Steinberg WaveLab 3 Operation Manual

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The following curve types can be selected (in these examples fade-in 
curves are used – the corresponding fade-out curves would of course 
display the mirror image):
Fade-in curve type Description
Linear This is the factory default fade curve. A straight line be-
tween two points.
Sinus This produces a fade-in curve that starts out moderately 
fast but planes out towards the end. This curve type will 
provide a constant power crossfade (see “Power 
compensation” on page...

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Using crossfades
A crossfade is a gradual fade between two clips, where one is faded in 
and the other faded out. Crossfades in the Montage are created automat-
ically when clip edges overlap. To create an automatic crossfade, pro-
ceed as follows:
For automatic crossfading to work, the items “Enable automatic fade-in 
changes” and “Enable automatic fade-out changes” must be ticked (default 
setting) on the envelope speed menu for the clip to which you want to apply...

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Crossfade options
The following crossfade options on the Edit view : Fade menu determine 
how automatic crossfades will be created in the Montage: 
• No Automatic crossfading.
If this is activated, no automatic crossfading will be performed.
• Automatic crossfading – free overlaps.
If this is activated, automatic crossfades are created when a clip overlaps the edge of an-
other clip on the same track, and the length of the overlap determines the length of the...

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About the crossfade compensation attributes
On the fade-in and fade-out ROM presets submenus, you can find an 
item called “Pure shape” along with three “compensation” items:
Note that selecting a compensation attribute for a single fade (not in a 
crossfade) will change the shape of the curve, but the actual “compensa-
tion” will only take place when the fade becomes part of a crossfade. 
Editing crossfades
The factory default automatic crossfade is linear, using the...

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•Press [Ctrl] and move left and right to “slide” the cross-fade region while 
keeping its length.
Changing the crossfade time (left), and sliding the crossfade region (right).
• Please note that for these tow functions to work, the mouse pointer must 
not be positioned on an envelope curve point inside the crossfade region.
If the mouse pointer is positioned on an envelope point, this point was the priority and you 
cannot change the crossfade time nor slide the...

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Note that the above only applies if the unmoved clip’s fade-out length is set 
to zero.
•If both clips have different defined fade curves at their adjacent edges 
when creating a crossfade, this will create an asymmetrical crossfade, 
based on the defined fade curves.
Other predefined rules when creating crossfades
Apart from the different combinations described above, there are other 
factors that govern the result when creating crossfades. In this example 
we will use...

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Crossfading with fade constrained overlaps
On the Edit view : Fade menu and amongst the crossfade icons, you can 
find two items; “Automatic crossfading – fade-in constrained overlaps” and 
“Automatic crossfading – fade-out constrained overlaps”. These items al-
low you to create crossfades and resize clips simultaneously. The length of 
a defined fade-in or fade-out will constrain the maximum length of the over-
lap (and hence the crossfade) to the set fade length. If...

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6.Separate the two clips again so that there is no overlap, and that they are 
in the same left/right position relative to each other as before.
7.Now drag the left clip to the right so that it overlaps the other clip, and 
continue dragging to the right.
Again, the right edge of the left clip will be progressively resized as you drag the clip further 
to the right.
8.Using “Automatic crossfading – fade-out constrained overlaps” works in 
the same way, but the defined...

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• Snap to fade-in/out when snapping to other clip
If this option is activated, and you move a clip so that its start snaps to the end of another 
clip, a crossfade is automatically created, like with the previous option. In this case how-
ever, the length of the crossfade will be the fade-in length of the right clip.
If this is zero, the fade-out length of the left clip is used as basis instead. If this too is zero, 
the function “Create optimized crossfade when...

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About pan modes
The four pan modes all relate to the fact that without power compensa-
tion, the power of the sum of the channels will drop by about 3 dB if a sig-
nal is panned hard left or right, compared to the same signal being 
panned center. You should experiment with the modes to see which fits 
best in a given situation. Proceed as follows:
1.Open the pan envelope speed menu by right-clicking the pan envelope 
curve.
2.Select “Pan mode” on the menu.
A submenu...