Steinberg WaveLab 3 Operation Manual

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Multichannel recording
• For a general description of Montage recording, see “Recording” on page 406.
You can record up to 8 channels simultaneously in the Montage. 
Preparations
To set up for multichannel recording, proceed as follows:
1.First you have to set up how the inputs on your audio card are connected 
to WaveLab’s internal channels.
This is done in the ASIO Audio connections dialog – see “The ASIO Audio Connections dia-
log” on page 507.
2.Open the Record...

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4.On the “Channels” pop-up in the Audio File Format dialog either select 
the Multi Stereo/Mono or the Multi Mono option.
Multi Stereo/Mono will produce single stereo or mono files, depending on the activated chan-
nels in the Recording channels dialog. The channels are logically grouped as pairs (1-2, 3-4, 
etc.), and this governs the mono/stereo status of the recorded files and the tracks they will 
end up on. If you have activated channels 1, 2 and 3 for example, one...

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ASIO Instant playback switching
This tool (opened from the Tools menu) allows you to switch ASIO out-
puts. You can also use this tool to compare clips (routed to different out-
puts in the Montage) via one selected output pair.
You can for example use it to instantly switch between up to four different 
“takes” of a performance, or to switch between versions of the same clip 
(using different processing or effects) lined up on different tracks in the 
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•If you activate “Solo mode” only one track/output will be heard at a time 
so you will switch instantly between the selected tracks/outputs.
Please note that the muting is not reflected in the Master Section.
•If you activate both “Solo mode” and “Redirect to the selected output 
pair” you will redirect all tracks/clips to the output pair selected with the 
Output radio buttons, regardless of the routing in the Montage.
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• Green faders indicate mono channels.
The Master Section with a 6 channel (5.1) configuration selected.
Stereo output channel faders are linked by default, but you can make inde-
pendent settings for the left/right channels if you click the Unlink button.
The Stereo button
If you have selected a multichannel/surround format, a “Stereo” button 
appears in the Master Level pane. When activated, you will monitor a ste-
reo mix of the Master Section outputs. This has two...

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Master effects and multichannel Montages
Master effects for a multichannel Montage are handled in the same way 
as when working in stereo mode (see “The Effects pane” on page 225). 
However, there are a few things to note:
•Not all of WaveLab’s Master effects are compatible with multichannel 
operation.
Supported effects are: Peak Master, Puncher, Leveler Multi, Noise Gate, EQ-1 and Silence.
•When you apply Master effects to multichannel outputs, all output channels...

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Mixing down – The Render function
The Render function in the Master Section allows you to “mix down” the 
whole Montage (or sections of it) to a single audio file, or to several files in 
case of a multichannel Montage (see “Rendering to multiple files or multi-
channel files” on page 530). 
The Render function can be used in many ways:
• It’s useful if you want to burn a CD from a CPU-intensive Montage, as it allows 
you to first render all track and clip effect...

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5.Click the Render button in the Master Section window.
The Rendering preferences dialog appears.
6.Use the radio buttons in the Source section to specify what you want to 
include in the created file.
The Time Selection and Selected Clips options will only be available if you made a selection 
range or selected clips, respectively (in step 2 and 3 above). 
•The Regions option will only be available if there are start/end region 
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8.Select whether you want to create a named file or not.
If you activate “Create named file(s)”, you must specify a name and location for the file (or 
just a location in case Regions are used). If you don’t activate the option, a temporary file is 
created, with the bit resolution specified in the Preferences dialog–File tab. 
9.If “Create specific file” is selected you can click the item at the bottom of 
the dialog to open the Audio File Format dialog.
Here you can...

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10.Close the Audio File Format dialog when you are done.
11.Click the Schedule tab to make settings for Priority, Start and Completion 
actions (see “Options on the Schedule tab” on page 242).
12.Click OK to create the file(s).
Rendering to multiple files or multichannel files
If you have selected the “Create specific file” option in the Render dialog, 
you can make numerous settings in the Audio File Format dialog before 
rendering. This dialog is opened by clicking...