From nifty visualisations like the 3D Frequency Analysis and Oscilloscope, through to creative options such as effects morphing between clips and more practical stuff like flagging 'errors', such as digital clipping and clicks, WaveLab could never be accused of lacking functionality. If you're new to WaveLab, it's worth us pointing out that there are 15 years' worth of cool features stuffed away in there.
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The DIRAC 2.2 timestretching is impressively quick and sounds excellent, plus the Master Effects section now includes a gain-compensated 'smart bypass', which is something of which we strongly approve.
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Of the new stuff, the Sonnox Restoration plug-ins demonstrate good pedigree, although they're simpler, both visually and in feature-set, than the full Sonnox Restore editions.Īlso surprisingly good is the Batch Processor, which now lets you limit the CPU resources (number of cores) that it uses - that's great for background processing. Combined with the option to drag files (or selections) between workspaces, WaveLab 7 is probably the most flexible environment we've used. You'll also find you can have multiple workspaces of the same type open. For example, the floating switcher bar enables quick movement between workspaces, plus opening of files. In use, this all adds up to a better experience. So, you can now master and transfer electronically to the manufacturer without the need to burn discs.
This revamp improves stability and also supports DDP (Direct Description Protocol). WaveLab 7's disc-burning engine is all-new.
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There are 13 offline processes that can be applied too. These deal with hiss, pops/clicks and hum respectively, and are available as inserts in all workspaces (including Batch). In addition there are 15 other plug-ins, including three restoration tools from Sonnox: DeNoiser, DeClicker and DeBuzzer. Cubase users will recognise the RoomWorks reverb plug-in, while Nuendo's PostFilter is also here. There is some functional crossover between the two (both have ten master plug-in insert slots), and you can drag files between them, but in practical terms, they suit different jobs.Ĭomplementing the four main workspaces is the Control Window, designed for sub-hosting certain information (meters, for example), and most useful for those with two displays.Īs you would expect, WaveLab 7 includes new plug-ins and now features over 30 VST3 effects from Steinberg's DAWs. The Batch Processing and Podcast workspaces are quite task-specific, while Audio File and Audio Montage both deal with audio file editing, but from slightly different perspectives.Īudio File is for simple offline editing of individual files, while Montage features more complex layering of tracks (potentially over 1000) and incorporates more flexible real-time effects. You can save the results as a custom layout, if you like. You can load these up from a number of presets and customise them considerably by adding tabbed and floating windows, as well as rescaling and re-jigging the various elements. In the four years since WaveLab 6, Steinberg have been busy not only developing for OS X, but also pulling together existing WaveLab features into four dedicated workspaces.