Sonic Foundry Announces Sound Forge 5.0

Sonic Foundry[R] Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFO), the leading developer and marketer of digital media and Internet software tools, services, and systems, today announced Sound Forge[R] 5.0, its award-winning digital audio editor. The new version of Sound Forge includes 20 DirectX Audio Plug-Ins, including XFX1, XFX2 and XFX3, and Acoustic Mirror, which can be used for acoustic simulation and microphone modeling. The entire suite of audio effects includes: Amplitude Modulation, Chorus, Delay/Echo, Distortion, Dynamics, Compression, Enveloping, Flange/Wah-Wah, Gapper/Snipper, Noise Gate, Pitch Bend/Shift, Reverb, and Vibrato; three Eqs—Graphic, Parametric, and Paragraphic and Time Compression/Expand. It also supports DirectX-compatible Plug-Ins from third party applications. Additionally, Sound Forge 5.0 provides support for 24-bit/192 kHz audio files, Track-at-once CD burning, and CD Ripping. These features allow the user to produce high-quality audio CDs as well as the ability to transfer music to a hard drive with saving options in MP3, WAV, and WMA formats. The software includes dozens of editing features including: Cut, Paste, Move, Delete, Mute, Reverse, Fade, Crossfade, Trim, Normalize, Fade, Pan, Resample, Enhance, Insert Silence, and more. Sound Forge provides over 200 audio effects, presets, and processes. Sound Forge 5.0 is available in full beta format for download at www.sonicfoundry.com and is expected to ship in March 2001. "Sound Forge 5.0 has been developed to include the major features users have been asking for such as 24-bit file support. Batch conversion will be offered as a download option, CD Ripping, Track-at-once CD burning, and advanced Plug-Ins are just a few of the amazing features this new version supports," stated Curtis Palmer, chief technical officer and co-founder of Sonic Foundry. "We are very excited about Sound Forge 5.0 and feel that this software will surpass all expectations."