Steinberg WaveLab Pro
- Vendor
- Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH
- Also known as
- steinberg-wavelab-pro
Available worldwide · Popular in: GB
What is Steinberg WaveLab Pro?
A comprehensive platform for audio mastering and editing with spectral analysis, single-file refinement, multitrack composition, batch processing, VST3 plugin support, and surround sound mastering capabilities.
Steinberg WaveLab Pro pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
From £83.00. Perpetual license.
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What Steinberg WaveLab Pro does
The capabilities that matter for audio editing, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Architecture model
- Desktop local application
- Editing paradigm
- -
- Spectral frequency editing and visualization
- ✓
- AI dialogue isolation and background denoising
- -
- Batch processing for file conversion and fx
- ✓
- Loudness metering and normalization lufs ebu r128
- -
- Vst3 and audio unit au plugin support
- ✓
- Ara 2 audio random access daw integration
- -
- Multi channel surround and ambisonic editing
- ✓
- Cd authoring and ddp export support
- -
- SOC2 type ii
- -
- Gpl or permissive oss license
- ✗
- Pricing model
- Perpetual lifetime license
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- macOS
- Windows
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Compare Steinberg WaveLab Pro
Side by side against other audio editing, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
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| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 75 | 0.08 | 6.3 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 67 | 0.05 | 3.3 | ✓ |
| Price level | 25 | 0.05 | 1.3 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 5 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Pricing model: perpetual_lifetime_license · Architecture model: desktop_local_application · Gpl or permissive oss license: No · Vst3 and audio unit au plugin support: Yes · Batch processing for file conversion and fx: Yes · Multi channel surround and ambisonic editing: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-01 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-09-01 · 50% |
Pricing
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gdpr | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-01 · 75% |