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 Audio Editing Software is a full-featured professional audio and music editor. You can record and edit music, voice, and other audio recordings. WavePad is perfect for professional audio editors or just for anyone who wants to edit their own personal audio files.

This free sound editor includes many audio editing effects such as amplify, normalize, equalizer, envelope, reverb, and more. Easily edit audio files with cut, copy, paste, delete, insert and several others. Audio restoration features includes noise reduction and click pop removal.

This software lets you make and edit voice and other audio recordings. You can cut, copy and paste parts of recording and, if required, add effects like echo, amplification and noise reduction.

WavePad Audio Editing Software free features

Sound editing functions include cut, copy, paste, delete, insert, silence, autotrim and more.
Audio effects include, amplify, normalize, equaliser, envelope, reverb, echo, reverse, sample rate conversion and more.
Special effects include reduce vocals, distortion, chorus and more.
Batch processing allows you to apply effects and/or convert your files as a single function.

Audio restoration features including noise reduction and click pop removal.
Recorder supports autotrim and voice activated recording.
Create and work on multiple audio files at one time and save them as one project.
Supports sample rates from 6000 to 96000Hz, stereo or mono, 8, 16, 24 or 32 bits.
Pre-defined audio quality suggestions when saving files such as CD Quality and Radio Quality.
Tools include spectral analysis (FFT) and speech synthesis (text to speech).
Load audio files directly from CD and convert to .wav files automatically.
Ability to work with multiple files at the same time in separate screens.
Allows you to set user assigned keys and macros.
Set bookmarks along multiple files as you work.

User reviews about WavePad Audio Editing Software

by Christina Evangeline
I just wanted something light and easy to cut up audio files. Like, remove parts I don't want, and to move parts around. This is perfect and easy to use. Thanks!More
reviewed onFebruary 23, 2019
by emilio garcia
just as all i want for my work..thanks for this application.
reviewed onNovember 7, 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 onAugust 27, 2018
by Robert Liwag
Very nice audio editing software. I can easily edit musics, it's user friendly.
reviewed onJune 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 onJune 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 onOctober 24, 2017

by Christina Evangeline

I just wanted something light and easy to cut up audio files. Like, remove parts I don't want, and to move parts around. This is perfect and easy to use. Thanks!More

reviewed onFebruary 23, 2019

by emilio garcia

just as all i want for my work..thanks for this application.

reviewed onNovember 7, 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 onAugust 27, 2018

by Robert Liwag

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

reviewed onJune 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 onJune 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 onOctober 24, 2017

WavePad Audio Editing Software for Windows

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