The inclusion of these processors and tools, in an already solid piece of editing software, makes Sound Forge an attractive option for anyone wanting to master their own material on a relatively tight budget.
Also new to the package is DAO (disc-at-once) burning, allowing the user to create a Red Book-compliant standard audio CD without using separate CD editing and burning software. Sound Forge 10 includes Izotope’s SRC sample-rate conversion and MBIT+ dithering systems, as well as a stripped-down version of all six parts of Ozone 4 (there were only four Izotope plug-ins in Sound Forge 9). Sony had already made themselves a strong ally for their v9 release in the form of Izotope, the creators of the well-recieved Ozone 4 (reviewed SOS July 2009) mastering suite. This update contains some interesting new features, as well as a few more practical ones. Unlike a DAW - which is designed for multitrack editing - Sound Forge aids the user in fine-tuning individual audio files to purpose for example, EQ’ing a song before cutting to vinyl. The latest incarnation of Sony’s PC-based audio editing software, Sound Forge, has been released, strengthening its powerful feature set.