Topic: SONY SOUNDFORGE 8

[TAPEROY]

Just got Sony Soundforge 8. Can anyony tell me the easiest way to track and record to cd after I have recorded to wave?
All help appreciated.

[spreadheadtom]

CD WAVE Editor

[terrapinj]

if you just need to track the show out check out CD Wave...http://www.milosoftware.com/cdwave/

it's designed just for splitting tracks and will load/process much quicker than soundforge if that's the only task you want to do with it.

I use soundforge for any editing (normalizing - resample - dither - etc) resave the file and then open the new file in CD Wave to track. CD Wave will also save directly to FLAC.

[BayTaynt3d]

if you just need to track the show out check out CD Wave...http://www.milosoftware.com/cdwave/

it's designed just for splitting tracks and will load/process much quicker than soundforge if that's the only task you want to do with it.

I use soundforge for any editing (normalizing - resample - dither - etc) resave the file and then open the new file in CD Wave to track. CD Wave will also save directly to FLAC.

What he said. Edit/Mix in Vegas/SF, then save/render out to WAV, open in CDWAVE and track. This is the preferred workflow from Vegas/SF b/c niether concerns themselves with SBEs.

[gusbud1]

Hopeully this is appropriate for this post, but could you tell me what is the lowest version of soundforge I can buy to resample 24 bit to 16?

[BayTaynt3d]

Dude, go to Sony's website and look it up.

[gusbud1]

Sorry, Just asking.............

[sleepypedro]

What he said. Edit/Mix in Vegas/SF, then save/render out to WAV, open in CDWAVE and track. This is the preferred workflow from Vegas/SF b/c niether concerns themselves with SBEs.

Vegas / SF > flac 1.1.2 is more efficient than that.  turn on 'align on sector boundaries' and you're good to go.

and i don't know you, "baytaper", but fwiw you came across as a dick in your last response.  i'm just sayin'.

[drewloo]

Sorry, Just asking.............

Don't sweat it.  If all you want to do is covert 24bit to 16bit try dbpoweramp.  Version 10 is what I use for flac/shn conversion but it'll also do wave conversion & it's free.  Not sure how great the dithering scheme is but did I mention it's free? 

Version 11 is the newer one but there's some mp3/lame royalty issues if I remember correctly so use version 10 which you can get here:

http://www.dbpoweramp.com/bin/dMC-r10.exe

[gusbud1]

Thanks, I always like free stuff.

[balou2]

I need a copy of Soundforge.  I just picked up a brand new Dell XPS, but all of my software is several years old.  The SF copy I have won't support 24 bit.

Anybody know where I can get the best price for this?  Any help is appreciated.

Mike

[tfs8271]

Sony makes two levels of their soundforge program. One is called Sound Forge Audio Studio 8.0 ($69) and the other is called Sony Sound Forge 8.0 ($299). The later will do 24bit and track your songs. If you didn't pay over $200 you need to use CD Wave Editor. I went through this first hand. You can't return opened software so I was stuck with it. I still use the Audio Studio for tweeking for heavy clapping (vinyl restoration) so it comes in handy, but I agree that CD Wave Editor is nice for tracking.

The differences: http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/products/soundforgefamily.asp

Hope this helps you and others.