Question Sound Forge Pro 18

I am currently considering upgrading to version 18 as the text to speech facility seems a worthwhile addition to the program.  My question is... Does the text to speech work as a permanent built in part of the program or are there unknown additional costs for downloading the data?  Problem i have is that Magix have sometimes used cleverly hidden paid for add on's.  Cheers John

Hi John

Sorry for the very long delay in replying to your message. It was not intentional !
I have been unwell for the past few months - in and out of hospital numerous times.
I need to get some more neurosurgery which is going to happen this week, to fix my problem.

As far as I am aware, there are no additional costs for using Text-to-Speech in Sound Forge Pro 18.
There is nothing printed on the website that explicitly mentions this.
I do know there are limits for using the same feature in VEGAS Pro 22, which are mentioned here:
www.vegascreativesoftware.com/us/product-comparison/#c286447

However, Sound Forge Pro 18 is a different product.
You would have to ask MAGIX sales department for confirmation.

Once again, apologies for not replying sooner.
I hope to get back to "normal" in the new year, after a successful surgery this week.

Regards
Derek