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When you insert audio clips, regardless of whether it is a single clip or 
multiple clips, the following options are taken into account:
• Create default fades in new clips (see “Create default fades in new clips” on 
page 459).
• Snap to waveform when crossfading (see “Additional crossfade options” on page 
468).
• Create optimized crossfade when snapping to other clip (see “Moving and snap-
ping to another clip” on page 417).
• Snap to fade-in/out when snapping to other clip (see “Additional crossfade op-
tions” on page 468).
About the auto-grouping options
The Track and Global auto-grouping icons.
There are two auto-grouping options  that can be used when inserting 
clips. If any of these auto-grouping options are activated in the Edit view, 
clips to the right of the insertion point will be moved to the right to “make 
room” for the inserted clips.
If you are adding several clips at the same time, these options affect the 
result in the following way:
• If “Track auto-grouping” is activated, clips on the same track, to the right of the in-
sertion point, will be moved to the right to “make room” for the added clips.
• If “Global auto-grouping” is activated, clips on all tracks, to the right of the inser-
tion point, will be moved in the same way.
The auto-grouping options are not taken into account when you add a sin-
gle clip. Instead, you can use one of the “bind right clips” options on the In-
sert options pop-up menu to achieve the same result.  
						

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Zooming and navigating
Horizontal and vertical zoom controls
The zoom “levers” in the upper and lower right corners of the Montage 
window work just like in the Wave windows. 
Note that changing the vertical zoom does not affect the height of the 
tracks. Rather, it affects the vertical magnification of the waveforms within 
each (audio) clip.
Zooming in the ruler
As in the Wave windows, you can adjust the horizontal zoom by clicking in 
the ruler and dragging the pointer up or down with the mouse button 
pressed. Drag up to zoom out and drag down to zoom in.
• If you hold down [Shift] while zooming this way, the Montage cursor posi-
tion isn’t affected.
Changing the height of tracks
The height of the tracks (and thereby the number of tracks displayed in 
the Montage window) is governed by the track magnification controls in 
the lower right corner of the Montage window.
•Click on the large Magnifying Glass icon to “zoom in” – increase the 
height of the tracks.
This is the same as displaying one track less. When only one track is displayed, this icon 
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•Click on the small Magnifying Glass icon to “zoom out” – decrease the 
height of the tracks.
This is the same as displaying one track more. When all tracks are visible, this icon will be 
greyed out. Consequentially, if the Montage only contains one track, both Magnifying Glass 
icons will be greyed out.
•You can zoom in on a single track, making it fill the window.
This is done by clicking the numbered button to the left of the track to bring up the track 
pop-up menu, and selecting “Zoom”.
Zooming with the Rubber Band tool
1.Click the magnifying glass icon in the top left corner of the Track View.
The pointer takes on the shape of a “four-way arrow” with a magnifying glass.
2.Click and drag a rectangle in the Track View, to indicate the section you 
want to zoom in on.
When you release the mouse button, the Track View is magnified, so that the section in the 
rectangle fills out the display. Note that the magnified view will include any tracks fully or 
partially enclosed by the rectangle.
Drag a rectangle and release the mouse button…
… and the selection is magnified to fill out the display of the Track View.
3.Deactivate the Rubber Band tool by clicking the icon again, or by right-
clicking anywhere in the Track View.
•It is also possible to temporarily select the Rubber Band tool, by holding 
down [Ctrl] and aiming in an empty area of the Track View (or in a mouse 
zone used for range selection).
See “About the mouse zones (audio tracks only)” on page 408.   
						

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Zooming in on a single audio clip
If you want to study an audio clip in detail, you can zoom in on it so that it 
fills up the track display:
1.Point at the audio clip.
Make sure you don’t aim at an envelope curve.
2.Click with the right mouse button.
The clip speed menu appears, containing various clip-based functions and settings.
3.Select “Zoom”, and from the submenu that appears, “Whole Clip”.
The Track View zooms in on the clip.
Zooming and navigating in the Edit Overview
When the Edit view is selected (by clicking the Edit tab), the upper pane 
shows an Overview of the Montage, with clips displayed as boxes. You 
can use this Overview to zoom in or out, and for navigating to other sec-
tions of the Montage. This is done by moving and resizing the Track View 
rectangle in the Overview:
• The Track View rectangle indicates the section of the Montage currently displayed 
in the Track View.
• You can zoom in or out, vertically or horizontally, by resizing the Track View rectan-
gle.
You can also resize the rectangle horizontally by holding down [Shift] and clicking. This will 
instantly move the closest edge of the rectangle to the clicked position.
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• You can drag the Track View rectangle to view other sections of the Audio Mon-
tage.
• Clicking on one of the clip boxes outside the Track View rectangle will make the 
Track View zoom in horizontally on that clip.
The number of tracks shown will not change.
• Double clicking on one of the clip boxes in the Overview will make the Track View 
zoom in horizontally and vertically on that clip.
• Right-clicking anywhere in the Overview will make the Track View zoom out, so 
that the whole Audio Montage is visible.
The Key Command for this is [J].
• To identify a clip in the Overview, position the pointer over its box.
The name of the clip is displayed.
Moving the Montage cursor
To move the Montage cursor, you can either click at the desired position, 
use the Transport bar or use the computer keyboard.
• You can click in the ruler, in an empty section of the Montage or within a clip (any-
where except in the mouse zone used for copying clips by dragging, and on the 
volume envelope line).
The mouse zone concept is described in the section “About the mouse zones (audio tracks 
only)” on page 408.
• The buttons on the Transport bar work as in the Wave windows.
The Fast Forward and Rewind buttons scroll the playback position forwards or backwards, 
while the start and end buttons move the playback position to the start or end of the Montage.
• The left and right arrow buttons on the computer keyboard can be used to move 
the Montage cursor in finer steps.
If you hold down [Ctrl] and press the left or right arrow button, the Montage cursor will jump 
to the nearest clip edge (start or end position of a clip). It is also possible to move the Cur-
sor by using the Page Up, Page Down, Home and End keys. 
						

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Using snapshots
To make it easy to quickly move between different views and zoom levels, 
you can capture view settings as snapshots, and apply these at any time. 
This is done in the Snapshots view:
The Snapshots view
A snapshot contains the following settings:
• The horizontal and vertical magnification.
• The section (horizontal and vertical) of the Montage currently shown in the Track 
View.
• The Montage cursor position.
• The current selection range (if any).
Capturing the current view
Set up the view as desired, and click the black camera icon, or select 
“Capture current settings” from the Snapshots view : Functions menu. A 
new snapshot is added to the list.
Updating snapshots
You can update an existing snapshot to contain the current settings by 
selecting the snapshot you want to update, and clicking the blue camera 
icon (or by selecting “Update selected snapshot with current settings” 
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Editing snapshots in the list
You manage the snapshot list and edit the settings using the standard 
WaveLab list editing techniques:
• Hide and show columns using the columns pop-up menu (accessed by clicking 
the arrow button to the left of the list columns).
• Reorder or resize columns by dragging in the headings.
• Sort the snapshots by clicking in a column heading.
• Rename a snapshot by double clicking on its name and typing.
• Edit other values by using regular value editing techniques.
The columns have the following functionality:
Applying a snapshot
1.Make sure the desired checkboxes are activated for the snapshot.
As described in the table above, these govern whether the view, Montage cursor position 
and/or selection range are to be affected when you apply the snapshot.
2.Click the numbered button to the left of the snapshot in the list, or select 
the snapshot and select “Apply selected snapshot” from the Snapshots 
view : Functions menu.
Deleting snapshots
To delete a snapshot, select it and click the trash icon, or select “Delete 
selected snapshot” from the Snapshots view : Functions menu.
Column Description
Name The name of the snapshot.
View When this checkbox is activated, the stored view (zoom factor and visible area) 
is included when you apply the snapshot.
Cursor When this checkbox is activated, the stored Montage cursor position is included 
when you apply the snapshot.
Position The stored position of the Montage cursor.
Selection When this checkbox is activated, the stored selection range is included when 
you apply the snapshot.
From The start position of the selection range.
To The end position of the selection range.
Length The length of the selection range. 
						

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Undoing view and position changes
There is a separate “Undo history” for zoom, view and position changes in 
the Audio Montage. This allows you to undo one or several changes, in 
the following way:
•To undo the latest change to the view, click the green left arrow to the left 
of the Track View ruler (or press [7] on the numeric keypad).
You can repeat this as long as there is any change to undo (as long as the green left arrow 
is lit). This Undo history includes changes to zoom, view and cursor position.
•To redo an undone view change, click the yellow right arrow to the left of 
the Track View ruler (or press [8] on the numeric keypad).
Maximizing the width of the Audio Montage
If you click the double arrow icon at the top left corner of the Track View, 
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Playing back
Playback in the Audio Montage works in much the same way as in the 
Wave windows. However, there are some extra things to note:
• Audio tracks are normally routed through the Master Section.
This allows you to add global effects to the Audio Montage or use the Render function to 
create a mixdown audio file, separate audio files in case of a multichannel Montage or an in-
termediary Basic Audio CD (see “Mixing down – The Render function” on page 527).
You can also choose to route the audio from a track to the nearest track above (see “About 
the “Upper Track” output option” on page 482), for use with clip effects that allow modulat-
ing audio inputs (such as side-chain compressors, duckers, etc.). 
The routing is done using the “Route to” options on the track pop-up menu.
• The loop settings on the Transport bar apply as in the Wave windows.
If the “Loop Selection” mode is selected, playback will loop within the boundaries of the 
current selection range (see “Selection ranges” on page 413). This selection range may be 
on any track – you can even make a “selection” on an empty track. This vertical position of 
the selection range is of no relevance for loop playback, only the left and right selection 
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Mute and solo
You can mute or solo tracks in the Montage by using the corresponding 
buttons in the Track Control area:
• Note that a track is muted when the green button is dark.
• Note that a track is soloed when the Solo button is blue (lit).
• The Solo buttons are exclusive, that is, solo can only be activated for one track at 
a time.
However, you can manually unmute other tracks when Solo is activated, if you want to listen 
to a combination of tracks.
Muting individual clips
It is also possible to mute a clip:
1.Right-click anywhere on the clip you want to mute (except on the enve-
lope curve).
The clip speed menu appears.
2.Select “Mute” from the menu.
The clip is muted. This is indicated in three ways:
• The clip is shown with another color (by default “greyed out”) when not selected.
• The “M” checkbox in the Clips view is ticked (see “The columns” on page 439).
• The “Mute” item on the clip speed menu is ticked.
•To unmute the clip, bring up the clip speed menu again and uncheck the 
“Mute” item.
•To mute or unmute all selected clips, pull down the Edit view : Select 
menu and select “Mute/Unmute all selected clips”.
It is also possible to mute a selection range within a clip, using the volume 
envelope. This is described in the section “Muting a selected range of a 
clip” on page 451.
Solo Mute