<s>
Sound	B-Application
Forge	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Sonic	O
Foundry	O
Sound	B-Application
Forge	I-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
as	O
Sony	B-Application
Sound	I-Application
Forge	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
audio	I-Application
editing	I-Application
suite	O
by	O
Magix	O
Software	O
GmbH	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
professional	O
and	O
semi-professional	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
versions	O
of	O
Sound	B-Application
Forge	I-Application
:	O
Sound	B-Application
Forge	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
12	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2018	O
and	O
Sound	B-Application
Forge	I-Application
Audio	O
Studio	O
13	O
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Sonic	O
Foundry	O
's	O
Sound	B-Application
Forge	I-Application
LE	O
)	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
are	O
well	O
known	O
digital	B-Application
audio	I-Application
editors	I-Application
and	O
offer	O
recording	O
,	O
audio	B-Application
editing	I-Application
,	O
audio	O
mastering	O
and	O
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Sonic	O
Foundry	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
parent	O
company	O
of	O
Sound	B-Application
Forge	I-Application
,	O
faced	O
losses	O
and	O
tough	O
competition	O
from	O
much	O
larger	O
companies	O
;	O
and	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
agreed	O
to	O
sell	O
its	O
desktop	O
audio	O
and	O
music	O
production	O
product	O
family	O
to	O
Sony	O
Pictures	O
Digital	O
for	O
$18	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
support	O
was	O
dropped	O
after	O
Sound	B-Application
Forge	I-Application
5.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
selling	O
the	O
bulk	O
of	O
its	O
creative	O
software	O
suite	O
,	O
including	O
Sound	B-Application
Forge	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
to	O
Magix	O
GmbH	O
&	O
Co	O
.	O
Magix	O
announced	O
via	O
Facebook	O
that	O
their	O
first	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
Sound	B-Application
Forge	I-Application
Audio	O
Studio	O
(	O
Sound	B-Application
Forge	I-Application
Audio	O
Studio	O
12	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DirectX	B-Application
and	O
VST3	O
plugin	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
