Steinberg WaveLab 8.5 announced at Musikmesse

Steinberg are showcasing the next point update of their award-winning audio editing and mastering software, WaveLab, at this year’s Musikmesse trade show in Frankfurt, Germany. WaveLab 8.5 puts a heavy emphasis on encoding and processing audio files, introducing the new Watch Folder feature for easy, efficient file conversion and batch processing plus the Encoder Checker for A/B comparison between encoding formats. The new version also introduces encoding to the AAC file format compatible with iTunes and related Apple hardware as well as convenient multi-format rendering for simultaneous file export to various formats. WaveLab 8.5 will be a purchasable update available from June 2014.