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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Reason

    Score9 out of 10
    N/APropellerhead Software headquartered in Stockholm offers Reason, the company's flagship digital audio workstation and audio editing application.N/A

    WavePad

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AWavePad is an audio editing application from NCH Software headquartered Greenwood Village, Colorado.

    $39.95

    per user

    Pricing
    ReasonWavePad
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Standard Edition
    $39.95
    per user
    Master's Edition
    $69.95
    per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ReasonWavePad
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    ReasonWavePad
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ReasonWavePad
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Propellerhead Software
    Thanks to this software we have been able to achieve that all the management of quality control and product life cycle, is carried in a more organized way, in a simple to use system, which does not have such a high learning curve and that everyone in the department knows how to handle it. One of the best software in its category.
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    NCH Software
    Highly recommended for voice over recording and editing. Great for splicing together several different recorded files to create a final track. Our voice over talent typically sends us their unedited recordings with multiple recordings of the script. Then we can listen to the different versions to select the best fit for our client. We just select the sections we like and copy them into a new file, then continue to add the sections until we have the final voice over. It is easy to tighten up or stretch out the recording to better fit our timeline.
    We have not used WavePad for recording live music so not sure how well it is suited for that. If you need multi-track editing you will need another product. MixPad makes a nice companion.
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    Pros
    Propellerhead Software
    • Huge variety of sounds
    • Easy to jump in
    • Works on it's own, so you don't need another DAW
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    NCH Software
    • Voice recording is our most used function. It is simple and straight forward. We have trained non-technical voice over talent to use it.
    • The cleanup tools have saved us from having to go out and rerecord some bad original recordings.
    • Being able to cut out sections of recordings and insert a different audio piece is a great time saver.
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    Cons
    Propellerhead Software
    • The software is very complete, but it can become saturated with the many tools it has. If you have experience with Salesforce, it will be much easier for you to learn the program.
    • I would find it very useful if the system allowed to integrate other software, apart from Salesforce, so that we could have all the information from the same platform.
    • If the platform would allow local hosting or offline access to its control panel, it would make our work much easier, because sometimes the connection fails, and entering the system is impossible.
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    NCH Software
    • WavePad only works with a single audio track. NCH does offer MixPad for multi-track editing. We also use MixPad occasionally to mix background music with voice.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Propellerhead Software
    No answers on this topic
    NCH Software
    An important product for our production of customer ads.
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    Usability
    Propellerhead Software
    No answers on this topic
    NCH Software
    Easily handles basic audio recording and editing. Advanced editing features are there but if you don't already understand audio editing you will need to watch some of the provided videos to learn how to use the tools.
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    Support Rating
    Propellerhead Software
    I've had to reach out to them very few times over the years, but Propellerhead is prompt and professional when they provide support. The manual and videos for using the product are top notch, and that goes a long way in helping you learn how to use it to its full capacity
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    NCH Software
    Phone support is not available.
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    Implementation Rating
    Propellerhead Software
    No answers on this topic
    NCH Software
    It is a simple product to start using.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Propellerhead Software
    One thing that sets Reason apart from other DAWs is its ability to be both a DAW and a sampler. Most other DAWs, Ableton included, need a third part sampler in order to actually write music, something akin to Kontakt, for example. Reason is all-in-one - you can do everything with one product and a single purchase.
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    NCH Software
    We ran across WavePad years ago and used it for some simple music file edits. Cutting out some parts to make it fit better into the time slot. Audacity was recommended by a friend and we installed it and give it a brief try. We didn't find anything bad about it but came back to WavePad.
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    Return on Investment
    Propellerhead Software
    • This software has allowed us to be much more efficient in the quality control and production department, as we were able to create quality products for our customers, with easy-to-use tools and automating tasks, so that the entire process is executed more quickly and efficiently.
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    NCH Software
    • We are able to work with local voice-over talent and amateurs and that allows us to keep our cost low to our clients.
    • WavePad is so inexpensive that is pays for itself on the first project. The Master's edition is less than $100 and the standard edition is less than $50.
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    ScreenShots

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    Screenshot of WavePad includes a sound recorder that supports auto-trim and voice activated recording.Screenshot of The full Sound Effects Library comes with WavePad Master's edition and gives you access to 800 SFX files and 200 music files that you can add to ringtones, podcasts, movie soundtracks, and more.Screenshot of Audio Effects include Amplify, Normalize, Equalizer, Envelope, Reverb, Echo, Reverse, Noise Reduction, Sample Rate Conversion and more.