WavePad Masters Edition 9.16

Have you ever wanted a fast and easy way to edit audio files? Boost that bass level a bit so your songs boom hard enough to shake the floor and annoy your neighbors? Maybe even burn them onto a disk after you're done for your grandparents who still use DVD players? The WavePad is here to help you.

Now, just to get something out of the way, Wavepad has a ton of advertisements, much like the other NCH software. Thankfully, it doesn't automatically install junk programs that clutter your start bar (or at least, it didn't for me) unlike some of NCH's other more intrusive programs.

Wavepad comes with a number of features that any user will find handy. It has an integrated media player, a Windows Office style toolbar, and a spectral display, covering the most basic features any audio player/editor should have.

It also comes with  Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) and Temporal Fourier Transform (TFFT) frequency analysis, peak sample, beat detection, surround sound, stereo pan, reverb, multiple chained effects, click/pop repair, text to speech, a tone generator, a noise reduction menu, and that's not even all of it. You can also bookmark certain places in the audio file to easily find beats or start/end points. On top of that, it automatically detects beats in the song. This program comes with a ton of tools. 

Wavepad is a very solid program both for beginners and veterans. While all the tools aren't accessible off the bat, it still comes with enough free that if you can deal with a ton of ads, it's great.

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