Sony’s Sound Forge Pro Mac 2 sound editor was released in February, and it has impressive sound codec support, including FLAC and MP4 video. Other improved features include an Auto Trim/Crop tool, a Volume plug-in, broadcast CALM loudness compliant metering, Event Mode improvements, and a new iZotope plug-in (Nectar Elements). Also brand new is the Convrt Batch Processing Automation Tool, which is a separate batch app.
Company: Sony Creative Software
Price: $299.95; Audio Master Suite: $499.95
Web: www.sonycreativesoftware.com
Rating: 4.5
Hot: Nondestructive editing; CALM metering; 192 kHz, 64-bit capability
Not: Can’t view video in app; no Final Cut Pro X XML support.