Steinberg WaveLab 7 Operation Manual

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Meta-normalizer
Configure external tools
6.2.1 Meta-normalizer
This dialog allows you to adjust the loudness of each Clip so that they get the same loudness.
You can use it to equalize the volume of all the Clips within a montage, either by peak level
or loudness. This can be an easy way to ensure that all Clips playback at a similar volume.
You can choose to only equalize the volume of selected Clips, and effects can be excluded
if you wish.
This tool is to achieve the...

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ˆ Select how you wish WaveLab to behave before the external tool is launched.
Once you have defined an external tool in this way, you can run it by selecting its title from
the Tools menu from within its Workspace.
You can access this dialog by choosing Tools>Configure external tools... .
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
6.3 Transport controls
The transport...

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Playback speed
Recording Dialog
Command bars
6.4 Specific tool windows
Specific tool windows are windows that are specific to the current Workspace. They perform
useful tasks in the active Workspace.
They can be docked and un-docked, and saved in your custom layouts.
Audio Montage Workspace specific tool windows
The following specific tool windows are available within the Audio Montage Workspace:
File
CD
File Browser
Marker Window
History
Clips
Focused Clip window...

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ˆ replace individual files in a montage (this will update any Clip references)
ˆ rename a file (this updates all internal Clip references)
ˆ select Clips that are referenced by a specific file
ˆ open a file in the Audio File Workspace, and view the file in your computer's file browser.
This window is a useful tool to use when constructing and editing your montage.
You can access this dialog in the Audio Montage Workspace by choosing Workspace>
Specific tool windows >Files .
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ˆ Edit a tracks's name - You can add/edit a name for each track. Double click in a cell
to edit. Note that to change the track name is to indirectly edit the marker name.
ˆ Edit a track's start/end time - You can edit the start and end time for each track.
This is the same as moving the track markers physically but can be done with more
precision. Double-click in a cell to edit.
ˆ Pre-gap time - This displays the gap between the CD track start marker and where
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Red Book CD-DA
CD Text
ISRC
UPC/EAN
6.4.3 File Browser
This dialog allows you to browse files directly from within WaveLab rather than using your
operating system's file browser.
It provides you with all the standard browsing functions (such as List and Icon views)as well
as additional controls to audition Audio Files and any marker defined regions.You can use
it to open or insert an entire file or a specific region of a file by dragging and releasing the
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6.4.4 Marker Window
The marker window is a specific tool window that allows you to create, edit and use markers
while working on an audio waveform.
From the Functions menu you can also access useful functions to
convert marker types ,
rename multiple markers and
export the marker list as text .
The Marker list
The marker window contains a list of any markers placed in the currently active file along
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Related topics
Specific tool windows
Markers
Marker types
Convert marker type
Text format
6.4.5 History
This specific tool window allows you to view a history of all your recent editing operations.
You can revert the current montage to a previous state by selecting the operation you want
to return to and double clicking on it. You can then use the redo command ( Edit>Redo ) to
return to any state. Use the history menu options ( Edit>History >) to undo all operations,
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ˆ Lock a Clips's position - select the checkbox to lock the Clip. This prevents it from
being accidentally edited or dragged to a new position.
ˆ Change Gain - use this control to increase/decrease the gain of the Clip. Double click
in the cell to edit the value.
ˆ Mute- select this to mute the Clip. Its color changes in the track view and it is no
longer audible during playback.
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ˆ Fade-out - provides you with a range of tools for adjusting a Clip's Fade-out curve.
ˆ Colors- up to 20 colors may be assigned to help distinguish particular Clips visually.
Select a Clip then click on a color. Custom colors can be defined with great subtlety
from Options >Colors... Select the Custom color to be defined, then the parts to which
it is applied, then define the color value using the color wheel (or type a set of RGB -
Red, Green, Blue values). See
Audio Montage Colors...