Steinberg WaveLab 3 Operation Manual

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4.Click the Nudge icons to nudge the selected element, or use the com-
puter keys [F11] (Nudge –) or [F12] (Nudge +).
Each time you click the icon or press the corresponding key, the element will be nudged by 
a defined amount (see below).
The Nudge icons. The tool tips for the icons indicate which element is currently selected 
for nudging.
•By holding down modifier keys when you click the icon or press the key, 
you can nudge the element by smaller or larger amounts....

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The nudgable elements
The following elements and properties can be nudged:
• Clip position.
This moves all selected clips. 
If the option “Snap to waveform when crossfading” is activated on the Edit 
view : Fade menu, and the focused clip (if any, see “About selected and fo-
cused clips” on page 413) is moved to the left so that it overlaps another 
clip, the nudged clip will be time-adjusted slightly to match the waveform in 
the left clip. This option is described in...

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• Volume of focused clip.
Adjusts the volume of the focused clip, in steps according to the Level setting in the Im-
pulse value dialog.
• Volume of all selected clips.
As above, but affects all selected clips.
• Synchro offset (SMPTE).
This is used when synchronizing WaveLab to external equipment. See “Nudging sync off-
set” on page 654.
Using Auto-Select
If the Auto-Select option on the Nudge submenu is activated, WaveLab 
attempts to automatically select what should...

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• The “patch” crossfades, for example when you want to replace a section of audio, 
and want this to be done as transparently as possible, without any audible discon-
tinuity in the resulting audio.
In these cases, it is necessary to make the crossfades as short as possible. These types of 
crossfades are best created in the Zoom view.
The Zoom view helps you create very short crossfades, automatically 
matching the phase of the two clips, hence minimizing harmonic...

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5.If necessary, you can move or resize the right clip in the Zoom view.
Resizing is done exactly as in the Track View, with the audio source “static” or “tied” (see 
“Resizing clips” on page 422). Moving is done by clicking and dragging anywhere within 
the clip (the mouse zones within the clip are not used in the Zoom view).
6.Select a search range from the Zoom view : Options menu.
This determines how far into the clips the program will scan when searching for the...

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Editing in the Clips view
When the Clips view is selected, all currently used clips (including pic-
tures, text or video clips if used) are displayed in a list in the upper pane. 
Each clip in the Track View has a corresponding entry in the clip list. Clips 
can also be dragged from the clip list into the Montage.
The list also allows you to edit the clips in various ways. In fact, virtually all 
clip editing functions available in the Track View are also available in...

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Moving columns
It is possible to rearrange the order of the columns by click-dragging a 
column heading. A vertical line is shown in the clip list to indicate where 
the column will be inserted when you release the mouse button.
Resizing columns
You can freely adjust the width of columns by positioning the mouse 
pointer on the edge of the column, and click-dragging the divider.
Optimize column width
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Re-ordering clips in the Montage by drag and drop
This feature allows you to reorder clips in the Montage, in a way that is 
only possible from the clip list. As an example, let’s assume that we have 
edited the “Welcome” wave file (included with WaveLab) so that the 
words “Welcome” “to Steinberg’s” and “WaveLab” are instead contained 
in three separate clips. In this example the clips are all on the same track, 
but they do not have to be. Proceed as follows:
1.Place...

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The columns
Editing in the clip list allows for very precise adjustments. There are three 
ways you can edit values in the clip list columns (and in other Montage 
lists):
• By typing in the value.
• By using sliders or pop-ups.
• By using the spin controls.
For details, see “Setting values” on page 62.
In the clip list, you can edit the following parameters:
Column Description
Row header 
(number)Clicking on the numbered button to the left of a clip in the list...

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About the Pregap column options
There are three options on the Clips view : Functions menu that deter-
mine what is displayed in the Pregap column:
• Show global pre-gaps.
If this is activated, the Pregap Column displays the length of the gap (if any) between the 
start of a clip and the end of the previous clip, on any track. In other words, it shows the gap 
between the two clips, regardless of whether they are on the same or on different tracks.
• Show pre-gaps by...