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Steinberg Wavelab 12 Pro Overview
- professional mastering software for Mac and PC
- offers many new features
- High-end mastering and audio editing for digital media formats, CD, vinyl and more
- Assemble different tracks into an album
- Professional metering, real-time effects, offline processors, restoration tools
- Flexible integration of external hardware effects
- New! Support for interleaved multichannel files
- New! Track groups for multitrack/stems workflows
- New! Subtracks for multitrack/stems workflows
- New! Parameter automation with clip envelopes
- New! SuperVision analyzer
- New! 8 New VST 3 Effect Plug-ins
- New! Workflow improvements
- New! Replace audio in a video
- New! Podcast Podcast host service support
- New! Audio ducking Audio ducking
- New! Track Inspector cleanup and refinement
- New! Performance booster for audio montage
- New! New Startup Wizard
- New! Revised window for external FX plug-ins
- New! Improved handling for VST plug-ins
Interleaved multichannel file support
For the first time, WaveLab 12 Pro offers the possibility to edit interleaved multichannel files in the Audio Editor. WAV files in up to 22.2 surround – including ambisonics files for pre-authoring – as well as mono or stereo files can be opened, edited and saved. Various controls make editing files even easier and more precise, while alternatively a selected channel can be edited with an external editor. In addition, there are highly flexible new selection tools, such as a frequency-based selection in the Spectrum Editor. To speed up file import, you can automatically split multi-channel audio files into mono or stereo clusters in the Audio Montage for faster file import. You can also use plug-ins and edit channel clusters independently.
Track Groups for Multitrack/Stems Workflows
Audio tracks are combined into track groups that are routed to a group bus before the signal is output via the Audio Montage output and the Master Channel. This allows for additional sum processing with effect plug-ins, gain and pan controls. Track groups are especially useful for stem mastering and, besides subtracks, are another way to apply an effects chain to groups in stem mastering projects.
These groups can also be created by selecting tracks from a corresponding Groupchannel. With the corresponding editor, you can name/rename tracks as well as track groups, assign colors to them or move them via drag & drop.
Subtracks for Multitrack/Stems Workflows
This new feature lets you divide an audio track into eight subtracks, each containing different audio clips. In addition to clip effects, you can also apply track effects and set up an effects chain that is applied to all stems on that track. Sub-tracks are also great for sound design by layering eg. You can layer clips and apply different effects to them. Each sub-track is equipped with various controls (e.g. solo/mute or fold/unfold), while you can also convert it into a regular track or merge selected tracks into sub-tracks.
Parameter Automation with Clip Envelopes
In WaveLab Pro 12, clip envelopes can now be used to automate parameters of VST 3 plug-ins. They can be managed together with volume, pan and effect wet/dry parameters via the new Automation Envelope panel in the Insprector window. Assigning parameters to an envelope is as simple as right-clicking. You can add text to individual envelope points, turn envelopes on and off, and easily set whether they should be visible or hidden – individually or globally.
SuperVision Analyzer
Also new is the professional analysis tool SuperVision. It is a customizable audio analyzer with multiple displays and 27 different modules. Up to 9 module slots are available for level, spectrum, phase and waveform analysis, so you can create your very own layout of measurement instruments. This gives you an extremely accurate visual picture of your audio files. You can even open multiple instances and monitor the audio signal in different phases.
New VST 3 effect plug-ins
Various new VST 3 effect plug-ins are also on board, giving you even more options for editing audio files with surgical precision. Here is a short overview:
- DeReverb
- LIN Pro Dithering
- Frequency 2
- Squasher
- imager
- Quadrafuzz v2
- MixConvert v6
Workflow enhancements
To help you achieve your goals even faster, Steinberg has equipped Wavelab Pro 12 with a host of efficient new features and workflow enhancements.
Replace audio in a video
In WaveLab 12, you can replace all or part of the audio in a video file with audio from another track. Or optimize the original audio track with WaveLab’s tools and replace it with a new version without affecting the video quality. Importing, editing and rendering is all very straightforward. (We recommend that you complete the video editing in a dedicated video application before editing the audio in WaveLab).
Podcast Host Service Support
WaveLab 12 includes the same podcast features as WaveLab Cast. You can upload your podcast directly to all popular podcast hosts: Buzzsprout, Castro, PodBean, SoundCloud and Spreaker. More information about this feature can be found on the WaveLab Cast product page.
Audio ducking
WaveLab 12 includes a user-friendly audio ducking feature. This allows you to control the volume of one audio track with another track. In the ducking settings of an audio montage track, you can set up one or more modulator tracks to trigger the ducking. Parameters include Voice Threshold (triggers ducking), Music Attenuation (level reduction on the attenuated track), Fade-Out/In Time/Profile, and Volume Attenuation Duration.
Cleaning up and refining in the Track Inspector
There are now two new sections in the Track Inspector with specialized Channel Strip for real-time audio processing. Use a single control to tweak your audio tracks at lightning speed. In addition to the Insepctor tools for insert effects, gain and pan, the new Clean Up and Refine sections provide an easy way to remove noise and improve the quality of your audio recordings.
Improved handling for VST plug-ins
Several new features in WaveLab 12 improve the handling of VST 2 and VST 3 plug-ins. For example, each instance now has its own independent undo/redo history. In addition, you can quickly switch between two parameter sets to conveniently compare different settings. Parameter settings can be saved as a user-defined default preset, and in the plug-in header of the master section you can now set the effect signal to bypass or solo.
Performance Booster for Audio Montage
WaveLab Pro now supports multicore processing for audio assembly, which significantly improves performance. You will notice this especially when working with multiple tracks and/or overlapping clips, for example when stemming mastering.
Additionally, you can now interrupt the processing of track plug-ins when their input signal is muted. This saves CPU resources.
New Startup Wizard
We’ve redesigned the Startup Assistant and divided it into two sections for recently used files and templates. You can filter them by file type and enter a name in an additional search field to find the project you’re looking for even faster.
Revised external FX plug-ins window
We’ve added level meters for input and output gain to the external effects plug-in window, making it even easier to avoid clipping. You can also add an image of your external effects device. This gives you an even better overview of your setup.
Other features:
- Notes in audio montage templates
- Improved Auto Split tool
- Custom names for audio ports
- Send audio streams with mono files to a specific speaker
- Optimized batch processing
- Stop recording when position reaches next marker
- Separate peak display for left and right stereo channels
- Level/fade or pan envelope before or after clip effects
- Exclude clips on reference tracks from selection
- Play multichannel files on stereo speakers
- Copy clips and areas with visual feedback
- Create audio montage from result
System requirements
- Operating systems (Windows)64-bit Windows 10 version 20H2, 64-bit Windows 10 version 2004
- Operating systems (Mac)macOS Mojave, macOS Catalina, macOS Big Sur
- Apple silicon-based MacRosetta 2 app
- CPU minimum64-bit Intel or AMD multi-core
- CPU recommendedIntel i5 or faster
- RAM minimum4 GB
- Free disk space4 GB
- PortUSB Type A for USB-eLicenser
- OS compatible audio hardware
- Internet connection forInstaller download, license activation, account creation and product registration