Streamlabs Podcast Editor vs WaveLab

Streamlabs Podcast Editor is a web-based video editor for podcasts, interviews, Just Chatting streams and other video content. It lets users edit by changing a transcript, including trimming passages and removing pauses or filler words. The editor transcribes and translates podcasts, with translation in more than 30 languages, and can automatically add subtitles or generate closed captions that Streamlabs says exceed 95% accuracy. Users can create shorter clips, change aspect ratios for different platforms, share episodes or embed them with an interactive transcript. Talk Studio recordings can be uploaded directly, while links can import videos from YouTube, Google Drive or Dropbox. Webcam and screen recording are included, as is cloud collaboration. The free plan costs nothing and allows one hour monthly, one-hour videos and 15GB storage. Pro has no listed price, with 40 hours monthly, two-hour videos and 250GB storage. A Streamlabs ID is required.

WaveLab is an audio mastering and editing suite for Windows and macOS. Its tools cover audio editing, audio montage, batch processing, and spectral editing, with multitrack editing, noise reduction, and video synchronization also listed. It supports VST 3 plug-ins from other manufacturers. The edition comparison lists podcasting integrations with SoundCloud, Spreaker, Podbean, Buzzsprout, and Castos, and says Pro and Elements can replace audio in video.

WaveLab Pro 13 includes Dolby Atmos mastering tools for ADM file editing, loudness control, and album assembly. It supports sample rates up to 384 kHz and more than 1,000 audio tracks; Elements 13 supports up to 96 kHz and eight tracks. Downloads are listed for Windows 10 64-bit version 22H2 or newer, Windows 11 version 24H2 or newer, and macOS 14, 15, or 26. The pricing note is From $99.99 · 60-day trial. A free WaveLab LE copy is available with qualifying hardware and a Download Access Code. The Pro trial requires signing in or creating a Steinberg ID.