• SOUND FORGE

  10 answers, most recent on 4/21/2021

  RE: How do I open m4a files in Sound Forge 14 app without converting
  Is QuickTime installed on your PC?M4a files use the AAC codec, try changing the extension <.mp4> which also uses the AAC audio codec. If that does not work, try <.aac> or <.raw> MP3 is no good quality Quality largely depends on the
• SOUND FORGE

  One answer, on 4/7/2021

  RE: Creating podcast chapters in Sound Forge Pro 12
  Welcome to the Magix Sound Forge users forum @Stuart-Lawler I would use Regions. Highlight the chapter duration on the timeline, open the "Insert" menu and select, "Region" (keyboard shortcut "R") Most audio book publishers I have encountered
• SOUND FORGE

  8 answers, most recent on 3/22/2021

  RE: Saving Track Names in Batch Job
  In case your are not aware, if you have mono material you need only one channel, and can encode an MP3 mono file, which essentially doubles the resolution. For instance, a 320kbs mono MP3 has the equivalent resolution of a 740kbs stereo file, at
• SOUND FORGE

  8 answers, most recent on 3/22/2021

  RE: Saving Track Names in Batch Job
  Sound quality is just fine with 320k MP3 for this specific music. In case your are not aware, if you have mono material you need only one channel, and can encode an MP3 mono file, which essentially doubles the resolution. For instance, a 320kbs mono
• Off topic

  47 answers, most recent on 4/9/2021

  RE: Offending and insulting comments from members
  I think johnebaker has spoken wise words.
• Movie Studio

  21 answers, most recent on 1/16/2021

  RE: MAGIX Movie Edit Pro Premium (US) - Standalone System Activation
  @Scenestealer @johnebaker @pmikep As painful as it may be, any language evolves over relatively short periods of time with the original meaning and use of words changing as well as the accepted use and spelling of those words. I had to read a lot of
• SOUND FORGE

  One answer, on 11/9/2020

  RE: Audio studio 14 not saving files as MP3
  Have your tried rendering MP3s to an alternate folder. 128kps mono is max resolution for SF's Fraunhofer MP3 encoder.I use WinLAME RC3 which does not have mono restrictions. LAME encoded 320kps mono CBR spoken word MP3 files are virtually lossless
• SOUND FORGE

  8 answers, most recent on 8/3/2020

  RE: Installation
  "I have been using m4a for my audacity output which I understand to be superior: > AAC offers higher bit rates than MP3, which has a max of 320kbs .. which can be cheated to get better quality with mono material like spoken word Both M4A and MP4
• SOUND FORGE

  One answer, on 7/17/2020

  RE: CD quality mastering - Soundforge pro 12 suite
  Welcome to the Magix Sound Forge user forum @hinsley. The maximum bitrate for the MP3 audio codec is 320kbs. Constant bit rate (CBR) is best for web streaming. The AAC codec (.mp4 / .m4a) is another format to consider. It is lossy like MP3 but
• SOUND FORGE

  2 answers, most recent on 4/11/2020

  RE: Sound Forge v14 vs v11 Performance
  Hi @MCC and welcome to the Sound Forge forum. Try "Options> Preferences> General" and check- mark "Always proxy compressed formats" The available RAM in your PC can affect response time as well ..as can plug-ins. . Using the SF project file
• SOUND FORGE

  2 answers, most recent on 1/22/2020

  RE: I need a Sound Forge Scripting Guru - Sound Forge Pro 11 Build 299
  Info in the this recent thread may be helpful,
• SOUND FORGE

  5 answers, most recent on 12/31/2019

  RE: Need to increase sample rate but keep original pitch and speed.
  The "Process> Resample" 'should' work. Perhaps your soundcard does not recognize the new sample rate w/o reopening the file in a new timeline window. In any case, I am glad the "Save as" worked. If the "digital distribution service" accepts PCM
• SOUND FORGE

  3 answers, most recent on 4/21/2019

  RE: Sound Forge for editing talk radio
  Welcome to the Sound Forge forum. SF is very good for editing spoken word content and there are a few techniques that can be used, such as inserting 'events'. It also offers surgical editing down to the sample level and many restoration tools. For
• ACID

  71 answers, most recent on 7/10/2019

  RE: [Feedback] How do you like version 8.0.8.29 ?
  @passionfly1 It is a translation error - Programm is the German spelling of the word for Program. John EB Forum Moderator Even when spoken in German, you don't say it any different with two "M's" then one "M" do you?Whoever invents new words does
• SOUND FORGE

  2 answers, most recent on 2/28/2019

  RE: MP3 PLUG IN 2.0
  Upgrade to Pro 12. The GUI is basically unchanged since Pro 7, so you will not have to re learn the app. Otherwise, save as PCM <WAVE> files in SF and use a third-party MP3 encoder. I always liked WinLAME, which was faster and had more
• SOUND FORGE

  6 answers, most recent on 2/2/2020

  Adding uniform silence between sentences in many spoken word files
  Hello! I'm using Sound Forge Pro v10.0c, and have been very successfully using the batch converter to process thousands of files to create uniform normalization, noise gate, and silence at the beginning and end of tracks. My files are all spoken
• ACID

  52 answers, most recent on 2/20/2025

  RE: Frequently Asked Questions
  @B.W.MAC To add to Jeff's comment as you have no control over the website where you are uploading the audio to there is no way of stopping anyone from downloading a song - this also applies to images and video - web browsers have to download them to
• SOUND FORGE

  4 answers, most recent on 9/13/2018

  RE: Does New Sound Forge Offer Ability to Quickly Adjust Gain/Level?
  I know, Rick. I started using Cool Edit in 1997 or 98 :-). For DAW purposes I switched to Reaper ca 2008 or so, but kept on using AA for destructive editing and mastering. There are just certain things Reaper can't do, or at least can't do
• SOUND FORGE

  5 answers, most recent on 9/14/2018

  SPACE vs ENTER during playback
  I've been using SF10 for 18+ months before upgrading to SF12. So my workflow has been honed around rapid key presses while editing recorded audio. It used to be that hitting the ENTER key would play the audio in the current selection. Now, hitting
• Movie Studio

  16 answers, most recent on 5/21/2017

  RE: Start of mic recording amplified excessively - rest is OK
  Hi John, I have a suspicion what you are now hearing is the mic picking up live sounds Mic is certainly "picking up live sounds" - but only when it's been instructed to do so! I do not think they are on the recording You've lost me there! The
• Movie Studio

  16 answers, most recent on 5/21/2017

  RE: Start of mic recording amplified excessively - rest is OK
  Hi Terry . . . . until the first spoken word begins, the resulting playback is amplified enormously. I can practically hear individual molecules of air in my breath! . . . This sounds like the auto gain control starting at max gain. Agreed. Yet I
• Movie Studio

  16 answers, most recent on 5/21/2017

  RE: Start of mic recording amplified excessively - rest is OK
  Hi Terry . . . . until the first spoken word begins, the resulting playback is amplified enormously. I can practically hear individual molecules of air in my breath! . . . This sounds like the auto gain control starting at max gain. Has this just
• Audio Cleaning Lab

  2 answers, most recent on 3/29/2015

  cleaning lab 16 unexpected auto cut off
  Using this software for vocal sound recording, the software sometimes erases passages when the same spoken words are used more than once. The second passage is cut where the duplication starts. E.G. if someone makes a mistake in a reading and
• Movie Studio

  36 answers, most recent on 12/20/2013

  RE: Changing multiple KFs: Bug?
  Hi @ Carl . . . . Bing says English 'rotation' >> German 'Drehung' and vice versa . . . . Bing , Google and many of the other on-line translators often get this and many other things wrong  . Having spoken to my German teacher (my