFX Tubestage
An authentic analog tube amplifier simulation with an oversampling mode.
eFX Limiter
An efficient dynamic tool for increasing the loudness of the audio signal and preventing clipping.
eFX Reverb
Reverb plug-in for creating versatile reverb effects - from short to long reverberations.
eFX Stereo Delay
Stereo delay with individually adjustable delays for both channels, as well as a tempo sync feature.
Vandal
Vandal is a virtual guitar and bass amplifier with impressive effects that provides the characteristic sound and feel of a real hardware setup with the advantages of a software application – all for you to enjoy on your computer!
It lets you easily simulate any kind of guitar effect in a realistic way.
VariVerb II
VariVerb II (short for: VARIable reVERB) is a high-quality reverb plug-in that runs on an algorithmic basis.
It provides a series of rooms, halls, reverb plates, spring reverb modules, and so-called non-linear effects, which can be edited comprehensively and easily.
Sound design for drums, vocals and guitars
VariVerb II offers more depth and more texture for your audio. The huge range of presets for drums, vocals and guitars in this plug-in are based on a variety of algorithms and can be used not just for making improvements, but as the starting point for complex sound design.
Precisely calculated reflection pattern
Use VariVerb II to create reverb based on complex reflection pattern and various software models rather than on the basis of impulse responses. Create various effects with adjustable parameters such as room, hall, plate, spring modules, and non-linear reverb, all based on algorithmic calculations.
Vintage Effects Suite
The Vintage Effects Suite expands the palette of effects with a Chorus/Flanger, a delay, and a filter plug-in, CORVEX, ECOX and FILTOX, all of which are based on the same simple operating principle and will wow you with their incredibly exciting effect sounds.
ECOX
Ecox is a inspiring plug-in that emulates realistic tape echo sounds. It even authentically reproduces system-related problems found in the analog models, such as synchronization fluctuations, tracking fluctuations, and loss of high-frequency response with every feedback.
FILTOX
Control the frequency response of a modulation source with the Filtox plug-in, which offers a whole new range of creative possibilities for distorting synth sounds (e.g. filter sweeps on pads) or drum loops.
CORVEX
Corvex creates an elegant tapestry of sound with analog-style chorus and flanger effects. Lend your instruments acoustic depth and make them sound much fuller, or create the illusion that an object is multi-layered.
Highlights
- NEW! 3D Reverb (exclusive to Sound Forge Pro 18 Suite)
- NEW! Text to Speech
- NEW! Storyblocks content (video & audio)
- dynamicEQ now with oversampling (exclusive to Sound Forge Pro 18 Suite)
- Increased compatibility with VST plug-ins
- Melodyne essential now in version 5.3
- NEW! Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 11 (exclusive to Sound Forge Pro 18 Suite)
- Celemony Melodyne Essential 5 (exclusive to Sound Forge Pro 18 Suite)
- New loudness visualization
- Optimized multichannel workflow
- Enhanced plug-in manager
- New resampling engine
- Mastering and restoration with iZotope plug-ins: Ozone 11 Elements & RX 10 Elements
- 32-channel audio recording, editing and processing
- VST engine & ARA2 support
- Recordings with up to 64-bit/768 kHz
- Numerous audio effects and plug-ins for sound design, mixing & mastering
- zplane élastiquePro v3 Timestretch
- Text-To-Speech
- Storyblocks Content (Video & Audio)
- 3D Reverb
- dynamicEQ + Oversampling
- Text-To-Speech
- Storyblocks Content (Video & Audio)
- 3D Reverb
- dynamicEQ + Oversampling
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