Do I Need Sound Forge?

DJF wrote on 5/25/2001, 4:35 PM
I'm brand new to music recording. After trying numerous recording packages, I have settled on Vegas Audio as the program that seems best to meet my needs. (Hope I'm right!)

I also plan to purchase a Waves Native Power Pack, a set of basic FX that appear to be quite a bit better than what comes with Vegas.

It has been suggested to me that I need a mastering program such as Sound Forge. My question, which may seem way stupid to you who have been at this a while, is fairly simple: Why do I need Sound Forge, and what will it do for me that Vegas won't?

I would appreciate any help I can get.

Comments

GMS wrote on 5/27/2001, 7:44 PM
You will need a audio file editor. Vegas is designed for multitracking. Once you get your tracks into Vegas, you will want to open them up into some other audio editor to mute, limit, compress, etc., then fly them back to Vegas. Sound Forge and Vegas are designed to work together seamlessly.