Specifications
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 need a 32-bit or 64-bit version for the following operating systems:
Windows 11 | Windows 10
Offer valid only for MAGIX-affiliated products. Third-party plug-ins excluded.
Minimum system requirements
- Processor: 1.4 GHz
- RAM: 512 MB
- Graphics card: Onboard, minimum resolution 1024 x 768
- Available hard drive space: 500 MB for program installation
- Sound card: Onboard
- Program languages: English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Polski
- Internet connection: Required for registering and validating the program, as well as for some program features. Program requires one-time registration.
File formats
Import
- CD Audio (*.cda)
- Direct Stream Digital (DSD) (*.dsf)
- SOUND FORGE Audio Studio Project Files (*.sfas)
- ATRAC Audio (*.aa3; *.oma)
- Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF) (*.aif; *.aiff; *.snd)
- AVC (*.mp4)
- Dialogic VOX ADPCM (*.vox)
- FLAC Audio (*.flac)
- Intervoice (*.ivc)
- LPEC Audio (*.msv; *.dvf)
- Main Concept AVC/AAC (*.mp4; *.avc; *.bsf; *.264; *.aac)
- MainConcept MPEG-1 (*.mpg; *.mpeg; *.mmv; *.m1p; *.m1a)
- MP3 Audio (MP3s) (*.mp3)1
- 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 Perfect Clarity Audio (*.pca)
- Sony Wave 64 (*.w64)
- Sound Designer 1 (*.dig; *.sd)
- Video for Windows (*.avi)
- Wave (Microsoft) (*.wav)
- Windows Media Audio V11 (*.wma)
- Windows Media Video V11 (*.wmv; *.asf)
Export
- SOUND FORGE Audio Studio Project File (*.sfas)
- ATRAC Audio (*.aa3)
- Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF) (*.aif)
- Dialogic VOX ADPCM (*.vox)
- FLAC Audio (*.flac)
- Intervoice (*.ivc)
- LPEC Audio (*.msv)
- MainConcept AVC/AAC (*.mp4; *.avc; *.aac)
- MainConcept MPEG-1 (*.mpg)
- MP3 Audio (MP3s) (*.mp3)1
- NeXT/Sun (Java) (*.au)
- Ogg Vorbis (*.ogg)
- Quick Time 7 (*.mov)
- Raw Audio (*.raw)
- Sony Perfect Clarity Audio (*.pca)
- Sony Wave64 (*.w64)
- Sound Designer 1 (*.dig)
- Video for Windows (*.avi)
- Wave (Microsoft) (*.wav)
- Windows Media Audio V11 (*.wma)
- Windows Media Video V11 (*.wmv)
1 MP3 export with Windows Media Player 10 or higher
Note: Only non-copy-protected Audio CDs can be imported.







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- NEW! modernReverb
- NEW! Advanced editing for effects plug-ins
- NEW! New resampling engine
- NEW! Optimized multichannel handling
- Editing for audio files containing 5.1 Surround data with up to 6 channels
- Digitization, restoration and audio conversion
- Audio recording at up to 32-bit/384 kHz & video sound optimization
- Includes wizardFX Suite & iZotope Ozone 10 Elements
- NEW! modernEQ
- NEW! modernReverb
- NEW! Advanced editing for effects plug-ins
- NEW! New resampling engine
- NEW! Optimized multichannel handling
- Editing for audio files containing 5.1 Surround data with up to 6 channels
- Digitization, restoration and audio conversion
- Audio recording at up to 32-bit/384 kHz & video sound optimization
- Includes wizardFX Suite & iZotope Ozone 10 Elements
- Only now for free in this offer:
- ✔ NEW! Includes SOUND FORGE Audio Studio 17 ($59.99 value)






- NEW! modernEQ
- NEW! modernReverb
- NEW! Advanced editing for effects plug-ins
- NEW! New resampling engine
- NEW! Optimized multichannel handling
- Editing for audio files containing 5.1 Surround data with up to 6 channels
- Digitization, restoration and audio conversion
- Audio recording at up to 32-bit/384 kHz & video sound optimization
- Includes wizardFX Suite & iZotope Ozone 9 Elements
- NEW! modernEQ
- NEW! modernReverb
- NEW! Advanced editing for effects plug-ins
- NEW! New resampling engine
- NEW! Optimized multichannel handling
- Editing for audio files containing 5.1 Surround data with up to 6 channels
- Digitization, restoration and audio conversion
- Audio recording at up to 32-bit/384 kHz & video sound optimization
- Includes wizardFX Suite & iZotope Ozone 9 Elements
- NEW! modernEQ
- NEW! modernReverb
- NEW! Advanced editing for effects plug-ins
- NEW! New resampling engine
- NEW! Optimized multichannel handling
- Editing for audio files containing 5.1 Surround data with up to 6 channels
- Digitization, restoration and audio conversion
- Audio recording at up to 32-bit/384 kHz & video sound optimization
- Includes wizardFX Suite & iZotope Ozone 9 Elements
FAQs
What is SOUND FORGE?
SOUND FORGE is a digital audio editing suite by MAGIX aimed at both professional and semi-professional users. It has been the audio editing standard software for artists, producers and sound mastering engineers for over 20 years. The SOUND FORGE family includes SOUND FORGE Audio Studio, Audio Cleaning Lab, as well as SOUND FORGE Pro and SOUND FORGE Pro Suite.
What is SOUND FORGE
Audio Studio?
What is SOUND FORGE Pro?
What is SOUND FORGE Pro Suite?
What is SOUND FORGE
Cleaning Lab?
Are there free trial versions of
SOUND FORGE available?
Yes, free 30-day trial versions of SOUND FORGE family products are available. Just go to the free-download section and get started.
Is SOUND FORGE Audio Studio
a 32 bit software?
You need a 32- or 64-bit version of one of the following operating systems: Windows 11 | Windows 10. Further information on the system requirements can be found under technical specifications.