Sound Forge 9 vs. Sound Forge Audio Studio
FEATURE | Sound Forge Audio Studio | Sound Forge 9 |
User level | Consumer | Professional |
Maximum bit-depth | 24-bit, 96kHz | 24-bit, 32-bit/64 bit float/192 kHz |
Audio recording, editing and processing | Stereo | Stereo and Multichannel |
Number of audio effects | 11 Audio Plug-Ins | Over 20 DirectX® Audio Plug-Ins |
Express FX Vinyl Restoration tool | | |
Audio presets | 90 | Over 200 customizable |
Windows Vista™ support | | |
DirectX® audio plug-in support | | |
VST audio effect support | | |
ASIO™ driver support | | |
Media explorer | | |
Crash recovery | | |
Multitask background rendering | | |
ACID Loop creation tools | | |
Video and AVI support | | |
Flash (.swf) format import | | |
Track-at-once (TAO) CD burning | | |
Disc-at-once (DAO) CD burning | | |
Normalization | Peak | Peak/RMS |
Effects previewing | | |
Unlimited undo/redo | | |
MP3 import/save | | |
Windows Media® 9 import/export | | |
QuickTime® 7 import and export | | |
Sony ATRAC™ .aa3 support | | |
Full support for 4GB + files | | |
Real-time playback meters | | VU/PPM |
JKL audio scrubbing | | |
Publishing to ACIDplanet.com | | |
Support for 24fps DV video files | | |
Drag-and-drop editing between channels | | |
Channel Converter tool | |  (multichannel) |
Gracenote® MusicID™ technology | | |
Includes 1,001 Sound Effects | | |
Built-in Show Me How tutorials | | |
Vinyl Recording and Restoration tool | | |
Vocal Eraser plug-in by iZotope™ | | |
Multichannel file recording and editing | | |
Hardware meters with output gain control | | |
Phase and mono-compatibility meters | | |
Multichannel capable Spectrum Analysis | | |
Multichannel Windows Media File support | | |
Dolby® Digital AC-3 export | | |
Includes Mastering Effects Bundle by iZotope™ | | |
Includes Noise Reduction 2.0 | | |
Includes CD Architect 5.2 | | |
Application scripting and batch conversion | | |
Audio scrubbing tool and JKL keyboard commands | | |
Customizable keyboard mapping | | |
Playlist/Cutlist | | |
DirectX plug-in effects automation | | |
DirectX Plug-In Manager | | |
Sound Forge project files | | |
Undo past save | | |
Clipped peak detection and marking | | |
VU/PPM meters | | |
Automated time-based recording | | |
Audio threshold record triggering | | |
Prerecord buffer | | |
24:1 sample-level editing | | |
MIDI triggering/sample transfer | | |
White/pink/brown noise generators | | |
Audio Plug-In Chainer | | |
Wave Hammer Mastering tool | | |
Acoustic Mirror environment simulation tools | | |
Waveform volume and pan envelopes | | |
Undo/Redo History | | |
Time display window | | |
Suggested Retail Price | $69.95 | $399.95 |
