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;
- Soundtoys Little Microshift: after processing, 500 ms of silence was added to the original file;
- Eventide Temperance Lite: the start of the file remains unprocessed;
- Polyverse Filtron: it hangs;
- Wave L3 Multimaximizer: when applying processing, it splits the file into two parts;
etc.
Sometimes the processed file becomes larger or smaller by several milliseconds compared to the original.

I asked MAGIX support several times about the full support of VST3 plugins in the new versions of Sound Forge, but did not receive a response. After reading on the MAGIX website that version 17 works more correctly with modern plugins, I took the risk of spending money on the program update. And here’s what I found out after installing SFAS 17.

The program completely does not recognize some iZotope VST3 plugins, including the Ozone Equalizer 12 that I constantly need. SFAS also does not recognize the new versions (15 and 16) of Waves plugins, so I lost the ability to work with IDX and Curves Resolve plugins. I performed all the manipulations suggested by the manufacturer with the application and plugins, but I still could not achieve recognition of the plugins.

Interestingly, my old SFAS version 14, despite its incorrect operation with many plugins, had no problem recognizing both Waves IDX and iZotope Ozone Equalizer 12. And it allowed me to work with them without errors.

What is going on? I have been working with Sound Forge for almost 20 years, and if earlier versions worked well with plugins, then starting from version 13, chaos began. I constantly hoped that the manufacturer would fix the bugs and teach the application to work correctly with plugins. But that didn’t happen, and I am extremely disappointed. Perhaps I will stop trusting MAGIX and will look towards another audio editor. I am tired of wasting my money.