Wpuldn't it be rather nice to have a Sonar/Soundforge tips section. I am pretty sure, because foks work in different ways, that we could make use of the valuable information that individuals provide about methods for mastering in Sound forge.

I was using 5 a while back, but not in great detail, so I placed it on the shelf and left it there. Soundforge 7 peaked my interest again, but I still didn't update until Soundforge 8. Now I'm back on the Soundforge trail with 8 and loving it.

I search the forums occasionally to see what others are doing with it to see what xtras I can pick up in my mastering process.

Soundforge Tips section would be great as SF compliments Sonar.

Peace

Jonboper,

Yes, we are talking about real time use. Even while still in Sonar, we highlight the audio track go to Tools and open Soundforge and begin working on the audio file. when we are done, we can save the audio file changes back to Sonar.

Cool huh?

Peace

Thanks for the reply Jesse G, and yeah, I think I've got that part down, though it's still pretty strange/new/cool. But what about using Sound Forge effects in real time, e.g. right-click on the FX bin, scroll through the options, insert a Sound Forge effect (they all show there as options for me), and play the song and tweak the effect.

I just get dropouts when I try to do this. Sound Forge effects don't work for me in real time...But this is working for you, or no? It just seems like it would be really cool to be able to use the Sound Forge effects like this.

ORIGINAL: jonboper

Thanks for the reply Jesse G, and yeah, I think I've got that part down, though it's still pretty strange/new/cool. But what about using Sound Forge effects in real time, e.g. right-click on the FX bin, scroll through the options, insert a Sound Forge effect (they all show there as options for me), and play the song and tweak the effect.

I just get dropouts when I try to do this. Sound Forge effects don't work for me in real time...But this is working for you, or no? It just seems like it would be really cool to be able to use the Sound Forge effects like this.

Sound Forge effects have always been hit or miss in Cakewalk products. I don't suggest using them.

Mod Bod, I think it was an earlier post of yours that clued me in to the fact that the effects might not work across programs at all. Is this a bug (that could be fixed if I FRed it) or fact of life (that I can let go with Zen-like disattachment)?

ORIGINAL: jonboper

Mod Bod, I think it was an earlier post of yours that clued me in to the fact that the effects might not work across programs at all. Is this a bug (that could be fixed if I FRed it) or fact of life (that I can let go with Zen-like disattachment)?

I could go into a history lesson of "he said and they said" between the bakers at Cakewalk and the bakers at Sonic Foundry all the way back to the pre SONAR nntp-group days. The best thing is to just let it go. There are some SF plugs that will work and some that won't. Honestly, I've always disliked the SF plugs. In fact, when I'm using SF, I'm mostly using plugs from SONAR or other third party plug ins.

I'm glad to hear that this is being tested NOW (not at some undefined point in the future). I appreciate the work you do; and I hope that the resolution comes within a Sonar 5 point update -- or at least by Sonar 6.


All the best to you Ron! Thank you.

It looks like the cakewalk FX plugins and some others in the cakewalk line will not work in Soundforge 8. When you load the plugins while in Soundforge, there is a message that tells you that, "This Plugin is only liscensed to be used in Cakewalk Sonar. An unrestricted version can be purchased from www.dspfx.com" You will have to go through them to find out which ones don't work, there are too many.

In addition,

Lexicon Reverb doesn't work, some of the Project 5 plugins don't work,

All 32 of my Waves plugins work fine.
The Wave Arts Track plug works fine.
Timeworks EQ and Compressor work fine
All in the Voxengo Mastering suite works well.
PSP Vintage meter works that's all I 've checked so far.
ALL Sonitus Works
BBE Sonic Maximizer works
SSL Oxford Mic compressor plug in works

There are more, but I am tired of testing plugins, beside I mainly use the Waves and Voxengo with Soundforge 8.

Peace

WTF! I think you have the wrong forum there my little princess
Please take your variant, on this obvious Nigerian email scam somewhere else. We are not so easily fooled here, my dear

Cheers and most heartiest good riddance!

LOL!

I have been using Soundforge 6 with Sonar for quite some time, but when I upgraded to a new DAW system with a Tascam FE 88 as my interface I have a problem. I can be working on a sound file, and select a clip to edit go to tools, select Sound forge, but it gives me an error about having problems dealing with the type of file. Has anybody experienced this problem. I will get proper error codes when I get home. I'm just curious.

John