User Manual

Chapter 12
Audio Plug-ins
Steinberg created Virtual Studio Technology (VST) to allow effect plug-ins to be integrated
with audio editors (such as WaveLab). VST uses Digital Signal Processing (DSP) to closely
simulate in software the effects of familiar recording studio hardware. A vast number of plug-
ins are available - from freeware to high-end commercial products - and can greatly extend
the functionality of programs such as WaveLab.
The order of processing is significant. You can change the order in which effects are pro-
cessed by moving the effects icons by dragging them between slots. See Dragging
operations for more information.
WaveLab provides slots for up to ten plug-ins.
The more complex plug-ins provide a custom GUI, often displaying controls similar to the
physical switches and knobs on audio hardware; other plug-ins rely on the host application
for their UI.
The following plug-ins are supplied with WaveLab:
ASIO plug-ins
Audio Input
Using External effects
Legacy plug-ins
Under Windows, a set of plug-ins is provided for compatibility with audio projects that ref-
erenced these effects when using earlier versions of WaveLab. An Audio Montage which
referenced these plug-ins would otherwise require cumbersome user intervention to open,
for instance. Their use with new audio projects is not recommended and they are not docu-
mented.
Sonnox Ltd VST-3 plug-ins
Sonnox DeClicker
Sonnox DeNoiser