Steinberg WaveLab 3 Operation Manual

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The whole Declicking process can be visually monitored in the Input and 
Output displays of the DeClicker window (showing the incoming audio 
and the processed - DeClicked - audio, respectively). This helps you to 
adjust the parameters. Furthermore, if you activate the Audition button, 
only the removed material will be heard (and shown in the Output display).
Make sure that no low-pass filter has been applied to your audio material 
before you edit it with...

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Tips and Tricks
• By combining Vintage Mode and extreme Threshold and DePlop settings, you 
can create an interesting effect which “softens” material with particularly sharp at-
tacks, e.g. percussion or brass.
• If you have material with digital distortion (clipping), try applying DeClicker. While 
it can’t do miracles, it can at least make some improvement to the overall “hard-
ness” introduced by the distortion.
DeNoiser
The DeNoiser plug-in lets you...

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The figure below shows the signal flow:
The solid line represents the actual audio signal, while the dotted lines represent control 
signals
The signal is continuously analyzed by the first module in the chain, to es-
timate the noise floor at any given time. This is sufficient when the noise 
level is constant or modulates slowly. When the noise level varies rapidly, 
the Ambience and Transient analyses help adjust the response of the 
noise reduction unit,...

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• The light green line.
This is simply a graphic representation of the Offset parameter.
The light green Offset line should be adjusted so that it appears as close 
above the yellow noise floor graph as possible. The dark green spectrum 
plot is there to help you fine-tune the Offset setting, so that only the noise 
is removed, not parts of the signal (ideally, the light green line should be 
between the yellow line and the spectrum plot).
Parameters
Parameter...

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Using the A/B setups
With the A/B buttons you can make instantaneous switches between two 
different DeNoiser setups, allowing you to quickly try out and compare 
different configurations. You can also use this feature for separate set-
tings for two different sections of an audio recording. Proceed as follows:
1.Make the settings you want for setup A.
2.Click on [Store] and then on the [A] button.
3.Make the settings you want for setup B.
4.Click on [Store]...

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Externalizer
The Externalizer is a plug-in designed for headphone monitoring. It im-
proves the sound and stereo localization by simulating the effect of two vir-
tual speakers in an ideal listening position. A common problem when 
listening to music through headphones is the phenomenon known as “in-
head localization”. This means that each sound source appears to be lo-
cated inside your head, on an imaginary line between the ears. Naturally, 
this is no...

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MultiBand Compressor
This is a high-quality multi-band compressor, especially suited for profes-
sional mastering. It will split the signal into up to five frequency bands, and 
process each band with its own freely adjustable compressor character-
istic. 
The MultiBand Compressor window is divided into two main sections: the 
Frequency Band editor and the Characteristic display. You can specify 
the level, bandwidth and compressor characteristics for each...

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The Characteristic display
By adding breakpoints and drawing curves you set the compressor cha-
racteristic. Before you start using the Characteristic display, you have to 
select the frequency band you want to process. This is done in the Fre-
quency Band editor by clicking in the area inside the frequency band. 
A selected band is highlighted for editing both in the Frequency Band edi-
tor and the Characteristic display. If you select another frequency band,...

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NaturalVerb
NaturalVerb is a high-quality reverb that adds ambience, or room-quality, 
to the sound. In addition to the standard size and decay parameters, Na-
turalVerb also features low- and high-pass filters, plus a gate for gated re-
verb effects.
To change the parameters, either drag the sliders up and down, or click in 
a slider area to set the slider. If you hold down [Shift], you can change the 
parameters with a higher degree of precision. If you hold...

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Stereo Mix This parameter is used for balancing the reverb signal between the left 
and right channel inputs to the NaturalVerb. The value range is 0-100%. 
A setting of 0 means that the reverb signals for both channels are com-
pletely independent of each other (default), while a setting of 100 
means that the reverb signals for both channels are equally mixed with 
each other (50/50). In between these, settings from 1-99% mean that 
each channel signal will...