Steinberg WaveLab 3 Operation Manual

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Adding files via Drag and Drop
•You can add files from the Windows Explorer or My Computer windows. 
Drag the file icon and drop it on the batch.
•You can add an open Wave document, by using the drag icon on the title 
bar and dropping it on a batch.
Adding all files in a folder
To add all files in a folder (and in all its subfolders), proceed as follows:
1.Click the Add folder button.
2.In the list that appears, select the desired folder and click Open.
3.In the next...

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About “Allow duplicate file names”
When this option on the Extra pop-up menu is activated, the same file can 
be added to several batches, and hence be processed several times.
The only restriction is that each “instance” of the file must be set to create a 
file with a name and/or location that is different from the other “instances” of 
the same file. This is done by using path variables, as described in the sec-
tion “Using path variables” on page 293.
Removing files...

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Changing file order within a batch
The order of files within a batch is usually of no particular importance 
(they will all get processed in the same way), but when you set up a batch 
with many files, it might make things easier if you can organize things the 
way you want it:
• You can move a file up and down within the batch by using the arrow buttons.
• You can drag and drop files within a batch to change the order.
• You can re-sort the order of the files on the...

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Resetting file status
To reset the status of a file to the “green circle” status described above, 
click on the symbol to the left of the file.
To reset the status of all files, select “Reset status of all files” from the Ex-
tra pop-up menu.
Opening files
There are three ways to open a source file in a Wave window:
• Double click on it in the list.
• Select it and click the “Open window” button (to the right of the Play button).
• Drag it and drop it on an empty section...

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Validating the list
There might be occasions where it is not certain the file list really matches 
the contents of the hard disk. For example, a file might have been deleted 
from the disk since you last updated the list.
Also, you might add files in formats that WaveLab can’t handle.
• When you select “Validate list” from the Extra menu, the program will scan 
the list and check that all files really exist in the specified locations and that 
their formats are valid....

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About the Processor List
The Processor List has two tabs, one is the main tab and the second is for 
managing presets (see “Presets” on page 65).
The Processors tab
This tab is divided into two columns:
• The left column (Sequence) displays a list of processing that will be applied to the 
batch. When you first open the dialog, this list is probably empty, because you ha-
ven’t assigned any processors to it yet. Later, when you process, the processing 
will be performed...

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• The Process List Presets folder contains a list of presets created in this dialog. As 
with the Master Section Presets, this can represent a combination of a number of 
processors. This allows you to easily re-use combinations of processors.
• The Plug-ins folder contains folders and lists of the processors in the program, to 
some extent the same list as in the Master Section.
The plug-in icons and presets
• In the Plug-ins folder, each icon represents an installed...

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Other considerations
• Off-line processors might not have presets.
• Off-line processors that require extra processing “passes”, slightly increase the 
overall processing time.
The included off-line processors
• DC Remover. This removes any DC Offset in the file (see “Eliminate DC Offset” 
on page 195). This would normally be inserted at the beginning of the processing 
list, preparing the file for processing, so to speak.
• Normalizer. This is normally included at the...

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Ultra-pass processors can be freely combined with other types of proces-
sors. For example you can use both the Meta Normalizer and a regular Nor-
malizer in the same batch. You may also combine ultra-pass plug-ins with 
multi-pass plug-ins.
An ultra-pass plug-in requires two processing passes. During the first 
pass all the files in the batch are analysed, during the second pass, they 
are all processed:
This is different from other multi-pass plug-ins, where each file...

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To remedy this, you can insert the Normalizer at the end of the signal 
chain. The Normalizer will not only raise levels, but also lower them as re-
quired so that the signal peaks exactly at the specified value just before it 
is converted to a file. This is useful to do even when “Only if Clipping” is 
not activated.
However, if you only want the Normalizer to be applied when clipping 
should otherwise occur, activate “Only if Clipping”. When this is acti-
vated, the...