SOUND FORGE Audio Studio 17 - The multi-talent for recording, audio editing, restoration & mastering | audio editing software

3.9 | 74 ratings

Price: 59.99

Last update: 01-10-2025

About this item

MULTITALENT: The easy-to-understand SOUND FORGE program interface does not pose any riddles in music production. With the music software, you create high-quality recordings and edit, restore, and master your songs.
FREE EXTRAS INCLUDED: SOUND FORGE Audio Studio provides you with free extras - benefit from the professional effect plug-ins of the wizardFX Suite as well as the mastering tool iZotope Ozone 10 Elements.
PROFESSIONAL TOOLS: With numerous professional tools, you can realize all your creative ideas with your audio software - discover the new features like Loudness Meter, Mono Compatibility Meter, VST Extensions, coreFX Utility and Optimized Onboarding today.
HARDWARE SUPPORT: SOUND FORGE Audio Studio requires at least a 1 GHz processor, a current version of Windows 10/11 and 2 GB of RAM, as well as an internal sound card and a screen resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels.
MADE IN GERMANY: You get the SOUND FORGE audio editing program directly from the German manufacturer and from German development.

Product Description

SOUND FORGE Audio Studio – The Complete Audio Editing Solution

A complete software solution for all audio tasks: SOUND FORGE Audio Studio offers an impressive range of creative possibilities. Record podcasts in the highest quality, cut audio material fast and create and edit video soundtracks using professional effects. Digitize your old recordings and modify audio files using restoration and mastering tools for clean sound. SOUND FORGE Audio Studio 17 offers the convenience and ease of use you've come to expect combined with innovative features that offer great efficiency and speed for professional audio results.


Recording Professional recordings made easy: Record your vocals, sounds or podcasts in excellent quality with up to 384 kHz.	Audio Editing Edit audio files with just a few clicks – achieve ideal editing results with professional tools.	Restauration & Mastering Digitize audio, clean up recordings with professional restoration tools and master your projects for any target medium – from streaming to CD.


Achieve improved workflows using Loudness Meter The new Loudness meter displays the loudness of your audio files in a continuous graph in relation to the timeline and as numerical values. Enjoy support for EBU R 128 and ITU-R BS.1770-4 formats thanks to true-peak analysis in dbTP that can be configured using simple presets, all of which is displayed with color coding to simplify your workflow.	Perfect playback of your audio projects with Mono Compatibility Meter Create perfect audio playback using the fast and easy mono compatibility meter. Track compatibility and identify any issues with vivid, accurate visualizations. Ensure your mix translates flawlessly in any playback system with the easy to use mono compatibility meter.	Enhanced support and stability for VST plug-ins Benefit from enhanced support for VST plug-ins. This update will increase performance, compatibility, and stability for your music production. Use more of your favorite VST extensions without any loss in performance for an even better and faster workflow.

Minimum system requirements

Operating system:	Windows 10 \| 11
Processor:	1 GHz
RAM:	2 GB
Graphics card:	Onboard, resolution min. 1024 x 768
Available drive space:	1 GB for program installation
Internet connection:	Internet connection required for registration, validation and individual programme functions.

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Top reviews from the United States

Jesús Antonio Correa Luna

Software

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2024

Efectivo para el propósito de la edición de audios. Gracias. Pero grave porque no me permite instalarlo en mi desktop. Solo en mi portatil.

Elijah J.

Great and Affordable Sound Production Software

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2023

This software is fantastic. I'm not a professional music producer but do have amateur experience in DJing and music production. I mainly use Serato Studio since it's beginner friendly and ties into Serato DJ. This audio studio software seems very comparable to it. You can make your own beats and it has templates based on music style to get you started off or inspire a beat. It even has multiple instruments that you can choose from when making your beats. You can also import songs and edit them at your leisure. There are a ton of audio effects and editing effect you can use and it even supports plugins for further expandability. So far this seems like a fully featured audio production studio at what could be considered half to a quarter of the price when comparing to other well known audio studios. For only $59.99 and seeing how fully featured this product is I can definitely recommend it.

tony

Not what I expected

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2023

Old. Was expecting to be a little more 2022 or 23. Too many hoops. Audacity free turns out to be just as good for editing

drose

Nice interface

Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2023

I'm still exploring and learning Sound Forge but I really like the clean and modern interface. I've been using Audacity and while it's pretty good the user interface is terrible and hard to navigate. Sound Forge fixes a lot of those problems with it's design. It includes a variety of filters and effects you can apply but for me being able to reduce or eliminate static and background noise in a recording is fantastic. It definitely helps clean up stuff recorded at home.

Installation was easy. You get a card with a serial number that you use to activate the software after downloading it. Just remember to save the serial number so you can re-install Sound Forge in the future if you need to.

Amazon Buyer

Lots Features and Sound Effects

Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2023

Honestly, I can not remember the last time I used Sound Forge, it's been so long ago and now everything looks so new to me. Definitely a lot more features and more than I will ever need since I probably will not be doing a any podcasting or live streaming. I am mostly using this software for mp3 editing and will be trying to digitize some of my old vinyls when I have time. Trying to get myself re-familiarized with all the features over the last few days and I am still learning new things everyday. I can see why this SF is so useful for podcasters and live streamers. Features like Voval Activity Detection (VAD) where it uses AI to detect vocals in a file and display Red color waves over where vocal is detected so you can make changes or add sound effects dynamically realtime and applying the changes once you are satisfied with the file without having to alter the other part or background music for example. There are also quite a bit of sound effects included where you can use the Plug-in Chain Window to play with. I have this old mp3 file that I was trying to amplify where the volume was so low that my other freeware sound editors couldn't do anything to improve but with this SF, I just drop in that mp3 file, click on the Loudness editing tab on the left located on the left Explorer-like window under "editing" and then choosing one of the preset loudness to apply to and Voila, the volume was much louder than using any other freewares :). You can also remove Statics or silence instantly as well with just a few clicks. Lots of features to experiment with and you just have to dive in and learn as you go along just like I am doing now. The Layout is very intuitive but you can also change how everything is layout once you are more comfortable using this software to improve your work efficiency. For example, some people prefer to have the Loundness Meter nearby a certain way each time they load up SF, and that can be done and saved in one Layout and another way in a different Layout. There is also a quick Hide Main window where the main interface or window will be closed instantly and replaced with a floating recording bar on your screen, this is useful very useful for live streamers or during recording sessions. Also, using SF, it's very easy for Podcasters or Streamers to upload their recordings to any major platforms without having to worry about if their recordings will meet the standards of that particular platform, SF will let them choose the platform to upload to and it will take care of all the details for them, with just a click of a button. These are only just a tip of the iceberg as far as features I am experimental with right now, there are a whole lot more for me to learn :).

As far as installing the software and using it, I have no issues with it at all. You will not get a CD, it's only a card with the Voucher Code where you will have to log into the MAGIX website to redeem. Once the Voucher Code is verified and accepted, a Serial number will be generated and email to your inbox. The email will contain all the information for you to download and activate the software with the newly generated Serial Number. Make sure to keep this Serial Number in a safe place in case you need to reinstall the software. It's about 1 GB to download including the free Ozone 10 plug-in. Overall, I am very impressed with SF, more so now than I did way back then :). Very powerful tool for a noob, lol, like myself. From editing, to restoring and mastering, it's a one stop shop.

Darlene A

A great piece of audio enhancement software

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2023

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I do a fair amount of audio enhancement and preparation for school shows and community theaters. I got this product to replace my original Sound Forge (version 10.x), that I had been using for many years. There have been a number of improvements in v 17. The most notable feature -- one that I will be relying on for every track -- is the average and peak meter display. Since my work has switched entirely to the digital console domain, I have to be more cognizant of volume levels, avoiding any chance of clipping. These enhanced meters make that task much easier. I have also noticed that some of the other features, such as volume reduction, are much more precise and produce the desired results on a more consistent basis. My package also included the iZotope plug ins, although I have not used them enough as yet to provide a fair review on these.

Both Sound Forge and iZotope require a multiple step online registration process. I had some difficulty getting the iZotope plug ins to license. For both products, you MUST insert all dash marks (xxxxx-xxxx-xxx.....). The software will not register with one continuous string of characters -- no (xxxxxxxxxxxxxx). Also, enter every character exactly as it appears in the licensure email.

Once registered, the program worked right away. Just a point of information -- I have been running this on a Windows 7 machine with an i3 processor with no issues. This is absolutely my favorite audio processing software.

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