Steinberg WaveLab 7 Operation Manual

3.2 Adjusting Envelopes 7
mode.They can also be placed in the Control Window, in a tab group. Each shared tool
window has a menu entry to allow this ("Place in Control Window").
Differences between Mac and Windows
Floating windows behave slightly differently on Apple Mac and Windows, due to some basic
differences between the platforms:
ˆ Mac- On the Mac, a tool window is always on top of all other windows and a floating
window remains visible even if its dependent Workspace is not active or is...

8 Using the interface
ˆ To select more than one point, press [Ctrl]/[Command]when clicking - you can then
move them together. Selected points don't have to be contiguous. You can also click
anywhere in the window and drag the cursor over the envelope points to select them.
ˆ You can drag any segment to move the whole envelope profile up and down.
ˆ You can drag a single segment vertically by pressing [Ctrl]/[Command]and move the
segment up and down.
ˆ You can drag a single segment horizontally by...

3.4 Context menus 9
cation window and release the mouse button. The application window and other Command
bars will automatically make space for the Command bar in its new position.
By default, Command bars are docked and don't float. You can make them float individually
or not, by right clicking and selecting the desired option from the menu. Once the option has
been selected, move the command bar.
You can drag Command groups below an existing row to form a new row (or next to an
existing column, to...

10 Using the interface
Related topics
Shortcut system
3.5 Docking windows
All of WaveLab's
tool windows can be used as docked windows or as stand-alone "floating"
windows. They can be freely dragged around and docked at various locations. Command
bars can also be freely moved around and docked along the edges of most windows. See
Command bars for more information.
Undocking a window
Double-click on the title bar. This works with all tool windows, Specific and Shared.
About Specific tool windows...

3.6 Double clicking 11
Workspace and you wish to display it in the Audio File Workspace, you can simply click the
blue button and the VU Meter window will move back into its tab container.
You can choose to deactivate the default moving behavior by deselecting Workspace>
Auto move shared tool windows . Shared tool windows do not then move when you
switch between Workspaces.
Docking/Undocking in the Control Window
Certain windows (those with a Window and Global menu in their title header) can also be...

12 Using the interface
ˆ Start playback (Audio File/Montage Workspace) - double click in the time line to
start playback from that point.
In addition to these specific examples, in various places throughout WaveLab, double-
clicking can be used to begin editing certain values. Depending on the context the type
of editing triggered will vary. In most list views for example, double-clicking in a cell will allow
you to edit its value.
Related topics
Tab Groups
Select-clicking
3.7 Dragging operations
WaveLab...

3.7 Dragging operations 13
Within the Audio File Workspace
Drag objects within the Audio File Workspace to perform the following functions:
ˆ Paste an Audio File - drag a document's title bar tab or document button
onto the
waveform area of another file, to copy and paste its audio content. You can also drag
a compatible file directly from the File Browser, the operating system's file browser, or
from another application.
ˆ Delete/Move a marker - drag the marker along the time ruler to change its...

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ˆ Delete/Move a marker - drag the marker along the time ruler to change its position.
Drag while pressing the [Shift]key to create a copy of this marker. Drag above the
time ruler to delete the marker.
ˆ Create a marker from selected text - drop text that you have selected in an external
application onto the time ruler to create a generic marker there. The text becomes the
marker's name.
ˆ Scroll the Montage - drag the cursor to the left and right sides of the Montage to...

3.9 Select-clicking 15
ˆ 0or F7 - Stop. When pressed while already stopped, the cursor jumps to the previous
playback start position. A further "0" returns the cursor to the start of the file.
ˆ Enter (Numeric Pad) orF8 - Start
ˆ [Ctrl]/[Command] + F6 - Plays from the beginning to the end of the selection, if any.
Where there are markers it plays between them. If there are no markers it plays from
the beginning to the end of the Audio File.
ˆ [Win]/[Ctrl] + F6 - As above, but playback starts with...

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Not all commands are restricted to a Workspace, for example, all Master Section commands
are global to the application, and Record commands (Record dialog) are active only when
the Record dialog has focus. In addition, a few specific Global shortcuts can be defined
from Preferences... >Global Preferences >Global shortcuts tab .
Shortcuts are defined and can be edited in the
Customize commands dialog . There are
various places where you can access this dialog, and each dialog restricts...