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Are you trying to record from the PC's microphone or record what you hear from the PCs speakers? (audio playback from a website for instance), SF Audio Studio 9 was an odd build and was primarily included with some of Sony's turntables, I had the

SOUND FORGE

6 answers, most recent on 7/10/2025

RE: Music and vocals using Sound Forge Audio Studio?

@Georgios_M Sound Forge is an audio file editor, not a music software. A music software (DAW) would be Samplitude Music Studio X8 or Music Maker (which is much simplified in its features compared to a fully fledged DAW). You should be able to return

Off topic

One answer, on 7/18/2024

Edit sound in video

Hi, I am asking this to find right product. I usually film concerts and I need a software to clean the sound with to get it as good as it can get. Especially when the sound image gets to loud so the sound cracks. Is there any product that could help

MAGIX

34 answers, most recent on 3/31/2026

RE: New "owners/developers" of Sequoia, Samplitude and Music Studio.

@Reyfox Sound Forge and Acid were developed by the same team that made Vegas. They all have the same code base. I see this as a hindrance to sell them both to another company because it's bound to the Vegas team.

SOUND FORGE

8 answers, most recent on 2/28/2026

RE: Sampler tool not working in SF 18

Hi @SP. and @ROBERTO-FERNANDEZ5645, I can confirm "the sampler tool "does nothing" in both Sound Forge Pro 17 & 18. It does work in SFP 10 thru 16 however, if that is an option. I suspect Magix is not aware of the issue. or does, and cares not

SOUND FORGE

10 answers, most recent on 4/24/2023

RE: [Solved] Very annoying beep that is added to recordings on editing.

@Val-Stevens, if the files that are prone to produce the beeping sounds are lossy file types (MP3, AAC and such), You might try enabling "Always proxy compressed formats" in "Options> Preferences> General"

Music Maker

12 answers, most recent on 6/25/2024

RE: [Solved] MM 2025 Upgrade, 20 free Soundpools

Thank you both! Before I saw your replies, I thought nobody was going to answer so I opened up a support ticket (There seems to be no way to just ask Magix a simple question without opening a ticket, i.e. do I get to pick the soundpools or not?) and

Other products

No answers, created on 8/1/2025

New ASIO driver from Steinberg.

A new widely compatible ASIO driver has been released by Steinberg. For those that may be having to use an inboard sound chip or older sound card or one relying on the ASIO4ALL or Magix own ASIO driver, this new, more efficient driver, has at least

SOUND FORGE

8 answers, most recent on 3/18/2023

RE: [Solved] sound forge 15 crashes on start up windows 10

Welcome to the Magix Sound Forge users community @John-Walsh5524. First, try "Reset all preferences and clear cached data"... Assuming you cannot access the "File" menu command, use the alternate method: Hold down the 'Ctrl+Shift' keys, whilst

SOUND FORGE

2 answers, most recent on 1/17/2023

[Solved] a bug decoding 220kbp mp3

a bug on sound forge pro 16 suite - when i open an mp3 with a 220kbps, the sound gets all distorted some chunks of the song are not played, I own Sound forge pro 11.(build 299), and the same file opens with no problems. If i save the file without

SOUND FORGE

16 answers, most recent on 3/28/2025

RE: slow down on exported music

Hi John I’ve checked all the settings and went back to default. Still have the problem. The only thing that’s pretty weird is I have a Radon ATI sapphire 4800 series graphics card and it is no longer driver supported, and I keep getting an error

SOUND FORGE

11 answers, most recent on 4/14/2026

RE: Welcome window keeps popping up on startup

@mary-o There should be an option in the hidden Internal preferences tab where you can enable/disable whether each audio file is opened in a new instance of Sound Forge. - go to the 'Options' menu - hold 'Shift' key and select 'Preferences' - select

Movie Studio

11 answers, most recent on 10/27/2025

balance sound level to be equal from two cameras/sources on final edit

(I have MAGIX Video deluxe 2026 Premium) i was on earlier and got help to remove dogs and cars from audio...thanks for that help :-) this is first movie i have used two cameras to do an interview with two people as the video switches the sound

SOUND FORGE

4 answers, most recent on 12/13/2024

Soundforge 17 upgrade with DVD capture

I recently purchased a Sound Forge 17 upgrade and DVD capture. The upgrade worked well, but there is no sign of the DVD backup. Could anyone explain why it isn't showing? Thank youDVD backupSOUND FORGE Audio Studio 17(ART470540)

SOUND FORGE

15 answers, most recent on 3/29/2026

RE: Error Message -24

Hi @Darryl-Mason, you might try deactivating and reactivating Sound ForgeYou can access this via the MAGIX Service Center.- Log in to your Magix account using the email address and password you used when SF was initially registered- Click on "My

SOUND FORGE

2 answers, most recent on 4/27/2026

RE: From Sound Forge Audio Studio 10 to 13

Hi @Rosalie, the legacy UI for all versions of Sound Forge Pro and Audio Studio is basically the same... aside from SF Audio Studio 12, which was a one-off unique build (pros and cons). All the Magix versions have dark and light color options in the

Music Maker

5 answers, most recent on 12/3/2024

No Sound using Waves Plug In - Curves Equator

Magix sound turns off when using Waves Curves Equator. It also loses presets that cannot be loaded. Waves Silk Vocals works, but loses settings even after saving to a template. Boo! - Frustrated since Magix started with the "bring your own plug in"

SOUND FORGE

11 answers, most recent on 3/1/2025

Sound Forge Pro 18 MAGIX Hub Text to Speech downloads are White Noise

Recently I purchased Sound Forge 18, and I also purchased Text to Speech characters in MAGIX Hub. Initially the text to speech program worked fine, but now it only produces white noise. I have attached a screenshot. Thank you for your support.

Movie Studio

7 answers, most recent on 9/29/2025

RE: in Movie studio 2025, how can I combine audio tracks from wmv

I'm attempting to change the pitch to disguise the persons true voice but when I do it, it only affects one and the other tracks sound like the original making it it appear as an echo. I will try what you suggest and let you know if I have any

SOUND FORGE

3 answers, most recent on 3/12/2026

Butch Vig Vocal Plug-in can't be loaded into plug-in chain

The Butch Vig Vocals Plug-in from Waves appears in my list of VST Effects in Sound Forge Pro14 but can't be loaded into the plug-in chain. Also, the interface to use the plug-in does not pop up. I have installed, uninstalled and re-installed the

Audio Cleaning Lab

22 answers, most recent on 8/3/2025

RE: Webradio

@dave-l Windows security is very likely blocking Sound Forge from recording. Try this: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/turn-on-app-permissions-for-your-microphone-in-windows-94991183-f69d-b4cf-4679-c98ca45f577a

SOUND FORGE

3 answers, most recent on 5/18/2025

RE: Sound Forge Pro Ver 15.0

Hello! The SOUND FORGE STUDIO 17 Software is not good! I regret having bought it from you! I want my money back. How do I return the Software to you and get my money back?

SOUND FORGE

31 answers, most recent on 4/17/2026

RE: Sound Forge alternatives

Here is a link to the Vegas forum where a Vegas developer discusses how/why Magix dropped all support for Sound Forge, Acid and other products. The forum moderator hid my initial comment and asked me to provide a direct link. Since it is in a

Music Maker

4 answers, most recent on 12/15/2023

[Solved] Loops Unlimited Not Working

Hi,I purchased the Music Maker 2024 bundle with Loops Unlimited.When navigating to subscriptions it shows Loops Unlimited as "Purchased" but when I navigate to the store all sound collections have a price and ask me to purchase them.I have tried