Sound Forge

{{Short description|Audio editing software}}

{{Primary sources|date=May 2018}}

{{Infobox software

| name = Sound Forge

| logo = Soundforge.svg

| screenshot = SoundForge8Screenshot.jpg

| screenshot size = 300px

| caption = Sound Forge 8

| developer = Magix Software GmbH

| latest_release_version = 14 Sound Forge Pro April 2020{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbhkkp4-Xuo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/lbhkkp4-Xuo |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=New Features in SOUND FORGE Pro 14|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}
15 Sound Forge Audio Studio February 2021{{Cite web|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1440240/SOUND_FORGE_Audio_Studio_15_Steam_Edition/|title=Save 40% on SOUND FORGE Audio Studio 15 Steam Edition on Steam|website=store.steampowered.com}}

16 Sound Forge Audio Studio January 2022

| operating_system = Microsoft Windows, macOS

| genre = Digital audio editor

| license = Proprietary

| website = [https://www.magix.com/us/music-editing/sound-forge/ Sound Forge: Family page]

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2022|1|24}}

}}

Sound Forge (formerly known as Sonic Foundry Sound Forge,

{{Cite web |last=Ferranti |first=Marc |date=5 May 2003 |title=Sony to buy Sonic Foundry desktop software line |url=https://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/65072/sony_buy_sonic_foundry_desktop_software_line/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123020300/https://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/65072/sony_buy_sonic_foundry_desktop_software_line/ |archive-date=2019-01-23 |website=PC World Australia}} and later as Sony Sound Forge{{Cite web |title=Sony Creative Software Sells Majority of Products to MAGIX |url=https://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/news/pressreleases/2016/sony-creative-software-sell-products-to-magix |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=www.sonycreativesoftware.com}}) is a digital audio editing suite by Magix, which is aimed at the professional and semi-professional markets. There are two versions of Sound Forge: Sound Forge Pro 12 released in April 2018{{cite web |url=https://www.provideocoalition.com/acid-pro-and-sound-forge-pro-updated/|title=ACID Pro and SOUND FORGE Pro updated|date=2018-04-26}} ACID Pro and SOUND FORGE Pro updated - Provideo coalition and Sound Forge Audio Studio 13 (formerly known as Sonic Foundry's Sound Forge LE) released in January 2019.{{cite web | url=https://www.magix.info/us/forum/release-sound-forge-audio-studio-13-the-all-around-audio-editor--1220804/|title=[Release] SOUND FORGE Audio Studio 13 – The All-Around Audio Editor|date=2019-01-15 }} New release announcement Sound Forge community Both are well known digital audio editors and offer recording, audio editing, audio mastering and processing.

In 2003, Sonic Foundry, the former parent company of Sound Forge, faced losses and tough competition from much larger companies, and agreed to sell its desktop audio and music production product family to Sony Pictures Digital for $18 million.{{cite web | url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/110570/sony_buys_sonic_foundry_products.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126055646/http://www.pcworld.com/article/110570/sony_buys_sonic_foundry_products.html |archive-date=2009-01-26|title=Sony Buys Sonic Foundry Products - PC World}} The software initially had Windows 3.x support, but after version 3.0 all support for 16-bit Windows was dropped. Additionally, Windows 95 support was dropped after Sound Forge 5.0.

On May 20, 2016, Sony announced that it would be selling the bulk of its creative software suite, including Sound Forge Pro, to Magix GmbH & Co. Magix announced via Facebook that their first new version of Sound Forge Audio Studio (Sound Forge Audio Studio 12) was released August 2017."about" page with link to main homepage {{cite web | title=What is ACIDplanet? | work=ACIDplanet ... your world of music | url=http://www.acidplanet.com/whatisap/ | accessdate=26 November 2005}}