GoldWave is a highly acclaimed professional digital audio editor that transforms your computer or mobile device into a powerful recording studio at your fingertips. Whether you're performing basic recordings and edits or engaging in advanced audio processing, restoration, enhancement, and conversion, GoldWave has you covered. With over 25 years of success and millions of downloads, it is a trusted, reliable tool used by professionals worldwide. Easy to learn and fully accessible, GoldWave allows you to get started quickly with a fully functional version available for download. It supports multiple languages, including German (Deutsch), Spanish (Español), French (Français), Chinese, and more!
Key Features of GoldWave:
- Audio Playback, Editing, and Mixing: Play, edit, mix, and analyze audio files with ease.
- Recording: Record audio from various sources, such as cassettes, vinyl records, or radio, through your computer’s line-in port. You can also record dictation via microphone or adjust playback speed for transcription.
- Podcasting: Record and edit audio for podcasts, ensuring top-notch quality.
- Audio Effects: Apply a wide range of effects, including fade, equalizer, Doppler, mechanize, echo, reverse, flanger, and more.
- Audio Restoration: Remaster and restore old recordings with noise reduction, pop/click filters, and other audio restoration tools.
- CD Copying: Create perfect digital copies of audio CD tracks using the built-in CD Reader tool and save them as WMA, MP3, OGG, and other formats.
- Music Editing: Edit music for dance programs, figure skating, gymnastics, or any other performance.
- Speech and Sound Analysis: Analyze human speech, bird songs, whale songs, and more.
- Digital Signal Processing: Demonstrate DSP effects with filter tools and the expression evaluator.
- Real-Time Visuals: View various real-time visualizations, including bar meters, waveforms, spectrograms, spectrums, and VU meters.
- File Conversion: Convert audio files between multiple formats, such as WAV, MP3, OGG, AIFF, AU, and more.
General Features:
- Multiple Document Interface (MDI): Work with multiple files in a single session.
- Large File Editing: Edit files larger than 4GB (NTFS only).
- Configurable Editing: Choose between RAM or hard drive-based editing.
- High-Quality Audio: Supports up to 24-bit, 192kHz audio quality.
- Fast, Non-Destructive Editing: Perform actions like cut, copy, delete, and undo in an instant, no matter the file size.
- Undo History: Multiple undo levels to ensure you can easily correct mistakes.
- Wide Range of Effects: Includes distortion, Doppler, echo, filters, pan, volume shaping, reverb, pitch adjustments, and more.
- Effect Preview and Presets: Preview effects before applying and save your custom presets.
- Audio Restoration Filters: Use tools like noise reduction, pop/click removal, and smoother for better sound quality.
- Extensive File Format Support: Includes WAV, MP3, OGG, AIFF, AU, VOX, and many other formats. Plus, plug-ins for the latest audio compression formats such as WMA, Ogg Vorbis, and FLAC.
- DirectX Audio Plug-in Hosting: Integrate third-party plug-ins for enhanced functionality.
- Batch Processing: Automate tasks like file conversion and processing for multiple files at once.
- Cue Points & File Splitting: Drag-and-drop cue points, with auto-cue and file splitting features.
- Direct Waveform Editing: Edit waveforms directly with your mouse.
- Customizable Interface: Personalize toolbars, waveform colors, and other interface elements.
- Accessibility: Built-in accessibility features and keyboard shortcuts for ease of use.