Steinberg has announced version 8.5 of Wavelab, a major new version of the popular mastering/audio editing software package for Mac and PC.
New in version 8.5:
- Speaker management system to switch between multiple monitors
- Advanced EBU-compliant loudness metering for broadcast media
- iZotope MBIT+ master dither adds tone color to your audio files
- Voxengo CurveEQ, Brickwall Limiter and Tube Compressor for mastering-grade quality
- Master transport panel for effortless project navigation
- Single-window plug-in management to keep your digital workspace simple
- Professional editing+ featuring volume clip control, auto-replay capabilities, and single-click processing
- Extended audio montage environment that supports files of varying sample rates
- Watch Folders let you designate a folder in your OS for automated, drag-and-drop processing
- Multi-format rendering lets you render your projects to multiple file formats at once
- Prepare compressed media for iTunes and iOS devices with the integrated AAC encoder
- Encoder Checker lets you A/B codec quality and settings so you can compare various formats side by side
Wavelab 8.5 requires Mac OS X 10.8 or later, or Windows 7 or later. VST3, ASIO, and Core Audio are all supported.