Minimum system requirements
All MAGIX programs are developed with user-friendliness in mind so that all the basic features run smoothly and can be fully controlled, even on low-performance computers. The technical data for your computer can be found in the control panel of your operating system.
Operating systems
You require a 64-bit version for the following operating systems:
Windows 11 | Windows 10
Operating system information pertains only to the main software and not to third-party plug-ins.
Minimum system requirements
- Processor: 1.4 GHz
- RAM: 512 MB
- Graphics card: Onboard, minimum resolution 1024 x 768
- Sound card: Onboard
- Available drive space: 500 MB for program installation
- Program languages: Deutsch, English, Français, Español, Polski
Internet connection: Required for registering and validating the program, as well as for some program features. Program requires one-time registration.
File Formats
Import
- CD Audio (*.cda)
- Direct Stream Digital (DSD) (*.dsf)
- SOUND FORGE Audio Studio Project Files (*.sfas)
- ATRAC Audio (*.aa3, *.oma)
- Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF) (*.aif, *.aiff, *.snd)
- AVC (*.mp4)
- Dialogic VOX ADPCM (*.vox)
- FLAC Audio (*.flac)
- Intervoice (*.ivc)
- LPEC Audio (*.msv, *.dvf)
- Main Concept AVC/AAC (*.mp4; *.avc; *.bsf; *.264; *.aac)
- MainConcept MPEG-1 (*.mpg, *.mpeg, *.mmv, *.m1p, *.m1a)
- MP3 Audio (MP3s) (*.mp3)1
- MPEG-2 Transport Stream (*.m2t; *.ts; *.mts; *.m2ts)
- NeXT/Sun (Java) (*.au, *.snd)
- Ogg Vorbis (*.ogg)
- Quick Time 7 (*.mov, *.qt, *.dv, *.gif, *.tif, *.tiff)
- Raw Audio (*.raw, *.*)
- Shockwave Flash (*.swf)
- Sonic Foundry Audio (*.sfa)
- Sony Perfect Clarity Audio (*.pca)
- Sony Wave 64 (*.w64)
- Sound Designer 1 (*.dig; *.sd)
- Video for Windows (*.avi)
- Wave (Microsoft) (*.wav)
- Windows Media Audio V11 (*.wma)
- Windows Media Video V11 (*.wmv; *.asf)
Exporting music
- SOUND FORGE Audio Studio Project File (*.sfas)
- ATRAC Audio (*.aa3)
- Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF) (*.aif)
- Dialogic VOX ADPCM (*.vox)
- FLAC Audio (*.flac)
- Intervoice (*.ivc)
- LPEC Audio (*.msv)
- MainConcept AVC/AAC (*.mp4, *.avc, *.aac)
- MainConcept MPEG-1 (*.mpg)
- MP3 Audio (MP3s) (*.mp3)1
- NeXT/Sun (Java) (*.au)
- Ogg Vorbis (*.ogg)
- Quick Time 7 (*.mov)
- Raw Audio (*.raw)
- Sony Perfect Clarity Audio (*.pca)
- Sony Wave64 (*.w64)
- Sound Designer 1 (*.dig)
- Video for Windows (*.avi)
- Wave (Microsoft) (*.wav)
- Windows Media Audio V11 (*.wma)
- Windows Media Video V11 (*.wmv)
- NEW! Loudness Meter
- NEW! VST enhancements
- NEW! coreFX Utility
- NEW! Optimized onboarding
- modernEQ
- modernReverb
- wizardFX Suite with professional effects plug-ins
- Truncate Silence function for removing pauses
- Export Wizard for Audible, iTunes, and Amazon audiobooks in accordance
with ACX standards - Redesigned Visualization Meter
- NEW! Loudness Meter
- NEW! VST enhancements
- NEW! coreFX Utility
- NEW! Optimized onboarding
- modernEQ
- modernReverb
- wizardFX Suite with professional effects plug-ins
- Truncate Silence function for removing pauses
- Export Wizard for Audible, iTunes, and Amazon audiobooks in accordance
with ACX standards - Redesigned Visualization Meter
- NEW! Loudness Meter
- NEW! VST enhancements
- NEW! coreFX Utility
- NEW! Optimized onboarding
- modernEQ
- modernReverb
- wizardFX Suite with professional effects plug-ins
- Truncate Silence function for removing pauses
- Export Wizard for Audible, iTunes, and Amazon audiobooks in accordance
with ACX standards - Redesigned Visualization Meter
- The offer price is valid for the first 12 months after purchase. From the 13th month, the regular retail price (RRP) applies again.
- NEW! Loudness Meter
- NEW! VST enhancements
- NEW! coreFX Utility
- NEW! Optimized onboarding
- modernEQ
- modernReverb
- wizardFX Suite with professional effects plug-ins
- Truncate Silence function for removing pauses
- Export Wizard for Audible, iTunes, and Amazon audiobooks in accordance
with ACX standards - Redesigned Visualization Meter
- The offer price is valid for the first month after purchase. From the 2nd 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?
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.
The product family SOUND FORGE including the products Sony Sound Forge Pro, Sony Sound Forge Audio Studio und Sony Sound Forge Pro Mac was taken over by MAGIX in 2016 and since operates under the name of SOUND FORGE.