

Yet, after moving through several hands from Sonic Foundry to Sony to MAGIX, Sound Forge is still here, and the newest release is proof that MAGIX has no plans to drop it anytime soon.

Sound Forge Pro 13 comes with a redesigned GUI, which MAGIX says should improve the workflow. The icons are new, and you can now choose from four different color schemes. This may seem insignificant, but I think it’s actually a great idea. Scroll through the list of VST plugins in the Preferences menu to locate the newly added plugins. If you spend many hours in front of the computer screen editing audio, anything that makes the process more ergonomic and comfortable is a welcome improvement. Check the boxes next to the VST effects youd like to enable. MAGIX has also revised the window structure, offering presets for various applications such as recording and mastering. Like its predecessor Sound Forge Pro 12, the new version is capable of simultaneously recording 32 channels of audio at up to 64 bit / 384 kHz. One of the main improvements in the latest version is a new VST2/3 engine. MAGIX claims that it improves the communication between the host and the plug-ins, for better stability and higher speed when using plug-ins. Sound Forge Pro 13 also adds ARA2 support, to further improve the exchanging of data between the software and compatible plug-ins. #VST PLUGINS SOUND FORGE PRO 10 SOFTWARE# Sound Forge Pro 13 includes a redesigned level meter named Peak Meter V2, which MAGIX claims provides precise control over audio levels. A number of new mixing and mastering plug-ins have also been added, including the coreFX 2-point compressor, limiter, expander, compressor, and gate, as well as the coreFX delay, chorus, and flanger. Furthermore, Sound Forge Pro 13 includes iZotope Ozone 8 Elements and RX 7 Elements, which gives you a nice collection of plug-ins to get you started. The zplane élastiquePro v3 engine has also been integrated into Sound Forge.
