WavePad Audio Editing Software

Softonic review

WavePad is an audio editing tool for novice, enthusiasts, and also professional music editors. Compatible with both Mac and Windows, the software lets you seamlessly edit and record voice, music, and other types of audio recordings.

Robust Feature Set

The editing suite comprises basic to advanced functionalities such as cut, copy, delete, paste, silence, insert, compression, and pitch shifting. The audio effects include normalize, amplify, envelope, equalizer, echo, reverb, and reverse. Also, WavePad supports pretty much all kinds of music and audio file formats, including mp3, vox, wav, wma, gsm, aif, real audio, and aac. Batch processing permits applying effects and/or transforming several thousand files as one function. Also, you may create regions and bookmarks to easily locate, assemble and recall segments of lengthy audio files.

Easy-to-Use Interface

WavePad’s user interface is simple and straightforward, which even an amateur would feel comfortable using. The simplicity, however, doesn’t mean compromises on the feature-set front. The software comprises a large tool-set that helps accomplish a wide range of audio editing tasks. The layout is clean and inviting, and the easy-to-navigate toolbar can be found atop the audio editor. The toolbar tools get altered as you click different ribbon tabs. Needless to say, it is quite handy from an organizational perspective. If required, you may even customize the toolbar so that accessing any tool you wish becomes easier.

Author's review

WavePad is a music editing program for Windows PC computer. WavePad allows you to create and edit music and other audio recordings. You can duplicate sections of recordings and add echo, amplification, noise reduction and other effects. Recorder supports autotrim and voice activated recording. Music editing functions include cut, copy, paste, delete, insert, silence, autotrim and more. Music restoration features including noise reduction and click pop removal.

User reviews about WavePad Audio Editing Software

by Monkey Tonsils
Scumshits from Hell. The product is not FREE, as advertised, it's a limited use Trial. That's it. You can't do anything with it, and it spams you aggressively with ads. The software is not bad.. but I wouldn't want to pay money to scumshits from Hell. More
reviewed on December 5, 2018
by Deÿ López
I've been able to work, for years with this program, to my entire satisfaction, without being even an amateur! Just Luv It!!! ~Deÿ7
reviewed on August 27, 2018
by Robert Liwag
Very nice audio editing software. I can easily edit musics, it's user friendly.
reviewed on June 13, 2018
by Saleem Bhatti
very easy and good features ever. its also good for background voice editing. This software is very good for editing youtube files.
reviewed on June 12, 2018
by Jonathan Brittunculi
Disability matters: NCH offers the most user-friendly interface I have ever. Disability matters: NCH offers the most user-friendly interface I have ever encountered!
There are a host of solid reliable sound processing software options available on the market today: both Wave Pad and Mix Pad (and for would be musicians who need that accompanying video: Video Pad) – provide exactly what all those others do. If you are in the business of sound production it is hard to argue that NCH doesn’t offer you exactly what it says on the tin. It is a formidable equal to all of those other better-known brands. But: beyond professional and home usage for intended purpose NCH have devolved a wide range of software packages that are perfectly suited to those of us with special needs. I’ll explain why…
It’s hard to know if the companies original approach was to develop the ideal package for those of us with SLD/dyslexia (and its associated problems) – or whether it was merely a freak of software evolution, but they have certainly hit the nail on the head. NCH offers the most user-friendly interface I have ever encountered! The success of Mix Pad and its integrated companion Wave Pad lie in its visual simplicity, overall logical layout and menus that are easily understood. If you are not an accomplished producer: FX’s, add-ons and a host of presets are set to meet an immediate need. Very rarely have I found the desire to wander from what I find to be perfection. Import, cut, paste and drag, with the simplicity of fade points is another major success of these products: long gone is the clumsy cumbersome fiddling needed of other rivals. The power and ease of the mouse across the interface could not have been made easier for me. I almost feel as if the company designed these products specifically with me and my difficulties in mind.
If granny’s dementia could be cured by a simple note: don’t forget to turn off the cooker – then the world would be a better place. Dyslexia is brain damage, it cannot be cured, and my poor short-term-memory holds the biggest obstacle to software usage. NCH has made huge strides in offering the perfect user-friendly product that stands out as the market leader in SLD provision. I would never switch to a different brand: quite simply put - NCH packages are so easy to use!
So: it’s hard to imagine how the product/s could be improved. I would have but one recommendation for the team at NCH. The latest version of Mix Pad has adopted a darker colour scheme – and in this latest version, I find it very hard to distinguish, when for example; the track solo button is depressed or not. A user option to return to the ‘Classic’ colour scheme or alternate schemes of choice (suitable for the blind and/or partially sighted) would make this product/s - unbeatable!
Congratulations to you all at NCH – keep up the good work!
Odd Jonathan.
Odd Jonathan (Jonathan R P Taylor) is a British singer/songwriter & novelist. He is a post-graduate in Special Educational Need teaching and qualified music technologist. He has no connection with the above company and has not been paid for this review. More
reviewed on October 24, 2017
by Anonymous
dont like. do not buy this. i spent over 3 hours editing something and it wouldnt let me save it. you have to buy the whole version.
reviewed on April 14, 2017

by Monkey Tonsils

Scumshits from Hell. The product is not FREE, as advertised, it's a limited use Trial. That's it. You can't do anything with it, and it spams you aggressively with ads. The software is not bad.. but I wouldn't want to pay money to scumshits from Hell. More

reviewed on December 5, 2018

by Deÿ López

I've been able to work, for years with this program, to my entire satisfaction, without being even an amateur! Just Luv It!!! ~Deÿ7

reviewed on August 27, 2018

by Robert Liwag

Very nice audio editing software. I can easily edit musics, it's user friendly.

reviewed on June 13, 2018

by Saleem Bhatti

very easy and good features ever. its also good for background voice editing. This software is very good for editing youtube files.

reviewed on June 12, 2018

by Jonathan Brittunculi

Disability matters: NCH offers the most user-friendly interface I have ever. Disability matters: NCH offers the most user-friendly interface I have ever encountered!
There are a host of solid reliable sound processing software options available on the market today: both Wave Pad and Mix Pad (and for would be musicians who need that accompanying video: Video Pad) – provide exactly what all those others do. If you are in the business of sound production it is hard to argue that NCH doesn’t offer you exactly what it says on the tin. It is a formidable equal to all of those other better-known brands. But: beyond professional and home usage for intended purpose NCH have devolved a wide range of software packages that are perfectly suited to those of us with special needs. I’ll explain why…
It’s hard to know if the companies original approach was to develop the ideal package for those of us with SLD/dyslexia (and its associated problems) – or whether it was merely a freak of software evolution, but they have certainly hit the nail on the head. NCH offers the most user-friendly interface I have ever encountered! The success of Mix Pad and its integrated companion Wave Pad lie in its visual simplicity, overall logical layout and menus that are easily understood. If you are not an accomplished producer: FX’s, add-ons and a host of presets are set to meet an immediate need. Very rarely have I found the desire to wander from what I find to be perfection. Import, cut, paste and drag, with the simplicity of fade points is another major success of these products: long gone is the clumsy cumbersome fiddling needed of other rivals. The power and ease of the mouse across the interface could not have been made easier for me. I almost feel as if the company designed these products specifically with me and my difficulties in mind.
If granny’s dementia could be cured by a simple note: don’t forget to turn off the cooker – then the world would be a better place. Dyslexia is brain damage, it cannot be cured, and my poor short-term-memory holds the biggest obstacle to software usage. NCH has made huge strides in offering the perfect user-friendly product that stands out as the market leader in SLD provision. I would never switch to a different brand: quite simply put - NCH packages are so easy to use!
So: it’s hard to imagine how the product/s could be improved. I would have but one recommendation for the team at NCH. The latest version of Mix Pad has adopted a darker colour scheme – and in this latest version, I find it very hard to distinguish, when for example; the track solo button is depressed or not. A user option to return to the ‘Classic’ colour scheme or alternate schemes of choice (suitable for the blind and/or partially sighted) would make this product/s - unbeatable!
Congratulations to you all at NCH – keep up the good work!
Odd Jonathan.
Odd Jonathan (Jonathan R P Taylor) is a British singer/songwriter & novelist. He is a post-graduate in Special Educational Need teaching and qualified music technologist. He has no connection with the above company and has not been paid for this review. More

reviewed on October 24, 2017

by Anonymous

dont like. do not buy this. i spent over 3 hours editing something and it wouldnt let me save it. you have to buy the whole version.

reviewed on April 14, 2017

WavePad Audio Editing Software for Windows

Free audio and mp3 editor that anyone can use to meet all their music editing needs.