A Podcast Editor Tries WaveLab Cast 2 For The First Time

WaveLab Cast 2 is Steinberg's $69 DAW built for dialogue editing, marketed to podcasters and social media producers. At that price, a DAW made specifically for dialogue should be a no-brainer. Whether it actually is comes down to how it handles the parts of the job that matter most. But the closer it gets to a real multitrack editing workflow, the more a couple of Steinberg's design choices start to matter, and they decide whether this is a DAW you settle into or one you set aside. What's covered: • The install and activation process • The layout • The templates • The track inspector • Automatic loudness normalization • Is it worth it 🔗 Steinberg WaveLab Cast ($69): https://www.steinberg.net/wavelab/cast/ 🔗 Best Noise & Reverb Reduction Plugins For Cleaning Up Dialog in 2026 (13 Tools Tested):    • Best Noise & Reverb Reduction Plugins For ...   🔗 Plugins I've Reviewed And Demoed (Playlist):    • Plugins   🔗 Hindenburg 2: An Honest Review After One Year:    • Hindenburg 2: An Honest Review After One Year   Join the mailing list: https://tansyasteracademy.com/contact Do you find my content valuable? Become a benefactor at https://ko-fi.com/jesse_mccune Ask A Question: https://tansyasteracademy.com/ask-a-q... Need help with your audio? I offer one-on-one coaching and consulting: https://tansyasteracademy.com/coaching Courses: Improve your podcast editing skills at Podcast Editing School: https://www.tansyasteracademy.com/pod... Learn how to use Izotope RX to clean up podcast audio with my course, Izotope RX: A Practical Guide for Podcasters - https://www.tansyasteracademy.com/izo... For podcast production services: https://www.tansyasteraudio.com For branding and growth strategies: https://tansyaster.com/ My Equipment: Camera: Canon R8 https://amzn.to/3vdFBjq Lens: Canon RF 28mm https://amzn.to/3tvFbV0 Lights: Elgato Key Lights https://amzn.to/475KIPS Mic: Earthworks Ethos https://amzn.to/3Rwmad3 Preamp: Cranborne Audio EC-1 https://amzn.to/47aj9F5 Interface: Universal Audio Apollo x8 https://amzn.to/48uZUXE Headphones: Ollo Audio S4X 1.3: https://tinyurl.com/Ollo-S4X-headphones *Get a free case and extension cable when you order directly from Ollo. Add the affiliate pack (http://tinyurl.com/ollo-affiliate-pack) and use the coupon code "tansy" when you order your headphones. Ollo Audio S5X: https://tinyurl.com/Ollo-S5X (this code automatically gets you the freebies plus Waves nx virtual room) Follow me on Facebook:   / jesse.mccune   Disclosure: Some of the links in this post may be "affiliate links." This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. @Earthworksaudio #earthworksaudio #earthworksmicrophones @olloaudio 00:00 Intro 00:51 Downloading, installing, and activating 02:16 First look at WaveLab Cast 02:46 Audio Montage vs Audio File Editor 03:26 Host and guest templates 06:31 Importing audio and the pop-ups 07:51 Cutting out the silence 08:16 Editing across multiple tracks 09:33 The track inspector and built-in processing 10:01 Tracking down the manual 11:29 Checking loudness (EBU R128) 13:45 Building an episode 14:20 Plugin slots per track 15:12 My take at $69 17:46 What about you?