NAMM 2024Steinberg releases WaveLab 12

Steinberg has announced the release of a major new version of the WaveLab mastering software, WaveLab 12.

With completely new workflows, invaluable time-saving features, and many improvements, WaveLab 12 is the biggest release ever for audio mastering and editing. ARA support allows for this latest version to be used seamlessly within all of the most popular DAWs, making it the ideal choice for everyone wanting to push their audio to even greater levels of perfection. Additionally, WaveLab 12's 80 new features and improvements offer an unprecedented array of state-of-the-art tools that are sure to find a home in world-class mastering facilities, music studios, or home hobbyists.

New in WaveLab 12:

• WaveLab inside your favorite DAW: You can now use WaveLab's powerful Audio Editor as an ARA plug-in within your favorite DAW.
• Multi-color waveform: You can now visualize audio waveforms in multiple colors, which highlight the spectral content.
• Drag&Drop audio exchange with other DAWs: Seamlessly transfer any audio range, with or without effects, from WaveLab to any other application, without any limits or restrictions.
• Loudness Analysis and Reporting: You can now generate personalized reports detailing all aspects of loudness and peak levels within your audio files and montages.
• Loudness matching: Match the loudness of reference tracks to the Audio Montage output and vice versa, for instantaneous, accurate A/B comparisons between mastered audio and reference sources.
• Automatic transient markers: This feature offers optional visual guidance which aids for snapping audio selections to transient and release points.
• Visual analysis: Explore the spectral details of your audio files and montages in minute detail with this wide range of visual analysis tools.
• New Startup Assistant: Kickstart your projects with the new Startup Assistant, featuring an extended session management section and a web display panel.
• Streamlined Audio Montage asset management: Simplify the organization of your audio montages with a revamped structure which operates from a central folder housing files and other folders.
• Extended quality assurance: new Null Test Track: This feature is a widely adopted audio measurement method for quality assurance.
• New plug-ins: SampleAlign, BlackValve, VoxComp, Raiser, EQ-P1A and EQ-M5 have been added to WaveLab's plug-in arsenal.
• Plus, more than 60 productivity features: Adding even more features, WaveLab 12 comes with 60+ productivity features throughout the entire application.

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Pricing:

• WaveLab Pro 12: $499.99.
• WaveLab Elements 12: $99.99.

Customers who bought or activated WaveLab 11 or earlier (Retail, Education, previous update), from December 27, 2023, will receive a free downloadable update to WaveLab 12.