Steinberg WaveLab 7 Operation Manual

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Note that WaveLab automatically creates some basic DVD menus to access the audio tracks
from the DVD-Player.
For more information on authoring DVD-Audio disk see
Authoring CDs and DVDs .
You can access this dialog in the Audio Montage Workspace via Workspace>Specific
tool windows >DVD-Audio .
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
Audio...

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return to any state. Use the history menu options ( Edit>History >) to undo all operations,
redo all operations, or clear the history.
There are a couple of history options available in the
Audio Montage preferences window.
You can choose to empty the history each time you save a montage file and also to group
similar types of sequential operations into a single operation. Both of these options enable
you to use less memory when storing the operation history.
You can access this...

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a number of Clips and nest Groups inside each other. It is also possible to disable individual
Groups and color Groups so you can identify them easily.
Grouping Clips
To create a Group from a number of Clips:
1. Select the Clips you want to group.
2. Make sure you have the Groups window displayed.
3. Select "Group selected clips" from the drop down menu or click the Group icon.
4. Enter a name for the Group in the dialog that appears and click OK.
The new Group...

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ˆ Double-click to rename a Group
ˆ You can nest a Group inside another Group by dragging it
ˆ The Render option is available to render all Groups as individual files (Render dialog)
You can access this window in the Audio Montage Workspace via Workspace>Specific
tool windows >Groups .
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
Specific tool windows...

Chapter 12
Audio Plug-ins
Steinberg created Virtual Studio Technology (VST) to allow effect plug-ins to be integrated
with audio editors (such as WaveLab). VST uses Digital Signal Processing (DSP) to closely
simulate in software the effects of familiar recording studio hardware. A vast number of plug-
ins are available - from freeware to high-end commercial products - and can greatly extend
the functionality of programs such as WaveLab.
The order of processing is significant. You can change the order in...

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Sonnox DeBuzzer
Steinberg VST-3 plug-ins
Steinberg Autopan
Steinberg Chorus
Steinberg Compressor
Steinberg DeEsser
Steinberg Mono Delay
Steinberg Distortion
Steinberg Dual Filter
Steinberg Envelope Shaper
Steinberg Expander
Steinberg Gate
Steinberg GEQ-10/GEQ-30
Steinberg Limiter
Steinberg Maximizer
Steinberg Mix 6 to 2
Steinberg Mix 8 to 2
Steinberg Mono to Stereo
Steinberg Multiband Compressor
Steinberg Octaver
Steinberg Pingpong Delay
Steinberg PostFilter
Steinberg Roomworks...

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Leveler
Leveler Multi
Peak Master
Silence
Stereo Expander
Dithering plug-ins
Internal Dithering
12.1 Audio Input
The Audio Input is a special Master Section plug-in that allows you to render a signal coming
in to a sound card's input(s) together with any Master Section effects. This signal can be
anything your sound card accepts, for example a feed from a mixer, a recorder or a micro-
phone.
By default, this plug-in is located in the ASIO sub-menu of the Master Section effects....

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Press Play on the transport. Normal wave playback does not happen (the cursor does not
move), but the Play button is lit and you can now monitor the input source. Pressing Stop
ends input monitoring.
ˆ If you change the settings in the control panel, press Stop and restart playback to apply
them. Note that if you are using any non-multichannel plug-ins in the Master Section
effect chain, these are limited to two channels. You also have to match the number
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From the External gear plug-in tab, select the channels to be used for device output (to gear)
and for device input (from gear). These should normally be different I/O channels than the
ones you use for playback/recording. The number of available outputs in this plug-in equals
the number of inputs (up to 8). Press "OK" when you are done.
3. Set options for the External Gear plug-in
Click in a Master Section effect slot and select "External Gear" from the...

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12.3 Sonnox DeClicker
Sonnox DeClicker is one of three plug-ins that form the Sonnox Restoration Toolkit. The
tools are not just for restoring old material, but also for removing the clicks, pops, buzzes and
background noise that can sometimes accidentally occur in new recordings.
A note on Touch Pad controls
Several controls in these plug-ins are Touch Pads. These controls give a clear display of the
numeric value of a control, and respond to the following actions:
ˆ Left-Click and...