Sony Sound Forge Audio Studio 9

Sound Forge Audio Studio software is everything you need to edit and master professional-quality audio on your home computer. Record live instruments and vocals, edit and restore audio, apply studio-quality effects, and convert files with lightning speed. You can even create your own karaoke tracks with the Vocal Eraser tool. Best of all, Sound Forge Audio Studio software is easy to use. With a few basic commands such as cut, copy, and paste, you can produce high-fidelity audio on your PC.

Capture Your Performance
To record live audio, simply plug a microphone or instrument into your computer's sound card and click Record. Easily capture instruments, vocals, keyboards, and more. You can also import audio from your own CDs and MP3s, or use the Vinyl Recording and Restoration tool to record audio from LPs and cassettes. Recording and Editing

Enhance Audio with Effects
Customize your projects with more than 30 built-in audio effects such as EQ, delay, chorus, and reverb, as well as 1,001 sound effects. DirectX and VST support expands the number of effects you can apply and increases your mastering flexibility. Effects Processing

Make Your Own Karaoke Tracks
Sound Forge Audio Studio 9 software includes the Vocal Eraser plug-in. Easily remove vocals from most recordings or isolate vocals. You can also use this plug-in to extract vocals from songs for remixing. The Vocal Eraser plug-in contains presets for various recording situations.

Edit Like a Pro
Simply drag and drop to expertly balance sound levels, trim unwanted sections, and synchronize audio with video. You can also use Sound Forge Audio Studio software to create your own music loops and samples to use with ACID Music Studio software. Recording and Editing

Integrated CD Burning
CD burning is fully integrated into Sound Forge Audio Studio software so you can easily create professional-sounding CDs. Burn one track at a time or choose disc-at-once (DAO) to burn a disc with full control over the pauses between tracks. Encoding and Sharing

Encode Audio and Video
Quickly convert audio files to MP3, WAV, WMA, and other formats including QuickTime and Real Media formats for the web. Such extensive audio support makes it easy to create your own podcasts and streaming media or export audio to MP3 players and other portable devices. Encoding and Sharing

Learn as You Go with Amazing Tutorials
Our exclusive Show Me How tutorials guide you through the entire creative process. Whenever you need help, just click the Show Me How button and choose your tutorial topic. Helpful text dialogue boxes, pointers, and guides will actually show you what to do and where to click. Show Me How tutorials

Sound Forge Audio Studio 9 Features:

General Features

• New! 24-bit/96kHz audio support
• New! Microsoft Windows Vista support
• New! UI customization
• Show Me How interactive tutorials
• Simple editing and navigation
• Easy drag-and-drop functionality
• Real-time nondestructive editing
• Multitask background rendering
• Media Explorer with automatic file previewing
• Automatic left and right mono to stereo merge
• Fully customizable toolbars
• Mix, paste, and crossfade
• Automatic file mixing and conversion
• Unlimited Undo/Redo
• Over 30 built-in effects & processes
• System and user-defined function presets
• Enhanced Preset Manager
• Crash recovery
• Mark-in, mark-out, drop markers in real time
• Embed URL flips within audio and video stream
• Mono and stereo sound files
• Real-time play and record meters
• Full support for 4 GB and larger files
• Standard keyboard commands, mouse shortcuts, and toolbars
• Compress sound files for 8-bit distribution

Sound Forge Audio Studio 9: New Features

Sound Forge Audio Studio 9: System Requirements

System Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista
• 900 MHz processor
• 256 MB RAM
• 150 MB hard-disk space for program installation
• Windows-compatible sound card
• DVD-ROM drive (for installation)
• Supported CD-Recordable drive (for CD burning)
• Microsoft DirectX 9.0c or later (included on disc)

You must provide your registration information to Sony Creative Software Inc., a US company, in order to activate the software. Product requires online registration within 30 days.

Sound Forge Audio Studio 9: System Requirements

Product information, specifications, and compatibility are for advisory purposes only, and is the buyers full responsibility to verify with the manufacturer prior to ordering.