

If our readers find this to be inaccurate, please let us know by commenting on the page below and we’ll happily restructure today’s posting. All steps mentioned here should work just as well in any older versions within this range. The current version is 10, and we’ve been loyal users since version 6. Note: In today’s posting, we are using Sound Forge version 9. Open the software and click File –> Open, selecting the WAV file to be converted. Don’t see it listed? Open Sound Forge from the “ Programs” portion of the “ Start” menu on the left side of the task bar. Right-click the file and choose “ Open With” and select Sound Forge from the list. Having the WAV file resident on our reader’s hard drive is the ‘given’ here, and the first step is to open the WAV file in Sony Sound Forge. Looking for alternatives to Sound Forge? Check this out first. This is often helpful if our readers have long WAV files that exceed AudioAcrobat’s maximum upload file size of 256MB.

In today’s posting we will take our readers through the process of converting WAV to MP3 using Sony Sound Forge version 9. Needless to say, Sound Forge has stood the test of time and is showing no sign of relenting the #1 spot as the premiere audio editing + conversion software for PC anytime soon.

When Sony purchased Sonic Foundry (the creators of Sound Forge) in late 2003, we were very excited for the possibilities. Aah, the familiar Sony logo … nothing reminds us more of products, and more recently software, that we’ve enjoyed for decades over than this familiar branding.
