The Sony Sound Forge Pro Mac is built on a clean slate for OS X, and provides a contemporary application environment that's perfect for recording, editing,. Magix Sound Forge Pro Mac 3 review Can this veteran audio editor thrive under new ownership? Video support and built-in batch conversion (you get the separate Convrt app instead). Two of Sound Forge Pro Mac’s defining features have always been the configurability of the GUI and its two distinct editing modes, both of which are. ![]() Its first makeover under new ownership sees Magix’s Mac editing package team up with some powerful partners. Originally developed by Sonic Foundry for Windows computers, Acid Pro, Vegas Video and Sound Forge are long-established platforms for music production, video editing and audio editing respectively. In 2003, Sony acquired the Sonic Foundry desktop product line and set up their Creative Software division; and over the next 13 years, the three programs enjoyed mixed fortunes. The most recent major update to Acid Pro was back in 2008; considering it was a pioneering piece of software in its time, and laid the ground for products such as Ableton Live, this is a considerable shame. Vegas fared somewhat better under Sony’s ownership, and not only did Sony release a major update to Sound Forge for Windows as recently as 2013, but they also launched an OS X version., which I reviewed in SOS February 2013, was a somewhat tentative introduction to the platform, lacking many of the features of the more mature Windows version, but some of these were added in version 2 a year later. Sony’s foray into OS X raised hopes that they might attempt similar ports of Vegas and Acid Pro, but these hopes were not realised, and development activity seemed pretty thin from 2014 onwards. Then, in May 2016, the former Sonic Foundry product line, along with spectral editor SpectraLayers, underwent another change of ownership, with German company Magix, well known both for professional tools such as Samplitude and for their consumer-level music, audio and video software products, taking over. Such a change of ownership is always an anxious time for long-term fans, who want to ensure that manufacturers invest in continuing development rather than asset-stripping the software to embed the technology in their own products. So far, however, things are looking promising. Vegas underwent a well-received relaunch in a new version last year, and now Magix have unveiled their road map for the future of Sound Forge. A major new Windows version is promised for later this year, but the first update to reach the market is version 3 of Sound Forge Pro Mac. Sound Forge Pro Mac 3 is built around a single-window concept, but offers plenty of options for the user to customise the layout.By way of a reminder, it’s worth recapping what SFPM already offered, as that core functionality remains very much intact in Magix’s first update. We are, therefore, still getting a pretty sophisticated audio editor built around a slick and attractive user interface, which is split into four ‘panes’. Waveform displays are located top/centre, where multiple audio files can be arranged and displayed in various ways. Additional panels at either side and below the waveform display can be toggled on and off, and are used to display additional features such as meters, file browsers, plug-in chains, file properties and recording information. Plug-in windows float above this otherwise single-window interface. Hardware permitting, you can record audio files of up to 32 channels at resolutions up to 24-bit/192kHz, with options for defining markers and regions within a file. A full range of routine audio editing functions are included in both destructive and non-destructive editing modes. There is a range of built-in plug-ins, and 64-bit AU and VST plug-ins can be hosted as well. ![]() Users of SpectraLayers Pro also get the option to open a Sound Forge file for editing within that environment. The bottom line here is that, for the majority of routine audio editing tasks and CD production, SFPM, while still not quite duplicating the feature set of the Windows version, is a very elegant, powerful and easy-to-use platform. So what’s new?
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