Hi everyone,
Can anyone give me some input on these software programs?  Differences and similarities....kinds of audio finishing tools.  Do both of them allow working with 24 bit files?
Thanks

http://www.sonycreativeso...om/audiostudio/compare

Both work with 24bit files as all editors. While there are features that I use in SoundForge Pro, if I were to buy now, I would buy iZotope Ozone 5 and use one of the free editors when I felt the need. I do not see the value in buying SoundForge Audio Studio with free solutions like Waveshop, Wavosaur or Wavepad available.

It seems it should be cake for cakewalk to offer a software similar to sound forge  :D
 
Dunno why they don't yet, doesn't everybody need a quick tool like this, including DAW owners?

Some use Pyro Audio Creator, a Cakewalk product.

n13L5
It seems it should be cake for cakewalk to offer a software similar to sound forge  :D
 
Dunno why they don't yet, doesn't everybody need a quick tool like this, including DAW owners?

I'm guessing that the potential profit does not justify the cost of launching a new product. Launches of new dedicated editors in recent years have been mostly freeware. I can't imagine Cakewalk would be able to grab much in terms of market share.  Perhaps they will beef up some of the included tools to be closer to a dedicated wave editor like the looper tool.

dubdisciple
....Perhaps they will beef up some of the included tools to be closer to a dedicated wave editor like the looper tool.

I'd like to see something along those lines.   In X4-X5.  

n13L5
It seems it should be cake for cakewalk to offer a software similar to sound forge  :D
 
Dunno why they don't yet, doesn't everybody need a quick tool like this, including DAW owners?

Do you really want to see the limited resources of Cakewalk expended on developing a whole new application to go head to head with an industry leader, several well financed major players and a bunch of low cost or free competitors? Might be better for them to make a profit at what they do best first if you want to be getting support and upgrades for Sonar in the future.

I own Sound Forge Audio Studio.
 
handles 24bit files.  easy to use.  32bit app only (sound forge pro is 32bit app only as well).
 
check the comparison chart for features specific to each.
 
I didn't need all the special features of sound forge Pro. 
 
I like Audio Studio better than the freebie applications out there.  I wish there were batch conversion features.
 
it does the job is says it will do, easy, no crashes works.

Regardless of which program you choose, Sound Forge has the best wave file to mp3 conversion I've ever heard.  To me, that alone is worth the price of admission.