Subject:update SF or buy wavelab?

Posted by: kongbalong

Date:10/18/2006 8:25:55 AM

I have been using SF7 for a while now, and as my projects get more involved, the bugs are becoming more and more apparent.

The most recent one is when using sound forge project (frg) files, it does not save all the settings in the plugin chain correctly. Furthermore, reloading projects gives me errors about missing plugins in the projects I just saved. The most consistent annoyance is how save-as initializes all the plugins in the chain.

Do these problems still exist in SF 8?

I can get a crossgrade to Wavelab for $299. That is starting to sound a lot more appealing than upgrading my once-beloved sound forge.

Any opinions?

-craig

Subject:RE: update SF or buy wavelab?

Reply by: kbruff

Date:10/18/2006 10:37:24 AM

You will find that both applications on the same PC will actually increase your productivity dramatically. I have been using Wavelab and Sound Forge as cooperative tools for the last 2 years. It is a good combination.

Sound Forge 8.0d and Wavelab 6.0b are currently available.

Subject:RE: update SF or buy wavelab?

Reply by: kongbalong

Date:10/18/2006 10:58:22 AM

I probably would leave SF7 on here, since I'm used to it, but I'm curious what you use forge for when you have wavelab available?

thanks,
-craig

Subject:RE: update SF or buy wavelab?

Reply by: Vocalpoint

Date:10/18/2006 3:33:51 PM

"what you use forge for when you have wavelab available"

I would like to know as well. As a former Forge user now on WL...I haven't been able to find anything that WL cannot do....

Subject:RE: update SF or buy wavelab?

Reply by: PixelStuff

Date:10/18/2006 11:27:13 PM

"what you use forge for when you have wavelab available"

A third vote for more details on that.

Subject:RE: update SF or buy wavelab?

Reply by: kbruff

Date:10/19/2006 5:38:12 AM

Sound forge has clever features that compliment working with ACIDIZED loops.

It has some good functions for Audio correction especially when dealing with vinyl recordings.

It also has the ability to do scripting.

Sound forge also does one thing very well beyond what I find in Wavelab -- which is the ability to take FFT snap shots and view them in an A/B style comparison.

Finally some of the automation abilities exceed WL.

-- But Wavelab just brings everything together with few issues and incredibly fast forum feedback and it is worth the price, especially when you look at what the batch converter can do.

Bye -
Kevin