MAGIX Audio Cleaning Lab 17 deluxe is a comprehensive suite of tools that will enhance the sound quality of just about any audio material.

The program can import audio files in WAV, MP3, WMA or OGG format, for instance. You can use it to record audio from any source that can be connected to your sound card: microphones, record players, cassette players and more. And it's able to import individual CD tracks or entire CDs.

A host of sound filters then make it easy to remove clicks, crackles, hiss, humming and other audio problems. These have sensible defaults, so you don't have to be an expert to make them work: a couple of clicks may be sufficient.

If you need more power, though, there is plenty on offer here. So each filter can be configured to improve its chances of success, for instance. The Spectral Cleaning option allows you to remove brief annoying sounds (a cough, a single clap) while keeping everything else. And you get a host of tools that are carefully designed to optimise every aspect of your recording: these can create a more enhanced stereo effect, boost the volume, brighten and refresh MP3 files by refreshing lost high frequencies, and more.

MAGIX Audio Cleaning Lab 17 deluxe can be extended even further with DirectX or VST plug-ins.

And when you're finished, the program is able to export your finished work as an MP3, WAV, WMA or OGG file, an audio CD, or even an audio DVD.