Steinberg WaveLab AlternativesAudio Editors & Audio Recorders like Steinberg WaveLab

Steinberg WaveLab is described as 'Mastering is one of the most important parts of the music production process. It is a unique art and, for 25 years, WaveLab has been the number one choice for mastering professionals. WaveLab is a complete mastering solution, with every tool that you will ever need to cover your' and is a Audio Editor in the audio & music category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Steinberg WaveLab for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Steinberg WaveLab alternative is Audacity, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Steinberg WaveLab are Tenacity, REAPER, Ardour and Adobe Audition.

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  1. Audacity icon

    Audacity

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    Audacity, a free open-source multi-track editor, enables high-quality audio processing across platforms. Supports diverse formats, plugins, and scripting languages, offering robust features like batching, visual tools, and accessibility.

    125 Audacity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
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    • Most users think Audacity is a great Steinberg WaveLab alternative.

    • Audacity is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Steinberg WaveLab.

    • Audacity is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Steinberg WaveLab.

    • Audacity is Free and Open SourceSteinberg WaveLab is Paid and Proprietary
    • Audacity is LightweightSteinberg WaveLab is not according to our users
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    Tenacity

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    Tenacity is an easy-to-use, privacy-friendly, FLOSS, cross-platform multi-track audio editor/recorder for Windows, macOS, Linux and other operating systems.

    87 Tenacity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • FreeBSD
    • Haiku
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    REAPER

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    A digital audio workstation, MIDI sequencer and video editing software application created by Cockos. The current version is available for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux.

    83 REAPER alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    • REAPER is the most popular commercial alternative to Steinberg WaveLab.

    • REAPER is Paid and ProprietarySteinberg WaveLab is also Paid and Proprietary
    • REAPER is Customizable and LightweightSteinberg WaveLab is not according to our users
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    Ardour

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    Ardour is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application. Record, edit, and mix on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.

    92 Ardour alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Comments about Ardour as an Alternative to Steinberg WaveLab
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    I still have to use it_haven't even dowloaded it yet. The prism logo was enticing so I want it.

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    • Ardour is Paid and Open SourceSteinberg WaveLab is Paid and Proprietary
    • Ardour is Privacy focusedSteinberg WaveLab is not according to our users
  7. Adobe Audition icon

    Adobe Audition

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    A comprehensive audio editing suite designed for commercial use with features like post-production refinement, video and podcast editing capabilities, minus composition tools. Equipped with Waveform and Multitrack modes for recording and editing, with new Clip and Session Markers.

    95 Adobe Audition alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  8. Spek icon

    Spek

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    Spek helps to analyse your audio files by showing their spectrogram. Spek is free software available for Unix, Windows and Mac OS X.

    48 Spek alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    FLAC file analysis
     
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    Sound Forge

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    Comprehensive audio editing software offering high-resolution multi-channel recording, advanced mastering and restoration tools, non-destructive editing, VST support, batch processing, disc burning, 1-click cleaning, and export to broadcast or streaming formats.

    63 Sound Forge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Sound Forge is an audio editor that focuses on stereo tracks rather than most DAWs that try to be a multitrack audio editor - or audio, midi and VSTs.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think Sound Forge is a great Steinberg WaveLab alternative, some don't.

    • Sound Forge is Paid and ProprietarySteinberg WaveLab is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Sound Forge is LightweightSteinberg WaveLab is not according to our users
  11. WavePad icon

    WavePad

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    Comprehensive audio editing software for Windows and macOS, offering recording, editing tools like cut, copy, paste, effects, batch processing, file format support, integration with MixPad, spectral analysis, text-to-speech, and audio restoration. Export to video or audio.

    55 WavePad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
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    • Almost everyone thinks WavePad is a great Steinberg WaveLab alternative.

    • WavePad is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Steinberg WaveLab.

    • WavePad is Freemium and ProprietarySteinberg WaveLab is Paid and Proprietary
  12. Wavacity icon

    Wavacity

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    Wavacity is derived from the open source Audacity and modified to run in the web browser.

    52 Wavacity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
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    • Wavacity is the most popular Web-based alternative to Steinberg WaveLab.

    • Wavacity is Free and Open SourceSteinberg WaveLab is Paid and Proprietary
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    Wavosaur

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    Wavosaur is a cool free sound editor, audio editor, wav editor software for editing, processing and recording sounds, wav and mp3 files. Wavosaur has all the features to edit audio (cut, copy, paste, etc.) produce music loops, analyze, record, batch convert.

    48 Wavosaur alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Window
     
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    AudioMass

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    AudioMass lets you record, or use your existing audio tracks, and modify them by trimming, cutting, pasting or applying a plethora of effects, from compression and paragraphic equalizers to reverb, delay and distortion fx.

    115 AudioMass alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • AudioMass is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Steinberg WaveLab.

    • AudioMass is Free and Open SourceSteinberg WaveLab is Paid and Proprietary
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    Sneedacity

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    Sneedacity (named after Sneed's Feed and Seed from The Simpsons episode, "E-I-E-I-D'oh") is a free (libre), open source, and privacy-respecting audio recording and editing suite forked from Audacity.

    106 Sneedacity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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