WaveLab
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| Developer(s) | Steinberg |
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| Stable release | 12
/ January 24, 2024 |
| Written in | Digital audio editor |
| License | Proprietary |
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WaveLab is a
computer software application for Windows and macOS, created by Steinberg. WaveLab was started in 1995 and it is mainly the work of one programmer, Philippe Goutier.[1]
Audio can be edited as a single file, a series of files or a multitrack "montage". It fully supports VST 2 and 3 plugins for audio processing. Cut-down versions of WaveLab are available as WaveLab Elements and WaveLab LE.[2]
Features and usage
In addition to recording audio from multiple sources, WaveLab can be used for post-processing of all types of audio. It is popularly used for mastering audio,[3] but also facilitates basic usage such as editing podcasts.[4]
- Single-window dockable user interface with multiple themes, fully scalable
- Maximum sample rate of 384 kHz and bit depth of 32-bit floating point
- Encodes, imports and allows editing metadata of various file formats such as WAV, FLAC, OGG, AIFF, MP3 and AAC
- DDP (Disc Description Protocol) and included shareable DDP Player[5]
- Offline loudness analysis (EBU-compliant)
- Extensive batch processing features and scripting
- Render button to render changes to sound files while they are playing
- Spectrum Editor with various display settings and editing tools
- "Audio Inpainting" to recreate missing content by analyzing the surrounding area
- Visualizers such as a spectrometer, phase scope and wave scope
- Real-time spectrogram for playback and monitored signals
- Mid/Side viewing, processing and editing
- Modern time-stretching and pitch-shifting algorithms
- Folder watching for automatic offline processing
- Full integration of external effects hardware
- Master Section with effect slots, re-sampling, master level, final effects/dithering, playback processing and speaker configuration
- Direct exchange and ASIO driver sharing with Nuendo
- Various effects and processors including the MasterRig and RestoreRig plug-in bundles, and offline processors
See also
- Steinberg Cubase
- Nuendo
References
- ^ "Steinberg Wavelab v4". Sound On Sound. May 2002. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015.
- ^ "Test: Wavelab Pro 10 - Studio Magazin". www.studio-magazin.de.
- ^ Willings, Sam (2019-10-15). "Steinberg announce availability of WaveLab 10". MusicTech. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ^ "Wavelab 9 mit Fenster-Docking". www.stereo.de (in German). 16 March 2016.
- ^ "Steinberg WaveLab 11" (PDF). steinberg.net.
External links
- Steinberg - The software company that developed WaveLab
- Steinberg Wavelab v2 Sound On Sound review (archive.org)
- Steinberg offers free versions of Cubase WaveLab and more in its #StayHome Elements bundle