In my case, I really use it a lot and it really would not hurt to make it more efficient and more user-friendly. After all, an effect rack is a tool that can come in handy in almost any audio task. Well, the effect rack is just one example, but by no means the only one. Hmm … I can hear the developers asking here: “What the … ?”. On the other hand, I also would be thankful if the design of some of the windows could be a bit less early-Windows-like. I’m talking about features like setting ranges very easily, establishing markers during the recording session, switching to just a recording controller’s view, being able to read the text and controlling the recording level at the same time, and much more. It really shines when used in editing podcast audio for broadcast, offering some intelligent editing possibilities with recorded takes that prove to be a dream come true. So, my first (and last) impression of Sound Forge Pro 16 is that I’m quite impressed. In short, I’m quite familiar with various audio editors.

Oh, and I used it to fix voiceovers and audio takes from video clips. I also used to edit audio for use in sampler players, (if anyone still remembers what a sampler player was). I used to do plenty of audio editing in the past, mixing voice and music for radio commercials. So, for me, it is not only what’s new in this latest version but everything that has been added since version 10. The last version of Sound Forge that I used was Sound Forge 10, the first version that was released by Magix (Sony had previously owned that software).

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