The Steinberg WaveLab 8 Audio Editing & Mastering Software is the world"s leading audio editing and mastering application, used by professional mastering studios, broadcast and project studios, musicians and hobby producers alike. And thanks to its versatility, WaveLab is also being used in further areas such as forensic analysis and audio restoration. With the release of WaveLab 7 back in 2010 Steinberg opened a new chapter in the long product history with WaveLab 7 being the first version ever available on the Mac platform. Alongside a completely new user interface, many new features such as a restoration suite and DDP image support have been introduced - all based on a modern software framework and fresh programming code.WaveLab 8 is build up on this foundation and dramatically raises the bar in all aspects of professional mastering, editing and broadcast metering with exciting new features and improvements. Any WaveLab user working in a professional mastering studio, project studio or broadcast situation will welcome the new WaveLab 8 speaker management system. Being able to switch between several loudspeaker setups with no latency helps you to ensure best audio quality on speakers with even different characteristics. Speaking of audio quality - WaveLab 8 is the perfect choice to take your audio material to the next level. Not only Voxengo"s acclaimed CurveEQ with frequency matching technology allows for dedicated sound manipulation, but Steinberg"s TubeCompressor and Brickwall Limiter provide that extra punch your music and speech productions deserve. Mastering professionals will value the high-end MBIT+TM Dithering plug-in quality-made by iZotope Inc., adding warm and natural flair to every nuance of your recordings. To complement the set of quality enhancement tools, WaveLab 8"s Audio Montage now allows for the import of audio files in any sample rate, which enables working at highest quality levels, no matter what the target format is.