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Subject:Support for Multi-channel wav files
Posted by: DaSoundGuy
Date:2/24/2004 11:08:09 AM
Sony really should consider multi-channel support for Sound Forge. While most consumers still deal in stereo, many professionals are now starting to deal with multi-channel wavs for sound effects and music. Perhaps this necessity will finally propulse Sound Forge into the multi-track domain. DSG |
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Subject:RE: Support for Multi-channel wav files
Reply by: FrenchTouch
Date:2/24/2004 9:42:38 PM
Hello, Sound Forge is just an editor. For the multi-track, you can work with VEGAS, for exemple, and continue to edit your sounds in SF. Perhaps SF will become a multi-track editor, but it will be in the future, cause the version 8 is not for tomorow. Bye-bye |
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Subject:RE: Support for Multi-channel wav files
Reply by: ibliss
Date:2/25/2004 3:36:27 PM
I think DSG is talking about multichannel wavs ie 5.1 files, rather than multiple files. Not sure if there is actually a Wav file format that does this... I know AIFF does it and WMA. |
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Subject:RE: Support for Multi-channel wav files
Reply by: Geoff_Wood
Date:2/25/2004 8:26:54 PM
"many professionals are now starting to deal with multi-channel wavs for sound effects and music". Really ? Got a link to where we can see a 'more-channels-than-stereo' wav file in common use ? They can exist, but I've not seen one ever- but I guess I aint a professional... geoff |
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Subject:RE: Support for Multi-channel wav files
Reply by: ibliss
Date:2/25/2004 9:36:06 PM
many not all ;-) To sidestep a bit, would you find it useful to be able to open an AC3 file in Sound Forge and perform similar operations to it as you would a stereo file? |
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Subject:RE: Support for Multi-channel wav files
Reply by: DaSoundGuy
Date:5/4/2004 5:26:58 PM
At least somebody seems to think this is useful. DSG ========================================= These are only some of the...new features in W******5: * Multi-channel surround audio support from input to output with up to eight audio channels for recording, editing, processing and mastering * User definable surround-to-stereo down-mixing * Multi-channel metering and analysis with up to eight channels * New file formats: WMA Pro 5.1 and 7.1 export, AVI audio import |
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Subject:RE: Support for Multi-channel wav files
Reply by: kbruff
Date:5/5/2004 8:46:14 AM
dasoundguy sound... " * Multi-channel surround audio support from input to output with up to eight audio channels for recording, editing, processing and mastering * User definable surround-to-stereo down-mixing * Multi-channel metering and analysis with up to eight channels * New file formats: WMA Pro 5.1 and 7.1 export, AVI audio import " I am confident that producers of Wavelab have read every reply in the Sound Forge Forum, and has figured out how to lure away Sony / Sound Forge Users. Just about all the main features, are what most people are asking for... RedBook CD authoring Audio Montage VST Support VST System link (send and return -- for pluggins via host PC) Built in Audio File Manager with MP3 Tagger Batch Processing using both VST / DirectX Open AC3 files Shuttle Control Customizable interface DVD Audio DVD Video Super Video Disc There is just too much to list... Well -- It is evident that Mastering is a lucrative market - therefore I know that the next release of SSF will have to be within a decent radii of functionality with the competition. |
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Subject:RE: Support for Multi-channel wav files
Reply by: Rednroll
Date:5/5/2004 11:17:59 AM
"Got a link to where we can see a 'more-channels-than-stereo' wav file in common use ? " http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/audio/multichaud.mspx#XSLTsection123121120120 Tool to create them from Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=72f6f2fa-0abe-4a92-9dd0-fd35b966825c&displaylang=en Microsoft has already developed a multichannel wave format > 2 channels. This is probably what Dasoundguy was talking about. Not very popular at this time, but it's definatley time to jump on the boat before you get left behind. |