WaveLab is a digital audio editor and recording

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, created by

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. WaveLab was started in 1995 and it is mainly the work of one programmer, Philippe Goutier. 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.

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, but also facilitates basic usage such as editing

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s. * Single-window dockable user interface with multiple themes, fully scalable * Maximum sample rate of 384 kHz and bit rate of 32-bit floating point * Encodes, imports and allows editing metadata of various file formats such as

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, FLAC,

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) and included shareable DDP Player * 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

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* Various effects and processors including the MasterRig and RestoreRig plug-in bundles, and offline processors

References

External links

Steinberg
- The software company that developed WaveLab

(archive.org) *Steinberg offers free versions of Cubase WaveLab and more in it
#StayHome Elements bundle
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wavelab Digital audio workstation software Soundtrack creation software

Features and usage

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