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As I recall Ozone Elements was only included with Sound Forge Pro 15, but I am not sure about the bungle or the Steam version. Sound Forge Audio Studio 17 is currently on sale directly from Magix which now includes Ozone Elements (11) as well as

SOUND FORGE

4 answers, most recent on 7/14/2025

[Solved] Sound Forge 17 and issues with Microsoft Sound Mapper

Sound forge 17 causes my laptop to lose Microsoft Sound Mapper and I lose sound on everything. I can restart the laptop, and it will recover and start working again but as soon as start Sound forge it knocks it out again. I am currently running

SOUND FORGE

2 answers, most recent on 12/24/2025

RE: [Solved] SF10 Activation

Activating the Sony versions of Sound Forge, Vegas, Acid, ect, has changed recently. See this thread:https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/activation-of-sony-creative-software-era-applications--149297/ btw, seasons greetings and welcome to

SOUND FORGE

2 answers, most recent on 12/2/2025

[Solved] Multiple Instances of Sound Forge 18 from VEGAS Pro 22

Dear MAGIX Support Team, I would like to report a compatibility issue between VEGAS Pro 22 and Sound Forge Pro 18. 【Issue Description】When Sound Forge Pro 18 is launched as an external audio editor from VEGAS Pro 22, a new Sound Forge process is

SOUND FORGE

7 answers, most recent on 1/2/2026

[Solved] Forge seriel number not registering

Sound Forge not completing with serial number

SOUND FORGE

4 answers, most recent on 2/6/2026

[Solved] Sound Forge 10 Serial Installation on New Computer

I have Sound Forge 10 installed on one computer, but I needed to format it. Now when I try to activate the license, it says the site no longer exists. On the Magix website, it shows that this license is already installed on another computer. How can

SOUND FORGE

2 answers, most recent on 11/15/2025

[Solved] Sound forge won't load

Hi all, I recently bought Sound Forge 17 after getting a new laptop, as I was unable to reinstall Sound Forge 10. The installation completed without any issues, but when I try to open Sound Forge the splash screen appears and then disappears at the

SOUND FORGE

2 answers, most recent on 2/17/2025

[Solved] In Sound Forge 8 a download a song does not sound the same.

When I download a song and record it into Sound Forge 8, the playback doesn't sound the same. Sounds tinny.

SOUND FORGE

2 answers, most recent on 5/17/2026

[Solved] Editing problem in Sound Forge 17

For some reason I can no longer just highlight a portion of an audio file in SF 17 and use the "SAVE AS" command to save that portion of the file to my desktop. Every time I do it, SF 17 saves the complete file instead of the portion I selected.

SOUND FORGE

15 answers, most recent on 7/27/2025

[Solved] Scripting question

Hi Everyone, I'm writing a Sound Forge script and using a sample script as a basis. I'm using Sound Forge 10 in Windows 11, but the same thing appears in Sound Forge 17. In the sample script there is a command "DPF" which obviously prints to the

SOUND FORGE

4 answers, most recent on 8/5/2025

[Solved] differences between Soundforge 12.6 and older version.

Hello So my job recently updated a bunch of computers to windows 11 as such we now use a newer version of Sound forge (version 12.6). The main issue i have is that the new sound forge does not allow me to see the "end" of the audio. In my job i

SOUND FORGE

4 answers, most recent on 8/12/2025

RE: [Solved] Glitches

@scott-james This can be caused by editing compressed audio files like MP3. It's recommended to convert them to WAV first. If you enable to always proxy compressed audio files in the Sound Forge program preferences, this will be done

SOUND FORGE

15 answers, most recent on 7/27/2025

RE: [Solved] Scripting question

@PaulieT By the way, if you write Sound Forge scripts in a Visual Studio project and include the Script dll (in my case it's Forge120.Script.dll inside the Sound Forge program directory) in your project, you get Intellisense code completion. This is

SOUND FORGE

3 answers, most recent on 1/20/2026

RE: [Solved] Clicks and pops playing audio and audio exported in Sound Forge 17

Welcome to the Magix Sound Forge users community @lovejazz. Try "Always proxy compressed formats" in the 'Options> Preferences> General' menu.

SOUND FORGE

5 answers, most recent on 10/7/2025

[Solved] Missing DLL for Sound Forge Pro installer

I have messed up my instance of Sound Forge Pro 18. The app runs mostly OK, but there are some issues that I think are best fixed by re-installing the app. I have the installation file downloaded to the \Documents\MAGIX

SOUND FORGE

4 answers, most recent on 8/12/2025

[Solved] Glitches

I used Sound Forge 12 (Sony) for years on an I7 with 24GB of RAM, and it worked flawlessly. Since Windows 10 is being kicked to the curb by Microsoft, and my PC was not capable of running Windows 11, I bit the bullet and bought a Geekom mini PC with

SOUND FORGE

3 answers, most recent on 8/23/2025

[Solved] Sound Forge Pro Suite 18 - iZotope Plugins Activation

Hi, my Sound Forge installation shows iZotope Ozone 11 and iZotope RX Elements plugins as not activated (trial mode). How to activate these plugins?

SOUND FORGE

2 answers, most recent on 10/30/2025

RE: [Solved] Temp File Location

You can select a desired location in at the bottom of the "Options> Preferences> General" menu.I think the default is C:\Users\--user name--\AppData\Local\MAGIX\SOUND FORGE Pro\18 ... which IMO is an odd location for recorded files (and

SOUND FORGE

8 answers, most recent on 12/15/2025

[Solved] sound forge 17 wont open

I purchased sound forge 17 as I bought a new computer and needed to update my program that was ancient on my old computer. I have deleted and reinstalled the program, cleared the cache, I have yet to get the program to open and I need to edit music

SOUND FORGE

2 answers, most recent on 2/17/2025

RE: [Solved] In Sound Forge 8 a download a song does not sound the same.

@Sorrento Have you tried to open the downloaded song instead of recording it? Or is it in a file format that Sound Forge cannot open? Does the playback use some bass enhancer or EQ during playback that Sound Forge doesn't do? That can explain why a

Samplitude

2 answers, most recent on 7/21/2025

[Solved] Soundcard Options

I'm about to replace my old laptop (because it will not support Windows 11) on which I use Samplitude X8. Currently I have an onboard soundcard. My question - does the replacement (either laptop or mini PC) need to include an onboard soundcard, or

SOUND FORGE

One answer, on 6/5/2026

Which package should I get when buying the Sound Force 18?

Which sound pack should I buy: Premium, Ultimate, or Unlimited? Which one includes Sound Force 18?

SOUND FORGE

2 answers, most recent on 5/17/2026

RE: [Solved] Editing problem in Sound Forge 17

Hi @Anthony-Costine. do you have Sound Forge 17 Pro or Audio Studio?Are you in the 'Normal' or the 'Event' edit mode?Do you select 'Trim/Crop' after selecting a region, then 'Save as'?.Off hand, I do not recall a setting for that without using