WaveLab Elements Changelog

What's new in WaveLab Elements 10.0.40

Jul 31, 2020

Issues resolved:
PAR-4325It is nowpossible to delete audio filesvia the File menu.
PAR-4318The “Revert to SavedFile”option no longer renders the application unreliable.PAR-4295Clicking the preset icon of the Inspector’splug-in slot nowopensthe presets menuas expected.
PAR-4292Adisplay issue in the “Audio Regions” section of the File Browser windowhas been fixed.
PAR-4291The “Convert to Stereo” option for envelopes now works as expected.
PAR-4290Restartingplayback from the position of the cursor now works as expected.
PAR-4246The reference track nowworks as expectedwhenthe main device port isset to plaback output bus #1 and #2.
PAR-4241Importing a video fileno longer renders the application unreliable.
PAR-4218jBridge now works more reliably(not officially supported).
PAR-4209The envelope process in theAudio Editor is now displayed correctly.
PAR-4200The “Use Existing Tracks (Create New Tracks If Necessary)” option to place files on separate tracks now works as expected.
PAR-4195MasterRig’sSaturator no longercausesaudio glitches in silent regions.
PAR-4193Duplicated tracksnow also inherit theaudio output routing of the originaltrack.
PAR-4321Zooming in or out via the timelinenowworks as expected.
PAR-4320The format of timeline clock values hasbeen improved.
PAR-4242MasterRig’sDynamic EQ nowreactscorrectly toparameter changes.
PAR-4217The waveform in the “Loop Tweaker”dialog nowreactstoloop edits

New in WaveLab Elements 10.0.20 (Mar 18, 2020)

WaveLab 10 continues the evolution of this remarkably flexible product, Including many new features requested by audio professionals to make it more comprehensive than ever before. It now covers every task associated with the mastering process and adds even more innovative tools to maximize its flexibility and use for a wide range of other audio tasks.
Reference Track - A/B Comparison:
WaveLab 10 introduces a new track type in the Audio Montage workspace, the Reference Track. This allows you to add a reference audio file and switch playback between the reference track and the montage tracks that you are working on, without any glitches or latency. A Reference Track can be routed to the main outputs, to the Playback Processing Section or to a user-defined reference track output, where unused audio outputs on your hardware can be utilized for playback.
Video playback support:
WaveLab 10 comes with video file playback in the Audio Montage, allowing you to arrange, edit and process the audio of a video. Using the same high-quality video engine as Cubase and Nuendo, the imported video file is displayed as a clip on the video track.
Videos can be imported by drag and drop into a newly created video track, via the Import in the File menu, or from the Insert tab of the Audio Montage window. If the sample rate of the included audio file doesn't match the sample rate of your montage, you can create a re-sampled copy of the audio. You can also undock the video playback window and resize it.
Extended external effects support:
You can now integrate external effect devices into the WaveLab signal flow by setting up external FX buses. Using a combination of outputs (sends) and inputs (returns) on your audio hardware, you can use external effects in the Audio Montage as Clip, Track and Output effects. If you select an External Effect ASIO plug-in as an insert effect for an effect slot in the Master Section, the audio is sent to the corresponding audio output, processed in your hardware effect and returned via the specified audio input to the plug-in. When any External Effect bus is used in the signal path, WaveLab will use the new ”Render in real time” option for rendering. (Note: External effects are not currently supported in the Batch Processor).
External editor support:
You can now integrate other audio editors (like SpectraLayers or iZotope RX) into your WaveLab workflow, giving you the option of modifying an audio file range (in the Audio File Editor) or an audio clip range (in the Audio Montage) in other editors, directly from within your current WaveLab session.
You can include up to three different external editors, easily setting the path to the applications that you want to use. After defining an audio range which you want to transfer to the external editor, you can use the new Editor control in the Edit ribbon to send your selection to it (this is done non-destructively in the Audio Montage), then update the file/clip in WaveLab.
Undo/Redo History for Audio Editor:
We have introduced a completely new undo/redo edit history system in WaveLab 10. Available in the Audio Montage and — for the first time — the Audio Editor workspaces, both have their own independent undo/redo log. Unlike common undo/redo histories, which track edit operations, the new WaveLab history system logs versions. A version represents a whole wave file, not just an edit operation.
In the Audio Editor, edit marks also allow you to see where audio parts have been edited, making it possible to recover earlier versions of the edited parts without losing the changes you have made to the rest of the audio.
Montage Inspector:
The Effect Tool Window has been completely redesigned and renamed the Montage Inspector, with a Master Section-style appearance. The handling of plug-ins and corresponding functionality — like channel processing, signal routing, loading effect presets and bypass — is now streamlined and consistent between the Master Section and the new Montage Inspector.
Divided into dedicated Clip, Track and Output Inspector sections, the Montage Inspector features a color tool (for the selected clip or all clips on a track when the Track area is selected), a name field (which displays the current name of the selected clip/Track) and tabs for Effect, Gain and Slot, each with access to a comprehensive range of menu commands.
Audio Montage track list overhaul:
The Audio Montage window in WaveLab 10 features a number of user interface improvements. The different track types (Audio, Reference and Video) have a new track header design with dedicated controls for each track type. In addition, you can now resize the height and width of each track; seamless vertical scrolling in the Montage window is possible (when you have multiple tracks), and you can simply drag and drop the track header to change the order of tracks.
Live input audio stream recording:
WaveLab 10 allows you to record and render live input streams through the Master Section and the inserted plug-in chain, only limited by the number of available audio inputs and the overall performance of your system. This facility allows you to monitor a given audio input bus any time (directly from the Master Section and through the Master Section chain), to record with optional Master Section plug-ins (including external effects) and to record multiple files at the same time, each with different plug-ins, and different output file formats if necessary. Quickly and easily accessed via a new live input button at the top of the Master Section, which opens the bus and sample rate selection menu, activating the live input can be done at any time, even if no file is open in WaveLab.
Further improvements:
Multitrack recording in Audio Montage (Pro only)
Marker List and CD List follow playback indicator
Import Markers from XML file
Increased amount of effects and playback processing slots
Real-time Rendering with audition
Improved third-party VST plug-in support
Improved playback performance

New in WaveLab Elements 9.5.50 (Mar 20, 2019)

New in WaveLab Elements 9.5.40 (Nov 29, 2018)

New in WaveLab Elements 9.5.35 (Jul 25, 2018)

New in WaveLab Elements 9.5.30 (Jun 28, 2018)

New in WaveLab Elements 9.5.25 (Apr 3, 2018)

New in WaveLab Elements 9.5.20 (Mar 1, 2018)

New in WaveLab Elements 9.5.10 (Oct 25, 2017)

New features at a glance:
Modern Spectrogram offering a customizable view, color schemes with presets, display settings, psychoacoustic scales and more
Brand-new Wavelet display for a more accurate visual representation of the musical content of an audio file
State-of-the-art Spectrum Editor with a whole new set of tools and functionality to surgically edit in the Spectrogram
Patent-pending Audio Inpainting technology to recreate and/or replace corrupt audio material by logically using the spectral information of the surrounding area
Redesigned Error Correction tab for straightforward and easy detection and correction of clicks and errors
New RestoreRig plug-in suite including a DeClicker, DeCrackler, DePopper, DeNoiser and DeBuzzer
Live Spectrogram for real-time visualization of the spectral information of a signal during recording or playback
Revamped plug-in set including new batch processing modules, enhancements in MasterRig, a GUI redesign in most dynamic-effects as well as new processing algorithms
Apple Touch Bar support for easy and direct access to your favorite tasks and functions at your fingertips
Further improvements including high DPI support, bleep censor generator, gapless MP3 rendering, iXML track name support and much more
Overhauled Spectrogram:
WaveLab 9.5 offers a new, modern and better looking Spectrogram with many additional display settings to allow you to meticulously find and edit that particular frequency you are looking for. The Spectrogram offers a customizable view, display settings, color schemes with presets, psychoacoustic scales and all this with unprecedented speed and performance.
RestoreRig:
RestoreRig is WaveLab’s new plug-in suite comprising three modules: DeNoiser, DeBuzzer and DeClicker (the latter consisting also of a DePopper and a DeCrackler) unified in one single user interface. With a Gain control, a Level and a spectrum meter, the new RestoreRig offers a very flexible and accurate restoration toolset to detect and remove unwanted noise and audio artifacts in real time. Also, each module has an independent Noise Listening mode to monitor only the noise that is being removed from the audio. With its high-quality, freshly coded algorithms and modern user interface, RestoreRig replaces the seven-year-old restoration plug-in suite from Sonnox.
DeClicker:
The DeClicker module consists of three different sections, each with their own Noise Reduction Level knob, that help you identify and remove short impulse noises such as clicks, pops and crackles independently from each other. The meters of each section show the amount of noise that is being removed from your signal. If the algorithm detects too much material being removed and possibly impacts transient quality, the meter will go red.
DeNoiser:
The DeNoiser module is useful to remove stationary noises. RestoreRig’s DeNoiser offers two sections: Dynamic, to remove continuous noise that evolves over time; and Static, for stationary noise that remains the same throughout the whole duration of the file. The Static section offers a Learn function to record the noise you want to remove. The DeNoiser also offers four different process-algorithms that are suitable for different types of audio material, depending on its musical content.
DeBuzzer:
RestoreRig’s DeBuzzer is basically a dynamic filter that is used to remove low-frequency noise with a fundamental frequency of around 50 Hz to 60 Hz and its harmonic content. Thanks to the Level and Sensitivity knobs, the DeBuzzer is very flexible in defining the amount of buzz and hum to be removed while also considering the changes in level of the original audio file. The detection of the fundamental frequency can be done either manually or automatically.
MasterRig improvements:
Introduced in WaveLab Pro 9, MasterRig is the most powerful mastering plug-in suite available today, and in version 9.5 it has now gotten even better!
The Maximizer in the Limiter module now includes a new Modern mode algorithm as well as a Mix controller, opening up more possibilities to achieve the perfect sound.
The Equalizer module also includes new functionality, adding two new cut slopes of 6 dB and 96 dB to the first and last EQ bands, as well as an independent Linear Phase mode for each band.
Tube Compressor:
While the sound quality of a plug-in is of most importance, a nice and modern look can also be inspiring when adding effects to your music, which is why our warm-sounding Tube Compressor got a very stylish new user interface. And not only that: there’s also a new Character parameter that adds harmonics to the higher frequencies while not saturating the lower frequencies, making your sound crisp and bright.
Other redesigned plug-ins:
The Maximizer not only got a face-lift, but also boasts the same in-depth algorithm overhaul as MasterRig’s Limiter. Choose between the Classic mode and the new Modern mode to get a much richer sound, while keeping it transparent, bright and clear.
The new AutoPan offers a much bigger variety and flexibility to creatively play with your sound in space. Make use of various shapes, random modes, panorama settings and more — all quickly accessible via the new user interface.
Similar to the current Cubase and Nuendo versions, WaveLab’s plug-in set is being constantly updated. Dynamic plug-ins such as Brickwall Limiter, Compressor, Expander, Gate and Envelope Shaper received a whole GUI redesign to help you get the most out of your state-of-the-art effects processors.
High DPI support:
WaveLab 9.5 is the first Steinberg application to offer full support for modern high-resolution displays throughout the whole application, excluding the plug-in set (for now)
Apple Touch Bar support:
WaveLab 9.5 is also compatible with the Apple Touch Bar of new MacBook computers. The context-related default set of user actions can be individually customized to have always access to your most used tools and functions at your fingertips. The context of the Touch Bar elements is linked to the currently selected WaveLab editor, so that you can define different tools and actions for any editor independently of each section.
Improvements:
The meters’ input point can now be set to any position of the effects-chain in the Master section.
Render settings can now be stored as presets.
Clip gain can now be applied to the pre or the post-effect chain. This new option will enhance the use of dynamics and saturation effects on the clip level.
The Meta Normalizer can now analyze the clip gain before or after the clip effect chain. This will allow you to use loudness normalizing before any gain changes introduced by a clip effect.
Bypass Master section now doesn’t bypass the Playback processing section. This is especially useful when using Room Correction plug-ins.
Import cue sheet is no longer limited to 44.1 kHz but now works with any sample rate.
The offset-time between mouse and cursor positions is now displayed on the status bar.
Additions:
New Auto Save Master Section preset in Render options
New Folder Name variables for the Save As menu and the naming scheme.
MP3 Gapless option, to render MP3 files matching the length of the original PCM file. This is useful when producing e.g. audio loops in MP3 format.
MP3 VBR Header support to include an index header
Bleep Censor generator, e.g. to replace an offensive wording in an interview
Metadata import and remapping - iXML track name support
New Batch Processor option to read raw files without a valid header and reinterpret sample rate stamps - New scripting functions - Audio File Comparer enhancements
Mac option to omit special characters in rendered file names
New key commands