SOUND FORGE Pro 16
Audio Editing Solution for Professionals

 

System requirements

All MAGIX programs are developed with user-friendliness in mind so that all the basic features run smoothly and can be fully controlled, even on low-performance computers. The technical data for your computer can be found in the control panel of your operating system.

Operating Systems

You require a 32- or 64-bit version of one of the following operating systems:

Windows 11 | Windows 10

Minimum System Requirements

  • Processor: 1 GHz
  • RAM: 512 MB
  • Graphics card: Onboard, min. resolution 1024 x 768
  • Sound card: Onboard
  • Hard drive space: 500 MB for program installation
  • Program language: English

An Internet connection is required for program registration, validation and individual program features as well as one-time registration.

File Formats

Import

  • SOUND FORGE Audio Studio Project Files (*.sfas)
  • SOUND FORGE Pro Project Files (*.frg)
  • ATRAC Audio (*.aa3; *.oma)
  • Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF) (*.aif; *.aiff; *.snd)
  • AVC (*.mp4)
  • CD Audio (*.cda)
  • Dialogic VOX ADPCM (*.vox)
  • Direct Stream Digital (DSD) (*.dsf)
  • DLS Instrument (*.dls)
  • FLAC Audio (*.flac)
  • GIG Instrument (*.gig)
  • Intervoice (*.ivc)
  • LPEC Audio (*.msv; *.dvf)
  • MainConcept AVC/AAC (*.mp4; *.avc; *.bsf; *.264; *.aac)
  • MainConcept MPEG-1 (*.mpg; *.mpeg; *.mmv; *.m1p; *.m1a)
  • MainConcept MPEG-2 (*.mpg; *.mpeg; *.m2t; *.mmv; *.m2p)
  • MP3 Audio (MP3s) (*.mp3)
  • MPEG-2 Transport Stream (*.m2t;  *.ts; *.mts; *.m2ts)
  • NeXT/Sun (Java) (*.au; *.snd)
  • Ogg Vorbis (*.ogg)
  • Quick Time 7 (*.mov; *.qt; *.dv; *.gif; *.tif; *.tiff)
  • Raw Audio (*.raw; *.*)
  • Shockwave Flash (*.swf)
  • Sonic Foundry Audio (*.sfa)
  • Sony MXF (*.mxf)
  • Sony MXF HDCAM SR (*.mxf)
  • Sony Perfect Clarity Audio (*.pca)
  • Sony Wave64 (*.w64)
  • Sony XAVC / XAVC S (*.mxf)

Export

  • SOUND FORGE Pro Project File (*.frg)
  • ATRAC Audio (*.aa3)
  • Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF) (*.aif)
  • Dialogic VOX ADPCM (*.vox)
  • Direct Stream Digital (DSD) (*.dsf)
  • FLAC Audio (*.flac)
  • Intervoice (*.vc)
  • LPEC Audio (*.msv)
  • MainConcept AVC/AAC (*.mp4; *.avc; *.aac)
  • MainConcept MPEG-1 (*.mpg)
  • MainConcept MPEG-2 (*.mpg; *.m2v; *.m2t; *.mpa)
  • MP3 Audio (MP3s) (*.mp3)
  • NeXT/Sun (Java) (*.au)
  • OggVorbis (*.ogg)
  • Quick Time 7 (*.mov)
  • Raw Audio (*.raw)
  • Sony AVC/MVC (*.mp4; *.m2ts; *.avc)
  • Sony MXF (*.mxf)
  • Sony MXF HDCAM SR (*.mxf)
  • Sony Perfect Clarity Audio (*.pca)
  • Sony Wave64 (*.w64)
  • Sony XAVC / XAVC S (*.mxf; *.mp4)
  • Sound Designer 1 (*.dig)
  • Video for Windows (*.avi)
  • Wave (Microsoft) (*.wav)
  • Windows Media Audio V11 (*.wma)
  • Windows Media Video V11 (*.wmv)
  • XDCAM EX (*.MP4)
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  • wizardFX Modern Reverb
  • Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 8
  • Celemony Melodyne 5 essential
  • essentialFX Suite (11 high-quality effect plug-ins)
  • Analogue Modelling Suite (4 mastering plug-ins)
  • Vintage Effects Suite (3 vintage effects)
  • VariVerb II (versatile reverb plug-in)
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Subscription and cancellation conditions: SOUND FORGE Pro 365 will be available immediately after payment and activation. The charge for the minimum term is payable as a single sum upon conclusion of the contract. The minimum term begins on the date of purchase. The contractual period of SOUND FORGE Pro 365 will be automatically extended by one month at a time until you cancel the agreement You will be informed well in advance if the extension rate or taxes included change. A cancellation is possible up to 1 day before the end of the contract period. To cancel the contract, please send an email stating your customer number to: infoservice@magix.net

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  • NEW! Loudness visualization
  • NEW! Optimized multichannel workflow
  • NEW! Expanded Plug-in manager
  • NEW! Resampling engine
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Subscription and cancellation conditions: SOUND FORGE Pro Suite 365 will be available immediately after payment and activation. The charge for the minimum term is payable as a single sum upon conclusion of the contract. The minimum term begins on the date of purchase. The contractual period of SOUND FORGE Pro Suite 365 will be automatically extended by 12 months at a time until you cancel the agreement. You will be informed well in advance if the extension rate or taxes included change. A cancellation is possible up to 1 month before the end of the contract period. To cancel the contract, please send an email stating your customer number to: infoservice@magix.net

Buy now
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All features included in SOUND FORGE Pro 16, plus:

  • NEW! dynamicEQ
  • wizardFX Modern Reverb
  • Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 8
  • Celemony Melodyne 5 essential
  • essentialFX Suite (11 high-quality effect plug-ins)
  • Analogue Modelling Suite (4 mastering plug-ins)
  • Vintage Effects Suite (3 vintage effects)
  • VariVerb II (versatile reverb plug-in)
  • Vandal (virtual guitar & bass amps)
C$24.99/month

Subscription and cancellation conditions: SOUND FORGE Pro Suite 365 will be available immediately after payment and activation. The charge for the minimum term is payable as a single sum upon conclusion of the contract. The minimum term begins on the date of purchase. The contractual period of SOUND FORGE Pro Suite 365 will be automatically extended by 12 months at a time until you cancel the agreement. You will be informed well in advance if the extension rate or taxes included change. A cancellation is possible up to 1 month before the end of the contract period. To cancel the contract, please send an email stating your customer number to: infoservice@magix.net

Buy now
Download (shipping free)

All features included in SOUND FORGE Pro 16, plus:

  • NEW! dynamicEQ
  • wizardFX Modern Reverb
  • Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 8
  • Celemony Melodyne 5 essential
  • essentialFX Suite (11 high-quality effect plug-ins)
  • Analogue Modelling Suite (4 mastering plug-ins)
  • Vintage Effects Suite (3 vintage effects)
  • VariVerb II (versatile reverb plug-in)
  • Vandal (virtual guitar & bass amps)
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