
The iZotope Mastering Suite plug-in registration was a bit more cumbersome as I had to create an account, wait for an email and then register the software. Sound Forge installed within few minutes and upon providing serial number and registering through their web site I was up and running. The list of new features and upgrades is extensive, so for full list of features and upgrades, please visit. Packaged with Sound Forge 10 is also Sony's Noise Reduction 2.0 software and CD Architect 5.2 CD creation/ burning software. This new version of Sound Forge also supports multichannel recording (originally introduced in Sound Forge 9). The effects section has also been beefed up by the Mastering Effects Bundle 2 powered by iZotope. Sony have also added editing and work flow enhancements such as precise event-based editing, customizable window layouts, floating docks, musical instrument file support, and integrated disc-at-once CD burning capability.


Some of the new features in Sound Forge 10 (street price $400/$250 upgrade) include iZotope SRC (sample rate conversion) and MBIT+ dither (bit-depth conversion), Zplane élastique Pro time stretch and pitch shift plug-in. Upon hearing the news that Sony has version 10 out I've been rearing for a chance to see what's has changed and what improvements have been introduced since then. I've used Sound Forge for audio editing pretty much since its inception and have followed it closely up to version 7. When it comes to Windows platform digital audio editors, Sound Forge has always been at the top of the list of audio professionals.
