Steinberg WaveLab 3 Operation Manual

WAVELAB
The Audio Montage 19 – 471
• The cloned audio file will have the same name as the original, but with the suffix 
“_#X”, where X is a number.
• The cloned audio file will be stored in the folder specified in the “Implicit folder” 
dialog on the Edit view : Options menu (see “Cloning and substituting source 
files” on page 443).
Note that since the new cloned audio file contains exactly the audio range 
used by the clip, it is not possible to lengthen the clip by resizing it after the 
Transform...

WAVELAB
19 – 472 The Audio Montage
3.Select “Time-stretch to cursor” from the Transform submenu.
The Time Stretching dialog appears. This is the same dialog as when time stretching wave 
files, but the fields for stretch factor/time/tempo are greyed out (since these are determined 
by the cursor position).
4.Make settings for Quality, Audio Quantize and Preserve pitch, see “Time 
Stretch” on page 196.
5.Click OK.
The clip is stretched (or shortened) so that it ends exactly at the Montage cursor.   

WAVELAB
The Audio Montage 19 – 473
Pitch shift
This function uses WaveLab’s (or DIRAC’s) pitch correction algorithm to 
change the pitch of the clip:
1.Right-click on the clip to bring up the clip speed menu.
2.Select “Pitch shift” from the Transform submenu.
The Pitch Correction dialog appears.
3.Specify the desired amount of pitch shift.
As with time stretch, small changes usually give better results.
4.Specify a Length Compensation value.
If you set this parameter to 100, the length of the clip will...

WAVELAB
19 – 474 The Audio Montage
Adding effects to tracks and clips
The Montage supports VST effect plug-ins, both for individual clips and 
for tracks. The main difference between clip and track effects is:
• Clip effects affect individual clips only.
• Track effects affect all clips on a track.
The standard WaveLab and DirectX plug-ins cannot be used as clip or 
track effects in the Montage, but VST versions of several standard Wave-
Lab effects are provided, as well as several of the standard Cubase...

WAVELAB
The Audio Montage 19 – 475
Adding a clip effect slot 
To add an effect to a clip, proceed as follows:
1.Open the clip speed menu by right-clicking the clip.
2.Select “Add effect slot…” from the menu.
A slot is created and a dialog box opens where various settings relating to that slot can be 
made. Leave the dialog open for now.
Adding a track effect slot
To add an effect to a track, proceed as follows:
1.Click on the “Add effect slot” button in the Track Control area.
If no effects are currently...

WAVELAB
19 – 476 The Audio Montage
If a clip effect has been added, the number [1] is displayed before the clip 
name. This is to indicate that one active effect slot is used for that clip. For 
track effects, the number of active effect slots currently used is shown in 
the “Add effect slot” button.
You can add effects during playback. However, if you add an effect with a 
latency larger than zero (displayed to the right in the Effect dialog, see “La-
tency” on page 479), you should stop and restart...

WAVELAB
The Audio Montage 19 – 477
Effect type: Insert or Split Mode?
Clip and track effects can be configured either as Insert or Send effects. 
This is done using the “Split mode” setting in the Effect dialog (see “The 
Effect dialog” on page 478). 
• When Split mode is deactivated for an effect, it is treated as an insert effect.
This means the whole clip signal is routed through the effect. Typical insert effects would 
be compressors, auto panners or distortion units, etc. 
• When Split mode is...

WAVELAB
19 – 478 The Audio Montage
The Effect dialog
The Effect dialog
When an effect is selected, the left part of the Effect dialog contains the 
parameters for the effect. The right part of the dialog contains a number of 
options and functions that are common (although some settings may be 
disabled depending on the effect type, as explained above).   

WAVELAB
The Audio Montage 19 – 479
The dialog contains the following common elements:
Dialog item Description
Send level 
sliderThis controls the send level for the chosen effect. Only available when Split 
mode is selected. 
Latency Certain effect plug-ins that have to analyze the sound before passing it on, will 
introduce a latency (delay) in the audio path. WaveLab automatically compen-
sates for this delay with regard to other tracks. However, real-time changes 
(like turning an effect knob) will be...

WAVELAB
19 – 480 The Audio Montage
Copying effect settings to another clip or track
You can copy both the effect type and its settings and paste them into an-
other clip/track. Proceed as follows:
1.Select the effect you want to copy the settings from.
2.Select “Copy” from the Functions menu in the Effect dialog.
3.Click the “Add effect slot” button for a track or right-click the clip which you 
want to paste the effects settings, and either select “Add effect slot…” or 
select an existing effect slot...