Steinberg WaveLab 3 Operation Manual

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Managing clips and source files
There are several functions to help you check and manage the relationship 
between the clips and their source audio files:
The Files view
The Files view has two “subviews”, Audio Montage and System (selectable 
by clicking the vertical tabs to the left of the view). The System subview 
shows the files and folders on your hard disk, and can be used for importing 
audio files or regions via drag and drop into the Audio Montage (see “By...

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Editing source files
Editing the Montage may require that you process or edit the actual audio 
files referenced by the clips. This is done in the following way:
1.Right-click on the clip to bring up the clip speed menu.
2.Select Edit from the Source submenu.
A Wave window opens, showing the referenced source audio file with a selection corre-
sponding to the clip.
3.Edit the file as desired, save it and return to the Audio Montage.
You can also use the following...

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Cloning and substituting source files
If you want to edit the source file of a clip, without the risk of affecting any 
other clips, you should use the function “Clone and substitute” on the 
Source submenu on the clip speed menu. This creates a copy of the audio 
source file, and makes the clip reference to this new file. As a result you can 
edit the source file without affecting other clips or the original audio file.
•The cloned audio file will have the same name as...

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If the option “Use existing folders when possible” is activated, the cloned 
audio file will be stored in the same folder as the original file (provided that 
the original file has ever been saved). 
Note that this is not always desirable; if you are working with large audio 
files and have two or more hard disks, you should consider having the “im-
plicit” folder on a different hard disk from that of your regular audio folder. 
This will make cloning files twice as...

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Renaming files and clips
You can rename source files and have all open Montages that reference the 
audio files automatically be updated. You can also freely rename clips from 
within a Montage and the current Montage will be updated accordingly.
You can either use the Rename dialog (see “Renaming files and docu-
ments (Rename)” on page 121) or the Batch Rename function (see 
“Batch renaming” on page 307).
The volume envelope
It is possible to create independent volume...

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Graphic display of envelope curves
The envelope curve indicates at a glance if points, fade-ins or fade-outs 
have been defined. In addition to the curve, changes in the volume enve-
lope are by default also reflected in the waveform itself. If you do not want 
this feature you can deselect the “Map waveforms to volume” item on the 
Edit view : Options menu.
A defined volume envelope curve with “Map waveforms to volume” activated.
The volume envelope mouse zone
The...

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Hiding/Showing volume envelope curves
All clips display volume envelopes by default. There are two ways you can 
hide the envelope curve for a clip. 
Method 1:
•Bring up the clip speed menu and deactivate the option “Fade/Level” on 
the “Show Envelope” submenu.
The volume envelope is hidden, but still active. To show the volume envelope, activate the 
option again.
Method 2:
•Bring up the envelope speed menu and select “Hide”. 
The volume envelope is hidden, but still...

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Mono/stereo envelopes
It is possible to display two volume envelope curves for stereo clips, allow-
ing you to control the volume separately for the left and right channels. 
Proceed as follows:
1.Right-click on an envelope curve to open the envelope speed menu.
2.Select “Convert to stereo envelope” from the menu.
The clip now displays two volume envelope curves.
3.To convert back to a mono envelope, repeat step 1 and select “Convert 
to mono envelope” from the menu.
By...

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Selecting envelope points
The following sections apply to both volume and fade envelope points. In 
other words, you can select, deselect and move both sustain and fade enve-
lope points.
Clicking on an envelope point selects it (it becomes red). You can also 
select several envelope points. The following rules apply:
• [Shift]-click (on a point) to select all points between a previously selected point 
and the current point.
• [Ctrl]-click (on a point) to select...

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• [Shift]-clicking on the envelope curve and dragging it left or right will select (and 
move) the two nearest points to the right and left respectively.
You are constrained to horizontal movement using this method. This method is useful when 
working with “Duck according to other track” (see “Duck according to other track” on page 
453) since it allows you to quickly adjust the position of duck regions.
• Clicking and dragging the envelope curve up or down selects (and...