Steinberg WaveLab 3 Operation Manual

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Result
Here, you can choose whether the original wave file should be changed 
(“applying” the Master Section settings) or whether a new audio file 
should be generated.
Create named file
If this is activated, the resulting new file will be saved (not temporary). The 
field below the checkbox allows you to specify a name and location for the 
file, and you can click the audio properties button to set the desired audio 
format. Clicking the “Rename as source” button will set...

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You can of course create unique names for the Region markers manually, 
but it is much quicker to do it automatically. You can do this in two ways:
•Use the Batch Renaming tool. 
This allows you to define numerous options for renaming markers. See “Markers” on page 
311.
•Use Auto Split to generate regions with markers (although this would 
have to be done when the Marker regions are created).
Auto Split gives you the option of adding numbers to each created marker region...

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• The Priority setting lets you specify how fast the file should be processed.
Any dropouts that occur as a result of too little processing power left will 
only affect the played file. Files processed in the background will always be 
free of dropouts!
Processing the file
Once everything is set up correctly, click OK to initiate the processing. 
Or, if you change your mind, click Cancel.
• Tip: If you just need to process the current audio selection in place, you can...

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Smart bypass
This function is available from the Tools menu. The main reason for Smart 
bypass that processing audio often changes the level or loudness of the 
signal. When comparing the processed signal with the original signal, 
your ears will be sensitive to this loudness change, which may in turn af-
fect your judgement. If you need to compare the sound of the effect inde-
pendently from the loudness change, a level correction is required.
Smart bypass allows you to...

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Basic operation
Smart bypass works as follows:
1.Open the “Smart bypass” dialog from the Tools menu.
When the dialog opens, it monitors the processed audio (the output of the Master Section) 
by default.
2.The three Play options allow you select what to monitor; the original (un-
processed) audio, the processed audio plus level correction or the pro-
cessed audio.
3.You can select between three modes of level correction: Match Peaks, 
Match loudness (RMS) or Custom...

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Dialog items
The Smart Bypass dialog contains the following items:
Item Description
Play – Original audio This monitors the unprocessed signal at the Master Section input.
Play – Processed 
audio + level correctionThis monitors the signal at the Master Section output plus the ap-
plied level correction. To listen to the corrected level requires that 
you have clicked the “Update gains” button first.
Play – 
Processed audioThis monitors the signal at the Master Section...

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The Monitor window
This window allows you to monitor the ongoing processes, check how 
hard your computer’s CPU is working with various tasks, and more.
To open this window, select “Monitor” from the Specialized Windows 
submenu on the View menu or click the Monitor button on the Window 
controller bar.
The Monitor button
The window has three displays, selected by clicking the corresponding 
tab at the bottom of the window.
The Progress display
The Progress display shows a...

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Process menu
Even while a wave is being processed, you can change its settings. Posi-
tion the pointer in the monitor window and press the right mouse button.
The following options are available:
Option Description
Suspend/Resume Suspends processing of the wave. The menu option changes to Re-
sume so that you can activate processing again. When a process is 
suspended, more CPU power will be available to the other processes.
Suspend/Resume All Halts/starts processing of...

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The Performance display
The Performance display provides an overview of the processing power 
currently being used.
• The yellow lines refer to the power used for providing input to the Master Section, 
either reading waves from disk or Audio Input. Please note that the values are an 
approximation.
• The purple lines indicate the processing power that is required for all processors 
currently running in the Master Section. The shorter the line, the less the load on 
the...

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Other options are available if you position the cursor anywhere in the 
black part of the window and press the right mouse button. The following 
options are available:
• You can activate/deactivate the Input, Process, and Output information 
(see above)
• To get an exact (but not as smooth) picture of the processor usage, deactivate 
Average.
• You can select a Zoom factor for the display (50%~400%).
• You can change the direction of the status information flow (...