To have Izotope products included in Soundforge is a very astute move. They are industry leaders in audio correction and processing. If you’re not familiar with either of them, check our linked reviews. These software packs provide a variety of professional quality audio processes available from within the Ozone and RX collection. Magix have smartly teamed up with Izotope, and offer RX and Ozone Elements bundled with SOUND FORGE Pro Mac 3. The standard audio editing tools prevail fades, trims, normalisation, gate, reverse, time stretch etc. There is an option to edit multiple audio waveforms side by side or on top of one another, to give quick workflow and comparison windows. You have control over where on the page to place them, and key commands to introduce and remove them.

The customisation of the interface is good, with options over where to place a variety of useful informational windows, such as plugin lists, channel meters, file system, recording levels. As you zoom in the clarity continues, right down to sample level. The main waveform(s) image takes up most of the GUI, and is clear and easy to see. When you’re diving into audio files to find and correct issues, you want to be able to see what’s going on quickly.

It’s austere and sparse not overly impressive looking.

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