We will be maintaining the audio-centric version as well, but it will
probably be renamed "Vegas Audio". It's release is slated to
coincide with the release of Vegas Video this summer.

We have typically provided upgrade paths through all our product
lines, so I expect Vegas will offer something similar.

We are painfully aware of the need for 24-bit support in Sound
Forge. The next version is underway, but I don't have any details on
its scheduled release.

Regards,
Jason.

Carl Saff wrote:
>>Here's the real question -- will Vegas 1.0b users be able to
upgrade
>>to Vegas Video? If not, then I'd certainly hope that the new and
>>improved audio features in Vegas Video will be incorporated in
Vegas
>>2.0 ... and soon! Otherwise, S.F. is going to p.o. a lot of
users ...
>>envelopes that follow events alone is long overdue and I'm gowing
>>impatient waiting for it!
>>
>>I also hope that the release of this video product will mean that
the
>>release of Sound Forge 5.0 is coming soon. I'm delaying the purchse
>>of 24-bit converters because I do not want to use WaveLab, but it
>>would be my only destrcutive editing option were I to purchase them
>>now.
>>
>>Would anyone at S.F. care to share their Vegas 2.0 and Sound Forge
>>5.0 release schedules? Please?
>>
>>Charles de Montebello wrote:
>>>>Did you download it? It's amazing. There are many new audio
>>features
>>>>and I'm sure the Foundry hasn't neglected us. There are envelopes
>>>>which follow events - copyable, pasteable, etc. There is a real-
>>time
>>>>time-compress feature (like the pitch shift feature) when you
ctrl-
>>>>drag an event. It ships with XFX 1,2,3 and all DirectX plugins
work
>>>>in the Track FX. There's a metronome feature, a feature to apply
>>non-
>>>>realtime FX to an event as a new take... etc. Check it out. I'm
>>sure
>>>>there'll be an Audio 2.0 as well. They won't forget about us.
>>>>
>>>>Vern Cooper wrote:
>>>>>>Does the announcement of Vegas for Video mean that there
>>>>>>will no longer be an audio-only product?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I have to say I find the news a little disheartening for us
>>>>>>audio-only users. Obviously development efforts on the
>>>>>>audio side will need to be diverted to the video side.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The long delay of a 24-bit Sound Forge is discouraging. I
>>>>>>think alot of current Vegas users would appreciate some
>>>>>>kind of statement that would show that between your joint
>>>>>>ventures with media conglomerates and forays into
>>>>>>multimedia-oriented products, that you haven't forgotten
>>>>>>about the audio users. A great way to do this would be to
>>>>>>provide a target date for the next vegas-audio update and a
>>>>>>list of new features & fixes.