New Features

A newly added error correction method that enables you to remove tiny clicks from your audio by drawing a line to replace the corrupted sample. See Process Tab.

WaveLab Elements now supports multichannel interleaved audio files up to a 5.1 channel layout. See Multichannel Audio Files.

WaveLab Elements now has multichannel support in audio montages. See Multichannel Operations in the Audio Montage.

Ducking allows you to control the level of an audio track with another audio track. This is commonly used to control the music level of one track with the voice level on another track. See Track Ducking.

The Inspector window now allows you to clean up and enhance your tracks. You can use the DeEsser, DeNoiser, and DeHummer to clean your audio. The Voice Exciter, Reverb, EQ, and Maximizer allow you to enhance your audio. See Inspector Window.

You can now record single or multiple tracks directly in the audio montage. WaveLab Elements automatically detects the available input buses of your ASIO device and creates the stereo and mono input buses. See Recording in the Audio Montage Window.

You can now monitor the input signal in the audio montage. This allows you to listen to the effects that your WaveLab Elements setup has on your input signal. See Input Monitoring.

Direct monitoring allows you to monitor the input signal with lower latency. If Direct Monitoring is activated, the input signal is monitored directly without going through the audio montage and its effects. See Direct Monitoring.

You can now replace the audio track of a video with another audio file. See Replacing Audio in Video.

WaveLab Elements now allows you to directly upload your Podcast to Podcast Host Services. See Podcast.

DeEsser is a special type of compressor that reduces excessive sibilance, primarily for vocal recordings. The plug-in is described in the separate document Plug-in Reference.

EnvelopeShaper can be used to attenuate or boost the gain of the attack and release phase of audio material. The plug-in is described in the separate document Plug-in Reference.

Expander reduces the output level in relation to the input level for signals below the set threshold. This is useful if you want to enhance the dynamic range or reduce the noise in quiet passages. The plug-in is described in the separate document Plug-in Reference.

Maximizer raises the loudness of audio material without the risk of clipping. The plug-in is described in the separate document Plug-in Reference.

Mix6to2 lets you quickly mix down your surround mix format to stereo. The plug-in is described in the separate document Plug-in Reference.

MonoToStereo turns a mono signal into a pseudo-stereo signal. The plug-in can be used on a mono file or a stereo file with equal channels. The plug-in is described in the separate document Plug-in Reference.

PingPongDelay is a stereo delay effect that alternates each delay repeat between the left and right channels. The plug-in is described in the separate document Plug-in Reference.

The Timecode window can display the recorded time, the time offset in relation to various positions, and dynamic colors according to the context. See Timecode Window.

You can use the Loudness Normalizer to achieve a specific loudness. See Loudness Normalizer.

WaveLab Elements now supports multi-core processing for audio montages. This allows for faster processing of audio montages with multiple tracks, clips, and effects. The audio signal in WaveLab Elements is processed in the following way: First clips, then tracks, and then clip groups are each processed in parallel. After that, the output is processed. If you are using the Master Section, this is processed last. See Audio Montage.

The Stop When Record Position Reaches Next Marker option now allows you to automatically stop recording when the record position reaches the next visible marker of the montage. Hidden markers are not taken into account. See Track Control Area for Stereo and Mono Tracks.

You can now add 15 tracks to audio montages. See Tracks.

You can now route audio montage channels to the montage output channels. See Track Routing Dialog.

You can now make selection ranges on multiple tracks for copy/paste operations in the Audio Montage window. See Selection Ranges in Audio Montages.

Lin One Dither is a dithering plug-in that offers additional noise shaping to increase the apparent signal-to-noise ratio by altering the spectrum of the low-level audio signal. Lin One Dither has been added to WaveLab Elements. The plug-in is described in the separate document Plug-in Reference.

The Phasescope indicates the phase and amplitude relationship between two stereo channels. See Phasescope.

The Spectrometer uses FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) techniques to display a frequency graph, providing a precise and detailed real-time frequency analysis. See Spectrometer.

The Bit Meter shows how many bits are used. See Bit Meter.

The Wavescope meter displays a real-time waveform drawing of the audio signal being monitored. See Wavescope.

The Podcast Editor has been enhanced and renamed to RSS Feed. See RSS Feed Editor.

You can now specify custom names for your audio ports in the Audio Connections tab. See Specifying Custom Names for Audio Ports.

You can specify a dedicated speaker to send the audio stream of mono files to. See Sending Mono File Audio Streams to a Dedicated Speaker.

The Startup dialog has been improved. See Startup Dialog.

You can now shift your selection by its length to the left or right. See Audio Range Selection in an Audio File.

The channel selection mode allows you to switch between selecting all channels and selecting individual channels when you click and drag in the wave window. See Selecting Channels in Audio Files.

You can save your effect parameter settings for VST 3 and VST 2 plug-ins as the default effect preset. See Saving Default Presets for VST Plug-ins.

You can now include notes that you have written in the Notes window when you create an audio montage template based on an audio montage. See Audio Montage Template Dialog.

If your audio device setup does consist of less speakers than audio channels in your multichannel audio file, you can assign different speakers to the same audio port to play back the multichannel file on stereo speakers, for example. See Playing Back Multichannel Files.

The track peak meter in the audio montage now shows the volume level for the left channel and the right channel of stereo tracks independently. See Track Peak Meter.

There are now more options for creating or extending time selections in audio montages in the Extend pop-up menu in the Time Selection section on the Edit tab. See Edit Tab (Audio Montage).

When you insert a stereo audio file into a mono track, you can decide whether to automatically create a stereo track or split the stereo file on two mono tracks. See Insert Stereo Audio Files into Mono Tracks or Vice Versa.

You can now delete a selection range within a clip. See Deleting Parts of Clips Inside Selection Ranges.

You now have additional possibilities for adding multiple envelope curve points. See Adding Envelope Curve Points.

You can show or hide panes in the Inspector window to focus on the panes that you need. See Showing/Hiding Panes in the Inspector Window.

You can now press Alt/Opt-. on your keyboard to cancel rendering processes that run in the background. See Canceling Background Tasks.

The Restrict Scaling to Multiples of 100 option allows you to decide whether the scaling factor must be multiples of 100 or if intermediate ratios are allowed. See Display Tab (Global Preferences).