Steinberg's WaveLab 5 Now Shipping With Comprehensive DVD-Audio Mastering and Authoring Features

Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH today announced that the latest version of its award-winning WaveLab audio editing and mastering application for Windows is now shipping worldwide.

WaveLab 5 again sets new standards in audio editing and mastering software capabilities, offering full multi-channel surround support, a video track, and DVD Audio mastering and authoring.

The suggested retail price of the new version is $699 (US), with various upgrade options available for owners of previous versions of Wavelab.

One of the major new releases in Steinberg’s 20th anniversary year, WaveLab 5 now encompasses a full set of DVD Audio mastering and authoring tools, making WaveLab 5 the first and currently only application to support both CD-Audio and DVD Audio formats within a unified interface.

WaveLab 5 is also the first and currently only application to combine all aspects of stereo and multi-channel high-resolution audio editing, processing, mastering and DVD-Audio authoring/burning.

"WaveLab 5 is without doubt the most important update yet for what has become a classic among mastering tools. We are, of course, very proud to be able to offer surround and video support in WaveLab," commented Arnd Kaiser, Steinberg’s senior product manager for music technology.

"But perhaps even more important is the fact that every CD mastering studio with WaveLab can now also offer DVD-Audio authoring without having to undergo extra training for DVD-A. We’re convinced that WaveLab will play no small part in increasing the popularity and acceptance of this exciting medium," he concluded.

The first version of Wavelab appeared in 1996. Since then, WaveLab has been continually developed, and it has become a leading application in digital audio editing. With version 5, WaveLab 5 becomes the only all-in-one solution for high resolution stereo and multi-channel audio editing, mastering, CD/DVD burning and for complete CD or DVD Audio production in outstanding audio quality. Once again, WaveLab is the standard which other applications have to measure themselves by.

Key New Features in WaveLab 5

• Multi-channel surround audio support from input to output with up to eight audio channels for recording, editing, processing and mastering
  
• Complete DVD Audio authoring toolset, including Playlist editing, on-screen video menu design, picture slide shows, and DVD text
  
• User definable surround-to-stereo down-mixing
  
• DVD Audio burning, including video data
  
• DVD Audio extraction, conversion, and archiving
  
• New "Smart" Video Thumbnail Track for editing audio for video
  
• Track effects in Audio Montage
  
• Multi-channel metering and analysis with up to eight channels
  
• ASIO instant remapping for instant audio compare at the touch of a button
  
• New file formats: WMA Pro 5.1 and 7.1 export, AVI audio import

Steinberg Web Site

Wavelab 5 Features Comprehensive DVD-Audio Mastering and Authoring Features, Including This Menu Generator for DVD-A Titles