Sound Forge Pro 11 Audio Waveform Editor For Windows Or Mac

The list of new features in SLP2 not only addresses many of the criticisms levelled at the original SpectraLayers Pro but also adds significant new functionality. First off, a complete rewrite of the spectral engine is said to have significantly improved performance, particularly when viewing spectral graphs, using tools and processing spectral data. A new looping function allows the audition of selected periods on the timeline (full-frequency or band-limited) and there are also new channel mixing options in SLP2 when resampling a track that is being imported into a project with a different sample rate. Turbotax deluxe for tax year 2017 federal & state + fed efile windows mac.

Sound Forge Pro Mac's suite of tools caters for all general editing tasks with ease. You can work directly with a range of audio file formats but, if you are going to do any serious work, it is well worth saving the file as a Sound Forge project (this has a '.forgeproj' extension).

The extraction of unwanted noise as part of the spectral editing process is enhanced by a new, one-click command that removes a noiseprint from the entire target layer. The addition of the Shape editing tool makes extracting drum sounds (in particular) easier, as a point and click on a hit will pull it over to a new layer. For me, the two most exciting new features in SLP2 are the Spectral Casting and the Spectral Molding (sic) functions, both of which are not only unique to SLP2 but also offer the most exciting basis from which to launch into sound design and manipulation. In Spectral Casting, the frequency signature of one layer is 'cast' over that of another and the target layer then consists of the second sound minus those parts of the frequency spectrum where there was an overlap with the first sound. Spectral Molding does the opposite, in that only the overlap with the frequency spectrum of the 'moulding' sound is left in the target layer.

Since the relative levels and polarity of both layers can be adjusted post-processing, you have the opportunity to get very creative indeed. SLP2 supports VST plug-ins and therefore allows you to carry out a fair amount of signal processing directly, but the interoperability between SLP2 and SFP11 opens up a new universe of creativity for sound designers. The final update readies SLP2 for the MacBook Pro's Retina display — which simply makes that 15-inch MacBook even more of a personal must-have than it was last week! A complete overview of the functionality contained in SFP11 would be impossible in a review five times this length, but I will pick out some highlights that particularly appealed to me.