Sony Sound Forge Pro 11 Audio Waveform Editor, 100+ Site License, Education, Boxed

The application of choice for a generation of creative and prolific artists, producers and editors
Sound Forge Pro is the application of choice for a generation of creative and prolific artists, producers and editors. Record audio quickly on a rock-solid platform, address sophisticated audio processing tasks with surgical precision and render top-notch master files with ease. New features include one-touch recording, metering for the new critical standards, more repair and restoration tools and exclusive round-trip interoperability with Spectra Layers Pro. Taken together, these enhancements make this edition of Sound Forge Pro the deepest and most advanced audio editing platform available.

Pristine sound quality
It record up to 32 simultaneous channels of 64-bit/192 kHz audio for the ultimate in fidelity. In the mastering suite, select from among twelve included iZotope DSP modules and access superb mastering chain processing tools for sparkle and punch, excellent repair and restoration plug-ins and precise format conversion tools for the best in sonic integrity preservation.

Precise audio editing
The editing experience that you expect from Sound Forge Pro just got even better. New in Sound Forge Pro 11: convert regions to events, lock event markers, region markers and envelope points to events and automatically ripple successive events forward in time while editing.

Audio-for-video
Sound Forge Pro 11 software supports multiple video formats including AVI, WMV, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2. Precisely synchronize audio and video frame by frame. Sound Forge Pro 11 includesMPEG-2 templates for writing HDV-compliant files at both 720p and 1080i resolutions and AVI templates using the CineForm CFHD codec for 720p and 1080i intermediate renders. Also included are templates for encoding WMV 720p and 1080p.

Dolby Digital AC-3 export
Use Sound Forge Pro 11 software to export multichannel files in surround AC-3 format using the included Dolby Digital AC-3plug-in.

Interactive tutorials
Spend less time learning and more time working. Interactive Tutorials in Sound Forge Pro 11 provide walkthrough demonstrations including DAO CD burning, vinyl recording and restoration and more.

Free Sound Effects from Blastwave FX
Sound Forge Pro 11 includes 200 free Blastwave FX sound effects. Enjoy next-generation HD sound effects from the producers of their incredible Detroit Chop Shop line of Sony Sound Series: Sound Effects library titles.

What's new in Sound Forge Pro 11
Explore all the new features in Sound Forge Pro 11. From major conveniences to critical necessities, their latest edition considers both what you want and what you absolutely need. In addition, a very pleasant surprise: seamless integration with SpectraLayers Pro, their revolutionary, award-winning spectral editing application that now works in tandem with Sound Forge Pro 11 to provide a trulymind-bending audio editing experience.

Seamless interoperability with SpectraLayers Pro
Transfer audio data between Sound Forge Pro and SpectraLayers Pro and experience the thrill of working freely across the world's premiere waveform and spectral editing applications. Open a large file in SoundForge Pro and transfer selections of any size to SpectraLayers Pro for fast, precise editing, then bring the result back to the source file in Sound Forge Pro-automatically and with sample-accurate precision. Send multiple files to SpectraLayers Pro for deep layering, remixing and sound design work and then return your finished products back to Sound Forge Pro 11 for further editing, processing and finalization.

Plug-in chain interface
Sound Forge Pro 11 features a new floating Plug-in Chain window that provides a significantly refined workspace for conducting non-destructive signal and effects processing operations. Dock the chain and enjoy direct access to every component of the processing environment. Easily manage plug-in order, presets, interface controls, envelope automation and bypass controls and retain unique plug-in configurations for every open data window.

Broadcast wave file format enhancements
Supports BEXT BWF version 2.0, iXML and includes autofill and verification options as well as automatic repair of BWF data.• Support added for BEXT BWF version 2.0, including loudness attributes
• Support added for iXML, allowing viewing and editing of additional metadata
• BWF TimeReference fields are now automatically updated when editing affects the start of audio data or when files are created by copying from BWF source files
• Coding History is now updated if sample Rate or bit Depth changes are saved
• Enhancements added for autofill, verification and auto-fixing of BWF data

Enhanced data window tab functionality
Data window tabs in Sound Forge Pro 11 now have new features for improved workflow. Arrange tabs in your workspace and enjoy dynamic resizing as well as a convenient close button for every open data window.

CALM-targeted metering
Win the volume war with new metering options available in Sound Forge Pro 11. CALM (Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act) compliant metering features help you follow the new rules while maximizing the dynamic range potential of your audio.

Event mode improvements
Convert regions to events, lock event markers, region markers and envelope points to events and automatically ripple successive events forward in time while editing.

Restore and repair tools
Sound Forge Pro 11 includes specialized tools that make it easy to carry out repair and restoration tasks on your audio files. Powered by iZotope, these plug-ins are configurable, easy-to-use and they work like magic in a wide variety of situations.

Recording and playback in Sound Forge Pro 11
Recording audio is where it all begins in Sound Forge Pro 11. Sony has taken all your favorite recording features and moved them into a modeless environment that will keep you in the workspace at all times.

Redesigned recording workflow
Sound Forge Pro 11 features a completely redesigned recording interface that keeps you anchored in the workspace at all times while you shape and monitor incoming audio, arm and record takes, review your work and prepare for the next pass.

New! Seamless Interoperability with SpectraLayers Pro
Transfer audio data between Sound Forge Pro and Spectra Layers Pro and experience the thrill of working freely across the world's premiere waveform and spectral editing applications. Open a large file in Sound Forge Pro and transfer selections of any size to SpectraLayers Pro for fast, precise editing, then bring the result back to the source file in Sound Forge Pro automatically and with sample-accurate precision. Send multiple files to SpectraLayers Pro for deep layering, remixing and sound design work and then return your finished products back to Sound Forge Pro 11 for further editing, processing and finalization.

Multichannel file editing and processing
Open, edit and save multichannel audio data from XDCAM, field recorders and surround mixes, with sample accurate precision.

Tools and effects
Sound Forge Pro 11 is the editor's choice for shaping audio in an infinite variety of ways. their latest edition comes prepared to deliver broadcast ready, master quality finished products right out of the gate, using its own popular built-in signal and effects processing tools as well as premier contributions from their stable of high-end DSP developers.

Native DSP
Sound Forge Pro 11 includes a comprehensive selection of native signal and effects processes including normalization, Wave Hammer compression and limiting, graphic and multiband dynamics, noise gating, graphic/paragraphic/parametric equalization, envelope generation, phasing, flanging and chorus, reverb, tremolo and vibrato, distortion, pitch modifiers, the amazing Accoustic Mirror convolution reverb, the Gapper/Snipper effects processor and more.

New plug-in chain interface
Sound Forge Pro 11 features a new floating Plug-in Chain window that provides a significantly refined workspace for conducting on-destructive signal and effects processing operations. Dock the chain and enjoy direct access to every component of the processing environment. Easily manage plug-in order, presets, interface controls, envelope automation and bypass controls and retain unique plug-in configurations for every open data window.

Zplane elastique time stretch
elastique makes time-stretching artifacts obsolete. Based onstate-of-the-art psychoacoustic models and signal processing theory, the result is stable timing, interchannel phase coherence and sample-accurate stretching. Achieve formant-preserving pitch shifting that avoids the well-known pitfalls that can occur when pitching up or down. Choose from various stretching methods that are tailored to your source audio and adjust settings while previewing.

Phase scope and mono-compatibility metering
Use the Phase Scope in Sound Forge Pro 11 to find phase cancellation among the channels in an audio file. Meter types include Lissajous - XY Plot, Lissajous - Rotated, Polar - Linear Plot and Polar - Circular Plot. The mono compatibility meter helps detect correlations or differences between the channels of a file that can cause phase cancellation when downmixing to mono.