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Sound Forge® Audio Studio™ 8.0
April 2006
Contents
This document contains information on the following topics:
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Applicable to boxed products only. If you've purchased a downloadable
product, an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the product documentation
is available from our Web
site. |
Thank you for purchasing Sony Media Software Sound Forge
Audio Studio 8.0. This document contains information
about installing and using Sound Forge Audio Studio on your computer.
Notable fixes/changes in version 8.0a
- A bug that affected rendering and reading of large AIF files has been fixed: 16-bit, 44.1 kHz stereo AIF renders are now limited to approximately 03:22:53 of audio (536,870,909 samples); 24 bit, 96 kHz stereo renders are now limited to approximately 01:02:08 of audio (357,913,940 samples); the largest file that can be rendered as AIF is approximately 2GB in size. Sound Forge Audio Studio 8.0a will continue to load files created with previous releases that exceed these limits, though other applications may fail to load them.
- A bug has been fixed that could cause problems reading some VOX or IVC files.
- A problem has been fixed that could cause problems when reading AVI files with MP3-encoded audio.
What's new in version 8.0
- VST effect support.
- ASIO audio driver support.
- Data window scrubbing.
- Ability to save a project path in a rendered file and
edit a rendered file's source project.
- You can now choose the Ruler Format and Level Format for
data displayed in the Statistics window.
- You can copy the contents of the Statistics window to
the clipboard for easy comparison of multiple files.
- Integration with CD Architect.
- Macromedia Flash (.swf) format importing. (ActionScript,
motion video, and audio are not supported.)
- You can use the Display tab in the Preferences dialog
to adjust the icon color saturation and icon tinting.
- If you have a USB SmartMedia reader device installed on
your PC, you may experience problems when you attempt to
access your CD drive from Sound Forge Audio Studio for extracting
audio or burning CDs. This is due to an error in the SmartMedia
reader driver. Using the Unplug or Eject Hardware Wizard
to remove the reader should allow Sound Forge Audio Studio to
function normally.
- 24-bit Windows Media Audio files will always be read as
16-bit files in Windows 2000. This is a limitation of the
operating system. You can render 24-bit WMA files, but if
you want to read these files as 24-bit audio, copy them
to a Windows XP machine.
- Project5 plug-ins cause an exception at the end of
processing. Previewing through these plug-ins with the
Loop Playback button selected will mask
this exception.
If you a plug-in chain that includes plug-ins that produce tails, such as
Simple Delay, the tails
will not be generated if those plug-ins occur after the Project5 plug-ins.
To
avoid
this, place the Project5 plug-ins at the end of the plug-in chain or add
tail-generating
effects
in separated processing passes.
The following lists the minimum system requirements for using Sony Media Software Sound Forge Audio Studio:
- Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP Home, or XP Professional
- 500 MHz processor
- 150 MB hard-disk space for program installation
- 128 MB RAM (256 MB recommended)
- 24-bit color display recommended
- Windows-compatible sound card
- CD-ROM drive (for installation from a CD only)
- Supported CD-Recordable drive (for CD burning only)
- Microsoft DirectX® 8.0 or later (version 8.1b included
on CD-ROM)
- Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 (included on CD-ROM)
- Internet Explorer 5.1 or later (included on CD-ROM)
The install utility creates any necessary folders and copies all files required by Sound Forge Audio Studio to your computer.
Installing from CD
- Place the Sound Forge Audio Studio CD-ROM in the drive. The setup screen
is displayed (if CD-ROM AutoPlay is enabled).
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If you have disabled the CD-ROM AutoPlay
feature, click the Start button and choose Run. Type
D:\setup.exe, where D is the drive letter of your
CD-ROM drive, and follow the on-screen prompts to
complete the installation. |
- Click Install, and then follow the on-screen
prompts to install the appropriate version of Sound Forge Audio Studio for
your computer.
Installing from the Web
- Download the install utility from our Web
site.
- Double-click the file, and then follow the on-screen prompts
to install the appropriate version of Sound Forge Audio Studio for your computer.
6.0 Sound Forge User Manual Included on the Sound Forge Audio Studio CD is a complete Sound Forge User Manual
in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. The Acrobat format allows easy
printing of the text, should you need a hard copy. The manual
is located in the Manual folder on the CD.
Installing Adobe Reader
In order to view the manual, you will need to install
the Adobe Reader. It has been included on the CD in the
\Extras\Adobe Reader folder for your convenience. To
install Acrobat Reader, follow these steps:
- Place the Sound Forge Audio Studio CD in the drive. AutoPlay
launches an installation menu.
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If you have disabled the CD-ROM AutoPlay
feature, click the Start button and choose Run. Type
D:\Extras\Adobe Reader\English\AdbeRdr70_enu_full.exe,
where D is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive,
and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation. |
- Choose Browse CD, and then browse to
the D:\Extras\Adobe Reader\English\ folder.
- Double-click the AdbeRdr70_enu_full.exe icon and follow
the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.
If you would like information or demos of other products
from Sony Media Software, please visit our Web
site. You will always find the latest technical information,
demos, and product announcements from Sony Media Software
there.
Commercial distribution of the Sony Media Software demos requires written permission from Sony Media Software.
8.0 Contacting Sony Media Software Sony Media Software can be contacted in the following ways:
Mailing Address:
Sony Media Software
1617 Sherman Ave.
Madison, Wisconsin 53704
USA
Customer Service/Sales:
Telephone support during normal office hours:
- 1-800-577-6642 (toll-free) in US, Canada, and Virgin Islands.
- +608-204-7703 for all other countries.
- Fax: 1-608-250-1745.
Technical Support
Copyright © 2006. Madison Media Software, Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Corporation
of America. All Rights Reserved.
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