Sony Sound Forge

You can easily record your own CDs from your digital piano, acoustic piano or instrument without expensive equipment!  You can also edit your recording!

Ideas for recording CDs include:

Make customized backgrounds for recitals
Record a duet part for the student to practice with
Record students' work as a keepsake
Record a themed CD such as a Christmas CD with many students' work
Create audition CDs

For Windows users, Sound Forge is a cost-effective program with all the features you need to accomplish this!  If you are recording from a digital piano, along with Sound Forge, the only equipment you need is your computer and audio cables! 

To record from an acoustic piano, you will also need a mixer or fast track and microphone.  See our website (www.keystoimagination.com) for details of recording equipment. A step by step guide is also available, Getting Started with Sound Forge. *Mac users can use a program called CuBase or Pro Tools.

Sound Forge Audio Studio

Your Home Studio for Audio Production
$69.95    Your Price    $66.45

Sound Forge Audio Studio software is everything you need to edit and master professional-quality audio on your home computer. Record live instruments and vocals, edit and restore audio, apply studio-quality effects, and convert files with lightning speed. You can even create your own karaoke tracks with the Vocal Eraser tool. Best of all, Sound Forge Audio Studio software is easy to use. With a few basic commands such as cut, copy, and paste, you can produce high-fidelity audio on your PC.

Audio Production Made Easy
 
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Capture & Record
Import music from your own CDs and MP3s, record live performances, capture audio from vinyl, cassettes, and more. Just plug in your microphone, instrument, or playback device and let Sound Forge Audio Studio software do the rest.
 
Edit & Mix
Experience pro-level control over audio editing and effects processing. Mix audio tracks, apply effects, restore damaged recordings, remove vocals, and synchronize audio with video.
 
Save & Share
Sound Forge Audio Studio software has powerful encoding tools so you can save audio and video in popular formats including MP3, WAV, WMV, and QuickTime®. Multiple export options make it easy to burn your own CDs, export audio to your MP3 player, or upload songs to the web.
Capture Your Performance
Capture Your Performance
To record live audio, simply plug a microphone or instrument into your computer's sound card and click Record. Easily capture instruments, vocals, keyboards, and more. You can also import audio from your own CDs and MP3s, or use the Vinyl Recording and Restoration tool to record audio from LPs and cassettes.
 
 
Enhance Audio with Effects
Customize your projects with more than 30 built-in audio effects such as EQ, delay, chorus, and reverb, as well as 1,001 sound effects. DirectX® and VST support expands the number of effects you can apply and increases your mastering flexibility.
 
 
Make Your Own Karaoke Tracks
Sound Forge Audio Studio 9 software includes the Vocal Eraser plug-in. Easily remove vocals from most recordings or isolate vocals. You can also use this plug-in to extract vocals from songs for remixing. The Vocal Eraser plug-in contains presets for various recording situations.
 
 
Edit Like a Pro
Simply drag and drop to expertly balance sound levels, trim unwanted sections, and synchronize audio with video. You can also use Sound Forge Audio Studio software to create your own music loops and samples to use with ACID Music Studio software.
 
 
Integrated CD Burning
CD burning is fully integrated into Sound Forge Audio Studio software so you can easily create professional-sounding CDs. Burn one track at a time or choose disc-at-once (DAO) to burn a disc with full control over the pauses between tracks.
 
Encode Audio and Video
Quickly convert audio files to MP3, WAV, WMA, and other formats including QuickTime® and RealMedia® formats for the web. Such extensive audio support makes it easy to create your own podcasts and streaming media or export audio to MP3 players and other portable devices.
 
 
Learn as You Go with Amazing Tutorials
Our exclusive Show Me How tutorials guide you through the entire creative process. Whenever you need help, just click the Show Me How button and choose your tutorial topic. Helpful text dialogue boxes, pointers, and guides will actually show you what to do and where to click.

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Windows® XP or Windows Vista™, 900 MHz processor, 256 MB RAM, 150 MB hard-disk space for program installation, Windows-compatible sound card, DVD-ROM drive (for installation), Supported CD-Recordable drive (for CD burning), Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c or later (included on disc)


 Sound Forge 9
(Professional Version)

Precision, Stability, Ease, and Speed

$299.95        Your Price    $199.95

The Sound Forge 9 professional digital audio production suite includes everything you need to quickly get from raw audio to finished master. Use this suite to create and edit stereo and multichannel audio files with speed and precision. Efficiently analyze, record and edit audio, digitize and restore old recordings, model acoustic environments, design sound for multimedia, and master replication-ready CDs.

Includes Tools for Sound Design and Mastering
In addition to Sound Forge 9 software, this comprehensive audio production suite includes CD Architect 5 software for designing, mastering and burning Red Book audio CDs, Noise Reduction 2 plug-ins to fix common audio problems such as tape hiss, camera hum, clicks, and pops, and the Mastering Effects Bundle powered by iZotope™, a collection of four professional audio plug-ins.


Stereo and Multichannel Recording
Sound Forge 9 software has a complete set of tools for recording audio. Record straight into your sound card or use the Record Timer to begin and end a session at a specific time and date. Alternatively, you can start recording when a certain audio threshold is reached with Threshold Record Triggering. You can also now record and edit multichannel audio files as easily as stereo files.

Precise Audio Editing

Edit stereo and native multichannel audio files down to the sample level in real time. Use familiar Windows commands to cut, copy, paste, mix, and crossfade audio. Drag and drop to edit between channels, and work on one file while processing others in the background.

Pristine Sound Quality

Sound Forge software supports full resolution 24-bit and 32-bit/64-bit float 192 kHz files for the ultimate in audio fidelity. Capture the subtle overtones and nuances of instruments, vocals, and effect changes.

Powerful Effects Processing

Apply over 40 professional studio effects and processes including Normalize, EQ, Delay, Chorus, Volume, Dynamics, Noise Gate, Pitch Shift, Flange, and Vibrato. Chain multiple effects together and apply them to selections or entire files using the Plug-in Chainer. Sound Forge 9 software also supports DirectX and VST effects, including parameter automation, to expand the number of effects you can apply to audio and increase your mastering flexibility.

Audio-for-Video

Sound Forge 9 software supports multiple video formats including AVI, WMV, and MPEG-1 and MPEG-2. Synchronize audio and video frame by frame. Import Flash (SWF) files* to visually synchronize your audio to your project. Sound Forge 9 software includes MPEG-2 templates for writing HDV-compliant files at both 720p and 1080i re

Dolby Digital AC-3 export
Use Sound Forge 9 software to export multichannel files in surround AC-3 format using the included Dolby Digital AC-3 plug-in.
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Microsoft® Windows® 2000 SP4, XP, or Windows Vista™ 900 MHz processor 150 MB hard-disk space for program installation 256 MB RAM Windows-compatible sound card DVD-ROM drive (for installation) Supported CD-Recordable drive (for CD burning) Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c or later (included on DVD-ROM) Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (included on DVD-ROM) Internet Explorer 5.1 or later (included on DVD-ROM)

 

The Seminar Series: Professional Training for Sound Forge Software

Sony

$99.95        Your Price $89.95

These DVDs provide you with the best and most qualified hands-on experience available for learning Sound Forge® 8 software. Authored by the same people who wrote the software, this unique system provides you not only with a guided and interactive tour through the program, but also with all of the content you'll need to get the most out of this personalized experience. The training also includes a brief introduction to CD Architect and a look at the new interactivity between CD Architect and Sound Forge.     Contents

Discs 1 & 2 — Seminar DVDs contain five interactive, tutorial-style class sessions.

Disc 3 — Content DVD contains all of the media you'll need to follow along with the classes.