Compatibility of Magix Sound Forge Version 16 with Windows 7 64 Bits

claudiojose-j wrote on 6/1/2023, 4:34 PM

Dear members of this forum, I'm from Brazil and I have the full version of Sound Forge Audio Studio 16, but unfortunately I can't install the program because a message appears that my operating system is not compatible.
I have Windows 7 - 64 bits - Intel I-7 processor and 24 Gb of memory.
I would like to request that someone who has knowledge about this event or ways to work around this problem, provide me with instructions so that I can adapt any resource or configuration of my computer to be able to install the software.
I've been using Sound Forge version 11 for over two years now and I'd like to innovate because I do a lot of music editing and I need to improve my features.
Thank you all for your attention and I will remain waiting for any help.
Thanks!♨️⚜☣☠

Comments

SP. wrote on 6/1/2023, 8:16 PM

@claudiojose-j Hello! If the installer explicitly states that the program will not install because you are using Windows 7 you need to upgrade to Windows 10. I don't see a way around it.

Are you using Sound Forge Pro 11? I don't think it's outdated. It might even have more features than the Audio Studio 16 version.

claudiojose-j wrote on 6/1/2023, 10:21 PM

Dear friend, I greatly appreciate your attention and response, but I understood that because it was a newer version it would also be much more up-to-date than Sound Forge 11 Pro, so I had the intention of installing it on my computer to explore what I might have again.
Apparently, from your explanation, the version I use can offer so many features that could come close to 16 Audio Studio.
Thank you and I will continue my editing and music production with 11 Pro.

SP. wrote on 6/2/2023, 3:37 AM

@claudiojose-j Audio Studio is a cheaper, but feature limited version.

It's good enough for recording and editing audio files.

But the Pro versions have much more features, especially for batch processing, audio cleaning, scripting to automate work, more audio channels etc. So I think version Pro 11 is a good choice under Windows 7.

claudiojose-j wrote on 6/2/2023, 8:01 AM

I am disappointed when some software, due to its features or innovations, is prevented from being installed on my computer.
Sony products, although great in their content and tools, have these characteristics.
I cannot fail to emphasize that the closure of updates by Microsoft of Windows 7, caused many problems. My Asus motherboard is unfortunately contributing to this as well, because it's already relatively old but it's been very efficient in other aspects too.
I'll stick with Sound Forge 11 Pro because if unfortunately I won't be able to even appreciate the features and layout from version 16 Audio Studio, I will continue to make my edits out of date.
A hug to all and thanks for the opinions!

rraud wrote on 6/2/2023, 11:13 AM

Sound Forge Pro 11 has more features than Audio Studio 16.. in terms of work-flow. SF 11 does not support 64 bit VST plug-ins or have the display color options. Otherwise 32 bit VSTs run fine. In any case, both versions of SF 16/17 (Pro and AS) currently have VST issues that have not yet been fixed. For instance, third-party 32 bit VST-2 plug-ins have a serious display issue, making them unusable.