WaveShaper — Audio Processing Studio

A complete signal chain, from the first correction to the final limiter.

This page describes WaveShaper 2.5.0, published on 21 July 2026.

WaveShaper brings equalisation, effects, dynamics and mastering into one considered signal chain. Each stage has its own workspace, so a decision made at the equaliser remains legible when you reach the limiter.

It is built for the work between a finished recording and a delivered file: correcting tone, controlling dynamics, setting loudness and exporting in the format a destination requires. Every panel can be bypassed on its own, so any stage can be compared against the rest of the chain without losing its settings.

Equaliser bands: 10
Built-in presets: 44
Reverb spaces: 6
Limiter styles: 5
Analyser modes: 7
32-bit float export: 192 kHz

The Equaliser

Ten bands from 32 Hz to 16 kHz, each with its own Q and filter type. The gain range is yours to choose: a gentle ±6 dB for careful correction, or as much as ±24 dB when the material needs reshaping.

WaveShaper equaliser workspace with spectrum analyser, analyser settings and the ten-band equaliser — The equaliser, with its spectrum analyser

Bands: 32, 64, 125, 250 and 500 Hz, then 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16 kHz, each with a Q factor from 0.1 to 10.
Gain range: Standard ±6 dB, Enhanced ±12 dB, Professional ±18 dB or Extreme ±24 dB.
Filter types: Bell, low shelf, high shelf, band pass, notch and tilt, with high-pass and low-pass slopes from 6 to 48 dB per octave.
Response views: Magnitude, phase, linear gain and impulse response of the active curve.
Analyser: A spectrum analyser beside the faders, so a correction follows what is measured.

Presets

Forty-four tuned curves cover genres, corrective tasks and specialised material such as speech, cinema and piano. WaveShaper can also choose one for you, by reading the file name or by analysing the audio itself.

Built-in: Twenty-four genre presets, eleven utility presets and nine specialised presets.
Your own: Up to fifty custom presets with descriptions and tags, exported and imported as files.
Keyword mode: Applies a matching preset from words in the file name.
Analyze mode: Samples the spectrum at several points in the track, measures energy in six bands and selects the closest of the forty-four curves.
A/B comparison: Hear two configurations against each other before you decide.

Effects

Six effect panels, from the invisible to the dramatic: time and pitch, reverb, delay, saturation, modulation and creative processing. Each shows only the controls its current mode needs.

Time and pitch: Five algorithms including phase vocoder and harmonic-percussive separation; 0.25× to 4× speed, ±12 semitones, optional formant preservation.
Reverb: Room, hall, cathedral, chamber, plate and spring, each with pre-delay, decay, size, damping, width, diffusion and mix.
Delay: Simple, ping-pong, multi-tap, filtered, stereo and reverse, with tempo-synchronised divisions and filters in the feedback path.
Saturation: Tape, tube, transistor, diode and hard clip.
Modulation: Tremolo, vibrato, pan, chorus with two to six voices, phaser and flanger, driven by a sine, triangle or square LFO.
Creative: Reverse, stutter, gate, bitcrush, lo-fi, ring modulation and granular.

Dynamics

A compressor with the controls an engineer expects, a four-band multiband compressor for problems that live in one part of the spectrum, and a gate with hold to keep it from chattering.

WaveShaper compressor workspace — Compression and gating

Compressor: Ratio from 1:1 to 20:1, threshold to −60 dB, attack from 1 to 500 ms, makeup gain to 24 dB and a parallel mix.
Character: VCA, FET or opto behaviour; peak, RMS or hybrid detection; adjustable knee width and envelope smoothing.
Multiband: Four bands divided at 200 Hz, 800 Hz and 3 kHz, each with its own threshold and ratio.
Gate and expander: Threshold, range, attack, release and hold.
Starting points: Presets for vocal, drums, bass, master and gentle levelling.

Mastering

The final stage: loudness metering to broadcast conventions, a brick-wall limiter with true-peak detection, and stereo and tape processing for the last degree of finish.

Metering: Peak, true peak and integrated LUFS with loudness range.
Limiter: Transparent, punchy, aggressive, brickwall and soft clip, with lookahead from 1 to 10 ms, true-peak detection, automatic release and stereo linking.
Stereo: Width from mono to 200 %, mid/side balance, a mono maker below a chosen frequency and solo monitoring of left, right, mid or side.
Finish: Exciter and tape saturation, within a clean, warm, loud or vintage mastering chain.

Mastering presets and their loudness targets
Preset	Target	Intended for
Streaming	−14 LUFS	Music streaming services
Broadcast	−23 LUFS	Television, radio and podcast distribution
CD Master	−12 LUFS	Physical CD distribution
Vinyl	−16 LUFS	Vinyl-style mastering
Loud Master	−8 LUFS	Competitive loudness
Custom	−24 to −6 LUFS	Your own target

Listening and Library

A library and player keep source material at hand, so processing is auditioned in context before anything is exported.

WaveShaper player workspace — The player

Player: Five playback modes, five audio modes and five enhancement controls: air, warmth, presence, harmonics and stereo width.
Analyser: Linear, logarithmic, smooth, peak, RMS, octave and average-hold displays.
Library: Drag-and-drop import, favourites and several sort orders, with the Medio download folder available as a source.
Export: WAV, FLAC, MP3, AAC and OGG with configurable normalisation, bit rate, sample rate and bit depth.

In practice

Who it is for

Musicians and producers

Finish a mix: correct its tone, control its dynamics and bring it to a delivery loudness.

Podcast and voice work

Clean, level and brighten speech with presets made for spoken material.

Listeners and collectors

Restore balance to a recording and hear it through a carefully tuned player.

Compatibility

Supported formats

The file types WaveShaper works with in its current release.

Input: MP3WAVFLACWMAAACM4AOGG
Output: WAVFLACMP3AACOGG

Editions

Choose your edition

WaveShaper is free to use in its Basic edition. Premium is a one-time purchase with a perpetual license.

WaveShaper Basic

Free

10-band EQ, effects, compression, gate and limiter
WAV, MP3, FLAC and OGG export up to 48 kHz / 24-bit

Install with Studio Hub

WaveShaper Premium

€39.99 one-time · VAT included

Everything in Basic
Mastering suite, multiband dynamics, time and pitch
AAC export, LUFS normalisation, up to 192 kHz / 32-bit float

WaveShaper editions compared, feature by feature.
Feature	Basic	Premium
Equalizer
10-Band EQ (all bands, ranges, response types)	Included	Included
HP/LP filter slope (6 / 12 / 18 / 24 / 36 / 48 dB/oct)	Included	Included
44 built-in presets (all quality levels)	Included	Included
Unlimited custom presets	Included	Included
Preset Manual / Keyword / Analyze modes	Included	Included
Effects - Reverb, Delay, Saturation
Reverb — 6 types, plus stereo width, diffusion, pre-delay, decay, room size, dampening, mix	Included	Included
Delay — 6 modes with feedback high-cut + low-cut filters	Included	Included
Saturation — 5 models with drive / mix / output	Included	Included
Per-panel enable/bypass on every effect block	Included	Included
Compressor
Compressor with Ratio, Threshold, Attack, Release, Makeup Gain	Included	Included
Soft Knee, Dry/Wet Mix, Sidechain, Auto-Release, Lookahead	Included	Included
Envelope smoothing + continuous knee-width controls	Included	Included
Gate / Expander (Threshold, Range, Attack, Release, Hold)	Included	Included
Brick-wall Limiter	Included	Included
Multi-band Compression (4-Band, per-band threshold + ratio)	Preview only	Included
Mastering Suite
Professional Limiter (Lookahead, Ceiling, True Peak, 5 styles)	Preview only	Included
Stereo Imaging (Width 0-200%, Mid/Side Balance)	Preview only	Included
Exciter & Tape Saturation (Harmonic Enhancement)	Preview only	Included
LUFS Metering (Peak, True Peak, Integrated LUFS)	Included	Included
Mastering Presets (Streaming, Broadcast, CD, Vinyl, Loud)	Preview only	Included
Output Gain & Target Loudness (-24 to -6 LUFS)	Preview only	Included
Time Stretch & Pitch Shift
Pitch Shift (±12 Semitones)	Preview only	Included
Time Stretch / Tempo (0.25x - 4.0x)	Preview only	Included
5 Processing Modes (Standard to Maximum Quality)	Preview only	Included
5 Algorithms (PSOLA, WSOLA, Phase Vocoder, Granular, Harmonic-Percussive)	Preview only	Included
Modulation
Tremolo, Vibrato, Pan Modulation (Rate, Depth, LFO Shape)	Included	Included
Chorus (Rate, Depth, LFO Shape, Voices 2-6, Chorus Mix)	Preview only	Included
Phaser, Flanger (Rate, Depth, LFO Shape)	Preview only	Included
Creative Fx
Normal (Bypass)	Included	Included
Reverse (Reverse Mix)	Included	Included
Bitcrush (Bit Depth, Sample Rate, Crush Mix, Overdrive)	Included	Included
Stutter (Length, Repeats)	Preview only	Included
Gate (Rate, Threshold, Shape, Attack, Release)	Preview only	Included
Lo-Fi (Amount, Mix)	Preview only	Included
Ring Mod (Frequency, Amount)	Preview only	Included
Granular (Amount)	Preview only	Included
Player & Visualization
Full transport controls (Play, Stop, Previous, Next)	Included	Included
5 Playback Modes (Normal, Shuffle, Repeat One, Repeat All, Smart Mix)	Included	Included
5 Audio Modes (Standard, Night Mode, 3D Audio, Cinema, Concert)	Included	Included
5 individual Enhancement sliders (Air Boost, Warmth, Presence, Harmonics, Stereo Width)	Included	Included
8 Visualizations (Waveform, Pulse, Center Bars, LED Matrix, DNA Helix, Particle Field, Shockwave, Flames)	Included	Included
Crossfade, Dynamic Range, Stereo Balance, Mono Check	Included	Included
Spectrum Analyzer
7 Display Modes (Linear, Logarithmic, Smooth, Peak, RMS, Octave, Avg Hold)	Included	Included
Audio Export
WAV (Lossless)	Included	Included
MP3 (all bitrates up to 320 kbps)	Included	Included
FLAC (Lossless)	Included	Included
OGG Vorbis	Included	Included
AAC	Not included	Included
Peak −1 dB normalization	Included	Included
LUFS normalization (−14 Streaming, −16 Apple, −23 Broadcast)	Not included	Included
Sample rates up to 48 kHz	Included	Included
Sample rates above 48 kHz (88.2 / 96 / 176.4 / 192 kHz)	Not included	Included
Bit depth 16-bit / 24-bit	Included	Included
Bit depth 32-bit float	Not included	Included
Audio Engine
Standard (WaveOut), WASAPI Shared, WASAPI Exclusive, DirectSound, ASIO	Included	Included
Buffer Size (64-2048 samples)	Included	Included
All Dithering types (RPDF, TPDF, Noise Shaping)	Included	Included
4 Audio Quality levels (Low/Fast to Ultra)	Included	Included
Library
Audio library with drag-and-drop import (200 default, up to 600)	Included	Included
Sorting, Favorites, Medio Folder and Music Folder sources	Included	Included
Cloud-synced settings (requires Hub sign-in)	Included	Included
Cloud preset sync	Not included	Included
Customization
7 Color themes	Included	Included
Right-click "Reset Module" on every sidebar option box	Included	Included

Some processing is available for audition in Basic and is intended for Premium export. Review the application's export confirmation for the processing and output settings used. Account features require Hub sign-in.

The final total is shown at checkout before you pay. Use is governed by the License Agreement.

Requirements

System requirements

Minimum

Windows 10 (64-bit), version 1809 or later
Intel Core i3-8100 or AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
8 GB RAM
DirectX 11 compatible graphics
400 MB of free disk space, plus space for audio files
WaveOut, WASAPI, DirectSound or ASIO compatible audio device

Asked and answered

What does the Basic edition include?

The ten-band equaliser, effects, compression, gate and limiter, with export to WAV, MP3, FLAC and OGG up to 48 kHz / 24-bit. The full comparison is set out under Editions.

What does Premium add?

The mastering suite, multiband dynamics, time and pitch processing, AAC export, LUFS normalisation and resolutions up to 192 kHz / 32-bit float.

Is Premium a subscription?

No. Premium is bought once and licensed perpetually. Updates are included within the current major version.

On how many computers can I use my license?

A Premium license is personal and can be active on up to five computers at the same time. Registered computers are listed, and can be removed, in Studio Hub.

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