In an era before UAD Apollo interfaces had "Console" software, WaveLab 6 allowed you to route audio out of your DAW, through a physical hardware compressor (like an LA-2A), and back into the computer—. This hybrid workflow is still coveted today, but WaveLab 6 made it plug-and-play before it was cool.
Who Was It For?
Independent mastering engineers, radio producers, and advanced home-studio users who needed CD assembly and DDP output without buying Sonic Studio or SADiE. wavelab 6