Steinberg WaveLab 3 Operation Manual

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Copying envelopes
It is possible to copy an envelope curve and paste it onto another clip. 
Proceed as follows:
1.Open the envelope speed menu for the curve you wish to copy, and se-
lect “Clipboard” on the menu.
A submenu appears.
2.Select “Copy envelope” on the submenu.
The curve is copied to the clipboard and the speed menu closes.
3.Open the envelope speed menu for the clip to which you want to apply 
the curve and select “Paste envelope” from the Clipboard...

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Envelope smoothing
If this item is ticked on the envelope speed menu, the resulting envelope 
curve angles will be rounded instead of angular. This produces smoother, 
more natural envelope curves. It can be used while drawing the envelope 
curve, or applied to an existing curve. 
Creating envelope presets
It is possible to create envelope presets which you can later recall and 
apply to other clips. Proceed as follows:
1.Open the envelope speed menu for the clip...

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Volume envelope presets can only be applied to volume envelopes. Non-
volume envelope presets (such as pan and effect presets) can be applied to 
any other non-volume envelope, but not to volume envelopes.
Envelope edit-lock
If this item is ticked on the envelope speed menu, the volume envelope 
curve points are hidden and cannot be edited with the mouse. You can 
however drag the whole curve up or down.
Global envelope lock
The Global envelope lock icon
If the Global...

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The clips that cause ducking must be located completely inside the time 
range of the clip to which ducking is applied.
If the clip(s) that cause ducking contain silent passages, ducking will not 
work properly. These clips have to be edited so that each phrase is a sepa-
rate clip without any silence. This is because it is not the signal level that 
activates the ducking, but the clip itself.
When “Duck according to other track” is performed it is applied to one clip...

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2.Open the envelope speed menu for the clip containing the music, and se-
lect “Duck according to other track…”.
The Ducking options dialog opens.
The Ducking options dialog
3.Click the appropriate “Previous track” or “Next track” radio button in the 
“Clips to follow” section (according to whether the voice-over track is 
above or below the music track in the Montage).
For now, we will use the default settings for the other dialog options.
4.Click “OK”.
The level of...

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The following parameters can be set in the Ducking options dialog:
Parameter Description
Fall Duration The time it takes for the level to fall when ducking starts.
Rise Duration The time it takes for the level to rise to the original level after ducking 
ends.
Gap before Clip
(Fall)The time between the end of the Fall region and the start of the voice 
clip.
Gap before Clip 
(Rise)The time between the end of the voice clip and the start of the Rise 
region.
Balance clip...

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Using fades and crossfades in the Montage
There are a number of different options to choose from when creating and 
editing fades and crossfades in the Montage. These are described in the 
following sections.
Creating fades
As mentioned earlier, by default all clips display a fade-in and a fade-out 
junction point. These can be dragged horizontally to create a fade-in or 
fade-out for a clip. You can add envelope points to a fade just as with vol-
ume envelopes. To...

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Fade Options
Using fade-in/out smoothing
If either or both of these items are ticked on the envelope speed menu, 
the resulting corresponding fade curve angles will be rounded instead of 
angular. This produces smoother, more natural fade curves. It can be 
used while drawing the fade curve, or applied to an existing curve.
Fade-in/out presets
It is possible to create fade presets which you can recall and apply at will. 
This is done in the same way as with volume...

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To apply the default fade-in time use the following method:
1.Open the envelope speed menu for the clip to which you want to apply 
the default fade-in length, and select “Default Fade-in”.
2.Select “Apply default fade time” from the submenu.
The fade-in time is now set to the defined default value.
To apply the default fade-in shape to an existing non-default fade shape, 
use the following method:
1.Open the envelope speed menu for the clip you want to apply the...

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Copying fades
It is possible to copy a fade-in (or fade-out) and paste it onto another clip. 
Proceed as follows:
1.Open the envelope speed menu by right-clicking on the fade you wish to 
copy, then select “Clipboard” on the menu.
A submenu appears.
2.Select “Copy fade-in” (or fade-out) on the submenu.
The curve is copied to the clipboard and the speed menu closes.
3.Open the envelope speed menu for the clip to which you want to apply 
the fade, and select “Paste...