6/28/2023 0 Comments Soundforge 9![]() The unsung hero, though, is a wet/dry crossfade option for effects. Other new features include drag and drop between channels or files, phase- and mono-compatibility meters, comprehensive spectrum analysis and hardware meters with output gain controls – useful when summing multiple channels to a stereo output. It’s also more complex to move both the start and end points of a selection simultaneously, which now involves a new selection marker at the top. It took us a while to understand, but it’s a decent system that we’re happy to get used to. Dragging across different parts of the waveform still selects a single or all channels, but how this works is more fiddly than before – now you have to visit the top of the waveform and use the Selection control from there. Surround support also brings with it a change in the way the Selection Tool works. Channels aren’t clearly labelled, though, and some of the plug-ins can’t process surround mixes. 2.1, quadraphonic, 5.1 and 7.1 formats are supported, and 5.1 mixes can be saved in Dolby Digital format. This comes surprisingly late in the day – the hype having come and gone in the music industry – but it’s a welcome feature for those working in video production. The biggest change elsewhere is support for surround sound. The quality falls short of processors used in professional mastering studios, but they’re considerably better than the other bundled effects in Sound Forge, or any other stereo editor for that matter. For all its graphical niceties, though, inexperienced users are likely to struggle with the multiband compressor, since there’s no documentation available for this inherently complex plug-in. All four plug-ins have well-conceived interfaces, and we particularly like the limiter’s novel input volume display, giving a useful guide to how much dynamic range you’re losing. It only simulates rooms and plates and not halls and ambiences, but it might see some use when mastering voice-over work. It comprises multiband compression, EQ and brick-wall limiting – the three standard ingredients in a mastering chain – plus reverb. ![]() Top billing on the new features list is a quartet of iZotope plug-ins called the Mastering Effect Bundle.
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