SOUND FORGE Reviews

Ease of access and straightforward use. High end enhancements for your audio files.

After the other Apps I already have in my library of audio editor and audio work it doesn't serve as much of a purpose.

I have been using Sound Forge for a while and it keeps on getting better and better with the newer versions/upgrades. Currently I am using SF Pro 16 and many aspects have been improved with added features. One of the recent feature that has been very instrumental in my working with SF is the Vocal Activity Detection (VAD) which uses AI to detect human vocals in an audio file and applies a red color on the audio wave where vocals are detected. This enables me to enhance vocals in many ways by either applying effects or changing vocal dynamics without necessarily having to alter the background music or ambience. I have found this feature quite helpful especially in editing interview podcasts etc.

There is a lot of small icons in the data windows and general software which gives the feel of clutter and can easily dissuade someone from engaging SF especially in the learning stages. However, the inbuilt interactive tutorials make editing easy.

Sound Forge is quite easy to use, even for the first-time user. It is quite feature rich and even amateurs can use its features quite easily.

Its noise-reduction / noise-cancellation feature falls far short of ideal. Its noise gate technology tends to distort the recording rather than filter out the noise.

Sound Forge continues to be one of the most effective audio tools in my toolbox, and newer editions of the software have added a video track as well, all for under $50.

The only issue I experience with Sound Forge is my fault - I have collected probably close to 2000 audio plugins, from synths to sound effects. All audio software has to scan the computer for available plugins and this takes forever. The only way to prevent this interminable wait at start-up is for me to move all but the essential plugins I predict I will need into a standby directory. I wish audio software offered me a way to choose which plugins to load on the start up screen but none of them do this.

I primarily use Sound Forge for audio recording. I'm a radio jockey and a voice-over artist. Occasionally, I have to record my show and send it over to the production team. Other than my show, I do commercial voiceovers and Sound Forge helps in recording the audio and mastering it. I can easily record, remove long patches, extra breaths, unwanted clicks, and also apply some effects to improve the voice.

It's pretty good to just record but sometimes when I do the outdoor voiceovers and it is associated with some ambiance, noise, and extra voices, I don't find a lot of options to filter the noise.

Easy editing of audio and the quality of the output. I can do mastering, audio manipulation, audio mixing in one hood.

Licensing and pricing is bit high. Sometimes I feel performance is bit low when I work on a huge file.

I use the Normalize feature every time I use Sound Forge. I like to get my sound files normalized to the same volume. I also use the Pitch Shift feature quite a bit. It comes in handy When learning songs that may be in a different tuning (Eb for instance). I find it easier to tube the song to standard rather than retune my guitar every time.

Can be somewhat difficult to set up to record audio that is playing back on your PC. I think this is more of a learning curve for me though, not necessarily a problem with Sound Forge.

Very easy to use and user friendly. It's a great medium to large audio program. The editing and manipulation options are amazing.

Compatibility between old versions and new versions was sometimes frustrating.

Sound forge has been a key tool for me especially when I need to work with more DirectX & VST plugins. Using its Plug-in Chain window I am able to experiment with as many effects as possible without ruining my original audio file(s) as this tool allows me to process these plugins in real time with playback within the data window.

Once I am satisfied with the output, I can have it applied by saving the file. That is very key to my use case.

Also the file saving is not limited to available file formats, I can always save the raw file to specify format parameters that work with a specific project/target platform.

Not much of negatives here. However it is quite expensive to upgrade to a newer version.

Sound Forge handles just about any task you can throw at it when it comes to audio editing and mastering. With its intuitive UI and professional toolset, it hard to believe this software is now under $40! A bargain!

There is little to complain about with Sound Forge. It just gets the job done. No Cons at all.

Sound Forge is very easy to use, even for the first time. It is rich in features. Even amateurs can use it easily.

not many negative points for the moment just that I think Sound Forge needs to rework some features

I've been working with Sound Forge for about 15 years, I keep my profession as an audio editor thanks to Sound Forge. I can do my work with great efficiency and quality.

The tricky thing is just the activation, apart from that, everything is perfect.

Gaining in mastering, and sound dithering

Equalizer, talking about parametric and graphic equalizer

Very good audio software. No problems recommending it.

No cons encountered. Very good audio software.

I have used Sound Forge for audio recording and editing. It has great features and functionality. The installation is easy and the controls are user-friendly. Audio mixing and mastering can be easily done. It has a great library of audio effect. Overall, it has a great value for money.

When I first started using it, the windows would froze some times. However, I figured out that the problem was my RAM, which I upgraded and the problem was gone. All in all, I don't have a lot to complain as it didn't give trouble.

One of the best feature I likes about it that you can edit the empty pauses from your audio which I haven't really seen in other softwares.

It has not been updated from quite a while. I've used audacity for editing audios and it works better than it and provide better features and functionalities.

The best application related to the features included in both versions.

There are no Cons reported or suspected at the moment.

Product is easy to use, straight forward audio editor. Good results with little time

Program lacked altering layouts which would be nice.

La simplicité et l'efficacité de cette logiciel SOUND FORGE et encore ces outils de mixage et mastérisation sont tous à la hauteur pour un débutant et même pour les pro

Parfois, logiciel se plante en plein session de travail, il faut essayer d'améliorer les systèmes