Sony Sound Forge Pro Mac 2 [Download]

This program drops out a lot. Its very frustrating. Its nowhere near as user friendly as the PC version. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PROGRAM EVEN IF IT WAS FREE.

I'm using a MacBook Pro and every once in a while it will quit unexpectedly. I'm sure they will work these problems out. It does have the potential to be better than sound Forge 10 which I use every day on my PC. I just upgraded to 11 and so far I don't see any real different features from 10. I hope they can work out the glitches with sound Forge on the Apple so I can wean off of my windows and start using the Apple, it just works better for audio and video in my opinion.

Have been using the Windows versions, from v.8 through v11, this Mac version is nowhere as user friendly as its Windows versions. It also costs way more. Simply would not recommend the product.

I agree with the other critical review. There is so much potential in SF2 Mac but it is still too buggy to use reliably. The idea is really good: a quick, clean, powerful wav editor. I have reaper but much prefer a wave editor for single file audio editing, rather than creating a project file etc. I'm trying out adobe audition as an alternative since I have an adobe subscription, and currently SF2 is crashing when I try to normalize the audio file (!).Pros:- the interface is mostly very clean and minimalistic, let's you do basic functions for wav editing very quickly (when there is no lag) while still having a lot of access and power underneath 'the hood'( this interface design is the key feature for me, and why I will probably keep using it even despite the serious problems. most 'simple' wave editors I've are ultimately too simple in functionality; SFP Mac has a minimalistic interface but a lot of functionality)- the included Izotope plugins are pretty goodNeutral:- I find the automation/plugin chain interface a bit clunky to use, but not necessarily much worse than other editors- they have updated features every six months or so. They did charge a lot for the upgrade to 2... but there is very little information forthcoming about new features etc, you just hold your breath that it will get fixedCons:- unstable. Right now it is crashing when I try to normalize (!) a simple wave file. I'm discussing this with support.- very laggy- launching, opening audio files, and opening plugins. Some plugins take 10 seconds to open! I don't have this problem on any other audio software. I'm on a 2015 Macbook Pro 15. The lagginess hasn't always been this bad, but it's been a problem for at least a year, and over multiple updates.- plugin parameters difficult and buggy to control. generally these work ok, but some numbers are hard to "dial in" with the mouse, and I've had weird jumps in parameters in certain situations.- some odd/bad interface stuff.1) I've screwed up several times saving a file to the wrong format since it does not default to the current file format but defaults to whatever format you used last. So if you create have been making mp3 files then switch to a new wav file if you are not careful you will save as mp3. they improved this recently so that at least when you "command-s" save it uses the current file format (I'm pretty sure), but if you "Save-as" it defaults to the previous format. I check box or warning or something would be helpful. Honestly I think it should always default to the current type. They have batch processing for other workflows. I've unintentionally created many mp3 files by mistake..- and 2) this still drives me nuts. when you to try to open an audio file from the finder/desktop, Sound Forge Pro Mac does not show up in the list under "Open With". (It's as if the OS is warning you away..) For example, I get "Itunes" as default, followed by Adobe Audition, VLC etc but for SFP mac I have to select "Others" and then find it from my complete list of applications. To be somewhat fair.. Reaper is the same. But it is such a basic thing for a wav editor! With Reaper I never open single audio files from the desktop; you drag them into the project.I mentioned the last two to their support over a year ago.

I love this product very useful for all my projects

This version is confusing to some, in part the Pro version not on the Sony App Store, where I got it for discount. Still, I prefer the PC version for the following reasons, and this review is intended that you are very familiar with it on Windows. One thing that I do like about the Mac version is a minor thing, and is really an OS X feature--Sound Forge takes advantage of Lion (10.7) in that you can close out the program without saving, something you cannot do on a PC. Like with Text Edit, you can close out the entire program then re-open where you left off. You can accidentally quit the program, thinking you lost unsaved changes, but then open it again, and to find the file opens back up again. Similar in the software behaves as if you hibernated the PC. Must be virtual memory within the program to allow this, but not certain if related to sandboxing. Yes, that should be the first issue explained, or rather, differences between the Windows version...- Sandboxing, you have to go under Options and choose, say, a drive letter, and add it to the list so you can directly save the file. Windows programs do not need this, but suppose could be useful as viruses may not make the program as vulnerable. (?)- Opening the program can be slow on the Mac, but opens files about as quickly. Seems to build peaks quicker.- MP3 plug-in is broken. It has no encode quality (how long it takes to convert to MP3; the longer the time yields best quality), and the resulting file is shorter than the original, say, WAV version.- No DC Offset removal feature, and Vocal Eraser not supported on the Mac version. I do not care because that plug-in did not work very well. You are probably better off using SpectraLayers for that purpose.- No Scott Studios Wave and Perfect Clarity Audio, maybe because those CODECs are only supported on Windows (C++ programming?)- Entire window taken up, and tabs each opened file as in a Web browser. Windows version, I like how it opens them 'stacked' horizontally.I see no reason to recommend this over the Windows version. Waste of money. If you have only Mac and no PC running Windows, you can use a virtual machine to run Windows, or use Boot Camp to run Windows, and install Sound Forge Audio Studio 10, for instance. That is the version I have, and works like a charm. It has a few minor bugs, but do not interfere with what I need done that the Mac version does not, effectively.Three stars--good for some things but limited. Performance is not a problem though. Also, has no serial number for the Mac version.

So disappointed. Been using Sound Forge and Sound Forge Audio Studio for many years on the PC and this Mac version is a mess in comparison. Regretting this purchase and my years of brand loyalty. So many simple features and functions removed. Ugh.