I was going to write down what I recall about those days but there’s little point since Sound Forge is now owned by Magix <smile>.
> On 4 May 2019, at 1:21 am, Steve Jacobson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dane, > > Maybe I am wrong, but I thought upgrades were much cheaper under Sonic > Foundry or whatever the original company was, but I guess that doesn't matter > now. I will look for the VST information. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan > Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 10:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Has Anybody Tried Sound Forge 13? > > Yep that pretty much sums up my view on the subject <smile> > I’m extremely thankful that the price of sound Forge - and upgrades - has > dropped significantly over the 20 years I’ve known the product which is a > huge benefit to all. > Magix also offer a subscription service for Sound Forge Pro if people would > prefer. > The subscription service has some great advantages the most obvious being > that you are always running the latest version of Sound Forge on your Windows > machine. > > >> On 4 May 2019, at 12:53 am, Steve Jacobson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Dane, >> >> I guess you are saying in a better way what I was trying to say. I was >> happy with the upgrade to Sound Forge 12, but much of the advertised >> improvements either were not relevant to me or I did not find to be very >> usable. What I have always done could still be done, and I definitely >> experienced some performance gains. I suppose I should just upgrade so that >> if something changes in Windows that is not compatible I have the latest >> version. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Steve Jacobson >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan >> Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 9:38 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Has Anybody Tried Sound Forge 13? >> >> I’m just getting over the shock of Sound Forge 12 <smile> >> For $199 I’d be happy to upgrade to Sound Forge 13, if I can continue using >> the app the way it is now then I’ll be perfectly happy as I am with 12. >> 12 was a huge leap forward as far as I’m concerned. >> Not so much for accessibility and usability though everything I had used >> previously seems to work. >> All the bugs and stability issues seem to have been resolved in the rewrite >> and the programme runs noticeably faster so I’m now getting the sort of >> performance with Sound Forge 12 for Windows that I am getting - and have >> always had - with the Mac version of Sound Forge. >> And should Sound Forge ever become inaccessible or to the point of being >> totally unusable by those without sight? Well thankfully I have great >> alternatives here that I have made myself learn and use if such events do >> happen. >> The world of technology changes constantly so what works today may not work >> tomorrow. >> One of my favourite things about Sound Forge is the ability to edit/navigate >> by sample if desired. >> I’m sure there are other packages around that do this but Sound Forge for >> Windows and Mac is one of a few where sample navigation and editing is >> completely accessible. >> Twistedwave is another package which has very useable sample navigation and >> editing. >> >> >>> On 4 May 2019, at 12:28 am, Steve Jacobson <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> As some of you know, Sound Forge is now owned by Magix, and they are very, >>> very aggressive about their upgrades. In addition, their upgrade pricing >>> is pretty high even if you respond to their upgrade offer. For example, >>> there is currently a limited time upgrade from version 12 to 13 for $199. >>> However, they are advertising changes to the interface to let one customize >>> the interface more. This could mean there are possibilities to tailor it >>> to one's advantage, or they could have changed their interface in such a >>> way as to make it less accessible. Has anybody tried this yet? I do get >>> some frustrated with promises in new versions of Sound Forge that don't >>> seem to benefit me but I have upgraded to take advantage of what I feel are >>> nothing more than bug fixes. Yet, I do like the program and I've used it >>> so long that I don't really want to change yet. >>> >>> I would appreciate any thoughts. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Steve Jacobson >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2195): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/2195 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/31484176/21656 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
