• SOUND FORGE

  3 answers, most recent on 3/23/2026

  What alternatives to Sound Forge exist?
  SF in Audio Studio version is a very convenient and functional editing and mastering program. With useful tools, good and accurate visualization. But it does not always work correctly with VST-plugins.Audacity is even worse for working with plugins,
• Other products

  5 answers, most recent on 6/18/2024

  RE: Independence
  @jtjw60 I think the correct folder is C:\ProgramData\MAGIX\Independence\VST Plug-Ins\
• SOUND FORGE

  10 answers, most recent on 2/12/2025

  RE: Sound Forge 18 Build 21Back Up Toolbars?
  I've never tried the reset-clear cache procedure. What exactly happens if I do this? Reverts settings back to the 'factory fresh' installation and clears the cache of temp files and other data. The 'reeet' has been known to fix many behavioral
• SOUND FORGE

  One answer, on 4/3/2025

  RE: Sound forge pro 10
  Is there still a way to purchase Sound Forge Pro 10? Not from Sony or Magix. Someone on eBay or elsewhere may want to sell SF-10. If you can find it, make sure it has a valid serial and Magix log-in info so it can be activated, or have the seller
• SOUND FORGE

  6 answers, most recent on 3/24/2024

  RE: VST plugin as real time effect
  Confirm the 'Program Files> Common Files > VST3' folder is selected as a VST search folder in (Options> Preferences> VST Effects) and select 'Refresh'. Check to see if the plug-in is listed in the list below. If so, then go to the
• Other products

  3 answers, most recent on 10/20/2024

  RE: Independence, Vandal, etc not actually included.
  @JLab To my knowledge, the version of Independence or Vandal (or any other Magix plug-in) that comes with Acid or Samplitude, only works inside Acid or Samplitude. So, I think they should load fine in Acid or Samplitude. But that's the way it always
• SOUND FORGE

  4 answers, most recent on 2/14/2025

  RE: Audio Studio v17 - Channel Meters Question
  Sadly, I do not think the dark meter background can be changed and changing the overall display to 'light' does not make any difference as it did in SF12>15,Starting with SF-16, the meters were messed up and the legacy FS peak meter was
• Samplitude

  3 answers, most recent on 10/8/2025

  RE: New update is available for Samplitude Pro X8 and Music Studio X8
  Happy new year to everyone! We start this year with small bugfix patch for Pro X8 nad Music Studio (see below). More good things to come this year, stay tuned A new update is available for Samplitude Pro X8 and Pro X8 Suite, which can be installed
• Music Maker

  10 answers, most recent on 7/4/2024

  RE: VST Buffer Error
  I am having this exact same problem but in Acid Pro Suite 11 - it is new and associated only with a vst plug in called "Aura" - I cannot solve this issue and have realized it is NOT a problem of the plug in - but rather this DAW.Can someone please
• Music Maker

  10 answers, most recent on 7/4/2024

  RE: VST Buffer Error
  @Paul-Beaudoin Try opening the program preferences, select an ASIO driver as your audio device driver, then open the ASIO driver control panel and set the buffer size to something reasonable like 512 samples. Yes, I see the Low Latency ASIO driver -
• SOUND FORGE

  5 answers, most recent on 7/1/2024

  RE: Feedback on Sound Forge Pro 15 vs SF Audio Studio 17 on Windows 11?
  Specifically, in SF-16 & 17 (both AS and Pro) do not display 32 bit third-party VST-2 plug-ins correctly showing only a fraction of the plug-in's UI window. SF-15 did not have this issue. Another annoyance with SF-17 was, the legacy dBFS peak
• SOUND FORGE

  10 answers, most recent on 5/18/2024

  RE: Sound forge Pro 10 - User Preset
  The legacy SCS (Sony) Preset Manager 2.0 works on my my Win 10 PC manager for Direct X plug-ins and plug-in chains. VST presets can be copied and pasted directly which you are probably already aware of.
• Samplitude

  30 answers, most recent on 7/10/2025

  RE: Samplitude Music Studio X8 - suddenly crashing
  @Steven-Wood I did notice that in the the VST/ReWire section of System Preferences that the Plug In Buffer preset box was blank, and there is an option to select Default (Best peformance), so was wondering whether this might be part of the
• Music Maker

  8 answers, most recent on 10/6/2024

  RE: VST Plug-in Editor
  It would be nice if Magix updated their user guide to reflect such changes. So what appears to be the instrument list is the VST Plug-In Editor?
• SOUND FORGE

  10 answers, most recent on 5/18/2024

  RE: Sound forge Pro 10 - User Preset
  I am not aware of any DX to VST converter or wrapper. Long ago.. (SF-5/6), there was a third-party utility to run VST plug-ins on Sound Forge which did not support the (new at that time) format .The only plug-ins I have encountered that were
• Samplitude

  30 answers, most recent on 7/10/2025

  RE: Samplitude Music Studio X8 - suddenly crashing
  @Steven-Wood Ok, it would be good to know if you can get Samplitude to crash with WDM or MME drivers. Maybe also try another ASIO driver. For example, if you install the free demo version of FL Studio it also installs the FL Studio ASIO driver. In
• SOUND FORGE

  5 answers, most recent on 6/26/2025

  RE: Hammer Plugin
  Where was Sound Forge 12.6 purchased? AFAIK, only current versions of Magix software can be purchased directly. Sound Forge 12 (Audio Studio and Pro) was the first Magix version and was published in 2016 after the acquisition from SCS (Sony). SF
• ACID

  3 answers, most recent on 8/27/2024

  [Solved] Acid Pro 11 won't open AutoTune 11
  Hi folks I'm running the current release of Acid Pro 11 on my Windows machine. All is working fine EXCEPT it will not open AutoTune 11 onto a track. I can see it on the list of available VST3 plugins. But when I click on it to load it, nothing
• SOUND FORGE

  2 answers, most recent on 11/16/2023

  RE: [Solved] enabling audio restoration
  Hi @Steph_P, the Sound Forge Pro Suite has numerous restoration tools. The legacy Noise Reduction Pack (aka, NR-2.0) and iZotope's RX Elements can be installed using with the main Sound Forge Installation manager. SpectraLayers Pro (SLP) must be
• SOUND FORGE

  3 answers, most recent on 10/18/2023

  RE: [Solved] plugin is automatically showing last saved preset
  The last used preset of a plug-in that is executed becomes the default with Direct X plug-ins,, I think VSTs are now the same, VSTs used to however, revert to the factory default as I recall, I prefer the current behavior. On some Plug-ins. I
• SOUND FORGE

  8 answers, most recent on 4/25/2024

  RE: Sound Forge VST Plugins
  Exactly what type plug-ins are you looking for.. (EQ, comp/limiter, reverb, delay, restoration, ect.)? Experienced folks have their go-to favorites (free and otherwise) and can recommend plug-in they like (sound and UI).SF-16 and 17 had a serious
• SOUND FORGE

  5 answers, most recent on 7/1/2024

  RE: Feedback on Sound Forge Pro 15 vs SF Audio Studio 17 on Windows 11?
  Specifically, in SF-16 & 17 (both AS and Pro) do not display 32 bit third-party VST-2 plug-ins correctly showing only a fraction of the plug-in's UI window. SF-15 did not have this issue. Another annoyance with SF-17 was, the legacy dBFS peak
• SOUND FORGE

  4 answers, most recent on 1/21/2025

  SF 17 stopped find third party plugins
  Hi, So last night Sound Forge 17 has stopped seeing my izotope plugins. I've uninstalled both Products and reinstalled in hope to rectify what ever the issue is. Since then i have now wiped my HD and gone for a fresh install. I still have the same
• SOUND FORGE

  5 answers, most recent on 4/5/2024

  RE: pro 18 upgrade no statistics no playback meters
  I'm never going to use a synth with SF Sound Forge does not support VST instrument plug-ins.