Using the , you could literally draw a box around a police siren in the background of a dialogue clip and hit "Delete." SoundBooth would perform a spectral fill, reconstructing the missing audio data from surrounding frequencies. This was revolutionary in 2010 for video producers who couldn't afford a $3,000 restoration suite like iZotope RX.

The CS5 version, released as part of the legendary Creative Suite 5, introduced several features that made it a staple in the creative workflow.

: Users could mix and edit multitrack projects with resizable windows to accommodate more tracks. It allowed for splitting, copying, and dragging clips between different tracks.