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Eventually Wavelab opened up, and the attached image is what greeted me. Wavelab recognized all but a couple of the virtual instruments, and instead of hanging or crashing, gives you the option of skipping the plug-in or continuing to try and recognize it. I certainly understand the need for companies to protect their software, but I’m glad some companies understand the need for legitimate users not to have to jump through hoops to actually use their software.Īfter opening Wavelab, it checked all the plug-ins in my system. I found that impressive, to say the least, and although any protection system that uses a USB dongle adds a tiny bit of CPU overhead, on my system the eLicenser protection system has been solid as a rock for a couple years now. And you know what? They fixed the problems I mentioned in the next rev. I started talking, he took out a notepad, and began scribbling furiously. At the next Frankfurt Messe, I met with a Syncrosoft representative and he started asking me why I hated their system so much.

In a review for Keyboard magazine of a product that used Syncrosoft protection, I really ripped into the protection for being unreliable and user-hostile. I used to hate Steinberg’s eLicenser (formerly by Syncrosoft) - even more than iLok, if such a thing is imaginable. However, I do need to add a sidebar here. You open their eLicenser Control Center program, enter the activation code, then download the license. (Incidentally, Wavelab will run with 64-bit operating systems, but is not a true 64-bit application – Steinberg says there’s no real advantage to being able to access huge amounts of RAM, as would be the case with virtual instruments that have huge sample libraries and don’t stream from disk).Īctivation is painless, assuming you have an internet connection. This is great for me, as I can have a version on my main Windows machine, Intel Mac machine, and PC Audio Labs 64-bit Windows laptop.

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The main item of interest is that although Wavelab is protected by an eLicenser and USB dongle (“key”), when using the Steinberg key you are allowed to install the program in up to three computers, although you can use only one version at a time. Next comes the EULA, and yes, I read them. Wavelab 7 is multi-lingual - German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, and Japanese – and the installation wizard starts by asking you which language you want to use.

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You can find a useful comparison chart on the Steinberg site.Īs with most pro reviews, the review starts when I start working with the program.

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We’ll be reviewing the full version, but the Elements version is excellent value if you don’t need some of the more advanced features (there’s also an LE version). Feel free to follow along with what we’re doing here Also, note that there are actually three different versions of Wavelab 7.

You can get a free trial version that lasts for 30 days, and is fully functional. A lot of this has to do with workflow, so any benefits will reveal themselves while using Wavelab for real-world projects but there are many new plug-ins, including restoration tools from Sonnox, that will provide plenty of review fodder. There’s a good rundown of the new features, which also provides a “road map” for what we’ll be covering. I’ll be using it primarily on Windows, but will also test it on the Mac to see how it responds.Īs with most pro reviews, we don’t want to re-invent the wheel – there’s plenty of background information on the Steinberg web site. One of Wavelab 7’s main features is that it’s the first version that also runs on the Mac (I guess Apple’s decision to throw in the towel on RISC and go for Intel made life easier for developers). We’ll also be able to give it some serious exercise, because I do a lot of mastering – I have a couple tracks coming in the next few days, so the timing is great.

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So when Steinberg wanted a pro review on Wavelab 7, I was totally up for it – I could get educated on how to use it, while we all discover what it can and can’t do.

This pro review is personal – I’ve been using Wavelab since version 1, and while I also use other digital audio editing programs, Wavelab gets the call most often.

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