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WavePad... This audio editing software is a full featured professional sound editor. It lets you make and edit music, voice and other audio recordings. When editing audio files you can cut, copy and paste parts of recordings and, if required, add effects like echo, amplification and noise reduction. WavePad works as a wav editor or mp3 editor but it also supports a number of other file formats including vox, gsm, real audio, au, aif, flac, ogg and more.
- Sound editing functions include cut, copy, paste, delete, insert, silence, autotrim and more.
- Audio effects include, amplify,
What's New
Version 4.54: Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later
Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later
WavePad User Discussion (Write a Review)
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| Downloads:12,769 |
| Version Downloads:2,043 |
| Type:Multimedia & Design : Audio |
| License:Free |
| Date:22 Apr 2011 |
| Platform:Intel |
| Price:Free |
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WavePad... This audio editing software is a full featured professional sound editor. It lets you make and edit music, voice and other audio recordings. When editing audio files you can cut, copy and paste parts of recordings and, if required, add effects like echo, amplification and noise reduction. WavePad works as a wav editor or mp3 editor but it also supports a number of other file formats including vox, gsm, real audio, au, aif, flac, ogg and more.
- Sound editing functions include cut, copy, paste, delete, insert, silence, autotrim and more.
- Audio effects include, amplify, normalize, equaliser, envelope, reverb, echo, reverse, sample rate conversion and more.
- Supports a number of file formats including wav (multiple codecs), mp3, vox, gsm, real audio, au, aif, flac, ogg and many more.
- Batch processing supports up to 32000 files allowing you to apply effects and/or convert your files as a single function.
- Tools include spectral analysis (FFT) and speech synthesis (text-to-speech).
- Many more features.
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Calle reviewed on 22 Aug 2011
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From the developer's website:
"A number of professional tools for WavePad are only permanently available if you have purchased an upgrade to WavePad Master's Edition. These features include the Batch File Processor, keyboard macros, Projects, Bookmarks, Regions and the Region Assembler. You can purchase and upgrade to WavePad Master's Edition here. ..."
A wave editor without support for Regions is pretty useless IMHO.
If you are looking for a good FREE Sound Editor, try audacity.
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Challenge: Name _one_ program that has a Windows version that doesn't stink on OS X. OK, Skype. But name one more.
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Get an interface designer and a beta-testing group (oh, and stick to Mac HIG and convention please) and I think you may have a winner at some point.
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msodrew reviewed on 25 May 2009
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It appears not to follow the most simple Mac UI guidelines, such as:
- Cannot drop a audio file onto the app to open the file.
- Cannot create a selection by first positioning the cursor at one end, then using a Shift-Click to define the other end.
- Once a selection has been made, one cannot simply drag either border to extend the selection, despite the cursor shape suggestion such an action.
- Version information in the Finder's "Info" window is wrong - it doesn't list the actual version number. Makes it difficult for reporting problems, comparing app version, etc.
Dear programmer, please make an effort to follow common Mac guidelines better, and we may have a winner. ;)
Anyways, thanks for making it available for free.
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Roddy-Mckay reviewed on 24 Nov 2008
However, the developers have seen fit to treat the Mac version as a poor relation to the Windows one.
The interface face needs upgrading.
Unlike the Windows version, it does not convert to other file formats after editing. This makes it totally useless for my purposes.
I have contacted the developers, twice, to point out these short comings and to mention the fact that I would pay for WavePad if they would make the necessary improvements.
Perhaps they don't need the money or are so busy that they don't have time to reply!
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- First crash a minute after the first launch.
- Space bar does not start and stop playback as in virtually ANY other audio app.
- Working with selections is a pain: extending or diminishing an existing selection seems impossible (so you better select precise on the first attempt)
- And oddest: Using the window scroll bar does not scroll the window as one would expect but does move the playback cursor (and yes, hence destroying an existing selection)
The developer should be a more adherent to the common principles of GUI-design or this app will be nothing more than constant cause for frustration.
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Philipz reviewed on 16 Feb 2008
(5 stars to counter the previous comment)