SOUND FORGE PRO 18
The all-round audio editor

Experience artifact-free time-stretching and pitch-shifting from the market leader.

Based on modern psychoacoustic models, zplane élastique delivers stable timing, cross-channel phase coherence, and sample accurate stretching without degrading sound quality.

This brand-new, AI-driven feature transforms your texts into high-quality voiceovers with the touch of a button – and offers translations into up to 100 languages. The AI eliminates the manual work so that you can fully concentrate on creative tasks. A revolutionary workflow for anyone that works with text – from content and podcast creators to voiceover artists.*

*With the Pro version, receive 120.000 characters for Text-to-speech.

The user interface in SOUND FORGE Pro can be fully customized. Personalize your workflow by modifying waveform and envelope color, markers, and window height to suit your preferences. Design and save multiple interface layout configurations, whether in single or dual monitor setup.

Thanks to the powerful internal resampling engine, you can work with any sample rate in your project without prior conversion. The program is fast, supports more formats, and provides optimal output quality. The customizable engine ensures that you always output the highest quality and achieve maximum results from your media in real time without prior conversion.

Support for multichannel audio files allows you to create, load, and save new files with any configuration. 

This provides feedback the selected setup all the time and lets you benefit from the ability to import, convert, and export different formats containing up to 32 channels.

Instant Action allows you to access frequently used features with just one click – plus, you can add custom actions. All essential tools and features are now clearly displayed as easily identifiable icons in one window. Organized into clear categories such as Effects, Mastering, Import, and Export, Instant Action helps you save precious time.

Perform a variety of actions from the Windows context menu with a single right-click on a file or folder – all without having to open the program. This way, you can assign tasks instantly, which significantly accelerates your workflow and lets you achieve the results you need even faster.

The user interface now comes in four different, selectable shade settings. Adjust it to your personal needs and the lighting conditions of your work environment, so you can fully focus on your project.

Cleverly designed icons make it easier to find program features. Enjoy an a well-organized user interface and intuitively see where you start recording, edit audio, and save projects.

POW-r Dithering consists of a set of three dithering and noise-shaping algorithms. Each of which is designed for a specific type of audio recording: Speech, music with a limited and greater dynamic range.

Type 1 has the flattest frequency spectrum in the audible frequency range and is optimized for low dynamic range recordings – ideal for highly compressed pop music.

Type 2 has a low-order noise-shaping curve that is psychoacoustically optimized for less complex recordings – perfect for spoken word.

Type 3 has a high-order noise-shaping curve that is psychoacoustically optimized for complex, high dynamic range recordings – ideal for orchestral concerts.

Expansion of ARA2 support allows compatible plug-ins to share complete audio files, as well as song structure information, with the host program. This offers several advantages to streamline your workflow: Edits are retained, changes made when copying the project are saved, and audio doesn't have to be tediously rerecorded with the plug-in.

Customizable export functions help you work more effectively and efficiently. Save your favorite export presets (including post production effects) and use them for future tasks. This frees up significant amounts of valuable time for your productions.

Easily export audio files compatible for streaming services like Audible, Spotify, or iTunes. The ACX Export Wizard lets you create industry-standard podcasts and audiobooks so you only have to focus on one thing – your story.

In the Plug-in manager, all your plug-ins are arranged in clear categories and sorted.

 Thanks to the practical filter options and the integrated search field, you can sort and access your plug-ins in no time – simply enter a search, apply the right effect, and mark your favorites for future projects.

Prepare your data for the pressing plant and export Disc Description Protocol masters. DDP masters allow you to specify all the parameters for the CD to be able to reproduce it industrially in large quantities. Everything is compatible with the Redbook standard, of course.

For the creation of CDs with the burner for home use, the Disc-At-Once and Track-At-Once methods are supported. For this purpose, track markers and track names can be conveniently specified directly from the program.

Create ultra-clear recordings in a resolution of up to 64-bit and sample rates of up to 768 kHz.

WaveColor adds a new dimension to your waveform display through the use of succinct colors, giving you an overview of what your project sounds like. Enjoy a clearer overview of your project thanks to clear colorization of waveforms. Pitches and sound characteristics are assigned different colors and saturation levels, which make it easy to see all the important parts of your project at a glance.

The Spectroscope offers precise and detailed real-time frequency analysis. Display the relationship of volume to frequency in a graph accurately and quickly. Advanced FFT algorithms allow visualization of what otherwise can't be heard.

Measure the peak levels of your audio signal precisely and reliably – Peak meter offers an extensively configurable visual display of the levels in real time, support for multichannel, and convenient peak hold. A wide range of scales are included, making the meter compliant with all common standards.

audEERING's groundbreaking tools are based on the latest AI technology. Vocals and spoken text can be detected in pieces of music and passages are marked in a clearly. This provides you with a quick overview of comprehensive projects.

The phase scope helps you find phase cancellation between channels in the audio file. You can use the correlation meter to identify and fix limitations to mono compatibility between channels.

Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM) regulates overall loudness during ad breaks. CALM standard metering provides ultra-precise loudness measuring and displays an audio signal's dynamic range in visual form, ensuring full compliance with standards.

Monitor the ratio of fundamentals and harmonics in multichannel files using clear, customizable color schemes. Quickly and easily create snapshots and overlays in order to compare and adjust frequencies.

The tool for identifying and selecting clipped peaks automatically scans audio files to locate instances of clipping, allowing you to see them at a glance.