| Developer(s) | Apple Inc. |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 1.6.1 / November 4, 2009 |
| Operating system | Mac OS X v10.6/Mac OS X v10.4 |
| Type | Multimedia Content Creator |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | Apple’s Logic Utilities page |
WaveBurner was a Mac OS X professional application (proapp) bundled with Logic Studio for assembling, mastering, and burning audio CDs. Audio CDs created with WaveBurner could be played back on any audio CD player, and could be used as premasters to produce CDs in large numbers for possible distribution.
WaveBurner has several notable features:
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