WavePad Audio Editor Software
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WavePad running on Windows 7 showing waveform and logarithmic frequency views
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| Developer(s) | NCH Software |
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| Initial release | 2004 |
| Stable release | 6.47 / March 2016 |
| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Windows, Mac OS, Android, iOS |
| Available in | English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese |
| License | Proprietary Software |
| Website | www |
Contents
Description
Overview
WavePad Audio Editor Software is an audio and music editor for Windows and Mac (also available for iOS and Android). It lets users record and/or edit music, voice and other audio recordings. As an editor, users can cut, copy, paste, delete, insert, silence, and auto-trim recordings, then add effects like amplify, normalize, equalize, envelope, reverb, echo, reverse, and more with the help of VST plugin support and a free stock audio library.[1]
NCH Software claims over 18 million users of the product, and as of March 2016, WavePad is listed as having over 4 million downloads on CNet's Download.com [2]
Features
The primary functions and tools of WavePad are:[3]
- Sound editing functions: cut, copy, paste, delete, insert, silence, auto-trim and more
- Audio effects: amplify, normalize, equalize, envelope, reverb, echo, reverse and many more with VST plugin compatibility
- Batch processing allows users to apply effects and/or convert thousands of files as a single function
- Scrub, search, and bookmark audio to find, recall and assemble segments of audio files
- Spectral analysis (FFT), speech synthesis (text-to-speech), and voice changer
- Audio restoration tools including noise reduction and click pop removal[4]
- Supports sample rates from 6 to 96kHz, stereo or mono, 8, 16, 24 or 32 bits
- Remove vocals from music tracks[5]
- Create ready to use ringtones for mobile phones[6]
Controversy
Previously, WavePad and other NCH products came bundled with optional browser plugins like the Ask and Chrome toolbars, which sparked complaints from users and triggered malware warnings from antivirus software companies like Norton and McAfee. NCH has since unbundled all toolbars in all program versions released after July 2015.[7]
Compatible Audio Formats
Input formats:
aac (not .aacplus), 3gp, act/rcd/red (newer format versions not supported), aif/aiff/aifc, amr, ape, au, asf, avi, caf, cda, dct, ds2, dss, dvf (Not all dvf recorders are supported), flac, flv, gsm, m3u, m4a, m4r, mid(General MIDI only), moh, mov, mp2, mp3, mpc, mpga, mpg/mpeg, msv (Not all msv recorders are supported), ogg, pls, ra (ram, rm, rmj), raw, shn, spx, sri, voc, vox, wav (pcm, adpcm+, aLaw, uLaw, and others), wmv, wv[8]
Output formats:
aac (not aacPlus), aif/aiff/aifc, amr, ape, au, caf, flac, gsm, m3u, m4a, m4r, mov, mp3 (mpeg layer 3), mpc, ogg, pls, raw, spx, vox, wav (pcm, adpcm+, aLaw, uLaw, and others), wma[9]
Notable Users
Notable users of WavePad include Boeing, CBS, and the Parliament of Victoria, Australia[10]
See Also
Comparison of digital audio editors
References
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