The specialist tool for clean sound
Remove noise from audio files and optimize the sound of your video's audio. Digitize old recordings and enjoy perfect, clean sound.
SOUND FORGE Audio Cleaning Lab 3: The third generation of this all-around tool delivers impressive workflow functions and innovative effect presets as well as powerful cleaning and mastering plug-ins from iZotope.
Digitization

Record sound from tapes and records
Easily transfer individual songs and entire albums from records and tapes to your PC and record vocals for podcasts and other projects in outstanding studio quality at up to 96 kHz/24-bit.

Import sound from CDs and videos
Import CDs, old audio sources or video audio files to your PC with a few easy clicks and then start editing your media right away.

Export
Once you've imported and edited audio from your records, tapes or CDs, you can easily export it in any standard format such as MP3, WAV, OGG and FLAC.
Cleaning & restoration

Sound you can see:
Spectral cleaning
The spectral display provides a clear visualization of the various frequencies of an audio track. This enables you to identify noise at a glance and then remove it straight away.

Automatic cleaning
The auto cleaning function analyzes your audio material and recommends settings for optimizing it. You can also modify all these settings manually.

Optimize video sound
Enhance speech recordings and reduce background noise, wind noise and sibilance – the Video Sound Optimizer offers a wide range of presets for removing all types of noise.
Quick & easy to use

Program wizards & presets
Automatic cleaning and sound characteristics with a single click: Let the program wizards and over 360 presets help you get the most out of your material.

Tips & tricks
No user manual necessary – the Infobox provides valuable tips and tricks for all functions and aspects of the program, helping you get the answers you need, when you need them.

Simple search
One keyword in the search field is all you need to find the project templates, help articles, tools and effects you're looking for.
New features
iZotope RX 8 Elements
RX 8 Elements from the audio experts at iZotope enables you to eliminate noise, sibilance, clicks and other unwanted noise interference. Clean old and problematic recordings and restore them for a clean, contemporary sound.
wizardFX Suite
Select a preset and apply right away: Give your recordings more depth and warmth, compress vocal recordings to make them louder and apply a whole range of creative effects. wizardFX Suite provides a range of dynamic, coloration and modulation effects based on a revolutionary operational concept.
Highlights
- NEW! iZotope RX 8 Elements
- NEW! wizardFX Suite with intuitive effects
- New! Plug-in browser for finding effects faster
- New! Range-based effects editing
- New! ARA2 support
- iZotope Ozone 9 Elements
- VST3 interface for seamless integration of external plug-ins
- Easily find and remove noise with spectral display
- Professional tools for precision audio editing






- Digitization, cleaning & restoration
- 64-bit technology & VST3 interface
- 8 audio tracks
- New! Audio cleaning with iZotope RX 8 Elements
- NEW! wizardFX Suite with intuitive effects
- New! Plug-in browser for finding effects faster
- 20% introductory discount on the SOUND FORGE Audio Cleaning Lab
- Digitization, cleaning & restoration
- 64-bit technology & VST3 interface
- 8 audio tracks
- New! Audio cleaning with iZotope RX 8 Elements
- NEW! wizardFX Suite with intuitive effects
- New! Plug-in browser for finding effects faster