Steinberg WaveLab 3 Operation Manual

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The track activity indicator
The track activity indicator is located on the right side of the Track Control 
area. This shows the volume level for audio tracks. It is not intended to 
give exact level readings but rather to provide an overview of which tracks 
are currently playing back audio, and at what approximate level.
About the track gain faders
The track gain faders are located to the left of the track activity indicator in 
the Track Control area. They provide a...

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Playing back individual clips and selections
When editing and rearranging the Audio Montage, it can be useful to au-
dition the individual clips and selections. This is done using the clip speed 
menu:
1.Right-click on the clip you want to play back (make sure you don’t click on 
the envelope curve, as this will open another speed menu – see “Hiding/
Showing volume envelope curves” on page 447).
The clip speed menu appears.
The clip speed menu  

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2.Select one of the “Play” items.
“Play clip” plays back the clip you clicked on. 
“Play clip selection” plays back the current selection range only (this is only available if you 
have made a selection in the clip – see “Selection ranges” on page 413). 
“Play (with Pre-roll)” plays back the clip you clicked on, starting slightly before the clip. The 
Pre-roll time is set with the “Playback pre-roll time” parameter in the Preferences–CD Burn-
ing tab.
Playing all tracks...

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Using the Shuttle function
As described in the section “Using the Jog/Shuttle function” on page 143, 
the Shuttle function can be viewed as playing back with a continuous con-
trol for tape speed and direction. This works in the same way in the Audio 
Montage as in the Wave windows:
1.Activate the Jog/Shuttle button on the Transport bar (or press [F10]).
A vertical line is displayed in the middle of the Audio Montage window and the pointer takes 
on the shape of a...

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3.Click and drag to the left or right to drag the audio past the playback point.
The audio is played back, forwards (if you drag the audio to the left) or backwards (if you 
drag to the right), at the speed with which you drag.
Remember to deactivate the Jog/Shuttle button on the Transport bar when 
finished (by clicking the button, pressing [F10] or using Stop).
Playing back from the ruler
You can use the ruler to quickly locate to a position and start playback 
from...

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Recording
If you have an audio card with multiple inputs and an ASIO driver you can 
record up to 8 channels simultaneously. For a description on how to set up 
and record multiple channels, see “Multichannel recording” on page 521.
It is possible to record audio and have it appear directly as a clip in the 
Audio Montage. There are several ways to do this:
By using the track pop-up menu
1.Move the Montage cursor to the position where you want the recorded 
clip to...

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By using the Record button
1.Select a track by clicking in its Track Control area.
2.If you like, activate playback.
3.Click the Record button on the Transport bar or press [*] on the numeric 
keypad.
The Record dialog appears.
4.Make sure the checkbox “Add to selected track of Montage” is activated.
5.Proceed as when recording into a Wave window.
When you finish recording, a clip is created at the cursor position, or if playback was acti-
vated, at the position where...

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About monitoring the recorded signal
WaveLab in itself does not handle monitoring (routing the input signal 
back to the output) during recording. If you want to hear the signal you are 
recording, there are two ways to achieve this:
• Use an external mixer.
Normally, you connect your audio input sources (and the audio card’s outputs) to the 
mixer’s inputs, connect the mixer’s main outs to the monitoring equipment and use a send 
or bus to send the desired channels to...

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As you see, some mouse zones have the same default functionality. You 
can change this if you like, using the Mouse zones submenu on the Edit 
view : Options menu.
• When you move the pointer over a mouse zone, the info line indicates the 
corresponding action(s).
As described in the section “Info line symbols” on page 376, this also indicates whether 
you can perform additional functions by holding down modifier keys.
Magnetic bounds
When you move and edit clips, it is...

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Activating Snap
Having set up the desired Magnetic bounds options, you activate the 
Snap function by clicking the “Enable snapping” icon in the Edit view (or 
by pressing [N] on the computer keyboard).
Now, when you move or resize a clip and its edges (or its cue point) get 
close to one of the Magnetic positions, two things happen:
• The clip snaps to the magnetic position.
Option Description
Start of Audio Montage The start of the Audio Montage.
Clip’s cue-point A...