In podcasts and other productions featuring spoken words, it’s often necessary to duck the music at times to let the voices come through. WaveLab 11 also includes all the features of Steinberg’s dedicated podcast production software WaveLab Cast. WaveLab 11 adds a powerful feature to speed up and simplify your workflow when creating and editing podcasts: the ability to upload content directly to directories like Spreaker, Podbean, Soundcloud, Buzzsprout and Castos. Once you’ve finished editing the audio, you can render the video in its original format. You can now replace part or all of a video’s audio track from within WaveLab, without affecting the video quality. The program also can suspend processing on plug-ins when they’re idle, saving CPU resources. If you’ve got a session with many tracks, clips and plug-ins, you’ll notice a speed boost if you’re working on a fast computer. WaveLab 11 supports multicore processors for Audio Montages, making its performance even faster. The Enhance section offers four more effects: Voice Exciter with Amount and Clarity controls Reverb with Size and Mix controls EQ with Low, Mid and High-frequency knobs, as well as a Low Cut filter and Maximize with an Optimize control. The DeHummer offers options for removing 50 or 60 Hz hum, while the DeEsser has a Character Control for differentiating between male and female voices. All have a Reduction knob for controlling the amount of processing, along with a Listen knob for monitoring the part of the signal removed by the effect. The Clean section features three effects: DeHummer, DeNoiser and DeEsser.

Clicking on the Track Effects shortcut brings up two distinct sections: Clean and Enhance, each with on/off buttons and one-knob controls. The new Clean and Enhance windows in the Track Inspector provide convenient real-time processing of individual tracks. Clean and Enhance Track Inspector Windows Space doesn’t allow covering all the new capabilities, but let’s take a look at some of the highlights, starting with those common to both the Elements and Pro versions.

These additions beef up WaveLab’s already prodigious toolset for mastering, audio for video, podcast production and more.

With the release of WaveLab 11, Steinberg added over 40 new features and enhancements to its flagship audio editor.

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