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captain54 · Lucky 700 Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 744 Location: chicago

Adobe Audition is my go to voiceover program for lots and lots of projects, auditions, etc...I'm also pretty secure with ProTools, but the editing in Audition seems far quicker.

However, I can a chance to check out the demo of Sound Forge and it seems like a very easy program to navigate, and in a couple of hours I was doing pretty much the same type of editing I was doing in Audition.

Anyone have and thoughts on one vs the other?

Philip Banks · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:24 am Post subject:

Never felt or indeed had the need to change from Sound Forge.

Ed Gambill · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 5:57 am Post subject:

Ahoy Skipper

Cool Edit (now Audition), Pro Tools, WaveLab, Nuendo, Cubase, Sound Forge. Have and used them all.

I started with Sound Forge 1.0 and have kept progressing.

They have a great support staff.

True story, I was using Sound Forge 5.0. Sony had bought Sound Forge. For what ever reason 5.0 was being a problem for them but not for me and they stopped supporting it.

I called them with a question about 5.0, that’s when I found out they were not supporting 5.0 so they sent me 7.0 instead. I was tickled and to my thinking, that was a mighty fine gesture. I use 9.0e now and thinking about upgrade to 10.0

Its a good tool to have in your tool box.
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Tom Test · DC Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 629 Location: Chicago, IL

I've never used Audition so I can't do a comparison. But Sound Forge comes with the very useful Wave Hammer (a sophisticated compressor) that I use all the time. I'm sure Audition has similar tools, but I get the impression that Wave Hammer is unique.

I've been very happy and productive using Sound Forge, and use version 9.0 now.
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Eddie Eagle · M&M Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 2393

Sound Forge. Just say "yes".

captain54 · Lucky 700 Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 744 Location: chicago

Frank F · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:11 pm Post subject:

If you have SF and you have AA "refresh the effects list" and you now have Wave Hammer in AA.

This also updates the Waves bundles you might have or any other Direct X effect. Update the VST list to make sure you have all of your VST capable effects in your list as well.

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captain54 · Lucky 700 Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 744 Location: chicago

Eddie Eagle · M&M Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 2393

The SF 10 is a multichannel which is probably a different thing than multitrack so I should probably say it correctly. I also use Vegas for multitrack.

With SF, even the studio, you can mix music under or over a VO track to create a mixed track. Not sure if I understood that statement you made correctly. Use Control+M to mix.

The issue you are having with dropping the volume on a highlighted segment is not functioning properly on your system. You should be able to do that with no problem. Send tech support an issue and they should be able to help. Could be a conflict with another program running or your system.

Frank F · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 2:23 pm Post subject:

SF is NOT a multi-track software editor. It IS a multi- channel editor however.

What is the difference? A multi-track editor will allow you to see and edit each of many tracks in one "view". It is precise editing. This is what those folks familiar with ProTools or other MULTI-TRACK editors are very familiar with.

Multi-channel editing allows one to layer each channel for Surround Sound featured file formats (AC-3, etc.). One can edit each layer - usually individually and independent of the timeline; however this is not a precise feature.

Nuff said.

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captain54 · Lucky 700 Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 744 Location: chicago

Eddie Eagle · M&M Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 2393

I said: "The SF 10 is a multichannel which is probably a different thing than multitrack so I should probably say it correctly."
So yes it's "different" than multitrack as Frank clarified.
So that's out of the way.

Now back to the problem you have with volume. I've always highlighted sections and used the volume plug from the process menu, never used the right click method. It sounds like you have cleared up the issue. Does it work consistently? If not, then there is a conflict somewhere and tech support can help you there.

Another thing you can try if you don't want to adjust the volume is to fade in the breaths. Just hit it once, twice, three times a lady or more and it will also work as a fix.

As far as mixing. Have you tried using the Control +M funtion? I use it regularly to do voice over music for IVR. Works like a charm.

captain54 · Lucky 700 Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 744 Location: chicago

bobsouer · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:31 pm Post subject:

I too use Sound Forge (recently upgraded to Ver. 10) for all of my simple editing work. I use Pro Tools when I need to produce something with more than one mono or stereo track.
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