(A Mac version, with somewhat different functionality, is also available, and was reviewed in SOS August 2017.) Now, some 25 years after its original release, current owners Magix have breathed new life into this editing software family, starting by bringing the platform up to date in terms of support for 64‑bit PC hardware and current Windows operating system compatibility. When Sonic Foundry changed their corporate direction in 2003, Sound Forge was sold to Sony Creative Software and then, in 2016, it changed hands again.

Originally developed by Sonic Foundry in the early ’90s, Sound Forge is one of the longest‑standing audio mastering and editing platforms, alongside the likes of SADiE, Adobe Audition (which started out as Syntrillium’s Cool Edit) and Steinberg’s Wavelab, to name just three of the industry’s veterans. With 64‑bit compatibility and VST3 support, Magix’s Sound Forge 12 is ready to face the future. The phase meter in the top right corner is in the novel and useful circular mode.

Sound Forge Pro 12 with a stereo audio file loaded.

Sound forge pro 12 suite