• SOUND FORGE

  One answer, on 3/26/2026

  Automatic Normalization Using Sound Forge 17 on Windows 11
  Is there a way to automatically Normalize a wave file to bring up all the low signals to the Normalized Level?
• ACID

  19 answers, most recent on 1/21/2026

  WAVES VST Plug-in inssue
  We had to do a deep cleaning of our Windows 10. As a result, many doubled files had to be deleted. So we had to reinstall new DAW's and VST's, and even Printing drivers... uhg. Sorry for the dramatics... Anyhow, we are unable to find our WAVES
• SOUND FORGE

  7 answers, most recent on 4/2/2026

  RE: soundforge 17 error
  Hi @Frederick-Hicklin, are you downloading the MP3 to your PC and then opening the file in Sound Forge? Does the same behavior happen with PCM (wave) files?You could try enabling 'Always proxy compressed formats'. in the "Options> Preferences>
• ACID

  7 answers, most recent on 9/22/2025

  RE: Waves L3 Multi- & Ultramaximizer V16 can't be added, but visible
  @NickHarvey That seems a bit odd. I thought ACID 9 supported VST3 plugins, and WaveShell 16 is only available as a VST3 - 64 bit plugin I understand (this loads all the Waves plugins in v16). I only have WaveShell1-VST3 16.0_x64.vst3 in the
• ACID

  One answer, on 1/21/2026

  RE: ACID PRO 11 Waves L2 and Ozone can not open
  @JOHN-CHEN1085 We're currently discussing the same problem in another topic. Please try the steps here: 1. Install Sound Forge Pro 18 or Music Maker 2026 (install the free trial version in case you don't own a full version) 2. Go to Local Disk C:
• Music Maker

  7 answers, most recent on 2/11/2026

  RE: How to Change Hand to Cursor
  Hi, Yes I have the red line and I can move it to mark and cut. I don't have the grey bar, so I have to scroll the wave file back and forth sometimes to find the red line. Thank you.
• SOUND FORGE

  One answer, on 5/8/2026

  SF 18 - Plug in chainer weirdness
  I am applying a plug-in chain, and the first 60 seconds of the file become blank (no signal) and then the signal picks up after. I've never had this issue before. Plugins involved are REQ 6 (Waves), LA-2A Silver comp (UA), Capitol Chambers (UA),
• ACID

  7 answers, most recent on 4/25/2026

  RE: Purchased a New Waves Plugin now no Waves Plugins Work in Acid 11
  @Eric-Penington Yeah, for some reason, Waves seem to not correctly adhere to the VST standard, so they only guarantee that their plugins can be loaded in the programs listed on their website. There might be a somewhat hacky workaround. For this,
• SOUND FORGE

  3 answers, most recent on 10/24/2025

  RE: SF Pro 14 is erroneously looking for ARA Waves plug-ins
  @joe-patti Waves will probably answer you that they don't support Sound Forge. They have a list of supported software on their website. I think it's caused by a problem with the way Sound Forge handled ARA plugins in the past. I've tested the Sound
• SOUND FORGE

  3 answers, most recent on 11/13/2024

  RE: Information about CDIF Chunk Information Required
  Are the files BWF (Broadcast Wave File), If so, some metadata can be changed in SFP. Otherwise, I often use Sound Devices' free 'Wave Agent' to edit sound reports written from my pro field recorder, Wave Agent also has options to change the TC,
• ACID

  19 answers, most recent on 1/21/2026

  RE: WAVES VST Plug-in inssue
  @raquii Inside the Acid program folder there are multiple audio_plugin_scan_server exe files. These are responsible for the plugin scan. Acid hasn't been updated for many years so there are compatibility issues with newer plugins. Some users found
• SOUND FORGE

  6 answers, most recent on 11/5/2025

  RE: Playback is slow and fuzzy
  Try resetting Sound Forge and clearing the cache. "File> "Reset all preferences and clear cached data". You could also try a different playback device in "Options> Preferences> Audio". MS Sound Mapper, and Windows Classic Wave Driver are
• SOUND FORGE

  38 answers, most recent on 9/16/2025

  RE: MP3 conversion glitches
  This leads me to believe it has something to do with the PCM (wave) files since glitching occurs outside of SF. Are both of your PCs using the same Tascam interface?Did you say the issue occurs only when encoding @ 192 kps?
• SOUND FORGE

  One answer, on 4/29/2025

  How Good it works
  Hi, I am an avid user of Sound Forge for editing and changing musical format from wave files to MP3 format.
• ACID

  19 answers, most recent on 1/21/2026

  RE: WAVES VST Plug-in inssue
  I'm not sure for Sound Forge but Music Maker 2026 files work with Acid11. Followw SP. steps. You need to copy these files from Music Maker
• SOUND FORGE

  8 answers, most recent on 2/25/2026

  RE: Sound Forge Audio Studio works incorrect with VST3 plugins
  I tested SFAS 17 with plugin scan files taken from Music Maker 2026. Yes, the program recognized all plugins, but not all of them agreed to work correctly. If anyone is interested, I will now describe the results of my tests. The program acts
• SOUND FORGE

  7 answers, most recent on 1/31/2026

  RE: Can't save sound recordings from vinyl rsestoration tool as mp3
  I am using a folder in user/documents. Not a temp file. I am not doing any editing on the file (may nornalize). I can see why you save as a wave file. I used the reset all preferences and clear cache. Recorded again, same thing. If I go to the file
• Movie Studio

  2 answers, most recent on 11/29/2025

  Audio conversion math errors?
  I record live shows multi-track using a Mackie DL32R. I import the raw tracks to Pro tools in my studio for mixing. The mix is saved as .mp3 and .wav files. When I import the audio .mp3 to Magix, align the start of each wave forms, the files no
• SOUND FORGE

  8 answers, most recent on 2/25/2026

  Sound Forge Audio Studio works incorrect with VST3 plugins
  I updated my Sound Forge Audio Studio 14 to version 17 yesterday. I did this because version 14 was not working correctly with 45 out of 170 of my VST3 plugins. For example:- Melda Dynamic EQ: the processed file is 40 ms longer than the original;-
• SOUND FORGE

  4 answers, most recent on 9/20/2025

  RE: Soundforge Pro 18 automatically changing the sound of my files
  editing MP3 files in modern versions of Sound Forge might have changed and it handles them differently compared to old versions, so you'll encounter problems like audio glitches +11 to what @SP. stated!If you are editing MP3s or other lossy formats,
• Music Maker

  No answers, created on 9/4/2024

  Midi files cannot be converted to wave.
• SOUND FORGE

  2 answers, most recent on 1/24/2025

  RE: plugins VST or VST3 with SF pro 15?
  Like other versions of Sound Forge, the VST-3 folder must be added to the SF VST search folder list. (Options> Preferences> VST Effects) The 64 bit VST-3 plug-ins are usually installed in 'Program Files> Common Files> VST3' Once set up,
• Movie Studio

  13 answers, most recent on 9/13/2025

  RE: Wich graphic card is better for Chroma Key effect ?
  @CubeAce Thanx for your interest in my problem. 1. The 3 video tracks was an exemple. In this project I use more than 3. Only one audio track (wave file) and I remove audio from all the other tracks. 2. I am now using the built-in Magix Chroma Key.
• Video Pro X

  46 answers, most recent on 5/14/2025

  RE: VPX16 plays Sony XAVC with no sound
  @johnebaker @Gid @AAProds @Marc-Goder @Can-Dive I re-downloaded the file and I cannot play the file's audio in VPX14 or MMS 2024 but it does play in Vegas Pro 21. The video portion does show up in all programs. Curiously my copy of Vegas Movie