WaveLab Is Essential

US Digital audio editing for project studios from Steinberg 18/10/02

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Steinberg have announced the new WaveLab Essential, the "perfect tool for digital audio editing in project studios". Based on award-winning WaveLab 4.0 technology, WaveLab Essential offers all the most important digital audio editing features at an attractive "newcomer" price. Applications

Stereo and multitrack editing
Easy cutting of audio files, non-destructive real-time fades, real-time crossfades, comprehensive tools for fine tuning edits, automatic positioning at zero volume

Mastering
Audio editing, arranging CD tracks, audio processing with internal EQs, dynamics and effects or virtual effect processors by third party manufacturers, automatic volume adjustment, dithering and noise shaping

Broadcast
Vocal edits, easy graphic arrangement of audio files for radio or film dubbing, automatic real-time crossfades, ideal for notebooks

Multimedia
Easy arranging of audio files for multimedia applications, encoder batch processing, integrated sample rate conversion, MP3 support

Sound Design for Samples
Sound editing with internal equalizers, dynamics and effects, time stretching and pitch shifting with automatic pitch recognition, professional functions for creating flawless sample loops. WaveLab Essential is available from 15th October, 2002 and is priced at Euro 249.00 (recommended retail price). An upgrade from WaveLab Essential to WaveLab 4.0 is available at Euro 299.00. Feature Highlights:

Easy-to-use stereo editor

Non-destructive, clip-based audio montage

ASIO, WDM and MME support

Supports VST and DirectX effects

High quality virtual effect processors included

Master Section: simple rearranging of the effect chain with drag and drop

MP3 encoding and decoding

Unlimited undo/redo

Audio and data CD burning

Label Editor for CD cover creation included

New QSC audio file format for lossless audio compression ...and much more.

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