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Sound Forge Audio Studio 9 | 
 enlarge | From: Sony Creative Software
Category: Software
List Price: $69.95
Buy New: $29.99
You Save: $39.96 (57%)
New (29) Used (1) from $29.99
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 374
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows Vista
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 8 x 1.9
nv:Software Type: Audio/Video Authoring
OS Compatibility: PC
MPN: SFAS8000
Model: SFAS9000
UPC: 855309732790
EAN: 0855309732790
Release Date: May 6, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Built-in Show Me How interactive tutorials | | • | Customizable UI, Windows XP theme support | | • | Edit source project | | • | Simple editing and navigation | | • | Drag-and-drop operations |
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Product Description
Sound Forge Audio Studio 9 software is an easy-to-use home version of Sony's Sound Forge professional software ? the industry standard for audio editing and mastering on the PC platform. Built on award-winning technology used by recording studios and musicians worldwide, Sound Forge Audio Studio software brings the editing power of the pros to your home computer. Enjoy pro-level control over audio editing, EQ, volume, and effects processing. Mix audio tracks, balance sound levels, and create custom fades. Perform precise, real-time editing of audio files with simple drag-and-drop operations. Expertly balance sound levels, trim unwanted sections, and synchronize audio with video. Plug a microphone or instrument into your computer's sound card and start recording directly into Sound Forge Audio Studio software ? capture instruments, vocals, keyboards, and more. You can also import music from your own CDs and MP3s for immediate mixing and editing. Powerful encoding tools let you save audio in popular formats including .mp3, .wav, and .wma. Burn your own CDs, export to your MP3 player, or upload songs to the Web. Real-time nondestructive editing Windows VISTA Ready 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 4GB and larger files Standard keyboard commands, mouse shortcuts, and toolbars Compress sound files for 8-bit distribution Create your own loops for use in ACID software Loop-editing t
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 DO NOT BUY THIS PROGRAM November 7, 2008
sedonaman (Sedona, AZ United States)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am using Windows XP Home version. Installed the program. Registered the program with Sony. Program ran OK immediately after installation. Tried to run in again several days later and got following error message: "This application has failed to start because AudioStudio90k.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem."
I re-installed the program, and it asked me to register the program again! Not knowing if Sony would let me register it twice, I took the "Register later" option. I was able to use it for one session immediately after re-installation. I tried to use it again [for a third time], about a week later and got the SAME error message that "AudioStudio90k.dll was not found."
I have not installed or removed any other programs since I first installed/re-installed Sound Forge Audio Studio 9.
I went to the Sony support, FAQs but found nothing that matched my problem. Tried to submit as a technical question. This was not easy since they ask you a question you have to be able to load the program to get the answer to. Finally was able to fake my way through and submitted my question including the error message. Got an automated response that suggested things I had already eliminated. It thought I was having trouble activating the program, to which I responded I am not having trouble activating my software; I'm having trouble KEEPING it activated.
Finally got in touch with a person via their e-mail system. Her suggestion was long and complicated and required me to change the registry, but in order to do THAT, I had to download a program that saves registry settings. This is crazy. I didn't even have the warm and fuzzy feeling that this solution was going to fix my problem [much less that I would badly screw up something else], so I tried to get back on their e-mail and open my problem number. Couldn't do it; they didn't recognize the problem number, me, or anything else. What a joke for tech support. Sony should have an update that fixes this problem.
And guess what the upshot of all this is. Using Windows Explorer, I found the .dll file the program is looking for IN THE FOLDER THE INSTALLATION ITSELF CREATED !!!!
This is my first and last Sony software.
 Great inexpensive alternative to the Professional Software November 6, 2008
J.D. (Florida, USA)
For my purposes, Audio Studio is a really nice editing program. I do not use it to create my own music, but only to edit existing music files. My husband is a drama teacher, so we're often mixing and splicing music to get the right amount of time for a certain piece. I also edit curse words out of lyrics so that his students can listen to a musical without warranting a parental advisory. For this, Audio Studio 9 is very user friendly and includes all the tools to do so, if you're creative.
My only beef is the bogus claim that its "Vocal Eraser" can erase vocals and create a karaoke track. NOT AT ALL TRUE! Every music file I have tried, you can still hear the lyrics very clearly. They may be more faint, but they are far from removed. You cannot use the vocal eraser to create a background track, nor to remove curse words. But, other than that, it Audio Studio performs as advertised.
OK but GUI could be improved October 9, 2008
Hardy52
Make sure you download the trial versions from Sony's website BEFORE making a purchase. Make sure you know the difference between the Sony Audio products (many of the features seem to overlap).
Does what I wanted it to do, and didn't find many good alternatives. No crashes or other problems. Has a very old, sad looking interface. Not that intuitive to use. If you want to import a video mpg file so you can edit the audio, you'll need to buy a $30 Sony codec!!! Considering there are very good opensource mpeg codecs out there, this seems crazy. BTW, the audio file you edit this way will be saved as an audio file (wav). You'll then need to add that file back into the video with a video editor.
PROs
Does the job
CONs
Sad, old, counter-intuitive interface
Extra cost of plug-ins (codecs etc.)
Don't think this can capture audio streams from the Internets
Properly adjusted September 18, 2008
Keith O. Bowles (NYC)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This item was missing the code to activate the software. The vendor was very gracious in resending the item ordered. I just had to pay shipping and time to repackage and send the original back. The Hurricane did not help in expediting the transactions.
Nice September 3, 2008
J. Fontenot (Houston, TX, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Sound Forge is a simple and effective audio engineering and recording tool. It could also, in the way of recording, be used for vinyl to go to mp3, not to mention, you could record vocals, and instrumentation as well if you had the proper equipment. As well, you can use it to edit and master your audio or add effects, mix or remove vocals for the sake of using them, if you cared to, for karaoke. Sony bought the rights from Sonic Foundry for this program and it has always been great.
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