Steinberg Unveils WaveLab 4.0
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January 26, 2002
Steinberg unveils a new WaveLab 4.0 sound design and audio editing application for Windows PC. WaveLab is the "Swiss army knife" for handling complex audio editing and mastering tasks.
WaveLab is the fastest editor with VST plug-in support, sampler support, mastering functionality, audio montage and comprehensive CD burning. Not to mention incredible ease-of-use. WaveLab is used worldwide at broadcasting studios, mastering houses, CD production plants, project studios and where ever creative people work with audio.
This new version WaveLab comes with a stunning set of new features solidifying WaveLab's position as the tool of choice for professional audio editing and mastering:
- ASIO support. WDM driver support.
- New set of high quality plug-ins: UV22 HR: Apogee's famous dithering processor, NaturalVerb: high quality reverb, Q: quality mastering EQ plug-in, Multi-band Compressor plug-in, Spectralizer plug-in (enhancer), Denoiser, Declicker, Voice Attenuator.
- New Audio File Formats
- Data CD and Mixed Mode CD burning, 1:1 Copy, CD-Extra support, create & burn, ISO images, audio in pause.
- Complete set of real-time and offline audio monitors: Level/pan, phase, spectrum, FFT, wave scope, bit meter. Audio output or input can be monitored in real-time.
- Backup tool: Save to CD or file, allows spanned archives. ZIP compatible + specific audio compression mode.
- Label editor, to design and print custom labels and covers for CDs.
- Enhanced recording. Option to record playback output; smart marker dropping.
- Saving in background: no more waiting when saving a huge audio file, keep on working; multiple files can be saved without waiting for the previous one to be saved.
- Meta leveler. New batch processor plugin, to raise the level of multiple files by a certain common amount, without ever clipping (all file levels are analysed prior adjusting the gain).
- Sampler / Edit Sample Attribute: function to automatically detect the pitch of the sample.
- Pitch Correction dialog: new option to detect, then correct the pitch of the current audio file to match a specific key.
- DTMF generator (for telephony applications).
WaveLab 4.0 is available in Q1 2002 for $599.99
For more information, visit their web site at www.steinberg.net. |
