WavePad Audio Editor Software is an audio and

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and Android). It lets users record and/or edit music, voice and other audio recordings. As an editor, users can cut, copy, paste, delete, insert, silence, and auto-trim recordings, then add effects like amplify, normalize, equalize, envelope, reverb, echo, reverse, and more with the help of VST plugin support and a free stock audio library.

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claims over 18 million users of the product, and as of March 2016, WavePad was listed as having over 4 million downloads on CNET's Download.com

Features

The primary functions and tools of WavePad are: * Sound editing functions: cut, copy, paste, delete, insert, silence, auto-trim and more * Audio effects:

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, reverse and many more with VST plugin compatibility *

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allows users to apply effects and/or convert thousands of files as a single function * Scrub, search, and bookmark audio to find, recall and assemble segments of audio files * Spectral analysis (FFT), speech synthesis (text-to-speech), and voice changer * Audio restoration tools including noise reduction and click pop removal * Supports sample rates from 6 to 96 kHz,

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, 8, 16, 24 or 32 bits * Remove vocals from music tracks * Create ready to use ringtones for mobile phones

Controversy

Previously, WavePad and other NCH products came bundled with optional browser plugins like the

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s, which sparked complaints from users and triggered malware warnings from antivirus software companies like

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