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Changing short description from "Digital audio editor and recording computer software application for Windows and macOS" to "Digital audio editor and recording software"

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{{Short description|Digital audio editor and recording software}}
{{Distinguish|WaveLab (mathematics software)}}
{{Infobox software
| name = WaveLab
| logo = WaveLab logo.svg
| logo size = 220px
| developer = [[Steinberg]]
| programming language = [[C (programming language)|C]]/[[C++]]
| latest_release_version = 12
| latest_release_date = {{start date and age|2024|01|24}}
| operating_system = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[macOS]]
| language = [[English language|English]], [[German language|German]], [[French language|French]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]]
| genre = [[Digital audio editor]]
| license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.steinberg.net/wavelab/}}
}}

'''WaveLab''' is a [[digital audio editor]] and recording [[computer software]] application for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] and [[macOS]], created by [[Steinberg]]. WaveLab was started in 1995 and it is mainly the work of one programmer, Philippe Goutier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/may02/articles/wavelab4.asp|title=Steinberg Wavelab v4|work=Sound On Sound|date=May 2002|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608220458/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/may02/articles/wavelab4.asp|archivedate=8 June 2015}}</ref>

Audio can be edited as a single file, a series of files or a multitrack "montage". It fully supports [[Virtual Studio Technology|VST 2 and 3 plugins]] for audio processing. Cut-down versions of WaveLab are available as WaveLab Elements and WaveLab LE.<ref>{{cite web |title=Test: Wavelab Pro 10 - Studio Magazin |url=https://studio-magazin.de/test-wavelab-pro-10.html |website=www.studio-magazin.de}}</ref>

==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,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musictech.net/news/steinberg-wavelab-10/|title=Steinberg announce availability of WaveLab 10|last=Willings|first=Sam|date=2019-10-15|website=MusicTech|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref> but also facilitates basic usage such as editing [[podcast]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wavelab 9 mit Fenster-Docking |url=https://www.stereo.de/artikel/wavelab-9-mit-fenster-docking |website=www.stereo.de |language=de-DE |date=16 March 2016}}</ref>
* 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]], [[Vorbis|OGG]], [[Audio Interchange File Format|AIFF]], [[MP3]] and [[Advanced Audio Coding|AAC]]
* DDP ([[Disc Description Protocol]]) and included shareable DDP Player<ref>{{cite web |title=Steinberg WaveLab 11 |url=https://ocl-steinberg-live.steinberg.net/_storage/asset/139890/storage/master/Pressemitteilung%20-%202021-09-08%20-%20WaveLab%2011%20-%20DE.pdf |publisher=steinberg.net}}</ref>
* 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 [[Cubase]] and [[Nuendo]]
* Various effects and processors including the MasterRig and RestoreRig plug-in bundles, and offline processors

==See also==
* [[Steinberg Cubase]]
* [[Nuendo]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.steinberg.net/wavelab/ Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150606075411/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun98/articles/wavelab.html Steinberg Wavelab v2 Sound On Sound review] (archive.org)
*Steinberg offers free versions of Cubase WaveLab and more in its [https://www.musicradar.com/news/steinberg-offers-free-versions-of-cubase-wavelab-and-more-in-its-stayhome-elements-bundle #StayHome Elements bundle]
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[[Category:Digital audio workstation software]]
[[Category:Soundtrack creation software]]

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