Forge Audio Studio 8 software from Sony Media Software is an easy-to-use home version of their flagship Sound Forge 8 professional software, a widely used audio editing and mastering tool for the PC platform.,Everything that is needed to produce professional-quality audio on a home computer is provided. This includes recording from any source, editing and restoring audio, burning CDs, creating streaming media and converting files with lightning speed, simply by using drag-and-drop actions and other simple commands.,Built right into Sound Forge Audio Studio 8 are 'Show Me How" interactive tutorials that cover fifteen topics and that go way beyond the booklets and basic tutorials that other solutions provide.,Capturing Audio from Any Source,Recording directly into the software is as easy as plugging a microphone or instrument directly into the computer's sound card. CDs and MP3s can also be imported for immediate mixing and editing.,Editing Tools,Professional level control over audio editing, EQ, volume and effects processing. Audio tracks can be mixed, sound levels balanced and custom fades created. Precise, real-time editing of audio files can be performed with simple drag-and-drop operations to balance sound levels, trim unwanted sections and synchronize audio with video.,Effects Processing,Studio quality effects such as EQ, delay, chorus and reverb. For livening up presentations, recordings and music, the software includes 1,001 sound effects and also supports DirectX and VST plug-in formats for further enhancement of a mix.,Ways to Share,Encoding tools allow one to save audio in popular formats including .mp3, .wav, and .wma. Additionally one can burn a CD, export to an MP3 player, or upload songs to the Web.