Steinberg WaveLab 7 Operation Manual

3.11 Sliders 17
Adding menu items to a Command bar button
Each Workspace has a number of default Command bars defined, but you can add further
menu items to customize Command bars.
Each menu command with an icon can be potentially added to a Command bar. Commands
are internally grouped by functionality, so the button always appears in its related command
bar (File commands appear in the File command bar, for example).
Add a menu command using the
Customize commands dialog . Each command has a check-
box...

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Related topics
Adjusting Envelopes
3.12 Status Bar
The Status bar is normally displayed at the bottom of the screen and shows information about
the active window using the units specified in the rulers.
The Wave and Mouse cursor time positions are shown using the same units of time as in the
rulers and dialog boxes. Level positions are always shown in dB. This information is updated
depending on the cursor position and whether you have a region of audio selected. In the
case of the...

3.13 Switcher window 19
Related topics
Time Format dialog
Zoom factor
Audio properties dialog
3.13 Switcher window
This small floating window allows you to switch between each of the main Workspaces in
WaveLab, and also to open and create documents.
It is visible at all times and floats above all other windows. You can choose which Workspace
buttons are visible and adjust its transparency in
Global Preferences . You can resize, rotate
and move the Switcher window anywhere on your monitor(s).
ˆ It is useful...

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In an editing Workspace, a tab group contains one or more documents (e.g. Audio Files).In
the Control Window, a tab group contains one or more shared tool windows. In WaveLab it
is possible to create more than one tab group.To activate a tab, simply click on the title bar
of the tab you wish to work on.
Tip: Because it can be useful to quickly display multiple files side by side, the Audio File
Workspace has a Tilemode that can be activated from the Tabsmenu. To make this possible,...

3.15 Transport controls 21
ˆ Convert from Mono to Stereo - (Audio File Workspace) by holding down [Control
+ Alt]/[Command + Alt] to convert a mono file from mono to stereo while dragging the
file to a new tab.
ˆ Quickly switch between tabs - by moving the mouse wheel while over the tab bar.
This switches the focus between the different tabs.
Tip: An option in global preferences allows you to hide the title bar if there is only one tab
open Global preferences >User Interface >Show tab if there is a single...

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Additional transport functions such as start, skip and stopping playback options are also
available from the transport command bar. In WaveLab additional playback speed and
jog/shuttle shortcuts are also provided.
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
Playback speed
Recording Dialog
Command bars
3.16 Value editing
At various places in WaveLab,...

3.17 Workspaces 23
3.17 Workspaces
A Workspace is a window that provides an editing and playback environment for a particular
audio document type. Each type of Workspace presents the functions related to the specific
file types it is made for; this reduces clutter in the user interface.
In WaveLab there is a Workspace for each main type of file to edit:
ˆ Audio File Workspace - for viewing and editing Audio Files. See
Audio File editing
ˆ Audio Montage Workspace - for assembling and editing audio montages....

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ˆ One or more Command bars , for quick access to functions via buttons. Command
bars can be customized extensively. See
Customize Commands .
ˆ Tab groups , to host the document(s) to edit. This is a central part of the Workspace:
you can reorder the tab bar, move it to another Workspace, create a new empty docu-
ment, display the document filepath and access other functions by right-clicking. See
Tab Groups .
ˆ A set ofSpecific tool windows . The specific tools offered vary according...

3.18 Zooming and scrolling 25
ˆ With the cursor in the wave window hold down [Ctrl]/[Command]while rotating the
mouse wheel. The view will zoom horizontally; if you hold down [Shift]the view will
zoom vertically.
Activating the zoom tool
ˆ Activate the zoom tool by holding down [Ctrl]/[Command]and click on the waveform
( [Ctrl]/[Command] must be pressed first).
Zooming with the Mouse
ˆ Holding your cursor over the Time Ruler and moving the mouse up and down also zooms
the view horizontally. Hold down the...

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WaveLab 7