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Speechmatics vs. WavePad

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Speechmatics
Score 0.0 out of 10
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Speechmatics powers applications that require mission-critical, accurate speech recognition using its any-context speech recognition engine, and is developed by the company of the same name headquartered in Cambridge England. Speechmatics’ speech recognition technology is used by enterprises in scenarios such as contact centers, CRM, consumer electronics, security, media & entertainment and software. The vendor states Speechmatics processes millions of hours of transcription worldwide every…N/A
WavePad
Score 10.0 out of 10
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WavePad is an audio editing application from NCH Software headquartered Greenwood Village, Colorado.
$39.95
per user
Pricing
SpeechmaticsWavePad
Editions & Modules
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Standard Edition
$39.95
per user
Master's Edition
$69.95
per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SpeechmaticsWavePad
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
SpeechmaticsWavePad
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SpeechmaticsWavePad
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Score 8.4 out of 10
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Score 8.3 out of 10
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Score 8.3 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 8.4 out of 10
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Score 8.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
SpeechmaticsWavePad
Likelihood to Recommend
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10.0
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Likelihood to Renew
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10.0
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Usability
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9.0
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Support Rating
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8.0
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Implementation Rating
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10.0
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User Testimonials
SpeechmaticsWavePad
Likelihood to Recommend
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Highly recommended for voice over recording and editing. Great for splicing together several different recorded files to create a final track. Our voice over talent typically sends us their unedited recordings with multiple recordings of the script. Then we can listen to the different versions to select the best fit for our client. We just select the sections we like and copy them into a new file, then continue to add the sections until we have the final voice over. It is easy to tighten up or stretch out the recording to better fit our timeline.
We have not used WavePad for recording live music so not sure how well it is suited for that. If you need multi-track editing you will need another product. MixPad makes a nice companion.
Eric Lennep | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Pros
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  • Voice recording is our most used function. It is simple and straight forward. We have trained non-technical voice over talent to use it.
  • The cleanup tools have saved us from having to go out and rerecord some bad original recordings.
  • Being able to cut out sections of recordings and insert a different audio piece is a great time saver.
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Cons
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  • WavePad only works with a single audio track. NCH does offer MixPad for multi-track editing. We also use MixPad occasionally to mix background music with voice.
Eric Lennep | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Likelihood to Renew
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An important product for our production of customer ads.
Eric Lennep | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Usability
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Easily handles basic audio recording and editing. Advanced editing features are there but if you don't already understand audio editing you will need to watch some of the provided videos to learn how to use the tools.
Eric Lennep | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Support Rating
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Phone support is not available.
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Implementation Rating
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It is a simple product to start using.
Eric Lennep | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Alternatives Considered
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We ran across WavePad years ago and used it for some simple music file edits. Cutting out some parts to make it fit better into the time slot. Audacity was recommended by a friend and we installed it and give it a brief try. We didn't find anything bad about it but came back to WavePad.
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Return on Investment
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  • We are able to work with local voice-over talent and amateurs and that allows us to keep our cost low to our clients.
  • WavePad is so inexpensive that is pays for itself on the first project. The Master's edition is less than $100 and the standard edition is less than $50.
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ScreenShots

WavePad Screenshots

Screenshot of WavePad includes a sound recorder that supports auto-trim and voice activated recording.Screenshot of The full Sound Effects Library comes with WavePad Master's edition and gives you access to 800 SFX files and 200 music files that you can add to ringtones, podcasts, movie soundtracks, and more.Screenshot of Audio Effects include Amplify, Normalize, Equalizer, Envelope, Reverb, Echo, Reverse, Noise Reduction, Sample Rate Conversion and more.