Sony Sound Forge Audio Studio 8

Audio recording, editing, and production made easy

Product Information

Sound Forge Audio Studio 8 software is everything you need to produce professional-quality audio on your home computer - no more renting expensive studio time to get the results you ant!  Record just about anything, edit and restore audio, burn your own CDs, create streaming media, and convert files with lightning speed - all using simple commands such as cut, copy, and paste.

• Create your own music loops for use in ACID Music Studio software.
• Easily synchronize audio and video to create the perfect music bed.
• Visually monitor audio levels in real time for accurate mixing.
• Interactive tutorials provide help throughout the creative process.
• Zoom in on your mix to precisely edit audio files in real time.
• Enhance your creations with the included 1,001 Sound Effects.
• Create crystal clear sound.  Remove clicks, pops, and other noise with audio restoration tools.

Show Me How tutorials go beyond the booklets and basic tutorials that other solutions provide.  These extraordinary helpers are built right into the software - just click Show Me How to access simple, interactive help on a variety of topics.  Show Me How tutorials help you spend less time learning and more time creating!

Product Highlights

Capture your performance
Record just about anything - plug a microphone or instrument into your computer's sound card and start recording.  Easily capture instruments, vocals, keyboards, and more.  You can also import music from your own CDs and MP3s into Sound Forge Audio Studio software.

Enhance it with effects
Customize your creations with EQ, delay, chorus, reverb, and more.  Includes support for DirectX and VST.  More than 30 studio-quality effects are included to get you started.  Liven up presentations, recording and music with the included 1,001 Sound Effects.

Edit like a pro
Perform precise, real-time editing of audio files with simple drag and drop operations.  Expertly balance sound levels, trim unwanted sections, and synchronize audio with video.  You can even create your own music loops and sample to use with ACIS Music Studio software.

Extract audio and burn CDs
Extract songs from your own CDs for immediate editing and mixing, or burn CDs in minutes.  Integrated track-at-once CD burning makes it easy to share your own mixes and songs with others.

Easy audio encoding
Quickly convert audio files into MP3, Windows Media, QuickTime, and RealMedia formats for the Web.  Create your own podcasts, export your songs to MP3 players, and more.

Product Features

Perfect for:

• Home recording studios
• Musicians, DJs, and audio editors
• Video and multimedia producers
• Podcast and streaming media creators
• Educators, trainers, and presenters

Record Your Audio

• Capture instrument and vocal performances
• Digitize and restore old recordings
• Record voiceover tracks for your videos
• Crate custom audio effects and textures
• Import music from CDs and MP3s

Edit Your Mix

• Drag and drop audio editing
• Apply Studio-quality effects
• Balance levels and trim unwanted audio
• Create your own music loops
• 15 tutorials provide step-by-step help

Export and Share

• Save audio as MP3, WAV, WMA, and more
• Burn your own CDs in minutes
• Export music to MP3 players and more
• Create streaming media for the Web

Windows Requirements

• Windows 2000 or XP
• 500MHz processor
• 128MB of RAM
• 150MB Hard Disk space for program installation
• Windows compatible Sound Card
• DirectX 9.0c or later (included on CD-ROM)
• Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
• Supported CD-Recordable drive (for CD burning)
• Some features may require product registration