Steinberg WaveLab Cast 2 Podcast Audio Streaming and Editing Software

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Podcast creators, streamers, or content makers in need of software that helps you edit and mix the spoken word fast will welcome , a powerful software that provides content creators the necessary tools to ensure their products exhibit stellar audio quality. WaveLab Cast 2 offers easy-to-use tools for EQing, compressing, and exciting your vocals.

Edit and mix effectively, and when it s time for upload, let WaveLab Cast 2 connect you directly with five different podcast hosting services including Spreaker, Podbean, and SoundCloud. You ll be able to export and share your files in WAV, AAC, and MP3 formats. The software works with Mac and Windows platforms.

What s New in WaveLab Cast 2

With WaveLab Cast 2, Steinberg have streamlined the process of getting started, offering useful assistance to help you begin working on your projects in no time. When you open WaveLab for the first time, the new Startup Assistant will explain the different workspaces and what you can do with them. From here you can choose the right one to start a new podcast or edit an existing recording. You can select your recording and playback devices before starting a new project. With each workspace offering all the tools you need to get great results, you re ready to go.

Your Perfect Podcast

Today, subscribers to podcasts and social media platforms expect no less than the best audio and video. Uncompromising quality, intelligibility, clarity and great content are mandatory to win over new fans. WaveLab Cast helps you to create podcasts and interviews with a wide range of high-quality simple-to-use recording, editing, refinement, and distribution tools, perfectly suited to achieve stunning results and gain more subscribers.

Capture the Moment

Created to deliver uncompromising quality, WaveLab Cast supports up to 96 kHz audio in 32-bit. Use it to import audio recordings from a handheld recorder, mixer or similar device. Alternatively, you can record audio from your audio interface directly into WaveLab Cast. Whichever you choose, intelligent setup processes will help you to connect your devices, quickly and reliably.

Audio Enhancement and Refinement

WaveLab Cast makes your podcast sound spectacularly clear and intelligible. Cut out unwanted noise, blend different parts of an interview by simply moving audio events WaveLab Cast will create crossfades automatically. Add another audio track to split your recordings across more than one track. Of course, you can improve the sound with the world s most easy-to-use collection of audio refinement tools WaveLab Cast s integrated Inspector Channel Strip. It allows you to EQ your audio, enhance the presence of speech using the Voice Exciter, or give it more punch using the compressor. Use sound correction tools to remove background noise or hum all without the need of deep technical knowledge.

Create Stunning Podcasts

After polishing your recorded sound, you can add background music and other effects to a new music track to make your podcasts stand out from the masses. To make it sound really professional, the new ducking feature lowers the background music when speech is detected on the voice track. And you can use the Montage Window to easily arrange a whole compilation of different podcasts and recordings, all at once.

Instant Broadcasting

Once your podcast is created, it s ready for broadcast. WaveLab Cast connects you directly with five different podcast directories, including Spreaker, Podbean, and even Soundcloud. Upload episodes quickly from within WaveLab Cast, saving time and effort. WaveLab Cast offers the ability to directly create and publish RSS feeds and provides upload functions to your choice of FTP server or other online storage. No matter which method you choose, WaveLab Cast is the easy and fast way to create, edit, and publish your podcast in uncompromising quality.

Create Awesome Audio for Video

Nowadays, when you capture a video using a smartphone, DSLR or a similar device, the picture quality is usually pretty good. But what if the people filmed are hard to understand, if there is wind noise, or if you want to add background music? WaveLab Cast is here to make your audio as awesome as your video.

Refine and Improve Your Sound

After importing a video file, it will show up in WaveLab Cast s video player, while the audio is extracted and appears on automatically created audio tracks. Use the easy-yet-powerful WaveLab Cast Inspector to improve the sound using the EQ, compressor or Voice Exciter. Lower unwanted wind noise, remove loud sibilants with the DeEsser and change the dynamics of the sound everything is done in real time. Just turn the very few controls and hear the result. It is as easy as it sounds. WaveLab Cast comes with powerful editing tools, including automated crossfade creation, snap functions and lip-sync accuracy for perfect alignment to picture.

Superb Audio for Superb Videos

Many videos for social media include background music and effects. Create a new track, fade in your choice of music or effects, use EQ to balance the sound, use compression to give it more punch, and check the balance with WaveLab Cast s metering options. And to make your video sound really professional, the new ducking feature will automatically lower the background sounds as soon as speech is detected.

Export in Broadcast-Ready Formats

Now that your audio sounds great, you can reattach it to the video file using WaveLab Cast s export functions. Check that you are setting export levels to industry standards (such as for YouTube), then let WaveLab Cast automatically process your audio to that level. Alternatively, you can export the audio as WAV or MP3 files to create the final file in your choice of video editor.

Field Recording: Capture Anything, Anywhere

WaveLab Cast is your first choice for capturing environmental sounds, interviews, and more. WaveLab Cast supports up to 96 kHz, 16-bit audio quality, and you can import sound files from any SD card or directly record into WaveLab Cast using your favorite hardware. Use advanced but easy-to-use editing tools to cut out unwanted audio. Use the cleaning functions in the Inspector to remove noise, and assemble new files using the snap functions and crossfade options. Harness the onboard EQ, compressor, limiter, and reverb to enhance your audio. Finally, use the processing tools to ensure the finished audio is at the correct level, then export your files in any popular audio format.