Steinberg WaveLab 7 Operation Manual

4.9 Scripting 77
ˆ toLocaleDateString()
ˆ toLocaleTimeString()
ˆ valueOf()
ˆ getTime()
ˆ getFullYear()
ˆ getUTCFullYear()
ˆ getMonth()
ˆ getUTCMonth()
ˆ getDate()
ˆ getUTCDate()
ˆ getDay()
ˆ getUTCDay()
ˆ getHours()
ˆ getUTCHours()
ˆ getMinutes()
ˆ getUTCMinutes()
ˆ getSeconds()
ˆ getUTCSeconds()
ˆ getMilliseconds()
ˆ getUTCMilliseconds()
ˆ getTimeZoneOffset()
ˆ setTime(time)
ˆ setMilliseconds(ms)
ˆ setUTCMilliseconds(ms)
ˆ setSeconds(sec [, ms])
ˆ setUTCSeconds(sec [, ms])
ˆ setMinutes(min [, sec [,...

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ˆ setUTCMonth(month [, date])
ˆ setFullYear(year [, month [, date]])
ˆ setUTCFullYear(year [, month [, date]])
ˆ toUTCString()
Example:
//Create a new date object
var d = new Date();
//Print it out in the log window
logWindow.printInfo(d);
//Get just the hours
logWindow.printInfo(d.getHours());
RegExp Objects
Functions
ˆ exec(string)
ˆ test(string)
ˆ toString()
Example:
//Create a new regular expression defining a 5 digit number
var reg = new RegExp(/^\d{5}$/);
//Test a string with it...

4.10 The Spectrum display 79
Types of Native Errors available
ˆ EvalError
ˆ RangeError
ˆ ReferenceError
ˆ SyntaxError
ˆ TypeError
ˆ URIError
Related topics
WaveLab Scripting Language
Scripting window (Audio File Workspace)
Scripting window (Audio Montage Workspace)
4.10 The Spectrum display
In WaveLab's Audio File Workspace, the main wave editing and overview windows can be
set to display your audio as a spectrogram (Spectrum).This spectrum mode allows a unique
view of your audio and when used in...

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You can access this dialog from both wave windows in the Audio File Workspace via the
Spectrum tab >
Edit settings....
For an explanation of each parameter and interface feature, click on , or the 'What's this?'
question mark icon. For more information see
Getting Help
Related topics
The Spectrum display
Spectrum editor
4.11 Spectrum editor
This specific tool window allows you to select and perform operations on an Audio File via
its audio spectrum.
It uses high quality...

4.11 Spectrum editor 81
ˆ You can resize a region by placing the mouse cursor at the edges of the region (so that
a double-arrow appears) and then clicking and dragging.
ˆ To remove a region that you have drawn, click anywhere else on the waveform and it
disappears.
ˆ If you have defined a region as a Source or Target, it can be selected at any time to
create a new selection using the same dimensions.
Spectrum editor functions
The Spectrum Editor has the following parts:
ˆ Selection - use this part to...

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ˆ Processed separately by the Master Section plug-ins. The non-selected spectrum can
either be bypassed or sent to the Master Section.
ˆ Bypassed. This removes the selected spectrum region from the Audio File. The non-
selected spectrum can either be routed to the Master Section input or the Master Sec-
tion output.
ˆ Sent to Master Section output. The non-selected spectrum can either be bypassed
or sent to the Master Section input. If the latter is selected, it will be mixed with...

4.12 About Regular Expressions 83
This mode works best with the Infinite steepness setting, which is automatically selected
when Blur peaks is used. You can, however, freely set any Filter steepness setting. The filter
type options are not available when this mode is selected.
Dispersion
This is a special filter that "smears" the dynamics and pitch of the region, without changing
the actual frequency content. This works best on lower frequencies, to mask the identity of
a signal without changing the...

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It is beyond the scope of this Help system to describe this subject thoroughly (there are good
internet resources available), but please read on if you wish to check out the basic building
blocks used in regular expressions.
Common expressions
A regular expression is a formula composed of characters that have special meanings (called
operators ). Other characters are just plain letters and numbers that are searched for.
The search engine browses the target text one character at a time...

4.12 About Regular Expressions 85
Menu item Operator Description
Any character . Symbolizes any character
Character in range [ ] A bracketed text is treated
as a single character, for
example: [AEW13] means
A or E or W or 1 or 3. A
hyphen within the brackets
specifies a range of
characters. For example,
[F-I] means F or G or H or I,
and [A-Z0-9] matches all
letters and all digits.
Character not in range [^
]
A circumflex located at the
first position in a bracket is
a complement operator. In
other words,...

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The Shortcuts sub-menu on the Regular Expression pop-up menu contains the following
options:
Menu item Operator Description
Any digit /d Special code to symbolize
any digit, as [0-9].
Any non-digit /D Special code to symbolize
any non-digit, as [ ^
0-9].
Any letter /l Special code to symbolize
any letter, as [a-z].
Any non-letter /L Special code to symbolize
any non-letter, as [ ^
a-z]. -
Any alphabetic /w Special
code to symbolize any
alphabetic character, as
[0-9a-z].
Any...