Anyone Use Soundforge?

[bean 123]

I wonder if anyone uses soundforge for their mastering. I use the normalizer, reverb and compressor and wonder how others use it (specifically) to master their stuff? What is ultramaximzer anyway?????(but it sounds real cool!)

[Igormeister]

My buddy, which is also pro, use SoundForge, but i use WaveLab: 6 insert slots and realtime operation.
Ultramaximizer ( L1 ) is Waves plug-in, look-ahead limiter with dithering and most advanced algorhytms for peak compression.
This is most abused plug-in in this century by now. It is very transparent, and it is used for final level maximizing as a last effect in chain.

[Track Rat]

I use SoundForge 5 along with either Waves C4 compressor or Timeworks Mastering compressor. Very cool.

[elbenj]

In additon to what Igor said..the Wave Hammer is Sound Forge,s equilavent to the L1.

Although the Wave hammer has more editable parameters..the L1 simply sounds better...this of course . is just my opinion.

[zip]

I do the about the same as Trackrat...another STW Mastering Compressor user...cool....!!!

I love the STW stuff! Check out thier EQ's as well - they have a Mastering EQ I use and an even better PMEQ with built-in phase analysis I NEED....

They offer 14 day demos at www.sonictimeworks.com

...BTW...I don't sell for them...I just like their stuff....

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[Sus4]

I use Sound Forge 5.0 and the Waves native pack, mainly from which I use L1+ and C1 and sometimes Q10. Depending on the quality of your compression before normalization, the L1 makes a big difference in the overall level over what the standard "normalize" does in sound forge. The sound is very good too, and it offers some nice dithering and shaping features.