Steinberg WaveLab 7 Operation Manual

12.25 Steinberg PostFilter 357
12.25 Steinberg PostFilter
The PostFilter is the filter plug-in to use if you are working on a post-production mix, but
of course you can use it in music production, too, as an alternative to complex EQ config-
urations. It allows quick and easy filtering of unwanted frequencies, creating room for the
important sounds in your mix.
The PostFilter plug-in combines a low-cut filter, a notch filter and a high-cut filter. You can
either make settings by dragging the handles in the...

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ˆ Notch Freq
Sets the frequency of the notch filter.
ˆ Notch Gain
Allows you to adjust the gain of the selected frequency. Use positive values to identify
the frequencies that you want to filter out.
ˆ Notch Gain Invert button
Inverts the gain value of the notch filter. Use this button to filter out unwanted noise.
While looking for the frequency to omit, it sometimes helps to boost it in the first place
(set notch filter to positive gain). After you have found it, you can use the Invert...

12.26 Steinberg Roomworks 359
12.26 Steinberg Roomworks
RoomWorks is a highly adjustable reverb plug-in for creating realistic room ambiance and
reverb effects in stereo and surround formats. The CPU usage is adjustable to fit the needs
of any system. From short room reflections to cavern-sized reverb, this plug-in delivers high
quality reverberation.
The following parameters are available:
Input Filters
ˆ Lo Freq
Determines the frequency at which the low-shelving filter takes effect. Both the high
and low...

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ˆ Size
Alters the delay times of early reflections to simulate larger or smaller spaces.
ˆ Diffusion
Affects the character of the reverb tail. Higher values lead to more diffusion and a
smoother sound, while lower values lead to a clearer sound.
ˆ Width
Controls the width of the stereo image. 100% gives you full stereo reverb. At 0%, the
reverb is all in mono.
ˆ Variation button
Pressing this button generates a new version of the same reverb program using altered
reflection patterns....

12.26 Steinberg Roomworks 361
ˆ Attack
The envelope settings in RoomWorks control how the reverb will follow the dynamics
of the input signal in a fashion similar to a noise gate or downward expander. Attack
determines how long it takes for the reverb to reach full volume after a signal peak (in
milliseconds). This is similar to a pre-delay but the reverb is ramping up instead of
starting all at once.
ˆ Release
Determines how long after a signal peak the reverb can be heard before being cut off,
similar...

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12.27 Steinberg Roomworks SE
RoomWorks SE is a "lite" version of the RoomWorks plug-in. This plug-in delivers high quality
reverberation, but has fewer parameters and is less demanding of CPU than the full version.
The following parameters are available:
ˆ Pre-Delay
Controls how much time passes before the reverb is applied. This allows you to simulate
larger spaces by increasing the time it takes for first reflections to reach the listener.
ˆ Reverb Time
Allows you to set the...

12.28 Stereo Delay 363
12.28 Stereo Delay
StereoDelay has two independent delay lines with freely specified delay time settings.
The following parameters are available:
ˆ Delay 1 & 2
Using these controls you specify the base note value for the delay time in milliseconds.
ˆ Sync button
The buttons below the Delay knobs are used to turn tempo sync on or off for the re-
spective delay.
ˆ Feedback 1 & 2
The Feedback controls set the number of repeats for each delay.
ˆ Filter Lo 1 & 2
These filters affect the...

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12.29 Steinberg Stereo Enhancer
This plug-in will expand the stereo width of (stereo) audio material. It cannot be used with
mono files.
The following parameters are available:
ˆ Width
Controls the width of the stereo enhancement (i.e. the apparent stereo separation).
Turn clockwise to increase the enhancement.
ˆ Delay
Controls the delay differences between left and right channels to further increase the
stereo effect.
ˆ Color
Generates additional differences between the channels to...

12.30 Steinberg Studio Chorus 365
12.30 Steinberg Studio Chorus
The StudioChorus plug-in is a two stage chorus effect which adds short delays to the signal
and pitch modulates the delayed signals to produce a "doubling" effect. The two separate
stages of chorus modulation are completely independent and are processed serially (cas-
caded).
For each stage the following parameters are available:
ˆ Rate
This is where you specify the base note value which may be set freely with the Rate
knob.
ˆ Width...

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12.31 Steinberg Studio EQ
This is a high-quality 4-band parametric stereo equalizer with two fully parametric mid-range
bands. The low and high bands can act as either shelving filters (three types), or Parameter
Description as a Peak (band-pass) or Cut (low-pass/high-pass) filter.
Making settings
1. Click the corresponding On button on the left of the plug-in panel to activate any or all
of the 4 equalizer bands...