Steinberg has officially released WaveLab 13, bringing Dolby Atmos music mastering into its professional audio editing and mastering environment for the first time. This new version delivers over 30 feature updates focused on immersive audio production, faster workflows, and improved sound quality.

A major highlight of WaveLab 13 is its native Dolby Atmos mastering workflow. New Master and Album montages allow engineers to import, edit, normalize, and re-render ADM files while preserving object-based spatial information. These tools are designed to simplify complex immersive projects without compromising precision.

The newly introduced Immersive Plug-in Hub enables standard VST 3 plug-ins to operate across up to 128 audio channels. This allows engineers to apply processing at the bed, clip, or track level, expanding creative and technical control for Atmos projects. Album montages further support multi-track immersive releases by allowing multiple ADM files to be arranged into a unified album master.

WaveLab 13 also introduces improved loudness and TruePeak normalization tools, ensuring consistent levels across multiple ADM files while maintaining compatibility with stereo reference masters. Advanced comparison tools make it easier to align immersive and stereo versions for quality control.

In addition to immersive features, Steinberg has updated its MasterRig 2 plug-in suite with a modern, scalable interface and enhanced modules for EQ, compression, limiting, and stereo imaging. New tools such as VocalChain and UltraShaper further expand WaveLab’s mastering capabilities.

For audio professionals looking to access WaveLab 13 quickly, many users choose to go to z2u.com to purchase a Steinberg License Key, enabling immediate activation of Steinberg software products.

With its strong focus on Dolby Atmos and workflow efficiency, WaveLab 13 positions itself as a leading solution for modern mastering engineers.