3/07/2011

WavePad Audio Editing Software Review

WavePad Audio Editing Software
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I was first introduced to WavePad by my son's best friend who used the program to create ringtones from mp3s, cds, movies, or YouTube videos. However, WavePad has more power packed into an 2.8 kB program than to just edit your favorite music or quotes to create ringtones.

WavePad has plenty of functionality one would expect from an audio editing program, however, it has some features I didn't expect. For example, the digital effects processor and filters, which cost hundreds of dollars for their hardware equivalents, are impressive. I was impressed to discover the ability to define band-gap envelopes for click and pop removal in addition to sampling white noise or tape hiss and subtracting it from recordings. Additionally, WavePad has command line batch file processing and FFT spectral analysis for audio engineers that is useful for other engineering applications too where waveforms need to be captured and analyzed.

I was also pleasantly surprised with the new Masters Edition of WavePad gives you access to a sound library, which is helpful when adding sound effects to audio tracks, mashes, remixes, video, etc... However, from my electronic music audio engineering days, I find it fun to listen to them forwards, backwards, take snippets of the sounds, apply effects and filters then combine them in MixPad for a completely different unique sound. NCH Software's Tone Generator is a great source for waveforms also that can combine for unique sounds. I have two synthesizers in my home studio I purchased in the 80's that use this technique to create all their production sounds.

Features from WavePad's Help Files:

*Supports a number of file formats including wav (multiple codecs), mp3, flac, ogg, vox, gsm, real audio and many many more.
*A wide range of editing capabilities including Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Insert, Silence, AutoTrim and others.
*Effects including Amplify, Normalize, Equalizer, Envelope, Reverb, Echo, Noise Reduction, Sample Rate Conversion and more.
*Sound effect and music library with 1,000 free audio clips included.
*Supports sample rates from 6000 to 96000Hz, stereo or mono, 8, 16, 24 or 32 bits.
*Ability to work with multiple files at the same time.
*Includes a CD ripper to load audio direct from a CD-ROM.
*Player includes Scrub/Cue control for precise editing.
*Recorder supports autotrim and voice activated recording.
*Support MDI (Multiple Document Interface), which allows displaying multiple files all on one screen.
*Support for MME, DirectSound and ASIO playback.
*Support for MME and ASIO recording.
*Full support for VST plugins.

System Requirements from NCH Software's Website:

* Works on Windows Vista 2000/XP/2003/2008 and Windows 7
* For earlier Windows versions (98, ME) please click here
* Mac OS X 10.2 or later;
* Pocket PC 2003, Smartphone 2003 (Windows CE 4), Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC / Smartphone, Windows Mobile 6
* To run under Linux use WINE.

You can download a fully functioning version of WavePad for a couple of weeks to 'kick the tires' and make sure the program will work for you and your application before committing to purchase WavePad. However, if your going to spend the money for WavePad, I would check out some of the bundled software NCH Software is selling on Amazon such as: NCH Software Sound Studio (includes WavePad audio editing software, MixPad, Switch sound file conversion software, RecordPad and Zulu DJ software), NCH Software Sound Studio (includes WavePad audio editing software, MixPad, Switch sound file conversion software, RecordPad and Zulu DJ software), and NCH Video Suite. I've never seen a better price for all these software programs.

For the easy to use interface, features, functionality, price, and overall huge value designed in such a small program, I give NCH Software's WavePad the highest marks.

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Product Description:
WavePad Sound Editor is a full featured professional audio and music editor for Windows and Mac OS X. With WavePad you can record and edit music, voice and other audio recordings with ease. When editing audio files you can cut, copy and paste parts of recordings, add effects like echo, amplification and noise reduction. WavePad works as a wav or mp3 editor but it also supports a number of other file formats including vox, gsm, wma, real audio, au, aif, flac and ogg giving you more flexability and greater portability, for example you can use WavePad to creat your own ringtones.

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