Wavosaur free audio editor v1.8 released

[TheSteven]

One of my favorite free audio utilities has been updated!

Wavosaur free audio editor

Wavosaur development history

20-may-2023 version 1.8.0.0
- New VST dialog box for plugin GUI:

• Resizing bug fixed
• Plugin name and dll name display
• Status bar, menu and toolbar for plugin control
• Mute button fonction to disconnect plugin
• Load & save banks and presets
• Resizable VST GUI full support

- New "VST/Midi bridge":

• VST parameter are now management via midi CC (see manual for more detailled infos)
• Update of midi configuration dialog box

- New "VST Tweaker":

• Display of all VST parameters
• Support of VST without GUI
• Parameter value, label and name displayed
• Usable with mouse wheel
• Configurable view for low/high res screens (saved in ini file)

- New "VST Scanner":

• New scanner with independant processing of plugin to avoid crash with unstable plugins
• Use of WavosaurVSTScan.exe mandatory (same directory)

- VST Rack:

• Mute added in popup menu (mute the selected plugin)
• VST plugin properties dialog box
• No window close on 'return' key pressed
• Renaming of plugin in rack and list
• Host support for open/save dialog
• Support of parameter automation
• Option to keep VST rack (saved in wavosaur.sor) to reload it at startup

- MP3 decoding bug with corrupted files fixed
- Playbar resynchro during selection change for loop
- Vu meter, Widget and VST processing bug fixed (for file closed)
- New Wavosaur debug features:

• New dialog box in help menu
• Code from Wavosaur support to activate debug functions

- Optimisation audit & task force for timing and speed:

• Player, widget global graphic interface
• Full display for zoom

- New recent file dialog box:

• New dockable (left/right) and reziable dialog for recent file
• All recent files are saved in wavosaurrecentfiles.ini file
• Name and path views

- New file browser dockable dialog box:

• Simple and efficient file tree with audio
• Double click to load file
• Path saved wavosaurbrowser.ini file
• File filters fully editable in ini file

- Editor frame rate is now available un cfg file for advanced users
- Sampling rate and audio device are now on the main frame pane

Wavosaur features

Edited May 22, 2023 by TheSteven

[tansetter]

On 5/21/2023 at 8:25 PM, TheSteven said:

 

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One of my favorite free audio utilities has been updated!

Wavosaur free audio editor

never heard of this . . . could you tell me about what you use this for that makes it a better tool for you than audacity or a free DAW like Cakewalk?

thanks very much!

 

Edited May 23, 2023 by tansetter
"thanks very much"

[TheSteven]

@tansetter"could you tell me about what you use this for that makes it a better tool for you than audacity or a free DAW like Cakewalk?"

Cakewalk is great but it can be overkill for some jobs; Audacity is great too but haven't installed in on my last DAW - it wasn't a good fit, not light enough for small jobs, or powerful enough for big jobs (MHO of course).

Wavosaur is a easy, fast, light-weight tool.  Requires virtually no set up and takes only something like 6MB of disk space.
I have it set so the I can right click on a WAV file and select open-with and it's up.  Nice way to trim the silence or noise off a song's beginning or end etc. or even do some creative splicing.  Been using it for ages, it's got a number of analysis tools now that I should, but haven't yet checked out.
Is it THE BEST? Probably not, but sometimes for a job a pocketknife is a better tool than a lightsaber.  

Edited May 24, 2023 by TheSteven

[tansetter]

On 5/23/2023 at 9:44 PM, TheSteven said:

@tansetter"could you tell me about what you use this for that makes it a better tool for you than audacity or a free DAW like Cakewalk?"

[del]

thanks much for the reply!