Steinberg WaveLab 7 Operation Manual

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You can access this window by choosing Workspace>Shared tool windows >Time-
code . It is available in the Control Window, Audio File Workspace and Audio Montage
Workspace.
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
Time Format dialog
CD Frame
SMPTE timecode
Authoring CDs and DVDs
11.2.9 Background task monitor
This specific tool window allows...

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Note: When using the logWindow( ) method you need to have the
"Show informal notes"
button selected for the messages to be visible. If no log messages are displayed, make sure
all the toggle buttons are selected -
.
You can access this window via Workspace>Shared tool windows >Log . It is available
in the Control Window, Audio File Workspace and Audio Montage Workspace. You can also
access this window in the Control Window via Utilities>Log .
For an explanation of each...

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Zoom
CD
Clips
Notes
Effects
DVD-Audio
Scripting window (Audio Montage Workspace)
History
Navigator
Groups
Master Project
Podcast Workspace tool windows:
Master Project
File Browser
Batch Processor Workspace tool windows:
Master Project
File Browser
Batch Processing Plug-ins
Control Window tool windows:
Master Project
Related topics
About Tool Windows
11.3.1 File Browser
This dialog allows you to browse files directly from within WaveLab rather than using your
operating...

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The playback functions
Play file
Once you have selected a file in the File Browser list, you can audition it by
clicking Play in the File Browser's toolbar. Click again to stop.
Auto-play
You can also have files play back automatically as soon as they are selected.
To do this, activate Auto-Play mode.
Tip: To audition a long list of Audio Files, enable Auto-play and use the UP and DOWN
cursor keys to step through each Audio File in quick succession.
Opening and inserting a file or...

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domain and in a specific frequency domain, as opposed to standard wave editing which
always operates in the full frequency domain.
Notes on spectrum selections:
ˆ When defining a region in a stereo file, a "mirrored" region is automatically created in
the other channel. To define a region in only one channel, press [Shift]while drawing
the region.
ˆ Once you have a region selected, if you place your mouse cursor inside the region,
a pop-up appears showing the currently...

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Using the Spectrum editor
You can use the Spectrum editor in two main operational modes:
Region copying and filtering (Operations tab)
This is mainly intended for audio restoration applied over brief time ranges. Selections can
be copied, pasted, and filtered. This type of processing is mainly used to reduce, remove
or replace unwanted sound artifacts in the audio material, and can be carried out with great
precision. This could be useful for example, to replace part of a live...

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This is used to attenuate the level of a region. The Gain parameter specifies the level of the
attenuation (it is also possible to set positive gain values, i.e. to boost the frequencies in the
region). Three filter types are available to perform the damping:
ˆ Bandpass filter: All frequencies in the region are equally attenuated.
ˆ Low-pass filter: Higher frequencies in the region will be more attenuated.
ˆ High-pass filter: Lower frequencies in the region will be more...

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The Spectrum display
Spectrogram options
Spectrum editor
11.3.3 Basic Audio CD
This specific tool window allows you to burn basic "Red Book compatible" audio CDs. You
create your audio CD by adding Audio Files to create a list of tracks. Each track contains
a reference to the external Audio File. This means that you can save your Basic Audio CD
layout as its own session and continue editing individual tracks, for example. Once you are
happy with your CD layout you can choose...

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ˆ Edit a track's start pause time - for all tracks except the first one you can adjust
the pause duration before the track begins playing. If the pause checkbox is not visible
click on the track expand arrow to reveal the track's markers and pause time setting.
Double click in the cell to edit the value.
ˆ Add ISRC code - add an ISRC code for a track by
Select-clicking on the field under
the ISRC column.
ˆ Edit a track name - by
Select-clicking on the name in the list....

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11.3.4 Scripting window (Audio File Workspace)
This window allows you to write and execute scripts in the Audio File Workspace.
The inbuilt text editor helps you when writing scripts by highlighting the different parts of
the script with colors, making it more readable. A script can also be written in another text
editor, and loaded via the File menu. To run a script, from within the script window choose
Functions >Execute script .
For a general description of scripting, see...