Internet Co Sound it! 8 Pro for Windows is an audio editor primarily geared toward audio mastering applications. Though it can record tracks one at a time, providing basic editing functions for this task, it's intended for sequencing, polishing, and exporting polished mixes.

The main window provides two views which give you an overall picture of your sound file and allows you to apply fades, cut and paste, perform edits, and monitor your left and right channels independently. Below the editor window, you’ll see transport controls, a recording-timer feature, and a jog-wheel for fast-forwarding and rewinding at different speeds.

Sound it! 8 Pro ships with many Sonnox processes including their restoration suite, Oxford EQ, reverb, limiter, and F-REX, an effect processor that allows you select a portion of the frequency spectrum/stereo spread and apply volume, panning, compression, and reverb separately to the inside and outside of the selection. A plethora of stock effects are also provided.

DSD is supported up to DSD256, making it an engine able to handle true DSD-editing and export. Linear PCM is also supported up to DXD, and you can create and export DDP files for the mastering house. Batch processing for affecting multiple tracks at once is included as well. Sound it! 8 Pro supports Audio Units plug-ins. 

Record, Edit & Master Audio    DSD/DXD/High-Res PCM Support    Create DDP Files for Pre-Masters    Export Audio as ACID Files    Sonnox Restoration Suite Included    Sonnox EQ, Limiter & Reverb Included    Includes F-REX Plug-In    Hosts AU Plug-Ins    Compatible with Windows 7, 8.1 & 10

The software comes with De-Noiser, De-Clicker, De-Buzzer, Sonnox EQ, Sonnox Limiter, and Sonnox Reverb.

A loudness meter suitable for broadcast standards is provided.

Batch Processing allows you to apply a processing chain to whole groups of tracks in any one folder. Functions available in batch processing include insert-effects, gain-control, normalization, auto-level, fade-in/fade-out, and audio-format and file-format conversion.

You can create DDP files and embed ISRC and EAN codes. DDP is a format for specifying CD content and is commonly used for delivery of disc pre-masters for duplication.

In order to integrate your exports with music production software, you can save your files in the ACID format, assigning key, tempo, and other information that makes time- and pitch-shifting easier for ACID-compatible DAWs.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Can you use Loupedeck + and the Wacom Intuos pro tablet at the same time while editing with Lightroom?

A: I do. I had an Intuos 3 Medium, and now have a PTH 451, and both work(ed) just fine with the LD. The drivers appear to get along very well.

Q: 2. Thanks for the quick answer to my question below. Does this download version come with USB-eLicenser (dongle)?

A: The USB-eLicenser is not included with download versions of Steinberg software.

Q: 3. Can it interface with a live mixer, like, X Air XR18 (Behringer) which has a computer interface(PC Win10) , so that I can use this software to manipulate the input live stream from the mixer and send it out to a camera, to stream it out. Is there a sdk, with APIs which allows it to do this?

A: No this needs to run on either a Mac or PC. The OS in the Behringer is not compatible,

Q: 4. Could I have the program on disk please ?

A: Acoustica Standard Edition 6 is currently only available from B&H as a download.

Q: 5. Can the buttons and dials be customized to (for example) work with Final Cut Pro?

A: No, it does not appear so. The fact that they have explicitly laid out what apps will be supported, as well as which dials/buttons will be customizable and which will not (most of them will not), suggests they have these directly linked to specific app functions.

Q: 6. Can you used for live podcast?

A: Steinberg WaveLab Cast Podcast Audio Streaming and Editing Software will allow you to record your podcast and then edit it. It allows you to post that recorded podcast content through WaveLab Cast to different podcasting platforms like Spreaker, Podbean and even Soundcloud.

Q: 7. Is it compatible with Davinci Resolve?

A: No, as of now the Loupdeck + is not compatible with Davinci Resolve. However, it could be updated in the future.

Q: 8. Is this the updated version compatible with Lightroom CC? Or is that achieved through software or firmware update?

A: This version does show compatibility with Lightroom CC: Adobe Lightroom 7.4 or later, Adobe Lightroom 6, Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Premiere CC, Skylum Aurora HDR, and Beta integration with Capture One (additional photo editing software compatibility under development)

Q: 9. does the license allow me to install it on two computers, both my laptop and desktop?

A: Yes, you can install the software on two or more computers if the license is stored on a USB-eLicenser. Licenses that are stored on an USB-eLicenser (dongle) make the license portable and allow the licensed software to be used on any computer, but the USB-eLicenser needs to be connected to the computer. Licenses that are stored locally on a computer's hard disk in a Soft-eLicenser are bound to that specific computer. Steinberg does allow for licenses to be transferred from a Soft-eLicenser onto an USB-eLicenser.

Q: 10. Is this compatible with Camerabits' PHOTEMECHANIC?

A: This currently does not officially support Photo Mechanic.