The new WaveLab Essential offers a range of indispensable digital audio editing features, from superior CD writing functions to comprehensive mastering possibilities. Based on award-winning WaveLab 4.0 technology, WaveLab Essential delivers outstanding quality for your project studio - and all this performance at an unbeatable price.
Features:
- Fast and flexible audio editor
- Powerful audio montage: innovative, clip-oriented editing system
- Real-time VST and DirectX Audio plug-ins
- MP3 encoding/decoding
- Audio and data CD burning
- Label editor for creating your own CD covers
- Real-time processing with 32bit Floating Point accuracy
- ASIO, WDM and MME driver support
- Complete stereo audio editing
- Instant unlimited undo/redo
- Support for 8-, 16-, 20-, 24-, 32-bit files with up to 96 kHz resolution
- Support for WAV, AIFF, AU, MP3, WMA PAF, Ulaw, Alaw file formats.
- New file format: OSQ for lossless compression of audio files
- Dithering and noiseshaping
- Full featured recording
- Batch file encoding
- Programmable screen layouts
- Specifically optimized for Pentium IV, Pentium III, Pentium II, Pentium MMX
- Various loop and crossfade tools
- VST and DirectX plugin support
Real-time Effects and Functions
- Two audio meters while playback (level/pan, spectrum)
- NaturalVerb
- CleanComp
- EQ-1
- ToolsOne
- Voice Attenuator
- Resampler
- Puncher
- Echo / Chorus
- Autopanner, Stereo Expander
- Leveler/Peak Master
- NoiseGate
- VST Dynamics (Gate, Leveler, Compressor, Soft Clip, Limiter)
Audio-Montage Features
- Innovative, clip-oriented editing system with outstanding performance
- Clips can be processed with real-time virtual effects
- Superimposing two clips automatically generates a crossfade in
real time
- A variety of preset fades are included: exponential/logarithmic/sinus/square root
- Volume can be automated for each clip
Off-Line Effects and Functions
- Time Stretching, Pitch Shifting, Pitch Bend
- Automatic pitch recognition and pitch adjustment
- Harmonization, Chorus
- Compressor, Limiter, Gate
- Normalizer, Meta Normalizer, DC Remover
- Fading
- 3D FFT, Audio Analysis
CD burning
- Audio Red-book compatible CD burning
- On-the-fly CD burning including all Plug-Ins
- Individual clips in the Audio-Montage can be defined as CD tracks and burnt directly to CD
- Label Editor to create custom labels and CD covers
- CD-text support, CD Image import/export, Cue Sheet import/export
- Data and mixed mode CD burning, ISO image support
Minimal System Requirements
- Intel® Pentium® II 200 MHz processor or AMD® K7
- 128 MB of free RAM
- 60 MB free hard disc space
- Windows® 98, Windows® ME, Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP
- SVGA video (65536 colours @ 800 x 600 Pixel)
- Appropriate MME- or ASIO-audiocard
Recommended System Requirements
- Intel® Pentium® III 500 MHz processor or AMD® K7
- 256 MB of free RAM
- Windows® XP
- SVGA video (24 Bit @ 1024 x 768 Pixel)
- Appropriate MME- or ASIO-audiocard
This product may not currently be compatible with Windows Vista or Intel Macs. Please check compatibility with manufactures before purchase (manufacturer link can be found at the bottom of the page)
