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Erick Finn

Independent music producer and Sound Forge Pro editor. Erick Finn is an independent music producer who tests Sound Forge Pro for waveform editing, restoration, mastering and Windows audio workflows.

I am based in Germany and have written, recorded and mixed my own material since the mid-2010s, usually in home studios where the hardware is never as tidy as the signal-flow diagram. Sound Forge is the editor I open for mastering, restoration and post-production on individual files.

I started this site after Boris FX acquired Sound Forge from MAGIX in March 2026 because too many useful searches still ended on a Sony-era menu path or an old installer. Each guide names the build, the menu path and the result I checked. Product facts link to the vendor page used that day; corrections stay visible. Reach me through Facebook or X.

Latest guides

Every guide by Erick Finn

Audio restoration triage across hum, clicks, clipping, reverb and codec damage

Sound Forge Restoration GuidesAug 2026

Audio Restoration: Diagnose and Repair Damaged Audio

Hear matched examples of hum, clicks, clipping, room reflections and codec damage, then choose a repair path that preserves the recording.

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Mouth click transient isolated in a voice waveform for local repair

Sound Forge Restoration GuidesAug 2026

How to Remove Mouth Clicks from Audio Without Damaging Speech

A controlled seven-click test shows why placement changes the safe repair: edit isolated clicks locally and protect consonants when noise overlaps speech.

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Audio file size calculator for WAV, FLAC, MP3 and AAC recording storage

Core EditingAug 2026

Audio File Size Calculator: WAV, FLAC, MP3 and AAC

A tested audio storage calculator that separates exact PCM payload math from honest compressed-format estimates.

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AI audio restoration test comparing measured repair with model-estimated sound

Sound Forge Restoration GuidesAug 2026

AI Audio Restoration: What It Fixes—and What It Invents

A reproducible same-file test separates useful AI speech cleanup from clipping, codec damage and plausible-but-invented reconstruction.

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Audio restoration software matched to denoising, de-clicking, de-clipping and spectral repair

Sound Forge Restoration GuidesAug 2026

Best Audio Restoration Software: 8 Tools Matched to Damage

Choose current audio repair software by the damage in your file, not a generic score: eight tools, honest limits and a repeatable buying test.

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Clean audio waveform compared with a flat-topped clipped waveform

Sound Forge Restoration GuidesAug 2026

How to Fix Distorted Audio: Find the Fault First

Use five quick checks to locate distorted audio in the file, input, processing, export or playback path before attempting repair.

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Echo tail decaying behind a voice waveform in an audio editor

Sound Forge Restoration GuidesAug 2026

How to Remove Echo from Audio Without Wrecking Speech

Diagnose room reverb, delayed repeats, feedback and doubled tracks, then hear what manual processing can and cannot repair.

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A stereo mix with the centre cancelled, next to the same song split into stems

Sound Forge Restoration GuidesAug 2026

Remove Vocals in Sound Forge: What Actually Works

Sound Forge Pro can reduce a centered vocal with Channel Converter; separately licensed SpectraLayers offers a more selective stem split.

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Duration, semitones and formant controls set for a stretch in Sound Forge

Core EditingAug 2026

Time Stretch and Pitch Shift in Sound Forge

Choose whether duration, pitch, or both should change, then use the correct Sound Forge process and judge artifacts on the hardest passage.

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One clip fading out as the next fades in, with the overlap region highlighted in Sound Forge

Core EditingAug 2026

Crossfade Audio in Sound Forge Without Level Dips

Build a crossfade by matching the edit point, overlap, gain and curve—not by placing two arbitrary fades on top of each other.

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A waveform in Sound Forge with fade-in and fade-out envelopes drawn over its edges

Core EditingAug 2026

Fade In and Fade Out in Sound Forge: Clean Edges

Choose a fade shape for the sound—not the waveform alone—and use Graphic Fade when a simple linear edge is not enough.

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A waveform sitting above the centre line, then recentred after DC offset correction

Core EditingAug 2026

Remove DC Offset in Sound Forge Without Guessing

Measure the average sample value first, correct meaningful DC offset once, then rerun Statistics instead of chasing harmless rounded numbers.

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