Likelihood to Recommend 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.
Read full review Pros 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. Read full review Cons 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. Read full review Likelihood to Renew An important product for our production of customer ads.
Read full review Usability 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.
Read full review Support Rating Phone support is not available.
Read full review Implementation Rating It is a simple product to start using.
Read full review Alternatives Considered 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.
Read full review Return on Investment 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. Read full review ScreenShots