Steinberg WaveLab 3 Operation Manual

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By dragging a waveform selection
If you already have a Wave window open, you can drag and drop selec-
tions from it to the track list.
1.Make a selection.
There are numerous ways of making selections. Let us just mention here the possibility to 
double click between two markers to select all audio between them.
2.Position the mouse pointer over the waveform, inside the selection area, 
and drag and drop in the track List.
The selection appears as a track. If...

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By dragging or copying and pasting between Basic Audio CDs
If you have several Basic Audio CDs open, you can drag and drop between 
them.
1.Point at a track item in a list.
2.Press the mouse button and drag and drop the track item into another 
list.
You can also use Cut, Copy and Paste to achieve the same thing:
1.Select an item in one track list.
2.Select Cut or Copy from the Edit menu.
3.Select another Basic Audio CD.
4.Select Paste from the Edit menu.
By...

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Setting the order of the tracks on the CD
Once you have all the files you need in the Basic Audio CD you might 
want to set the order in which they will appear on the CD.
Determining the current order
1.Pull down the CD menu and select “Sort by Track Order”.
2.Check the numbering on the side of the list, it is now consecutive and the 
list reflects the order of the tracks on the CD.
Changing the order using drag and drop
1.Position the mouse pointer over the...

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Managing list columns
There are a couple of changes you can make to your track columns:
• You can change the width of each column, by dragging the dividing lines between 
the headings left/right.
• You can hide/show each column by clicking with the right mouse button on a 
heading, and selecting from the menu that appears.
• You can click on the Title header to switch between three modes that show vari-
ous amounts of details about the files to which the tracks...

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“Unfolding” a track
Just as in the Explorer and other Windows programs, you can unfold a 
track, to reveal additional settings. This can be done either by clicking the 
“+” and “-” symbols or by selecting the track and using the [+] and [-] 
keys on the numeric key pad.
An “unfolded” track
What information is available about a track?
The track length value is calculated from 
the position of the track end marker. This is the pause that 
will precede the track....

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Opening CD tracks for wave editing
There are several ways to open a Basic Audio CD item for editing in a 
Wave window:
•Double click on the Start time field.
This opens the Wave window and selects the entire track. If you double clicked on a sub-in-
dex marker or on a track end marker, the Wave cursor is moved there. Otherwise the cursor 
is moved to the track start marker.
•Drag and drop a track item, a track start marker or a Pause item onto the 
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About the relation between the track list and CD 
markers
CD markers appear in the audio files. They define the start, end points 
and sub-index points for tracks in the track list.
To learn about the various marker types, open the Edit marker dialog (se-
lect “New Marker” from the time ruler menu) and click the question mark 
icon in the dialog for details.
The following illustration shows which items correspond to which in the 
track List vs. the Wave...

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Working with CD markers
You edit and add CD markers using any of the following methods:
•By adjusting positions of existing CD markers.
This is done by dragging, as with any marker.
•By converting existing “Generic” or “Temporary” markers into CD type 
markers.
This is done by right-clicking on a marker and selecting “Edit marker”.
The “Edit Marker” dialog
•By adding markers on the fly, and then converting them into CD 
markers.
• You can also use the “Convert...

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About relations between markers in a file
To understand how CD markers relate to the items in the Basic Audio 
CD, please read the following:
• A track in the Basic Audio CD is defined by a track start or track splice marker in 
the actual audio file! Delete the track start/splice marker, and the track item van-
ishes from the list! Also, edit the track start or end position, and the change is re-
flected in all Basic Audio CDs that include this track.
• Just...

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Adjusting pauses
Each track has a pause setting. This pause will be played before the be-
ginning of the track.
•To change the length of the pause, double click on the value (the dark red 
digits). As usual, you can right click on the numbers (after double clicking) 
to set the value using sliders.
If you press [Ctrl] while setting the length of a pause, all tracks will get the same pause length.
•Don’t confuse seconds with frames; 00:00.02 is 2 frames (almost...