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Erick Finn
Erick Finn writes SoundForgePro guides about audio editing, restoration and mastering using documented product information.
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Guides by Erick Finn
Fade In and Fade Out in Sound Forge: Clean Edges
Choose the boundary before the curve, remove edge clicks, protect attacks, and finish music, dialogue, or room tone without an abrupt cut.
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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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Sound Forge Channel Converter: Mono, Stereo & Swap
Route stereo to mono, create dual mono, swap left and right, or repair a one-sided recording with a verified Channel Converter matrix.
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Sound Forge Bit Depth and Dither: 24-Bit to 16-Bit
Convert 24-bit or higher-precision audio to a verified 16-bit delivery with one final Sound Forge dither pass.
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Sound Forge Auto Trim/Crop: Remove Silence Cleanly
Choose Auto Trim/Crop modes, attack and release thresholds, fades, and phrase detection without losing quiet words, tails, or intentional pauses.
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Split a Long Recording into Tracks in Sound Forge
Split one long recording into ordered files with reviewed boundaries, N plus one markers, named regions, Extract Regions, and reopened-file QA.
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Sound Forge Markers and Regions: Navigate & Export
A current Sound Forge workflow for marker notes, saved regions, N minus one conversion, separate-file extraction, and boundary QA.
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Sound Forge Wave Hammer: Compressor & Maximizer Guide
A measured classic Wave Hammer workflow for compression, level-matched bypass checks, sample-peak control, rendering, and separate LUFS and true-peak verification.
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Sound Forge Loudness Meter: LUFS, R128 & True Peak
A standards-checked Sound Forge workflow for Integrated LUFS, LRA, True Peak, loudness logs, and final-file verification.
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Sound Forge 2026 vs Pro 18: Upgrade and Migration
A source-checked migration guide for Pro 18 owners: what changed, which licenses stay valid, what the new bundle includes, and how to test the handoff.
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Sound Forge History: Owners and Versions, 1992-2026
A source-checked Sound Forge timeline covering four owners, the releases that mattered, and the correct license route for each generation.
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Repair Clipped Audio in Sound Forge: DeClipper Guide
A source-first Sound Forge workflow for proving flat-top damage, testing 32-bit float headroom, repairing one event, and rejecting audible artifacts.
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