Steinberg WaveLab 3 Operation Manual

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Dragging selections to create new clips
If you have made a selection range in a clip, you can copy this to a new 
clip, in the following way:
1.Create the selection range, see “Selection ranges” on page 413.
If the selection range covers more than one clip, only the section belonging 
to the focused clip will be copied!
2.Position the pointer over the selection, in the mouse zone to which you 
have assigned the “Select range” function (by default the upper clip area)....

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Resizing clips
In this context, “resizing” usually means moving the start and end points of 
a clip, so that more or less of the original audio file is “revealed”. However, 
in the Audio Montage there are two ways of doing this: with the audio 
source “static” or “tied”. These two methods are explained below. 
As with other clip operations, the mouse zones determine which function 
is used, and the pointer changes shape to indicate the current function.
The “Resize...

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Resize clips (tied audio source)
When you resize a clip using this method, the audio source is “tied” to the 
edge you are moving. This means that the audio is “scrolled” at the other 
edge of the clip, as in the picture below.
1.Point at the left or right edge of the clip, and press [Ctrl].
2.Click and drag to the right or left.
The start and end positions and length of the clip are displayed on the info line while you are 
dragging.
In this example, the right edge of...

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Resizing by trimming
If you need to remove unnecessary material at the beginning and end of a 
clip, this can be quickly done by trimming:
1.Make a selection range within the clip (see “Selection ranges” on page 
413), encompassing the audio material you want to keep in the clip.
2.Right-click to open the clip speed menu.
3.Select Trim to selection.
The clip is resized to contain only the selected audio.
Sliding the audio in a clip
If you want to adjust the position in...

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Moving a clip with the audio source fixed
This is the opposite of sliding the audio: this function moves the clip in the 
Montage, but the audio source remains fixed in position:
1.Position the pointer over the clip, in the mouse zone to which you have as-
signed the “Select/Move clip” function (by default the lower or bottom 
clip area).
2.Press [Shift] and [Alt].
The pointer takes on the shape of a box with arrows.
3.Drag left or right to move the clip, “revealing”...

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•If the options “Create default fades in new clips” is activated on the Edit 
view : Fade menu, a crossfade is automatically created between the re-
sulting left and right clip.
•You can also split a clip by setting the Montage cursor and selecting 
“Split at Cursor” from the clip speed menu, or by pressing [S] on the com-
puter keyboard (in which case the focused clip is split).
Cutting and erasing sections of a clip
You can cut or erase a selection range within a...

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Erasing
Selecting “Erase selection” removes the selected range, resulting in two 
clips with a gap between them.
•If “Create default fades in new clips” is activated on the Edit view : Fade 
menu, a default fade-in is created for the right clip, and a default fade-out 
for the left clip.
Deleting clips
There are two principal ways to delete a clip:
•Right-click on the clip to bring up the clip speed menu, and select “Delete 
clip”.
•Select it, and press [Backspace]....

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Unlocking a locked clip
There are three ways to unlock a locked clip:
• Click on the clip, and click “Yes” when asked whether you want to remove the lock.
• Uncheck the checkbox in the Lock column in the Clips view (see “The columns” 
on page 439).
• Deactivate the Lock item on the clip speed menu.
•To lock or unlock several clips in one go, select the clips and select 
“Lock/Unlock all selected clips” from the Edit view : Select menu.
To be able to select locked clips,...

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To set the cue point for a clip, proceed as follows:
1.If you want to set the cue point at an arbitrary position, move the Montage 
cursor to that position.
This may be within the clip or outside it.
2.Right-click on the clip to bring up the clip speed menu.
3.Open the Cue point submenu.
4.Select one of the functions on the submenu:
Each clip can only have one cue point. This means that if you repeat the 
procedure above and select another option on the submenu, the cue...

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Nudging
The Audio Montage window has a special function for making fine adjust-
ments, or “nudging”. The Nudge function is not restricted to the position 
of clips; it can be applied to a number of objects and properties in the 
Track View.
Basic procedure
1.If necessary, select the object(s) you want to nudge.
For example, if you want to adjust the position of a clip, or any property such as left/right 
edge, fade-in/fade-out length, etc., you need to select the clip....