Steinberg WaveLab Audio Editing and Mastering Software (Windows)

WaveLab 6 is the all-in-one solution for professional mastering, high resolution multi-channel audio editing, audio restoration, sample design and radio broadcast work right through to complete CD/DVD-A production. Already a standard application for digital audio editing and processing due to its outstanding flexibility and pristine audio quality, WaveLab is used worldwide by top professionals and audio enthusiasts alike.

Sample accurate audio editing in stereo and surround

Excellent performance and outstanding audio quality with sample rates up to 384 kHz, 32-bit floating point resolution

Powerful Audio Montage for simultaneous editing across several tracks

Red Book-compatible CD mastering as well as DVD-A authoring

Comprehensive suite of real-time metering and analysis tools

Top-end EQs, dynamics and effects, with optional VST effect plug-in integration

Fantastic audio restoration tools

Support for all standard audio formats including WAV, AIFF, AU, MP3, MP2 (M.U.S.I.C.A.M.), RAW, Windows Media 9, AES-31 Import und Export plus many more

Support for all common bit-rates 8-, 16-, 20-, 24-bit at up to 384 kHz)

New features

Version 6 extends the successful WaveLab concept by combining the renowned, award-winning WaveLab audio engine with over 120 new features and enhancements. The highlights in the new version include the innovative Spectrum Editor, the seamless intergration of external effect hardware, support for MIDI remote controllers, the new SmartBypass system with automatic loudness compensation, DIRAC time-stretching and pitch-shifting, support for Bob Katz K-System metering and much, much more.

New Spectrum Editor
WaveLab 6 offers an advanced new Spectrum Editor with its sonogram view. This exciting new editing tool allows ultra-fine surgical editing of the audio file's frequency information, allowing a range of procedures such as the complete removal of unwanted noises or frequency ranges.

This exceedingly flexible editor employs highest quality linear phase filters and offers many exciting new sound replacement options including cut and paste of an audio file's background ambience to another part of the file or plug-in processing on selected frequencies.

DIRAC Time-stretching and Pitch-shifting
DIRAC is among the most advanced algorithms for time-based manipulation of audio material available today. Excellent audio quality, outstanding performance and maximum precision are among the superlative qualities this technology brings to WaveLab 6. Its flexibility allows it to be used on a huge range of audio material including vocals, drum loops and classical string ensembles to name just a few.

Master Section
The settings and plug-in chain in the Master Section can now be saved as a preset with the audio file or audio montage. This allows the simultaneous editing of several audio files or versions while retaining all the vital settings in the Master Section.

The enhanced new Master Section now also offers a useful and time-saving new function: SmartBypass. This automatically compensates the different loudness levels of original and processed audio, allowing a lightning-quick A/B comparison.

New Audio Processors
The Crystal Resampler is a top-end new sample rate converter supporting up to 384 kHz, with other new additions including time-saving new tools such as the Loudness Normalizer and the Smart Silence plug-ins.

Audio Montage
The powerful Audio Montage environment has been upgraded even further with WaveLab 6, offering new functions such as new fade editing features, batch processing and extended import and export options.

Audio File Handling
WaveLab 6 places no limit on the size of clips, and even files exceeding 2GB in size can now be imported. Other optimizations include enhanced performance when reading and writng files, automated renaming of files as a batch process and a new file list manager handling access and sorting of up to 200 recent audio files.

Analysis Tools
WaveLab 6 offers a range of new metering and monitoring tools including the Loudness Distribution window and a new Waveform scope display. WaveLab now also supports the K-System metering standard developed by mastering legend Bob Katz.

Software and Hardware Integration
A further highlight is the full integration of external effect hardware within the digital mastering process. With WaveLab 6, any favorite analog hardware unit can be used within WaveLab, combining the advantages of both the digital editng and analog processing domains into one personalized, integrated mastering environment. Version 6 also supports MIDI remote controllers, allowing intuitive, immediate control over many software functions from a compatible hardware controller.

Technical Info

Minimum System Requirements

Windows XP Home or XP Professional

Intel / AMD Processor 1.4 GHz minimum

512 MB RAM

DVD drive required for installation

Windows MME compatible audio hardware is required (ASIO compatible audio hardware required for low latency operation).

USB port required for Steinberg Key (copy protection device)*

Internet connection required for license activation

*The Steinberg Key (USB copy protection device) required to run this product is only available in the full version. Customers who are upgrading or updating from another version or product and who do not own a Steinberg Key must purchase one separately. The same Steinberg Key copy protection device is then used for all Steinberg products that require it.

* Steinberg Key for licensing product already included in box.

Sample-accurate mastering, restoration, sample design, non-destructive editing, and CD/DVD-Audio authoring! Up to 32-bit floating point, 384kHz resolution in stereo and surround. Includes dynamics, EQs, effects, pitch/time stretching, and restoration tools. Supports VST plug-ins and all standard audio file formats. For PC.