Sony releases Sound Forge 9 Professional Digital Audio Production Suite

Sony Creative Software has released the upgrade to their Sound Forge® professional digital audio editing application to version 9 (press release here).

New in Sound Forge 9

• Multichannel file editing and processing, Multichannel audio recording
• Drag-and-drop editing between channels
• Hardware meters with output gain control, Phase and mono-compatibility meters
• New wet/dry mix and crossfade options for effects
• Channel Converter tool for multichannel files
• Multichannel capable Spectrum Analysis
• Enhanced user interface and color customization
• Multichannel Windows® Media File support, 5.1 Dolby® Digital AC-3 export (Studio plug-in)
• Gracenote® MusicID™ technology
• Includes Noise Reduction 2.0 and Mastering Effects Bundle powered by iZotope™

The Multichannel audio recording looks like a great feature. From the Sony info page:

With Sound Forge 9 software, you can record multichannel audio when using multichannel sound card devices. Each audio stream can be set to a particular channel, and be edited in the Sound Forge interface just like a stereo file.

Check the Sound Forge product page for more information and a link to download a Trial version.

Also, the Spring 2007 catalog is out. You can sign up here to get it.